WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Isabel Delk, the 80-year-old store manager for Flash Foods in Waycross, Ga., has been selected as the 2005 Georgia Store Manager of the Year by the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores (GACS). Delk was honored at the organization's recent annual meeting in Amelia Island, Fla.
She received the award from outgoing GACS Chairman Bill Bryson of Flash Foods (pictured).
Known to her customers as Ms. Isabel, she began her c-store career in 1969 with 7-Eleven in Waycross and has spent the last 26 years with Flash [image-nocss] Foods. She has received numerous company awards and honors during her career in the industry.
But the feedback she appreciates the most is from the many letters that customers took time to write to support her nomination. It can best be summarized by one customer who simply wrote: Isabel is awesome!
As for the age factor, Jimmy Moore, director of human resources for Flash Foods, said, At 80 years of age, she has more energy and get up and go than most 20 year olds. Employees like working for her, the company said, as her store turned over only one employee in the last 2-1/2 years.
The Georgia Store Manager of the Year is awarded annually by GACS, which represents more than 2,600 stores in the state. An additional 250 companies support the industry through associate membership.
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