Glamour & Fun at NAPO LA Organizing Awards

I just got home from Los Angeles where I attended the Organizing Awards put on by the NAPO-LA chapter. They outdo themselves every year! This year the awards were at Hollywood's Raleigh Studios in the soundstage where "The Closer" TV show is filmed. The event was emceed by Kim Coles, from In Living Color and Living Single. Here are this year's award winners, which I also live-tweeted from the event as they were announced (determined by popular vote of the public, chosen from a list of finalists):

Best Organizing Product Retailer
The Container Store®

Best Closet Design Firm
California Closets®

Best Garage Design Firm
OrganizIT!

Best Office Organizing Product
SureHook Hanging File Folder by Pendaflex

Best Home Organizing Product
Glideout Shelves by ShelfGenie®

Most Helpful Organizing Technology
iPhone by Apple

The Green Award for Most Eco-Friendly Organizing Product
Pink Grapefruit All-Purpose Cleaner by method

The Green Award for Most Eco-Friendly Organizing Service
Sara Getzkin, Hands On! Organizing Services

Best Time Management Expert
Julie Morgenstern Enterprises

Philanthropy Award
Leslie Haber, An Organized Life

Best Show Incorporating Organizing on National Television
neat (HGTV Canada/Discovery Home Channel)

Best National Makeover Reality Television Program
neat (HGTV Canada/Discovery Home Channel)

Best Organizing Book
Organizing Outside The Box by Hellen Buttigieg

Best Publication Featuring Organizational Information
Real Simple® Magazine

Best Organizing Website or Blog
Simplify 101™ Blog/Website – Aby & Jay Garvey

Most Valuable Educational Resource
NAPO National Conference

Best Organizer as Coach or Mentor
Elizabeth Hagen

Most Innovative Organizer
Dorothy Breininger, Delphi Center for Organization

Special Recognition Award
A&E's Hoarders show

Specific to LA Chapter:

Most Supportive or Organizer-Friendly Charity
National Council of Jewish Women®/Los Angeles

The Leading Edge Award
Robin Davie

Volunteer of the Year Award
Linda Levine Quackenbush

The "sweeps" of the evening went to my friend Hellen for her show Neat and her book, and my friend Dorothy of the Hoarders show (of which she is both a producer and a frequently featured expert). Did you know that Hoarders is A&E's #1 show?

Pictured above is me with my friends John Trosko, Monica Ricci, and Justine Miceli. I sat at the Organize.com table with Organize.com's Deborah and Terry Shearer and their team, Monica, Aby Garvey, Krista Colvin, and Julie Morgenstern. Thank you, Organize.com, for the great evening!

Thank you to the LA chapter for all of their hard work putting on this event. It's become a "don't miss" socialpalooza weekend for organizers! Thank you to Avery Dennison for being the presenting sponsor and giver of the best goody bags ever! And thanks to everyone who voted for me for the book and website/blog categories. I appreciate your support.

Cheers,

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