Thursday is the deadline to nominate your employer for the annual Child-Friendly Business Award.
The most precious thing in the life of parents -- next to their families -- are bosses and colleagues who understand the importance of keeping work and family in balance. If you work for one of those companies that knows a child's track meet sometimes takes priority, First 5 Fresno County wants to give credit where credit is due. Click here to see the Web site's instructions for nominations or call Courtney Shapiro at 241-6564. This is a great idea.
I talked to Courtney today and she says there are more nominations than ever this year, so make sure your company isn't left out. As the movie stars say, it's great just to be nominated.
Is the balancing act a constant challenge for you? Maybe your bosses should see this list of First 5's top 10 reasons to have a child-friendly business:
* With a flexible workplace that enables employees to take care of their family you will get the best from your employees
* Employees will stay longer with employers who
support their needs as parents
* Avoid business costs due to work absences
* Customers with children feel more comfortable
in an environment that supports families
* Happy customers mean loyal customers
* Customer loyalty means more sales/productivity
* Giving children a healthy start contributes to a
productive workforce in the future
* More children better prepared to succeed, result
in thriving communities
* Positive early experiences help prevent future problems (such as crime, health care and remedial education)
* You could win a Child-Friendly Business Award!
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This campaign is not only a good thing... it's also good for business... The winners of the award will be included in a large media campaign in the Fresno Bee, Parents Newspaper, as well as 2 weeks of radio ads... We want to highlight these businesses and let the community know what a great job there doing for local children.