Mercy Haven, Inc. to Receive the Prestigious HIA-LI Business Achievement Award

HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER, 2016 – Mercy Haven, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the 6 recipients in the Not-for-Profit Category of the Business Achievement Awards competition conducted by HIA-LI, the recognized voice for business on Long Island. Winners will celebrate at a gala luncheon event held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY, on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

“Mercy Haven is honored to be selected as a winner in the Not-for-Profit Category of the HIA-LI Business Achievement Awards,” said S. Patricia Griffith, Executive Director of Mercy Haven, “The HIA-LI Business Achievement Awards are among the most prestigious honors awarded to outstanding Long Island-based businesses. For nearly two decades, HIA-LI has recognized the best of the best business on Long Island and Mercy Haven is proud to be among those chosen to receive this year’s award.”

“HIA-LI is pleased to recognize Mercy Haven as a winner in the Not-for-Profit Category of our Business Achievement Awards competition,” said Terri Alessi-Miceli, President of HIA-LI. “The recipients this year represent some of the highest performing and best run companies on Long Island and in the world. Mercy Haven has been chosen in recognition of its achievements in industry leadership, creativity, successful business operations, corporate vision, and other characteristics vital to developing and growing a winning organization.”

In choosing this year’s winners, the selection committee considered multiple factors. The award criteria include:

• Positive employer/employee relations

• Commitment to the growth or betterment of the Long Island business community

• Revenue and profitability trends over the last three years

• Three to five year vision for the company’s future

Additional criteria that were considered include:

• Recent outstanding accomplishments

• Technical innovation or innovative processes

• Expansion into new markets

• Industry leadership

• Overcoming adversity

Past winners and finalists include: Amneal Pharmaceuticals; United Way of Long Island, Allstate Insurance; Clear Vision Optical; Community Development Corp.; EAC, Inc.; H2M; mindSHIFT Technologies; St. Catherine’s of Siena Medical Center; Middle Country Public Library; Stalco Construction and VAI, Inc.

Those interested in attending the luncheon, or companies interested in becoming sponsors, should contact Anthony Forgione at HIA-LI at aforgione@hia-li.org or 631-543-5355. To register online, visit http://www.hia-li.org.