Reminder...
The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Awards Committee has announced the 2011 Annual Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Clarion Hotel, Park Road, Batavia. This is the county’s premier event that honors businesses and individuals for their achievements in business, community service and volunteerism.
The chamber has streamlined its nomination forms to make submissions less cumbersome and time consuming. Please note that a brief write-up will qualify your nominee for consideration.
Nominations are now being accepted for Business of the Year, Entrepreneurial Business of the Year, Agricultural Business of the Year, Innovative Enterprise of the Year, Special Service Recognition and Geneseean of the Year. Business Nominees must be a chamber member (If unsure of your nominee, call the chamber to verify).
Nomination forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 210 E. Main St., Batavia and can also be downloaded from the chamber website at www.geneseeny.com.
If you would like more information, feel free to call Kelly J. Bermingham, director of Membership & Special Events at the chamber office, 343-7440, ext. 26.
Deadline for nominations is Jan. 6
- Business of the Year Award
The nominee must have demonstrated significant business stability, commitment to the business community, community service and leadership.
- Entreprenuerial Business of the Year
Leading the way in the development of business through opportunities that created uniqueness of business ideas and initiation of the owner.
- Agricultural Business of the Year
Nominee must be considered an agri-business and have demonstrated steady or increased growth in this industry.
- Innovative Enterprise of the Year
A business that is successfully generating and implementing new or novel ideas and methods.
- Special Service Recognition
Does not have to be a business. Can be an organization, club, government agency, educational institute or health care facility that is recognizing a major event or activity/activities. Must have had lasting benefit to the community at large for that organization.
- Geneseean of the Year
A person who has made an outstanding contribution to the community, contributed or volunteered beyond the call of duty, a true unsung hero of today. Person must be a resident of Genesee County.
(Members of the chamber of commerce board of directors are not eligible for awards.)
