January 16, 2010 (RALEIGH) – Jack and Joelle Ray, owners of Samuel Cole Salon, hosted their 3rd Annual Holiday Awards Celebration. The red-carpet event took place at the Marriott City Center downtown. The Rays celebrated their teams’ success with an evening of food, fun, and recognition.
Jack Ray toasted the past years’ many impressive accomplishments: twenty four trips to New York City for advanced training, participation in fourteen fashion shows and photo shoots, Raleigh Fashion Week, winning The Social Magazine award for Stylists of the Year, Official Salons for The Carolina Music Awards Show, Pink Fest sponsor, featured in international style magazines, recognized as one of top three salons in Metro Magazine’s Bravo Awards, recognition as one of the Top 200 salon’s in North America by Salon Today Magazine, placing in the top ten of every Citysearch salon category, holding over 200 hours of in-salon education, hosted the filming and hair and makeup for two reality TV pilots, and held the Cut’s for Pups fundraiser benefiting Second Chance Pet Adoptions.
The Rays recognized this year’s winners for their top performance. Some of the awards for the night included Client Educator of the Year, Stylist of the Year, Runner Up Client Educator of the Year, Runner Up Stylist of the Year, and the Associate of the Year. The Rays also recognized the dedication and excellence of their Guest Services team and thanked their management team for outstanding performance and commitment.
Joelle Ray along with stylist, Sara Beard, hosted the popular award’s night segment – The “Bob’ies” – which featured a good natured tribute to each team member.
“I look forward to organizing and coordinating this event each year. It is amazing to see both salons gathered in one place having such a wonderful time and celebrating their success, both individually and as a team,” said Joelle.
