March 2007
Chamber's Annual Dinner Awards & Market Place of Ideas
The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner is the forum for publicly recognizing and honoring citizens who have made, by their selfless service, contributions for the betterment of our area communities; contributions that have made Plymouth and Marshall County a better place to live, work and raise a family. Each year we ask that our community submit nominations for those individuals for this recognition.
The date by which the nominations are to be submitted to the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, IN 46563, is April 9, 2007. The annual dinner target date is mid April 2007. The April NewsMonth will have in it the actual annual dinner invitation.
Nominations for this public honor are for people who qualify through lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions in the past year. The top award will be for Distinguished Citizen. The Chamber will also give awards for Volunteer, Youth Service and Public Servant. A five-person committee, separate from the Chamber, will select the Distinguished Citizen based on the nominations turned into the committee. The Distinguished Citizen award will also mean $500.00 from the Chamber to be donated in their name to a charity of the winner's choice. Each award recipient will receive a plaque and another plaque will be located at the Chamber office with award winners' names posted.
Nomination forms are available at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Sears-Plymouth, Wild Birds Unlimited, Martin's Super Markets-Plymouth, and Treat's Squire Shop. You may also submit online using this form. Awards will be announced at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, date and location to be announced. The community is invited to attend.
Distinguished Citizen - awarded to a person who has made positive contributions to the quality of life in the Plymouth area. Volunteer - awarded to a person who contributes their time and talents to worthwhile organizations. Youth Service - awarded to a person who demonstrates exemplary service to the youth of the community. Public Servant - awarded to the person who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the public sector.
Distinguished Citizen Recipients:
2001 Chuck Glaub
2002 Bishop William C. R. Sheridan
2003 Dr. Rev. Ronald Liechty
2004 William Young
2005 Bill & Betty Lou Laramore
2006 Dean Byers |
Public Servant Recipients:
2001 Donnie Davidson
2002 Bill Gee
2003 Jack L. Davis
2004 Penny Lukenbill
2005 Susie Reinholt
2006 George Cook |
Volunteer Recipients:
2001 Irene Vieweg
2002 Jack Stapleton
2003 Therese (Tess) Greer
2004 Tony Lenne
2005 Bill Snyder
2006 Mary Grossman |
Youth Service Recipients:
2001 Leonard & Joanne Isban
2002 Everett Wallace
2003 Jay King
2004 Melissa Christiansen
2005 Curt Feece
2006 Plymouth FOP Lodge 195 |
Again this year, the Annual Dinner will host 'The Market Place of Ideas'. This opportunity is being offered to Chamber member businesses. Ten display tables will be available for member businesses to showcase their business and speak with other members, to answer any questions or explain products and / or services. The 'Market Place of Ideas' was very well received last year and many have asked that this event once again be a part of the annual dinner. The 'Market Place of Ideas' will take place during the social hour preceding dinner. This opportunity lends itself to both the 'vendor' and those who have not had the chance to visit the represented Chamber member business.
We do understand that without a date and place, it is difficult to plan, but if you are interested in participating, please let us know. We will keep our call list in the order received and as soon as the date and place is set, we will call from the list to see if the date is do-able for you. We will call until we have the ten participating vendors. There is a $10 display table fee. Please call us at 574-936-2323 to sign up for the 'Market Place of Ideas.'
There is one other participation opportunity we offer our members to enhance the Annual Dinner and bring recognition to our member businesses. Those who wish to contribute door prizes to this event are also asked to let us know. The prize can be a product or a store gift certificate, and remember to make sure that your donation is well marked with your business name and location. Please bring your contribution to the Chamber office at 120 N. Michigan St. well ahead of mid-April. Thank you!!! |
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