VFTCB honored with Manor College Award

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The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board recieved Manor College’s Community Leadership Service Award for their impact in the community.

by Rachel Riley

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) was recognized with Manor College’s Community Leadership Service Award during Thursday night’s “Evening with Manor” gala.

“This is such an honor,” said Mike Bowman, president & CEO of the VFTCB. “We are so humbled to receive this award for our impact on the Montgomery County community from such a prestigious institution that is also a leader in Montco. The VFTCB really has a stellar staff promoting Montco. They work hard, and they know the true meaning of the word team.”

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After thanking Manor’s staff, Bowman also showed a video of the VFTCB team. The Evening with Manor, the college’s largest fundraiser, has been celebrated for nearly three decades.

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is an award-winning, private, non-profit membership-based sales and marketing organization which actively promotes Valley Forge and Montgomery County by encouraging patronage of its more than 600 member hotels, restaurants, attractions, and services, such as Manor College’s Ukrainian Heritage Museum. Its mission is to inspire the world to fall in love with Montgomery County, PA. The organization’s vision is to make Montco a must-experience destination, rooted in the past and leading the future. The organization’s efforts contribute to the large positive economic impact of tourism in Montgomery County, which accounts for $1.6 billion and 20,000 jobs.

“Our Evening with Manor is our premiere event of the year where we present the Community Leadership Service Award to recognize both the philanthropic and professional contributions of an organization or individual,” said Dr. Jonathan Peri, President of Manor College. “We are just elated that this year Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board, led by President & CEO Mike Bowman, are our award recipients owing to their incredible community impact and their beyond-sector synergies and inclusiveness.”

Past recipients of the Manor College Community Leadership Service Award have included Dr. Robert Orsher (veterinarian and president of PAWS) and Leonard Mazur.

“This is our chance each year to honor a group or a person that is not only successful in what they do, but make the world a better place by doing it,” says Kimberly Hamm, Vice President for Advancement at Manor College. “Valley Forge has been a great partner. We are grateful to be a part of their network and proud to support them in their mission to advance Montgomery county and all we have to offer.”

Restaurateur Gina Burke ’82, co-owner of Glenside’s TreVi – catered Manor’s premier event, which was held at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center.

The accolades add to a growing list of accomplishments for the VFTCB, which earned a record 27 awards and recognition in 2018, totaling more than 50 in the last two years.

Here is a list of the awards the nonprofit organization received so far in 2019:

  • AVA Digital Gold Award, Digital Marketing, Montco Makers App
  • AVA Digital Gold Award, Creativity in Video Production, Monty the Mascot Video Series
  • Manor College Community Leadership Service Award
  • Best Cultural Tourism Advocacy – Northeast USA & LUX Excellence Award in American Heritage Tourism 2019
  • The Social Shake-Up Movers & Shakers 2019 Rising Star, Sam Cummons
  • TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce Hidden Gem Award, Justine Garbarino
  • PR News Nonprofit Branding/Re-Branding Montco Makers & Patriot Trails
  • PR News CSR Social Good Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run (Rev Run), Honorable Mention
  • PR News Nonprofit Social Responsbility Rev Run, Honorable Mention
  • Zedman Silver, Monty the Mascot Video Series

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