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| ARISE Awards, Honors, and Proclamations |
ARISE CHILDREN'S CHAMPION AWARD |
ARISE is proud to present the ARISE Children's Champion Award to select individuals whose work empowers at-risk children and teens. For information on the recipients of the 2007 Children's Champion Award, please go to the Children's Champion page.
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 Edmund F. Benson with Miami-Dade County Commissioners Harvey Ruvin and Sherman S. Winn
at the 1988 dedication ceremony for Edmund F. Benson Blvd in Miami, Florida. |
ARISE Founders Susan and Edmund Benson and the ARISE Foundation have been the recipients of the following awards and honors: |
| 1988 - Edmund F. Benson Boulevard is dedicated in Miami, FL - named after ARISE Co-Founder.
1989 - The National Giraffe Award for "Americans Who Stick Their Necks Out"
1990 - The Miami Herald "Spirit of Excellence" Award , The Miami Herald
1993 - Excellence in Education National Award, Partnerships in Education Journal
1994 - Choice Champion National Award, Choice Hotels
1995 - Best Citizen Builder Award, Best Citizen Builder Campaign
1995-1996 - Dade Partners Hall of Fame Award, Dade County Public Schools
1996 - Dade Partners Exemplary Award, Dade Partners
1997 - JC Penney "Golden Rule" National Award
1997 - The Healthy Aging Award, Educational Television Network, Inc.
1998 - The Allstate Safety Leadership Award , Allstate Insurance Company
2004 - NOVO Award Finalist, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
2005 - NOVO Award Finalist, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Stephen P. Clark Award
"Searching for Success" National Award
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 1990 The Miami Herald Spirit of Excellence Award |
 2005 Novo Award Finalist |
PROCLAMATIONS HONORING ARISE |
ARISE has also received the following proclamations from the Board of County Commissioners in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to celebrate our work in the community.
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Friendsday
March 27, 1986
May 31, 1986
Poison Prevention Week
March 20, 1995
March 18, 1999
Enviro-Cops Day
May 19, 1992
April 24, 1995
Energy Conservation Week
February 27, 1995
Arise Foundation Day
October 14, 1998
Just one of the many proclamations ARISE has received in over 20 years of work empowering at-risk youth with life skills. |
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Transit for Kids Week
May 16, 1995
Pollution Prevention Week
January 23, 1995
Waste Reduction Week
November 7, 1994
Lead Awareness Week
October 13, 1992
October 24, 1994
April 19, 1999
Enviro-Cops/Enviro-Mentor’s Day
May 16, 1994
ARISE Foundation Success Week
May 27, 1999
Friendly Foods Week
March 13, 1995
Edmund F. Benson Day
September 1, 1988
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