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Vancouver - Metropolitan Fine Printers president George Kallas says he was surprised at his recent Ethics in Action nomination - and win.

"We try to be low key all the time. We do a lot of things but always low key. It's a real honour. I guess some people have noticed."

Metropolitan Fine Printers of Vancouver has many good deeds under its belt including:

using biodegradable vegetable based inks and recycling paper and other materials "whenever possible"

funding the purchase of over 300 books and videos for the Canuck Place Children's Hospice

being the first corporate site in Canada for training of a guide dog through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind

donating printing services for disabled skiers, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Children's hospital, the Make a Wish Foundation, Operation Smile and much more

Metropolitan Fine Printers has also supported its community by supplying its high quality printing services at cost for organizations like the Vancouver Opera, the Vancouver Recital Society, the Vancouver Symphony, the Endeavour Society, the Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival, the Variety Club Telethon and the XI International Aids Conference.

"We have received many national and International awards for the quality (printing). Not only is receiving this award good for Metropolitan, it';s good for the entire printing industry," Kallas said. "Printers are an important part of the business community and this award is an acknowledgment of that ."

Kallas told News for the Soul that the win was a pleasant surprise. After hearing about his nomination for the Ethics in Action award, he read a list of the committee's criteria and was surprised.

"I couldn't believe it. We do every single one of these things! There's not one thing here that we don't do. I that ' wow - that's really neat ' ."

Kallas attributes the success of Metropolitan to its business values, ethics and incredibly positive outlook on life.

"I'm a very positive person. Being negative - it just doesn't work. If people come to work in this company and they're not positive, they don't fit in here and they know it too."

It is our mission to become the printer of choice in satisfying the wants and needs of the marketplace for graphic communications of consistent high quality. We are determined to achieve this objective through hard work, dedication and teamwork - ever striving to improve our technological, professional and communications capabilities. We will accomplish these goals by treating clients and vendors alike with the utmost integrity, respect and consideration we would ourselves expect. Realizing that our greatest asset is our employees, we will endeavour to provide them with job security through corporate growth and educational opportunities. We will also, as appropriate, support the community through good works.

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