YMCA of Greater Indianapolis Presents MK Shannon Awards

The YMCA of Greater Indialanapolis has once again presented an award designed by MK Shannon. The name of the award is Family Circle. Since 2010, the YMCA of Greater Indialanapolis has used Family Circle as their Lifetime Achievement award. This award is often used to honor dedicated employees, volunteers, people who have devoted much of their time to the organization, or made significant accomplishments. MK Shannon Awards will customize the piece with a unique marble base engraved with the recipient's name, organization, and date. Since Family Circle represents a family unit, it has also over the years been purchased by family after family to represent themselves. These make wonderful gifts for milestone birthdays and special anniversaries.

“Since I first carved Family Circle and saw it cast in pewter,” says MK, “I still enjoy hearing about how the award will be given and stories about the people who receive it.”

Cast in pewter, Family Circle is available with a brushed pewter finish, or silver or gold plating. Family Circle stands 12” tall including the marble base.

MK Shannon's Unique Partnership with PacMin

 

PacMin Offers Fine Art Sculptures by MK Shannon

PacMin has over 65 years experience producing aerospace and aviation models that precisely reflect their full-size counterparts. With this in mind you can be sure that your aircraft, engine, or mechanical component will be incorporated into your design and will reflect your high standards, your professionalism, and your vision.

Cessna "Mustang" Award

The Beginning of Our Partnership

The PacMin Corporation after seeing sculpted awards by MK Shannon, ascertained that they wanted to work with MK to develop a superior line of awards to offer their elite customers in the aircraft industry. It was their intention to become the premier awards company in their industry. MK Shannon met with the sales staff and management to offer original designs and suggestions. From those meetings a series of awards were developed and have been used successfully with Boeing, Cessna and other aircraft companies for the past decade. At the request of PacMin, MK has designed over 17 different aircraft awards for Cessna corporation alone.

Cessna "Safety" Award

A Custom or Commissioned Sculpture

 

For several years now, PacMin has partnered with world-renowned artist and sculptor MK Shannon to create aircraft sculptures where each piece is crafted to your specifications. You can work with PacMin's design team to create a new and unique sculpture, or you may select one from MK Shannon’s illustrious collection. Our team of artists can customize any of these existing sculptures by adding a representation of a particular aircraft of your choice.

Profit Award

When developing a new sculpture, we conduct an in-depth dialogue with you and your team, our in-house staff of artists and MK Shannon. Drawing from this dialogue, we then present you with concept images to critique. Our knowledge of materials and production allow us to make suggestions based on your budget, quantity and timeline.The chosen concept can then progress to a prototype or 3D CAD rendering. Once you decide on the final look and size, our artists sculpt a model using clay or wax. A mold is then made which is used to cast your sculpture.

Pilot Award

Constructed of bronze, high-quality lead-free pewter and marble, each contemporary work of art is available with either a natural brushed pewter finish or a gold or silver plated finish. Personalized nameplates and gift packaging are some of the options we offer that put the finishing touch on a professional and polished presentation—an artistically created sculpture that your clients will treasure for many years to come! These unique, fine art sculptures are designed to celebrate your business or passion and create visual interest in any space.

Soar Above Award

 

Appreciation with Aircraft

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Uses Awards by MK Shannon

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek located in South Florida needed awards for several different events and wanted custom designed pieces created from their own artwork. 2D images were provided and MK Shannon created the 3D models from the images and provided awards that were totally unique to the casino industry. The turn around time was about four weeks once the model was approved.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek located in South Florida needed awards for several different events and wanted custom designed pieces created from their own artwork. 2D images were provided and MK Shannon created the 3D models from the images and provided awards that were totally unique to the casino industry. The turn around time was about four weeks once the model was approved.

Blues, Brews and BBQ Event Awards

The pieces shown here were for three separate events. One is the Blues, Brews and BBQ. The other was Player of the Year for Black Jack. We designed three different sizes of awards for the Blues, Brews and BBQ so that there would be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place award.

Black Jack Event Awards

 The six Black Jack awards that were presented at the event were the Player of the Year Award, Male Player of the Year Award, Female Player of the Year Award, Breakout Player of the Year Award, Player Development Choice Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

In Business This is "As Good As It Gets!"

With a company that is reaching it 30^th year (hard to believe but true), and as the owner of that company, I have traveled many miles and interacted face-to-face with many event planners, very many. There are those who stand out in my mind and those who just stand out. BRAVO! is and continues to be one of those event planning companies that is superb. I have been involved with this company since 2007. Nancy Shaffer, Founder and CEO, is an amazingly talented woman who sought to use our company as a resource for high-quality awards. In my mind, she wanted awards that could match the quality of the events she produced. I think her work is stellar and I am proud that she considers mine the same.

We always hope to please our clients and when we do and they tell us so, it is particularly heart warming to all of us at MK Shannon Awards. You can work for money, most of us have no choice, but to work for things you love and to perform in a manner that you can be proud of is “as good as it gets” in business!

We recently received this email from Eldrina Jones, Chief Operating Officer of BRAVO! It was so touching I had to share it here. 

MK, I only speak the truth and when great client service is provided – I shout it from the hills. Too many times people only talk about the negative experiences and I am happy to acknowledge Kathleen and your entire team. I can see why she is your “right and left arm” – her warm and calm demeanor was always present on the phone.

We are a small business and know that every single person is vital for the body as a whole. These are the people that keep us going. We appreciate our BRAVO! family. Nancy and I have spent years nurturing the people who make our business.

I thank you MK for your artistry. It always brings a smile to our faces when we open the box. A bigger smile when we see such deserving people (as these honorees) who are most times overlooked, see these awards and hold them with such pride. That is when the joy is overflowing from the inside out.

We encourage our clients to use MK Shannon for their awards and will continue to spread the word.

Thank you MK.

Eldrina Jones

Chief Operating Officer BRAVO!

 


The following is our reply:

Eldrina, I trust that your awards will arrive safely and I am so pleased that you took the time to praise Kathleen. She is my "right and left arm", as you have witnessed. Everyone that works to make my designs into awards that you can present with honor to your recipients, deeply cares about making you proud. Very sweet of you to take the time to thank Kathleen; sincerely appreciate your business. ~MK

Tony Award Winning Entertainer Ben Vereen Honored with an Award Designed by MK Shannon

Ben Vereen first recipient of annual LaGuardia Arts Hall of Fame Award

New York, NY 

Ben Vereen was recently honored with an award designed by MK Shannon. The Florello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts in New York City presented the award. This school was the inspiration for the film and TV series Fame. Vereen is an alumni of LaGuardia HS, and is the first recipient of the annual LaGuardia Arts Hall of Fame Award.

Vereen has starred in numerous Broadway plays and musicals, including Wicked, Fosse, Chicago, Hair, Pippin, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He is a Tony award winner for his role in Pippin. He also appeared in Roots, the TV mini- series.

For their Hall of Fame Award, LaGuardia High School chose MK Shannon’s original design entitled “All Stars”. This sculpted award is cast in pewter and mounted on a black marble base with a custom engraved nameplate. It is about 9-1/2” tall.

LaGuardia High School, one of New York City’s prestigious specialized public high schools, offers conservatory training at the college level and comprehensive college preparatory courses for students 9-12 grade. Their website is www.laguardiahs.org