Awards and Accolades

International Festivals & Events Association

• International Pinnacle Awards
  
• 2025 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Parade
  
• 2025 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Individual Sponsor Follow-Up Report: Blade & Bow
  
• 2025 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan: International Blooms
  
• 2025 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Event Within an Existing Festival: paws4people®
  
• 2025 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best T-Shirt Design: Beach & Barn + David Mercer
  
• 2025 – Silver Pinnacle Award – Best Promotional Photograph: Airlie Luncheon Garden Party
  
• 2025 – Bronze Pinnacle Award – Best Volunteer Program
  
• 2024 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Children’s Programming – Street Fair Children’s Area
  
• 2024 – Silver Pinnacle Award – Best Ad Series – January 2024 Intracoastal Living Magazine
  
• 2024 – Bronze Pinnacle Award – Best Event/Organization E-Newsletter – Here’s The Dirt E-Newsletter
  
• 2024 – Bronze Pinnacle Award – Best On-Site Decor – Patrons’ Party Gala
  
• 2023 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best New Festival or Event – Spring Fashion Show
  
• 2023 – Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program – International Blooms
  
• 2023 – Silver Pinnacle Award – Best Printed Materials – The 2023 Bloom Report
  
• 2023 – Silver Pinnacle Award – Best Green Program – Garden Party Green
  
• 2020-2022- Silver Pinnacle Award- Best Sponsor Partner- Wilmington Grill
  
• 2021-2022- Silver Pinnacle Award- Best Sponsor Activation- DGX/Dollar General
  
• 2021- Gold Pinnacle Award- Best Festival/Event Adaptation: Queen’s Coronation
  
• 2021- Gold Pinnacle Award- Best Commemorative Poster
  
• 2019- Gold Pinnacle Award- Best Sponsor Partner – Lowes Foods
  
• 2019- Gold Pinnacle Award- Best Sponsorship Program for Individual Sponsor – CPI Security “Crown Captains”
  
• 2019- Gold Pinnacle Award- Best Parade
  
• 2019- Gold Pinnacle Award – Best Event/Program within an Event to Benefit a Cause – Paws on Parade
  
• 2019- Silver Pinnacle Award – Best Individual Sponsor Follow-up Report
  
• 2019- Silver Pinnacle Award- Best Children’s Programming
  
• 2019- Silver Pinnacle Award- Best New Merchandise – Pocket Squares that benefits our Future Festival Fund
  
• 2018: Volunteer of the Year Award (Jean A. Lawler), 1 Gold, 1 Silver
  
• 2016: 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
  
• 2015: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
  
• 2014: 1 Gold, 1 Silver
  
• 2013: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze

Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

2017 Recipient

The Governor’s Volunteer Service Award honors the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals, groups and businesses that make a significant contribution to their community through volunteer service. Any person, group, or entity from the public, non-profit and private sector may be nominated for an award to their county award coordinator. County award coordinators submit their top 10 volunteer nominations per county. There are categories for the type of nominee (senior, youth, faith-based, family, group, business, etc.). Additional categories are based upon the area of service (animal, environmental, disaster, youth, preservation, etc.). County recommendations are reviewed by the Commission and awards are given out in the counties.