To be eligible for nomination, a company must have been in operation in South Carolina for at least three years prior to May 1, 2009. Anyone may nominate a South Carolina manufacturer meeting this requirement, including company employees, community leaders, economic developers, Chamber of Commerce officials, customers, suppliers, friends and partners.  Award nomination submission deadline is February 27, 2009.

The selection committee will use the following criteria to select Silver Crescent Award winners:

Support of Education within the Community

• Educational partnerships
• Mentoring and apprenticeship programs
• Career exploration programs
• Programs for filling the pipeline (work force of tomorrow)
• K-12, technical college and university initiatives

Commitment to Workforce

• Employee education programs
• Diversity awareness programs
• Employee recognition programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Other programs that improve employees’ quality of life

• Community volunteer programs
• Community environmental programs
• Charitable contributions
• Other community programs and partnerships

Please fill in all blanks and answer every question. Please complete this application only one time.  Deadline for submission is February 27, 2009.

You may submit the application via email using the form below or via the US Mail.  If you prefer to use the US Mail to send the entire nomination package, send six (6) copies of the package to:

Silver Crescent Award
590 Ready Pond Road
Batesburg, SC  29006

Nominations will be judged entirely on the application submitted.  Additional documentation cannot be considered.

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Nominated By	Email
Company Name	Company Phone Number
Address 1
Address 2 (if needed)
City	State ---- AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
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Products Manufactured (separate multiple products with commas)
President/CEO Name	President/CEO Contact Number
President/CEO Job Title	President/CEO Email
Number of Full-Time Employees
Date company began operations in SC (must be earlier than May 1, 2006)
Category  Small (1-100 employees)  Medium (101-499 employees)  Large (500+ employees)
Note: Please limit your responses for the following sections to 1,500 words or 3 pages. Detail the company's support of education within the community: Educational partnerships (scholarships, equipment donations, school volunteer projects, etc.) Mentoring and apprenticeship programs Career exploration programs Programs for filling the pipeline (work force of tomorrow) K-12, technical college and university initiatives Detail the company's commitment to the workforce: e.g.: Programs that have improved the quality of life for its employees, such as... Employee education programs (personal development programs, tuition reimbursement, etc.) Diversity Awareness programs (multi-cultural workshops, diversity programs, etc.) Employee Recognition programs (employee-of-the-month, profit-sharing, attendance awards, rewards and bonuses, etc.) Employee Assistance programs (company-sponsored child care, flex-time, unique health and safety programs, etc.)] Detail the company's community involvement: e.g.: Community Volunteer programs (Adopt-a-Highway litter prevention, United Way sponsorship, support for Rotary, Kiwanis, Lion's Club projects, etc.) Community Environmental Programs (hazardous waste issues, programs geared to recycling, wastewater treatment, land conservation, renewal, air quality, etc.) Other community programs and partnerships Charitable contributions