Children's Miracle Network Hospitals "Excellence Award" by MK Shannon Awards

MK Shannon Awards and Rewards specializes in the reproduction of awards that are crafted using a company's logo. That is what was done for the Children’s Miracle Network. The logo provided to us is used all over North America as their symbol. The awards were created to honor various donors each year. This is the second rendition of the logo over the past several years. The more modern version from 2011 represents a more contemporary “balloon”. This project has been in place since 2007. The old logo is a familiar site in stores all over the nation where individuals donate a dollar or more and place their name on a paper balloon that is displayed on the wall of the store after each donation is made. The photo at right shows the “rough drawing” of the first model sculpted by MK Shannon for the Children’s Miracle Network Excellence Awards.

The second photo is of the finished award cast in pewter and mounted on marble.

The third photo (below) shows the Excellence Award, the updated version, cast in pewter and mounted on marble.

The organization decided to “modernize” their logo and needed an award that reflected their new image. Problem? Not with MK Shannon Awards. Once the company provided the new logo it was just a matter of weeks before the new design was sculpted, molded, and cast.The new image was created to their satisfaction and has been used for the past two years with great success.

Joan Beck, Executive Administrative Assistant for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Salt Lake City, Utah says this about the awards and the individuals who receive them:

“Our Excellence Award is given to employees of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. They are a part of our hospital relations team and we give out this award every quarter. Our team votes for who they think had performed the best over the past quarter. These are some of our most current recipients!”

Here's a little background about Children's Miracle Network and its founders.

The Making of the Waxy Awards for the Hollywood Wax Museum

A little history about the Hollywood Wax Museum:

The Hollywood Wax Museum, located on Hollywood Boulevard along the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, is the longest running wax museum in the history of the United States, with more than 48 years of continuous operation by the same owners since 1965.

--HollywoodWaxMuseum.com/

In the fall of 2012, for their new Waxy Awards program, they commissioned MK Shannon to interpret and copy their company's highly-recognized outdoor display sign (shown here).

This design is very complex and required several days work to construct as a model for final approval by the owner (see mockup in black and white). The original artwork had to be redrawn to make it suitable for model making and casting. Aileen Stein, Director of Corporate Communications for Kuvera Partners Inc., was tireless in her efforts to co-ordinate this project quickly and efficiently, assisting MK at every turn and providing excellent support. This project could not have succeeded without her.

Once the designs to be modeled and cast were approved, MK constructed the model, worked with the mold-maker, and oversaw final assembly of the cast parts. Five awards were completed and plated in Sterling Silver for the first Waxy Awards event at the new Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (see photo of final Waxy Award).

Within four weeks and a lot of phone calls, emails, and hard work, the awards were completed and shipped. Aileen's comments say it all: "Approved. It's looking great. Please proceed. Thanks so much for your amazing effort!"

These are the names of the 5 WAXY AWARDS presented on October 24, 2012 and their recipients:

WAXY AWARD—Creativity: Studio Y Creations

WAXY AWARD—Excellence: D and S Builders

WAXY AWARD—Community Service: Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains

WAXY AWARD—Camaraderie: City of Pigeon Forge Community Development

WAXY AWARD—Founder's Award: Chanchil Sundher

Custom Awards for Pacific Miniatures

It is our good fortune to partner with various stellar companies to represent them when it comes to outstanding awards. Pacific Miniatures at www.pacmin.com is one such company that has partnered with us to provide quality MK Shannon Awards for Cessna Aircraft Company, Boeing, SEA, Wataniya Air, ILFC, Emirates Airline, ATR and others. Some of the categories include "Customer of the Year Award", "Leadership Excellence Award", "Operational Excellence Award", "Innovation Award", Workforce Development Award”, International Safety Award, and the list goes on and on. Pacific Miniatures is pioneering awards excellence in their industry. It is exciting to be a part of such an innovative company.

See why custom awards are our specialty!