In January, the Chamber will be shining the spotlight on the best of Carthage.
It’s not too early to save the date for the annual Chamber Banquet Friday, Jan. 18, at the auditorium of the CMC Campus.
We will celebrate with a Casino Royale theme and honor the year’s most triumphant ladies and gentlemen of the community.
We will be presenting awards to outstanding teachers, business leaders, volunteers, and community members, as well as thanking our leadership and members for their support in 2018.
Most important right now though, we need your nominations for Citizen of the Year, Emerging Leader of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Spotlight Award by the end of this month, Friday, Nov. 30.
You can pick up the nominations forms at the Chamber of Commerce, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or download them from carthagechamber.com.
You might be thinking who should I nominate? Here’s a little information to get you thinking.
• The Citizen of the Year Award will be presented to an individual who has had a tremendous impact on the Carthage community. Persons nominated for this award must:
– Be a current Carthage resident
– Actively volunteer with various organizations or events
– Show pride in Carthage
– Be highly regarded in the community
– Contribute to the overall well-being of Carthage
– Be dedicated to improving the lives of others in Carthage
– The Emerging Leader of the Year Award is presented to one Chamber member each year in recognition of those who further their career path or begin a new career path.
• The Small Business of the Year Award will be presented to a local business that has presented a positive image and has been a vibrant entity within the Carthage business community. Recipient must be a Chamber member in good standing and have fewer than 50 employees.
• The Spotlight Award will be presented to a local business that enhanced the business community in Carthage in 2018 through improvements or expansions to their business location.
Lists of past winners who are ineligible to be nominated again and additional information about the nomination process can be found on the nomination forms.
Help Carthage find and honor the very best in business by nominating your outstanding candidate in each category by Nov. 30.
We are also accepting Golden Key nominations through Nov. 26, so make sure to have your student write in, or write in yourself, to tell us who the very best teacher in Carthage is, and what it is that makes them the best!
