AWARD JEWELLER SHINES
By Dion Teasdale

Upper Yarra Mail, Australia
June 20 2006

A HEALESVILLE jeweller has been honoured with the Healesville Rotary
Club’s annual Pride of Workmanship Award.

Harout Nenejian, a jewellery manufacturer at Healesville Jewellers,
was presented with the award late last month.

The award recognises the commitment, hard work and pride of an
outstanding individual employee working in the local community.

Mr Nenejian, an Armenian who was born in Syria, came to Australia seven
years ago and has been working in Healesville for the past two years.

He was nominated for the Pride of Workmanship award by his employer,
Sally Browne, who said she was very proud of Mr Nenejian’s work
and attitude.

"Harout is an ambassador for our business, but he is also a role
model in the wider community," she said.

"He is a very skilled employee, but he is also very polite and eager
and he takes great pride in his work and in being a part of the
local community."

Mr Nenejian said he was very surprised to be nominated for the award
and was overwhelmed when it was announced he had won it.

"When they read out my name my jaw dropped, but it is such a good
thing. It is an honour to be recognised in this way," he said.

Mr Nenejian said taking pride in his work was very important to him
and something he learned from his father.

"My father is a jeweller back in Syria and I grew up learning from
him. I learned that it is important to treat your customers like they
are members of your family," he said.

"Making jewellery is my life. It runs in my blood and I love working
in Healesville and working with the people here.

"There is a great community feeling in the town. People are very
welcoming and friendly.

"I feel like I am part of one big happy family and it is easy to take
pride in what I do," he said.

Healesville Rotary Club’s vocational director, Rod Thom, said the
club was very impressed with Mr Nenejian’s participation in the
local community.

"The Pride of Workmanship Award acknowledges an employee who displays
outstanding qualities in all aspects of work performance and Harout
is a very deserving recipient," he said.

"He is a person who takes great pride in what he does and how he goes
about it and that is definitely worth recognising and celebrating."