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Share Our Strength’s Conference of Leaders 2008 returns to the nation’s capital October 17-21, 2008

Our annual conference is a wonderful way for corporate partners, volunteers, staff, program partners and other members of the Share Our Strength family to come together for a weekend of inspiration, sharing, perspiration and fun! Get an update on our national childhood hunger strategy, learn about our new branding strategy, share best practices, hear from national experts and leaders in the child hunger field and roll up your sleeves to help a local grantee end childhood hunger in the DC area.

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In the coming months, we’ll be adding information on registration, speakers, workshop topics, features and details for our annual service day.

Highlights from Share Our Strength’s 2006 Conference of Leaders in New Orleans

Share Our Strength 2006 Leadership Award Winners

Community Leader Award for Taste of the Nation

Winners: (tie) Gus Mancy, Taste of the Nation Committee, Toledo Ohio and Kelly Murphy, Taste of the Nation Committee, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Community Leader Award for Operation Frontline

Winner: Chef Todd McClelland of Elmira, NY

Community Leader Award for The Great American Bake Sale

Winner: Kristy Hall and Taryn Mokowitz from Assurant Insurance Company in New York, NY

Operation Frontline Hall of Fame Awards (inductees have taught 15 Operation Frontline class series)

Inductees: Chef Mike Bush and Chef Duane Long, both of Operation Frontline in Omaha, NE

Local Corporate Partner

Winner: Terri Provencal of Modern Luxury Magazine Dallas, TX

Share Our Strength Advocate Award

Winners: (tie) Lori J. Bertman, Baton Rouge, LA and Ed Nicholson, Tyson Foods, Inc.

Chef/Restaurateur of the Year Award

Winners: (tie) Roberto Donna, Chef/Owner of Galileo in Washington, DC and Tom Sasser, Owner of Harper’s Restaurant Group, Charlotte, NC

Fundraising Innovation Award

Winners: (tie) Eastside Entrees for the Got Breakfast campaign and Tyson Foods, Inc. for the Powering the Spirit campaign

Rookie of the Year Award

Winner: Pam Gross, Taste of the Nation Committee, Chicago, IL

Award for Excellence in Corporate Leadership

Winner: American Express

Humanitarian of the Year Award

Winner: Union Square Hospitality Group

Committee of the Year Award (first time award)

Winner: Taste of the Nation Organizing Committee, Portsmouth, NH

The Great Oak Award

Winner: Pano Karatassos, Owner of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Atlanta, GA