Elgin Chamber hosts annual meeting, award ceremony Feb. 20
The Elgin Area Chamber's annual meeting and High Five Awards Ceremony will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Gifford's Kitchen & Social, 2300 Bushwood Drive in Elgin. The event was rescheduled from Jan. 30 due to the extreme cold.
The event will combine the glitz and pageantry of the High Five Awards with the 111th annual meeting into one high flying and fun reception.
The event begins at 4 p.m. with networking until 5 p.m. followed by the program.
This brief program features the formal installation of board members: Nancy Abuali of Radius International; Ian Lamp of Lamp Construction; and Michael Wong of SmithAmundson.
It will be followed by a presentation of the Elgin Area Chamber and Elgin Development Group's success stories for 2018 and concludes with the recognition of our High Five Award winning members and organizations who helped contribute to the chamber's success in 2018.
The following awards will be presented:
• Ambassador Award: Dr. Lee Plasmier
• Small Business Award: Herb's Bakery
• Large Business Award: Motorola
• Showcase Business Award: Newhaven Display
• EDG Workforce Award: Elgin Area School District U-46 Welding Lab at Elgin High School
• EDG Business Development Award: iHerb
• Leadership Award: Mike Warren, ROI
• Nonprofit Award: YWCA Elgin
• Emerging Leader Award: Steve Kroiss, 79 Ratio
• Partnership Award: WRMN Radio
Tickets for the event are $35 each and includes hors d'oeuvres and complimentary drink ticket.
Reserve your tickets in advance on our website at ElginChamber.com.
The chamber wishes to thank event sponsors Brittain's Car Wash, Rauschenberger Financial Advisors and Gifford's Kitchen & Social.