Hosseinis honored with lifetime achievement award by Civic League of the Halifax Area

ORMOND BEACH  —  Business leaders and philanthropists Forough and Mori Hosseini have been honored with the Cici & Hyatt Brown Lifetime Achievement Award by the Civic League of the Halifax Area.

The award was presented at the organization’s annual dinner meeting this past weekend at Oceanside Country Club. In presenting the award, Cici and Hyatt Brown praised the couple for their commitment to education and uplifting the community.

“Forough and Mori are two very special people,” Cici Brown said in presenting the award. She praised Forough Hosseini for her dedication to Food Brings Hope, the non-profit that provides food and educational resources to 1,500 underprivileged children in 32 schools in Volusia and Flagler counties.

In his remarks, Hyatt Brown focused on Mori Hosseini’s accomplishments as chairman of the Board of Trustees of both the University of Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In accepting the award, Mori Hosseini called education “the fuel to the fire of our democracy.”

The League also presented its Beacon Award to Bobbi and Bob Coleman at the event for numerous contributions to both the Civic League and the greater Halifax community.