Good afternoon!
 
What an exciting Annual Awards Gala last Tuesday night!  Engaging conversations, renewed friendships and connections, inspirational entertainment, and recognition of some amazing businesses!   Many thanks to Julie Cluff, Debbie White, Nicole Odekirk, Jaci Sides-Mills, Oz Hutton, Mace Molen, and Bob Ekstrom for all their hard work on another successful CW event!  We were able to recognize and learn more about some great businesses and volunteers with three finalists in five different award categories.  Although all our finalists were deserving, like the Oscars, we had one winner in each category.  Please join me in congratulating the following Award Winners:
            Volunteer of the Year:  Oz Hutton, Melange, LLC
            Best New Business of the Year:  Shiro Kuma Snow Cream
            Best Place to Work:  Cyprus Credit Union
            Small Business of the Year:  Ad Wear
            Business of the Year:  Jordan Valley Medical Center.
 
In addition to our business awards, we recognized Dan England, Chairman of C.R. England with the ChamberWest Hall of Fame Award.  For those unable to attend the event, here is a link to the video shared about Dan England: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6WBhkx4vPI.   Thank you to all who were able to join us for this in-person celebration of business success! 
 
The ChamberWest Golf Tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18 at Stonebridge Golf Club.  We are returning to utilizing 27 holes for a 18 hole scramble tournament, a shot gun start, breakfast, and an awards luncheon.  Sponsorships, hole sponsorships, foursomes and twosomes are now available.  We are also looking for raffle items if you have interest in providing an item(s) for the tournament. You can get more information and/or register at:  https://chamberwest.com/events/details/annual-chamberwest-golf-classic-1406?calendarMonth=2021-08-01.  Please reach out to staff if you are interested in a sponsorship or donating a raffle item. 
 
On Thursday, we will be holding the last session of the 2020/2021 Leadership Institute Program with 20 participants expected to graduate.  Many thanks to Ryan D. Nelson and the LI Board of Trustees for another amazing year.  As we look forward, registration is now open for the 2021/2022 Leadership Institute Program with a maximum class size of 25 attendees.  More information and registration is available at: https://chamberwest.com/2021-leadership-institute.
 
Upcoming programs and event highlights include:

• Leadership Institute Session with Graduation – Thursday, June 24 - 7:45 – 3:30 pm  
• Small Business Development Series – Tuesday, June 29^th - 8:30 – 10:00 am
  • https://chamberwest.com/events/details/chamberwest-small-business-series-1416?calendarMonth=2021-05-01
• Women in Business Professional Growth Series  – Tuesday, July 13 – 11:30 – 1:00 pm  
  • https://chamberwest.com/events/details/women-in-business-professional-growth-series-1470?calendarMonth=2021-07-01