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BOSS AWARDS

EVENING 2017

he decision to hold this with membership growing by encouraged us all to enter the largest audience I have had
Tyear’s BOSS Awards at as many as 40. Responding raffle and join in the ‘silent this century;” he admitted,
the Guoman Tower Hotel in to Betts’ vote of thanks for his auction’ for 10 amazing prizes “I guess my presence here
London was a resounding own hard work during 2017, – including golf days, match can only be explained by
success, with the riverside BOSS CEO Phil Lawson replied and theatre tickets – resulting economic necessity. It plays to
location offering stunning that he had been “looking in enthusiastic and persistent one of my greatest strengths:
views of a floodlit Tower forward to this, my appraisal bidding throughout the rest of availability!”
Bridge. in front of 400 people” and in the evening. In all, 14 Awards were
The view was equally turn thanked the BOSS team The Awards themselves presented, including to
glittering inside the venue, and the event sponsors for were hosted by TV presenter seven winners of the new
where a sell-out crowd their contributions to the Mark Durden-Smith, whose “Unsung Hero” category
of around 400 came in all evening’s festivities. genial and refreshingly self- and culminating in the
their finery to celebrate Debbie Nice gave a few deprecating style endeared “Outstanding Achievement
achievement, success, or words to explain the work of him to the crowd as he gently Award” being awarded to Bob
perhaps – in these turbulent the BOSS Business Supplies teased BOSS, the Awards Geens, the universally-popular
times - just survival. Charity, explaining that it presenters (whom he had retiring Chairman of Advantia,
BOSS Chairman Geoff Betts had helped 172 families this clearly been Googling), the with the crowd rising to their
welcomed the guests and year, thanks in great part recipients and – most of all feet in appreciation.
reported that BOSS had also to funds raised during this – himself: “You are by some And then the party really
had a very successful year, event. Accordingly, Nice considerable margin the started…

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