The Hanley Award for Community Service in Sustainability
With Greenbuild being held in New Orleans this year, Make It Right was the clear choice to receive the first Hanley Award for community service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) September 09, 2014
The Hanley Foundation and Hanley Wood announced that Make It Right of New Orleans will receive the first annual Hanley Award for Community Service in Sustainability. The award, with its $25,000 grant, was created to recognize community-based and non-profit organizations working to advance sustainability and environmental awareness in the host cities of the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which takes place this year in New Orleans. Make It Right was selected for its work building sustainable, affordable homes for people in need around the country, including New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, the neighborhood hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina.
“With so much important work in sustainability being done by non-profit organizations on a community level, we wanted to create a special award to acknowledge Make It Right for their work in the trenches, and bring national attention to their efforts,” said Michael J. Hanley, President of the Hanley Foundation, and creator of the award.
“With Greenbuild being held in New Orleans this year, Make It Right was the clear choice to receive the first award for community service,” noted Peter Goldstone, CEO of Hanley Wood. ”The work they are doing to provide housing to families in the Lower 9th Ward is astounding. We are thrilled to recognize Make It Right and support their great work.”
The Hanley Award for Community Service in Sustainability will be presented alongside The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainability ($50,000) annually at The Hanley Award dinner, which takes place each year during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. This year’s award will be presented at The Hanley Award dinner on October 21.
The annual award will recognize efforts of organizations working within the Greenbuild host city region in one of the following areas: 1) Providing housing that is affordable, sustainable and healthy; 2) expanding community awareness in sustainability and environmental issues through education and/or demonstration projects; 3) developing and advocating innovations in local and regional policies affecting sustainability; and 4) creating sustainable public buildings that advance community awareness.
About The Hanley Foundation
The Hanley Foundation is a non-profit foundation created in 1999 by Michael and Kathryn Hanley that provides support for organizations working in the areas of affordable housing, environmental awareness, and community services. The Washington, DC-based foundation supports local entities helping to provide shelter, like Friendship Place in Washington, D.C. and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, and environmental organizations like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The Hanley Awards were created to recognize and honor significant and lasting contributions to advancing sustainability in the built environment. The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainability, now in its fifth year, was established in 2009.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood is the premier media, event, information and strategic marketing services company serving the residential and commercial construction industries. Through its operating platforms, the company produces award-winning digital and print publications, e-Newsletters, websites, marquee trade shows and events, market intelligence data and strategic marketing solutions. For more information, visit http://www.hanleywood.com.
About Make It Right
Founded by Brad Pitt in 2007, Make It Right builds homes, buildings and communities for people in need. All Make It Right projects are LEED Platinum certified and Cradle to Cradle inspired – meeting the highest standards of green building. For more information, visit http://www.makeitright.org.