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<h1 style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 19.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #005296;">ALFA Opens Nominations for 2014 Hero, Community Leader Awards
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #505050;">ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Oct. 29, 2013</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #505050;"> - The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) today opened nominations for the 2014 Hero Awards and the 2014 Senior Living Community Leadership Award.

<strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">ALFA Hero Awards</span></strong>
The 2014 Hero Awards recognize superior, dedicated professionals who serve senior living residents. Nominees should champion choice, dignity, independence and quality of life for residents. Executives of senior living communities may go to <a href="http://alfa.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a047db6ea598488ead1441a9b&amp;id=19d191eeac&amp;e=c91dbdb277"><span style="color: #b25419;">www.alfa.org/heroawards</span></a> to learn more and nominate community staff members for this national awards program. Video submissions may supplement the nomination application.

You can get involved in this 2014 award winner selection by voting for the winners from a select group of finalists. ALFA members along with a nominee’s family and friends can champion their nominated hero. More information will be published on the ALFA website as open voting becomes available.

<strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">ALFA Senior Living Community Leadership Award</span></strong>
The 2014 Senior Living Community Leadership Award program highlights outstanding executive leadership in senior living.

The Senior Living Community Leadership Award honors one executive director who serves as an industry role model. Community staff members and provider company executives may nominate executive directors at <a href="http://alfa.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a047db6ea598488ead1441a9b&amp;id=dca917b5ca&amp;e=c91dbdb277"><span style="color: #b25419;">www.alfa.org/leadershipaward</span></a>.

Nominations for both the 2014 ALFA Hero Awards and ALFA Senior Living Community Leadership Award will close on December 13, 2013. ALFA will announce and honor the 2014 Heroes and Community Leader at the annual ALFA Conference and Expo, May 19-22 in Phoenix, Arizona.

<strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">About ALFA – Creating the Future of Senior Living</span></strong>
ALFA is the largest national association exclusively dedicated to professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the seniors and families they serve. Since 1990, ALFA has advocated for choice, accessibility, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all seniors. ALFA’s programs promote business and operational excellence through education, research, publications, professional networking and online tools designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurism in the field of senior living. Visit ALFA’s website at <a href="http://alfa.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a047db6ea598488ead1441a9b&amp;id=280ee1cba0&amp;e=c91dbdb277" target="_self"><span style="color: #b25419;">www.alfa.org</span></a>.</span></p>
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Jaclyn Allmon
Acting VP, Marketing &amp; Communications
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703-562-1192

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