Each year, the International Center of the Capital Region Achievement Awards honors foreign-born community members who have made significant contributions to the Capital Region and advanced cross-cultural dialogue through volunteerism and advocacy.
Save the date for our Achievement Awards luncheon on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at Hudson Valley Community College, Bulmer Telecommunications Center, Meeting Rooms. Ticket link and sponsorship info to come soon.
Nominations due by 7/15/2024 and winners will be announced 9/10/2024
Here are our 2024 nomination links (more details about categories below):
Individual: https://iccralbany.org/2024-achievement-awards-nomination-form-individual/
Organizations: https://iccralbany.org/2024-achievement-awards-nomination-form-organizations/
Our honorary co-chairs are Michael O’Brien, former ICCR board president, and Fred Erlich, former ICCR board vice president.
Honorees of the 2024 ICCR Achievement Awards are:
Kelechi and Obie Nwagboso, KEOBI Restaurant – Business & Entrepreneurship
Civic Engagement & Citizenship – Sol Kapunan, Founding President of Kalayaan 1521 Council Inc., a New York Non-Profit Corporation dedicated to preserving and promoting Filipino culture and heritage
Steve Ridler, Troy Waterfront Farmers Market – Distinguished Career
Community Service and Philanthropy – Dr. Hnin Wai Lwin Myo, founder, Myanmar Multicultural Socioeconomic Association
ICCR Volunteers of the Year — 6 dinner hosts for our exchange visitors: The Streznewski/Reilly family; Maryellen Rudolph; Bess Arden and Barbara LaMarche
Organization Awards in 2024:
RISSE – Global Citizenship
Consumer Directed Choices Inc. – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging with a separate award for Hongwei Zhang, director of operations
Category Awards:
Global Citizenship
Honors an organization that has demonstrated awareness of the wider world and understanding their place in it, creating positive change that transcends geography or political borders.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging
Honors an organization that has made significant impact in DEIAB efforts within the organization, in the Capital Region, and beyond.
Individual Award Categories:
Business & Entrepreneurship
Honors a foreign-born community member who has created economic opportunities through business and entrepreneurship.
Community Service and Philanthropy
Honors a foreign-born community member who has enhanced community programs by giving back through volunteerism and philanthropy.
Civic Engagement & Citizenship
Honors a foreign-born community member who has demonstrated leadership in civic engagement, government, and citizenship.
Distinguished Career
Honors a foreign-born community member who has achieved exceptional career accomplishments in for-profit or non-profit sectors in his/her professional field.
Volunteer of the Year Award
Honors a community member who has shown outstanding commitment to the mission of the International Center of the Capital Region through volunteerism, including but not limited to providing hospitality for international visitors, event planning, grant writing, web design.
Honorary Committee Co-Chairs and members:
Honorary Committee Co-Chairs: Michael O’Brien, former ICCR Board President, Fred Erlich, former ICCR Vice President
Members:
Fred Erlich
Michael O’Brien
Mary Ellen Piche
Rodney Snipes
Gary Eichenbaum
Become a sponsor today! Join an incredible group of local organizations who make this event possible and you will receive exposure and recognition for making an incredible difference. Sponsorship info for the Achievement Awards is here:
Nominate an Individual | Nominate an Organization | Nomination for Volunteer of the Year
Thank you to our 2024 Achievement Sponsors!
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