Marshall Area Chamber Of Commerce Annual Awards & Celebration Scheduled

Marshall, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Awards & Celebration Virtually on Thursday March 4, 2021 at 11:30am(Central Time).  All business owners/organization/individual are encouraged to attend.  This event is open to the public.

The Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual awards which will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Celebration.  During dinner we will honor various people and businesses throughout the area.  We need your help in nominating these deserving individuals and business’s. The following are the award categories.

1. Business of the Year: Any chamber member may nominate a business for recognition (including their own), and only chamber member businesses are eligible for recognition. For developing and growing an outstanding business, creating innovative product(s), increases jobs, overcoming adversity, and making community contributions. Nominees should be those whose business practices and professional conduct contribute to a sense of fellowship among all local businesses, and which helps to promote Marshall as a good place in which to do business.
2. The Community Service award is given to a citizen of the Marshall area as recognition for his or her service which has contributed to the overall progress of their fellow man or to the community at large.  No matter what the field of service may be, the Community Service Award makes it possible to bring public attention to those people whose deep sense of public pride compels them to give unselfishly of their time to benefit others in their community. The award may recognize long years of continues service, recent years contribution, or for service during the preceding year. The total contribution should be considered as above and beyond the normal working requirements of the individuals chosen profession or position in the community.  Previous winners include Fred Eitel, Joe & Rhett Smitley, John and Edna Douglas, Pat McCammon, Dale Murphy, Joe Schroeder, Charlotte Dashiell, Dick Herrington, Fred Morecraft, Jim Ryan, John and Carolyn Trefz, Sara Tarble, Denise Pine-Mattas, Shannon Snedeker and Kelly Lindley.
3. Non Profit of the Year: Nominee must be an active 501-C-3 organization located or operating in Marshall Area.  Nominee must have been in operation for at least 3 years. Nominee must have shown exemplary support to the Marshall Area through contributions and support of the community while adhering to the non-profit’s mission statement. Previous winners include Compassionate Friends of Clark County, the Marshall School Foundation, Marshall Area Youth Network, Gaslight Art Colony and VFW Post 5975. .

The deadline for nominations to be submitted is January 28, 2020.  You can find nomination forms on the Chamber website, www.marshallilchamber.com.

Please RSVP by February 25th by calling the Chamber office at (217) 826-2034 or online at www.marshallilchamber.com/events.