100 Acre Wood Family Day Care of North Delta received the fourth annual Delta Rotary Business Ethics Award at a banquet last Friday night in Ladner.
It was one of four organizations recognized for ethical business practices during an event at the Delta Town Country Inn.
Three other Delta companies - Augustine House of Ladner, Complete Cleaning Services Corp. of Tsawwassen and Studio 64 Personal Training Inc. of North Delta - were named as finalists for the award.
The Rotary clubs of Ladner, North Delta and Tsawwassen, and the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Enactus business student chapter, sponsored the event.
Tanya Marsh, of the award-winning 100 Acre Wood Family Day Care, said the ethical practice in her business translates into inclusion. Everybody is welcome, she said, from varying cultures and different abilities to special needs and low-income families.
"Because I have the opportunity to work with children at an early developmental stage in their lives, I promote many important skills that include caring and respect for others, fairness, honesty, healthy lifestyle, awareness and respect for nature and the environment," said Marsh.
"Long term, I hope to produce people who, in the future, embrace these positive behaviours and values," she said.
Award program leader Leslie Abramson said all the finalists have a clear understanding that ethics is good for business. Being first in business is not just about being the fastest
and most powerful, at any cost, it's also about focus on the community, giving back and service. That, said Abramson, leads to sustainability.
Rotary provides service to others, promotes integrity and advances world understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business, professional and community leaders among its 1.2 million members worldwide in over 34,000 clubs.
Comments by Marsh and other finalists can be heard at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRcW9AtT-E8&feature=youtu.be.
