Applause!

Janet has been chosen to be the first recipient for a very significant award.  Here is the announcement:

"On Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at The State Museum in Trenton the Cultural Access Network, a
co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre
Alliance, will be celebrating 15 years of bringing service to the state's cultural community to
assist them in making their programs and facilities accessible to people with disabilities.  In
addition, we will recognize the great strides and innovation of the state's cultural community in
the area of arts access and honor two organizations and an individual who have demonstrated
leadership, commitment, creativity and innovation to the cultural access field with a Cultural
Access Award." 

Janet is the individual.  She was nominated by McCarter Theater.  The theater's business manager called me a few weeks ago to tell me he was nominating her and asking me for background info.  It's been hard to keep it a secret all this time.  Janet found out yesterday.

The Theatre Alliance includes all 36 theaters in the state.  This is the first year this award is being
given, so Janet is being recognized as the best in the state.