LSH Auto Australia Institutes Choice Awards to Recognise Positive Contribution
Complementing the innovation drive, the company has announced a recognition and reward program that will acknowledge exemplary contributions to a positive working environment and /or to the local community.
The LSH Auto Australia Choice Award program will, each month, recognise one nominated team member per dealership for their outstanding contribution. Each monthly awardee will be able to nominate a charity, or not-for-profit, to receive a $500 donation on their behalf. All monthly awardees will, with their partners, be invited to the annual LSH Auto Australia Choice Award Gala Dinner, with all necessary travel and accommodation covered.
The program is not only designed to provide additional motivation and to support a positive team culture but also to help the company play its role as positive contributor to the communities in which it operates.
Nominations for the awards will come from departmental managers and/or the DPs and will cover all team members, in sales, after-sales and support/administration. Nominees must have exhibited exceptional contribution in one, or a combination, of areas, covering dedication, teamwork, organisational happiness, integrity and social responsibility.
The 2018 Choice Awards consideration began in September and will run through to the end of December. The inaugural LSH Auto Australia Choice Awards Gala Dinner will be held in March of 2019.
The 1st month of LSH Auto Australia Choice Award winners were announced at the end of September 2018. The three awardees were; from Mercedes-Benz Sydney - Hamish Von Pratt – Express Team Leader, Mercedes-Benz Melbourne – Claire McGuffic – Accounts Receivable, Mercedes-Benz Brisbane - Bill Dixon – Delivery Coordinator.
Hamish chose to nominate the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride, an international organisation that supports prostate cancer, mental health and suicide prevention research focussed on improving men’s health, as his nominated charity. Claire’s directed the $500 donation on her behalf to the Fred Hollows Foundation, working globally on avoidable blindness and indigenous health. Bill’s donation went to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
The 2nd month of LSH Auto Australia Choice Award winners were just announced this week. They were Russell Jones, New Car Sales Assistant Manager from Mercedes-Benz Sydney, Renee Harrison, Administration Clerk from Mercedes-Benz Melbourne, and Brenden Faulkner, IT Helpdesk Coordinator from Mercedes-Benz Brisbane.
Russell chose to nominate the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, whose vision is to enable Sydney’s Children Hospitals to provide world-class clinical care and to invest in research to diagnose, prevent and cure childhood diseases, as his nominated charity. Renee’s directed the $500 donation on her behalf to the Stafford Rescue Victoria, a volunteer organisation staffed with people who have a deep knowledge and passion for the breed, promote the welfare of unwanted and destitute pure bred Staffords and operate an adoption service to ensure the dogs have a happy and secure home. Brenden’s donation went to the Childhood Cancer Support, a Brisbane-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing families affected by childhood cancer with a place to live that looks and feels like home.