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2008 Wonder Women of Toys Awards Recipients

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The 2008 Wonder Women of Toy Awards
Honor 11 Winners

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The 2008 Wonder Women of Toy Awards
Honor 11 Winners

02/28/08 - New York, NY - The 2008 Wonder Women of Toys Awards honored nearly a dozen women for excellence in their respective specialties on Feb. 17, 2008, at WIT’s annual gala that took place at the Penn Club during the American International Toy Fair in New York. Women in Toys, together with Playthings Magazine, created The Wonder Women of Toys Awards to recognize women who show innovation, dedication and who have made outstanding contributions within the toy, entertainment and licensing industries.

WIT President, Patti Becker of Becker Associates LLC states, "Our congratulations to each of the 11 winners. This year's manufacturer award went to VTech Electronics' Julia Fitzgerald. The retailer award went to Barnes & Noble’s Ellen Heaney Mizer. The Inventor/Designer award was bestowed on Hasbro’s Melone Griffiths. Entrepreneur honors went to KidsGive’s Laura Rangel & Lisa Steen Proctor, while the late Martine Redman Donofrio was given a posthumous honor. Lisa Orman of Kidstuff Public Relations was honored for Consultant. Pokemon USA's Holly Rawlinson took home the Licensor award. This year’s Women To Watch were: Hasbro’s Samantha Lomow, FIT’s Judy Ellis and Beyond Learning’s Jill Gaynor.

" All of our final nominees are so incredibly talented that it was extremely difficult to pick the winners in each category. This year's Wonder Women of Toys Award Dinner was a tremendous success, and, the energy and excitement in the room was palpable.

"I want to extend our appreciation to all of the nominees, their companies, all of those who shared this magical evening with us, and those who were there in spirit. We also want to thank Playthings, TIA, Adorable Originals, Dynamic Design Works, Connie and Anthony Rossi, and the Penn Club for their support!”

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