With less than two months left, the 5th Annual SHTA Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraiser will be once again gathering the who’s who of the tourism industry and community of St. Maarten on Friday November 26th 2010.
Five years ago this event has been established by the association to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the tourism industry and the community in general.
The awards consists of 5 categories and a total of 15 awards that will be given for those who really make our hospitality industry, trade and community go round. This year there are 3 new awards: Outstanding youth achievement award, outstanding public sector achievement award and restaurateur of the year award. There are also some changes with existing awards, namely: the outstanding community service Achievement award has been split in two: one dedicated to organizations and the other to individuals. Additionally, the Journalism Award will not be in the category for voting, but will be chosen by the CPA judging committee based on submissions from journalists.
So far Three nominations are in; Mr. Tadzio Bervoets from the Nature Foundation for Outstanding Environment Award, Mr. Rajesh Chintaman for Outstanding Community Service Award (Individual), Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinders, and Belvedere Housing and Tenant Association for Outstanding Community Award (Organization).
SHTA encourages the community to visit us on Facebook: "Crystal Pineapple Awards" and stay up to date on the latest nominations. Last year, a total of over 50 nominations were received. A selection committee will choose the final nominees for each category.
The award winners are chosen based on their contribution to tourism and the community, achievements described in their nomination form as well as the outcome of an online poll. St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association will have the support of Price Waterhouse Coopers for the auditing of the nominations voting system. This is the third year and SHTA is pleased to have PWC as a partner in this wonderful event once again.
The St. Maarten hospitality and Trade Association honors individuals for their outstanding performances. The organizing committee is calling out to the community of St. Maarten to nominate an individual they know. Individuals, who have been nominated in previous years, can be nominated again. "We ask you to please write why you would like to nominate the particular individual". "Let the person or organization shine" says May-Ling Chun co-organizer of the event.
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Nominations can be submitted until November 15th 2010. For more information, please contact the SHTA office: 542-0108, e-mail:info@shta.com, or May-Ling Chun at 586-7120 or e-mail: mchun@eyemc.net