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	<title>The Soft Pitch &#187; Awards</title>
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		<title>Sometimes You Have to Talk About Someone Else (Because They Won’t)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently write in this blog about things Avnet is doing in the community – like the food drive that’s  or the pillow drive of a month or so back.  Part of why we have so much going on in the community is our people.  Especially our leaders.  One leader in particular.  Who was recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation Comes in Small Packages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It used to be that that quote “Good things come in small packages” made me think of the ruby bracelet my husband bought me for our 10th wedding anniversary. Nowadays I veer off to thoughts of an iPod Shuffle the size of lapel pin or my newest toy, a Flip Mino HD.  I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kermit Was Wrong – It’s Easy Being Green</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/23/kermit-was-wrong-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-easy-being-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write about Avnet’s award for the “greening” of its data center, then I saw that one of our IT directors has written about it internally and he has provided a much better write up than I could – so this comes from Bruce Gorshe, IT Director &#8211; Data Center Operations.  The list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s all about the people, really!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most companies on their websites, in executive speeches and in marketing materials will somewhere make a statement that basically goes something like – “Our people make the difference.” &#8211;  “Employees are our most important asset.” &#8212;  “What makes us different is the quality of our people.” Same message, different words. Heads nod and reporters yawn.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Vallee receives NEDA Gail S. Carter Award</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2008/11/06/roy-vallee-receives-neda-gail-s-carter-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Announced at NEDA&#8217;s conference earlier this week &#8212; 

Atlanta, GA—The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) bestowed its highest honor, the Gail S. Carter Award, to Roy Vallee, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Avnet, Inc.  The annual presentation was held during the 2008 NEDA Executive Conference at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. [...]]]></description>
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