We have much to celebrate at the start of 2025.
A little more snow would certainly be something to celebrate, but we’ll have to see how the weather fairs in the next few weeks! At the beginning of every year, the Chamber takes this time to honor our community members, businesses and non-profit organizations at the annual Chamber Gala and Community Awards. This year the event will be held on Friday, February 7 and you don’t want to miss it! The evening is slated to be a fantastic party with delicious food provided by Todd & Kellie Stevens with Farrago Events, live music by Maxwell Miller, a silent auction thanks to our generous business community, a cash bar, some fun activities, and of course the opportunity to honor those in our community.
This upscale event is not just another Business Happy Hour, but a perfect opportunity to network. Catch up with other business owners that you may not have seen for a while as well as welcome new business owners to our community. If you are a new business owner, someone who is interested in starting a business here in Pagosa, a home-based business or perhaps you are a business owner that hasn’t been to a Chamber function for a while, this is the event for you!
This is not just a Chamber-member event. The Gala is open to the public, especially since we will be honoring community members and organizations that you, the public, have nominated. Come out and support all these well-deserved nominees and have a great time doing so! While at the event, there will be opportunities to also win Chamber-related prizes to help you get the most of your Chamber membership. Included will be the opportunity to win a free, yearly Basic Membership along with other prizes. Let’s really celebrate the new year with our community. Member businesses should watch for their invitation in the mail.
Tickets are available online at www.pagosachamber.com and are only $35 per person or $265 per table for all this fun. Rally the business or friends and come out for a gala of an evening.
If you have not nominated a person or organization for one of the following awards, you still have time. Nominations for Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Non-Profit of the Year are due by close of business Monday, January 13. I am always amazed as the nominations roll in the caliber of the nominees and the work they have contributed to this community whether that be a person or an organization.
We must take time to thank at least a handful of people every year. These are people and organizations that provide services and give selflessly of themselves to make our community a better place to live. Remember, the person or business must have lived in or have been in business for at least 3 years. For the Volunteer and Citizen of the Year, the work they do must not be a part of a job they get paid to do. For Citizen of the Year, the nominee must have made a lasting impact in one of the following categories: Philanthropic, Lifestyle, Economic or Cultural.
Please look around at the people you work with, go to church with, perhaps your kids go to school with or people who are your neighbors. We all know someone that should be given an extra Thank You! Let’s do it now.
Then come out on February 7 for an evening of excellent food, music and honors.