Annual Meeting
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The Chamber's Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation allows The Chamber to reflect on the accomplishments of the previous year, announce goals for the next 11 months and includes the official swearing-in of the incoming Board of Directors of The Chamber and The Chamber Foundation.
Special Recognition awards to be presented are: -- The ATHENA Award honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of professional accomplishment. It recognizes women and men who excel in their chosen field, have devoted time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and who also open paths so that others may follow. Sponsor for the ATHENA Award is First Commonwealth Bank. To access the nomination form, click here. -- The Donna D. Gority Servant Leadership Award was created to honor individuals within Blair County who demonstrate ongoing servant leadership. Servant leadership is a practical philosophy, which supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead, as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions. Sponsor of the Donna D. Gority Servant Leadership Award is Reliance Bank. To access the nomination form, click here. -- The George Award was created to honor an individual who has improved the community through volunteer efforts and who has received little or no publicity or recognition for their efforts. Sponsor of the George Award is Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries. To access the nomination form, click here. -- The Small Business Person of the Year Award is given to a business person with 50 or fewer employees who has demonstrated staying power, positive response to adversity, community involvement and ethical business practices. Sponsor of the Small Business Person of the Year Award is First National Bank. To access the nomination form, click here. -- The Joseph P. Rosenhamer Chamber Spirit Award was created to pay tribute to a longtime Chamber Member who personifies the best characteristics of a business person -- altruism, ethics and selflessness. Nominees should be members in good standing with The Chamber, actively involved in some Chamber programs and easily recognized as an advocate of The Chamber in the business community. Sponsor of the Joseph P. Rosenhammer Chamber Spirit Award is P. Joseph Lehman, Inc. To access the nomination form, click here. --The Young Professional of the Year Award was created to recognize a Young Professional in Blair County who is an outstanding figure in their workplace and community – whose efforts are positively impacting our region, making it a better place for younger people to live, work, play and invest in our community. The Chamber’s Young Professionals of Blair County would like to recognize and thank those fellow Young Professionals for their efforts. Sponsor for the Young Professional of the Year Award is ABCD Corporation. To access the nomination form, click here. --The Educator of the Year Award is new for 2020. The success of Blair County’s current and future workforce is heavily dependent on the ability of organizations like the Blair County Chamber to rally the business and education communities to work together. While there has been well-documented success in that collaborative effort, most of the individual recognition that has taken place has focused on the contributions of business leaders. Thus, the creation of the Educator of the Year Award. Sponsor for the Educator of the Year Award is Delgrosso Family Companies. To access the nomination form, click here. 
Previous Annual Meeting Honorees
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Annual Meeting 2020 Sponsors
Altoona Grand Hotel
BB&T, now Truist Blair Companies First Energy Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Lion Country Lodging - Courtyard By Marriott, Microtel By Wyndham and Wingate By Wyndham Lung Disease Center of Central Pa, Inc. M&T Bank New Pig Okonak, Dean & Lechner Park Home/Park Security Systems Penn State Altoona PSECU Reliance Bank Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc. S&T Bank Sheetz, Inc. Stuckey Automotive UPMC Home Healthcare of Central Pennsylvania Young, Oakes, Brown & Company |
