The 4th Annual Genie Awards

     

 

The 4th Annual MPIGNY Genie Awards was a packed evening of celebration and recognition held at B.B. King Blues Club and Grille. The evening could not have been a success without the generous support of our Marquee Sponsor, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions.

 

The evening began with a special President’s Reception for the nominees, their guests, and past, present and future chapter leadership. The jazz-inspired decorated room with furniture provided by CORT then filled with more than 100 of MPIGNY’s finest planners and suppliers who were busy catching up with old friends, networking and meeting new members. The awards portion of the evening kicked off with a special "Year in Review" video showcasing all of this past year’s educational and social events. It also included several interviews from members around Manhattan answering why they are part of MPI. The 70-inch widescreen TV provided by Advanced Staging Productions really helped the video and presentation come to life.

 

Our emcee for the evening, Matt Haze, led the crowd through the evening. Carvie Gillikin, the chapter president, thanked the outgoing board for all their efforts and hard work, including achieving the highest membership survey score of 8.49. Frank Stapleton, a 30-year milestone member and past president, installed our new and growing board of directors. We then celebrated many of our members who were celebrating milestone anniversaries from five years all the way up to five members celebrating 30 years.

 

The evening continued where several of our chapter’s finest were awarded for their achievements this past year. We also had a special thank you for Carvie Gillikin and Meghan Schilt, who both served 18-month terms as president to help jump-start our chapter in a successful direction. After the awards, the evening continued with a delicious food spread, fun photo booth from SureShot, and a very entertaining cover band from Total Entertainment. A special thanks to the Genies Committee for all of its hard work! In case you missed out, be sure to keep the 5th Annual Genie Awards in mind for 2016 as this annual event continues to grow and showcase more and more of our chapter’s rising and veteran stars!