Recognition and Awards
The Wooden Floor has received national and local recognition for its innovative and effective social achievements, including the following:
2010 DoGooder Award, Best Medium Organization, Youtube
2010 Arts Educator of the Year, Arts Orange County
2010 Arts Presenters/MetLife Arts Access Award: Engaging Underserved Communities Category, Association of Performing Arts Presenters/MetLife
2009 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award, Bank of America
2009 Arts Regional Initiative Phase II Grantee, The James Irvine Foundation
2009 Outstanding Achievement in Education Award, Orange County Board of Education
2009 Best After-School Education Program for the College Bound, OCWeekly
2008 Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, National Endowment for the Arts
2007 Educator of the Year, Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2006 Orange County Business Committee for the Arts Award, Orange County Business Committee
2004 Artistic Visionary Award given to Founder Beth Burns, Arts Orange County
2003 "Coming Up Taller" Award, President George W. Bush's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts
1999 Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement, The National Community Development Association
1998 $600,000 Challenge Grant, The Kresge Foundation
1991 525th National "Point of Light" Award, President George Herbert Walker Bush
1985 Nation-wide Model Arts-for-Youth Organization, Dayton Hudson Foundation
8 Years Highest Possible Rating for Artistic Quality & Administrative Excellence, California Arts Council
11 Disneyland and 7 Register Charities Awards have been presented to The Wooden Floor for its outstanding community service.
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