The Sweets Truck Named As Top 5 Finalist in Los Angeles for 2nd Annual Classy Awards
StayClassy, the leader in social fundraising for Nonprofits, announced The Sweets Truck as one of the Top 5 CLASSY Awards Finalists for Philanthropic Small Business of the Year.
Online, October 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - StayClassy, the leader in social fundraising for Nonprofits, announced The Sweets Truck as one of the Top 5 CLASSY Awards Finalists for Philanthropic Small Business of the Year.
Locally referred to as the Academy Awards® of Philanthropy, the 2nd Annual CLASSY Awards recognizes the top philanthropic achievements in eight (8) cities across the country: Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. From October 9 until October 22, Los Angeles residents can visit classyawards.stayclassy.org and vote for The Sweets Truck to be named a City Winner for Philanthropic Small Business of the Year.
"In our first year of business, it has been our philosophy to create and support our community at every opportunity. This nomination shows that we were successful in that promise!" - Molly Taylor
Each City Winner will represent their hometown and compete in the National voting round from October 23 - November 5 for a chance to win a prestigious CLASSY Award. National Winners will be recognized at the Hollywood-esque CLASSY Awards ceremony in San Diego.
A Charitable Event to Remember The 2nd Annual CLASSY Awards competition will culminate at a red-carpet awards ceremony on Sunday, November 7 in Downtown San Diego. It will feature a host of celebrity presenters, chart-topping music talent, nonprofit and technology leaders, and hundreds (if not thousands) of CLASSY Awards supporters. More than $100,000 will be donated to support the charitable efforts of the ten (10) National CLASSY Awards Winners.
CLASSY Awards partners include: NBC Bay Area, NBC Chicago, NBC Los Angeles, NBC New York, NBC San Diego, NBC Washington, Guidestar.org, Legalzoom, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network - San Diego & New York chapters, Volunteer SD, and L.A. Works.
For additional information on the competition, event details, and to cast your votes, please visit classyawards.stayclassy.org or awards@stayclassy.org.
About The Sweets Truck
"With one eye on our local community and the other on our global community, the Sweets Truck offers a sugar rush you can feel good about. It's our goal to make business choices that will have a positive impact on our communities and give back at every opportunity. From our eco paper and plastics choices to our commitment to donate a percentage of sales to organizations doing good things, we want to do our part. We believe in doing the right thing and know that our community will feel good about supporting a business that supports its community in return."
The Sweets Truck partners with non-profits such as School on Wheels, Childhelp USA, The Trevor Project, our local animal shelter and events throughout the year. Read about 2009 and 2010 @ http://www.thesweetstruck.com/commitment
About StayClassy.org
StayClassy is a San Diego-based company that provides a revolutionary new Social Fundraising platform offering powerful fundraising and communications tools to nonprofits completely free of charge. StayClassy helps nonprofits leverage the power of social media to raise more money faster, and grow their donor base among an active, engaged community of people dedicated to giving back. The CLASSY Awards is just one way StayClassy supports the philanthropic community.
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http://www.thesweetstruck.com/commitment
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FB @ Facebook.com/TheSweetsTruck
www.stayclassy.org
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