OTTAWA, ON (WHTC-AM/FM) – Holland’s annual signature event has received another fresh leaf in its substantial laurel of accolades.
Executive Director Gwen Auwerda accepted on behalf of the Tulip Time Festival the 2017 Tulip Festival of the Year Award during a Friday ceremony at the World Tulip Summit Society meeting in Ottawa. “To be given this award is just fabulous,” she admitted to Mary Ellen Murphy of WHTC News. “I think that this is going to continue to elevate Holland on the international stage, after (last month’s) Communities in Bloom win that we got. It’s going to continue to bring more visitors and guests to our community, both for Tulip Time and around the year.”
A jury made its award decision based on a number of factors. Two years ago, the organization recognized Tulip Time as one of the “World Top Five Tulip Festivals Worth Traveling For.”
In addition, the Summit will induct Auwerda into the World Order of the Tulip in a separate ceremony on Saturday. This honor is for those from around the world who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and celebration of this distinctive flower.
