Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC President and CEO Dirk Draper Courtesy Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
The Regional Recovery Council, formed in April 2020 to help businesses in Colorado Springs recover from the pandemic, has been honored by a national health organization for providing solutions that have helped the city navigate the ongoing public health crisis.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials recognized the council this month with Honorable Mention status for the 2021 Innovative Service Award, according to a press release from the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC.
Spearheaded by Chamber President and CEO Dirk Draper and Susan Wheelan, director of El Paso County Public Health, the council is comprised of members of the Colorado Springs business community, municipal and workforce partners, and members of the nonprofit community.
中 (short name: 中 ) (English name: Air China Limited, short name: Air China) is the only national flag carrier of China. As the old saying goes, Phoenix, a bird symbolizing benevolence and The whole world will be at peace once a phoenix reveals itself . The corporate logo of Air China is composed of an artistic phoenix figure, the Chinese characters of 中 in calligraphy written by Deng Xiaoping, by whom the China s reform and opening-up blueprint was designed, and the characters of AIR CHINA in English. Signifying good auspices in the ancient Chinese legends, phoenix is the king of all birds. It flies from the eastern Happy Land and travels over mountains and seas and bestows luck and happiness upon all parts of the world . Air China advocates the core spirit of phoenix which is to serve the world, to lead and move forward to higher goals . By virtue of the immense historical heritage, Air China strives
Excellence in Innovative Service
Katie Bark
Katie Bark, project director of Montana Team Nutrition in the College of Education, Health and Human Development, has won the Excellence in Innovative Service Award, given to a professional employee who has demonstrated tangible innovation, broad impact on student experience and/or leadership through role modeling. The award comes with a $1,500 honorarium.
Bark has served in her role as project director for 25 years and, according to those who work with her, has spearheaded numerous projects dedicated to ensuring that children have access to a nutritious diet in their school environments. Of her programs, the