On October 17th Vital Waters attended the 2011 24th Annual Business Excellence Awards hosted by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. Vital Waters was nominated for the Rising Business Star award and was selected as one of the three finalists in that category. The award ceremony celebrated outstanding achievement in business within the Kelowna region, acknowledging success across 5 categories – Rising Star, Small Business, Mid-Size Business, Large Business and Community Impact.
For Vital Waters to be selected as a finalist in the Rising Star category was a wonderful recognition of the dedication, commitment and hard work of the founders Joel Kutschera and Chris Collinson and of all staff over the 2 years Vital Waters has been in operation. Whilst we did not win on the night, the recognition of the success of Vital Waters by business peers in Kelowna was reward enough. We are proud to be involved in developing Vital Waters and look forward to contributing enormously to this community in coming years.
It was also gratifying to see the involvement Vital Waters has with other Business Excellence Award finalists. In the community category, Vital Waters proudly supports Big Brothers & Big Sisters and Kelowna Gospel Mission. Vital Waters also works with Barefoot Venus, winner of the mid-sized Business Award, by supplying our premium water to assist in the formulation of many of their wonderful products.
Congratulations to all finalists in all categories of the Business Excellence Awards from all staff at Vital Waters. We also send our special congratulations to the Award winners:
Business Person for 2011 – Barry Meckler, President and CEO of Interior Savings
Rising Star – Poppadoms Taste of India
Small Business – Total Office Business Furnishings
Mid sized Business – Barefoot Venus
Large Business – O.K. Environmental Waste Systems Ltd
Community Impact – Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Okanagan
For further details on the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Awards, visit the following link:
http://www.kelownachamber.org/cwt/external/wcpages/whoweare/Who_We_Are.aspx
