Nominees Announced for 2006 Los Angeles Organizing Awards

As many of my friends, Clients and business associates know, I am Chair for the 2006 Los Angeles Organizing Awards, to be presented here in LA on January 30th. 

It's really an honor to be surrounded with a great group of committee members who are pulling together to make the Gala a success. We've just sent off a Press Release with the Nominations. Those honored with a nomination include authors, trainers, retailers, broadcasters and individuals who define standards for home and business productivity.

Sample award categories and nominees include “Best Organizing Resource” (The Container Store, Staples—the Office Superstore), “Best National Organizing Show” (Clean House, Clean Sweep, Mission Organization and Neat”) to “Best Organizing Book” (authors include Feng Shui Guru Karen Kingston, Productivity Expert David Allen and Professional Organizer Julie Morgenstern.)

In addition, the 2006 Los Angeles Organizing Awards will also honor the individual achievements of LA’s hottest Organizing Experts as well as the Chapter’s participation in January’s GO-Month (or National “Get Organized Month”) activities.

Many nominees have confirmed their attendance at the event and a complete list of nominees and categories is listed below. Nominees were cast last November through a successful public and membership vote through the napola.org website. A total of 11 categories were created, with the first two categories (*) were voted on by the public, and the remaining nominees chosen by the chapter membership. Congratulations to the following nominees:

Best Organizing Product Resource:

• Staples, The Office Superstore, Framingham, MA
• The Container Store, The Original Storage and Organization Store, Coppell, TX

Best Organizing Book

• Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, by Karen Kingston
• Getting Things Done, by David Allen
• Organizing From the Inside Out, by Julie Morgenstern

Most Supportive Media Outlet

• KABC-TV Channel 7, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles, CA
• Los Angeles Times, Tribune Publishing Company, Los Angeles, CA

Best National Organizing Show

• Clean House, The Style Network and the E! Entertainment Television, Los Angeles, CA
• Clean Sweep, Evolution USA, Burbank, CA and the TLC/Discovery Network
• Mission Organization, Nancy Glass Productions and HGTV, Bala Cynwyd, PA
• Neat, Neat Productions Inc. and the Discovery Home Channel, Toronto, Canada

Most helpful Organizing Technology

• Palm Personal Productivity Assistants, Palm Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
• Kiplinger's Taming The Paper Tiger Software, Monticello Corporation and Barbara Hemphill, Hemphill Productivity Institute, Raleigh, NC

Most Organizer-Friendly Charity

• Goodwill Industries International, Inc, Southern California
• National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles Section
• Salvation Army, Southern California Division
• Out of the Closet Thrift Stores, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

Best Office Organizing Product

• Hanging File Folders by Pendaflex, Esselte Corporation, Melville, NY
• 3-Tier Incline Organizer by Eldon, Newell Rubbermaid, Fairlawn, OH

Best Residential Organizing Product

• Clear Storage Boxes by Sterilite Corporation, Townsend, MA
• Dymo LetraTag Labelmaker, Esselte, Melville, NY

Best Organizer as Coach or Mentor

• Jean Furuya of The Office Jeanie, Torrance, CA
• Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus, Torrance, CA
• Donna McMillan of McMillan & Company Professional Organizing, Los Angeles, CA

Most Innovative Organizer

• Dorothy Breininger of Center for Organization & Goal Planning, Canoga Park, CA
• Julie Morgenstern of Julie Morgenstern Enterprises, New York, NY

Most Valuable Educational Resource

• Ann Gambrell's Home Organizing Workshop, Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus, Torrance, CA
• NAPO National Conference, Produced by The National Association of Professional Organizers, home office Chicago, Illinois
• National Study Group for the Chronically Disorganized, NSGCD, Headquarters in Elk Grove, CA

Three additional chapter awards will be presented at the January 30 event:

The Raising the Bar Award recognizes the board member who went above the call of duty and the Volunteer of the Year Award to the chapter member with an exemplary record of service.  The final award is the prestigious Leading Edge Award given in recognition to a NAPO-LA member whose actions and efforts elevate the quality or profile of professional organizers.

All fourteen winners will be announced at the Awards Gala, to be hosted by master of ceremonies Dave Linden.  Festivities begin with a reception honoring nominees and silent auction at 6 pm followed by a four-course dinner at 7 pm.  The evening will include a multi-media presentation highlighting the accomplishments of NAPO-LA, and the chapter’s participation in National “Get Organized Month.

Tickets are $75 per person may be purchased online here, and the public is invited to attend.

The National Association of Professional Organizers is a professional membership organization dedicated to the professional organizing industry.

NAPO’s 1985 inception began in Los Angeles and today the chapter membership includes over 100 organizing consultants, speakers, authors and manufacturers of organizing products, who members serve both residential and commercial clients.  Services range from home and business organizing, information and time management, to coaching and training.  The 2006 Los Angeles Organizing Awards is being sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter.

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Comments

[Vicky]

Esselte: The Best Office Organizing Product. Ha! They are better at getting rid of long term employees and giving our job's to Manpower. The ones that are left received a big pay cut and found out new hires are getting paid more. They also froze our pension benefits and took away our health care after retirement. Thank J. W. Childs you really take care of your employees.

[John Trosko]

Hi Vicky,

Thanks for your comment.

I feel for you, although I was not aware of the downsizing issues at Esselte.

Before I started my own company, I was a *victim* of downsizing and laying-off, too. So I feel for you. I am not sure how this whole things works in the grand scheme of things, but I know Esselte sold off their Dymo label system products. This sale probably helped Esselte with some needed cash as they made big bucks on the sale. Hopefully, they are restructuring for the better and you'll regain some peace of mind.

- John

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