The Recognition Minute

My Medal! November 28 2016, 0 Comments

In a few days you may need a medal just for reaching the end of November in one piece. If no one wants to reward you with your well-earned gift, you can select the award of your choice by visiting www.prestigeawards.co.za and still be in time be in time to wear it with pride in December!   (Have a peek at the gifts!)

The year flies by so quickly, especially when you are managing a career, a home maybe while attending school meetings, helping your children earn that certificate that says ‘Well done!’, time for s break.  Take a moment to imagine what you would engrave on your medal this year. What would you like to recognize as your achievements?  How about “I made it!” – make that a Bronze. Or, “Rising Star” – that could be Silver.  What about the Gold category?   We’ll leave that up to you but when you have decided, we’d love to hear from you.   Keep up the good work - 2017 is just around the corner - but with an awful lot inbetween.


Is the medal gold? November 25 2016, 0 Comments

Any school learner will wear a medal with pride.  Medals are awarded for both academic achievement, for excellence in the gymnasium or winning on the sports field.  Traditionally, the gold medal was the most coveted award as it was both a sign of being the best at your discipline and it was also a valuable asset.

As a high value item, there was always the possibility that the heavy ‘gold’ medal was, in fact, not gold at all. It may have been replaced with a gold-plated, lead replica that had very little financial value, while the medal makers ran away with the gold.  Have you noticed the tradition of checking the medal by biting it to see if the gold is, in fact, gold?  Well, it would be more correct to say that they were checking to see if the medal was made from lead.  Lead is much softer than gold so if a tooth mark was noticed on the medal after biting it, they could be sure it was not gold.  This could have developed into another sort of competition!  Today, most medals are not manufactured from solid gold but the colours gold, silver and bronze remain to signify first, second and third place!