{"id":25304,"date":"2026-08-07T18:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=25304"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:26:46","slug":"premio-embajador-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/2026-ambassador-award","title":{"rendered":"CalFlowers galardonado con el Premio Embajador AFE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Organizaci\u00f3n homenajeada durante la convenci\u00f3n Fun \u2018N Sun por su liderazgo excepcional, colaboraci\u00f3n e impacto en la industria<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25307\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3368418197108212;width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-1536x1149.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-540x404.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-900x673.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-1440x1077.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16.jpeg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gustavo Gilchrist, Karin Krause, Lane DeVries y Robin van der Schaaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los asistentes a la Convenci\u00f3n Fun \u2018N Sun de CalFlowers de 2026 disfrutaron de un anuncio sorpresa durante el <a href=\"http:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/\"><strong>Endowment Floral Americano<\/strong><\/a>-patrocinado el desayuno del viernes por la ma\u00f1ana el 7 de agosto, cuando la AFE entreg\u00f3 a CalFlowers, recientemente rebautizada como American Floral Alliance (Alianza Floral Estadounidense), el Premio Embajador 2026. El premio fue entregado por el fideicomisario de la AFE, Gustavo Gilchrist, de Kennicott Brothers Company, y la gerente de comunicaciones de la AFE, Karin Krause, en reconocimiento al liderazgo excepcional, el esp\u00edritu de colaboraci\u00f3n y el compromiso de larga data de la American Floral Alliance (AFA) con el avance de la misi\u00f3n de la Fundaci\u00f3n. El presidente de la junta directiva de la AFA, Robin van der Schaaf, y el presidente, Lane DeVries, aceptaron el premio en nombre de la organizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establecido en 2023, el Premio Ambassador de la Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Estadounidense (American Floral Endowment) reconoce a personas, organizaciones e instituciones que ejemplifican un liderazgo excepcional, colaboraci\u00f3n y un servicio dedicado a la Fundaci\u00f3n. Seleccionados a trav\u00e9s de un proceso de nominaci\u00f3n dirigido por la Junta Directiva de AFE, los galardonados act\u00faan como embajadores de la Fundaci\u00f3n al promover la investigaci\u00f3n, la educaci\u00f3n, las becas, las pasant\u00edas y la innovaci\u00f3n que fortalecen el futuro de la floricultura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante muchos a\u00f1os, la AFA ha sido uno de los socios industriales m\u00e1s valiosos de la Fundaci\u00f3n, trabajando en colaboraci\u00f3n para impulsar iniciativas que benefician a la industria floral. A trav\u00e9s de su participaci\u00f3n activa, la promoci\u00f3n de los programas de investigaci\u00f3n y becas de la AFE, y su generoso apoyo financiero, la AFA ha ayudado a ampliar el alcance y el impacto de la labor de la Fundaci\u00f3n, al tiempo que fortalece las oportunidades para toda la industria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Alianza Floral Estadounidense ha invertido consistentemente en programas que generan un impacto a largo plazo. La organizaci\u00f3n ha patrocinado varios <a href=\"http:\/\/floralmarketingfund.org\/\"><strong>Floral Marketing Fund (FMF)<\/strong><\/a> proyectos de investigaci\u00f3n de consumidores, ayudando a generar informaci\u00f3n valiosa para la industria, y es socio fundador de <a href=\"http:\/\/sustainabloom.org\/\"><strong>Sustainabloom<\/strong><\/a>, la iniciativa de sostenibilidad de AFE dedicada a proporcionar recursos pr\u00e1cticos y basados en la investigaci\u00f3n para las empresas flor\u00edcolas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25311\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-540x405.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-22-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gustavo Gilchrist, Lane DeVries y Karin Krause<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El compromiso de la organizaci\u00f3n con el desarrollo de los futuros l\u00edderes de la industria tambi\u00e9n se refleja a trav\u00e9s de <strong>Fondo de Becas Memorial Frank Biddle de CalFlowers<\/strong>, el cual ofrece oportunidades de becas al tiempo que honra el legado de uno de los l\u00edderes florales m\u00e1s respetados de California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta colaboraci\u00f3n de larga trayectoria ha sido guiada por el liderazgo de la Junta Directiva de AFA y su presidente, Lane DeVries, contando adem\u00e1s con el apoyo diario del talentoso y dedicado personal de AFA. Juntos, han fomentado una cultura de colaboraci\u00f3n que ha fortalecido la relaci\u00f3n entre ambas organizaciones, fomentado la participaci\u00f3n de la industria y ampliado el conocimiento de los programas de la Fundaci\u00f3n en toda la comunidad floral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del apoyo financiero, los l\u00edderes de la AFA tambi\u00e9n han brindado un liderazgo voluntario invaluable a la Fundaci\u00f3n. A lo largo de los a\u00f1os, numerosas personas afiliadas a la organizaci\u00f3n han servido como fideicomisarios de la AFE, ayudando a dar forma a la direcci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica de la Fundaci\u00f3n y a fortalecer las asociaciones que benefician a la industria floral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cCalFlowers, ahora American Floral Alliance, ha sido un socio excepcional para la American Floral Endowment durante muchos a\u00f1os, y su apoyo ha ayudado a fortalecer casi todos los aspectos de nuestra misi\u00f3n,\u201d<\/em> dijo el presidente de la AFE, David Garc\u00eda, de Pete Garcia Company\/Garcia Group. <em>\u201cSu compromiso va mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la Fundaci\u00f3n. Como l\u00edder en la industria floral, la AFA defiende constantemente programas e iniciativas que benefician a la industria en su conjunto. Agradecemos su esp\u00edritu de colaboraci\u00f3n, su apoyo inquebrantable y su dedicaci\u00f3n para ayudar a construir un futuro m\u00e1s s\u00f3lido para la floricultura.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cLa Junta Directiva de AFE se enorgullece de reconocer a AFA con el Premio Embajador 2026 por su liderazgo sobresaliente, esp\u00edritu colaborativo y compromiso duradero con el \u00e9xito de la industria floral\u201d.\u201d<\/em> dijo Debi Chedester. <em>\u201cDurante d\u00e9cadas, han demostrado lo que es posible cuando las organizaciones trabajan juntas para invertir en las personas, la innovaci\u00f3n y el futuro de la floricultura. Su asociaci\u00f3n ha marcado una diferencia duradera y nos sentimos honrados de reconocer sus contribuciones con este premio.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[31,29,47],"class_list":["post-25304","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-other"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CalFlowers Recognized with 2026 AFE Ambassador Award - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/premio-embajador-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CalFlowers Recognized with 2026 AFE Ambassador Award - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Organization Honored During Fun &#8216;N Sun Convention for Outstanding Leadership, Partnership, and Industry Impact Attendees of the 2026 CalFlowers Fun &#8216;N Sun Convention were treated to a surprise announcement during the American Floral Endowment (AFE)-sponsored Friday morning breakfast on August 7, when AFE presented CalFlowers, newly renamed American Floral Alliance, with the 2026 Ambassador Award. 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