{"id":123685,"date":"2023-10-12T20:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=123685"},"modified":"2023-10-12T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:59:25","slug":"reminder-ccedc-annual-awards-gala-nominations-deadline-friday-october-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=123685","title":{"rendered":"REMINDER &#8211; CCEDC Annual Awards Gala Nominations Deadline Friday, October 13th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development will be hosting our Annual Dinner on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at Blue Mountain Resort, Palmerton, PA.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s themed event will be\u00a0Into the Wild\u00a0as we celebrate those businesses who continue to do great things in Carbon County! We will be giving a\u00a0Loud Roar\u00a0out to our deserving Carbon businesses, initiatives, and individuals.\u00a0The annual dinner is a time to honor those passionate, hardworking and driven professionals and business owners in Carbon County.<\/p>\n<p>The CCEDC is seeking nominations for the 2023 CCEDC Annual Awards Gala. Awards are presented to Rookie Business of the Year, Young Professional of the Year, Tourism Business of the Year, Volunteer (or Volunteer Project) of the Year, Economic Development Impact Project, Mike Harleman Arts and Entertainment Award, Williahm H. Bayer Lifetime Achievement Award and Business of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of a special business or individual that falls under one of the following categories in Carbon County, please\u00a0email your nominee submission to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:BambiE@carboncountychamber.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BambiE@carboncountychamber.org<\/a><wbr \/>\u00a0or call 610-379-5000 to nominate them. Nominations can also be mailed to the Chamber office at 137 South Street, Lehighton PA 18235.\u00a0All nominations must be submitted by end of business on Friday, October 13, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>~ NOMINATIONS ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rookie Business of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recognizes a business that has demonstrated enthusiasm, community spirit and excellent customer service and has committed to growing here in Carbon County. One year or less in business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Professional of the Year Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Highlights a Carbon County Young Professional highly involved in\u00a0CCEDC\u00a0events and community programs.\u00a0This person is making a difference in our community through engagement of their clients and community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism Business of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honors a business that attracts guests and visitors to provide amusement, recreation, hospitality and\/or culture. These businesses include: restaurants, bed &amp; breakfasts, wineries, driving ranges and eco-tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outstanding individual dedicated to supporting\u00a0CCEDC\u00a0and other community organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic Development Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outstanding economic development project designed to bring jobs and economic growth to Carbon County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Harleman Arts and Entertainment Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honors an artist, venue or entertainer that supports and gives back to Carbon County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>William H. Bayer Lifetime Achievement Award\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This award is in honor of the late William H. Bayer for his dedication to the community.\u00a0To acknowledge his\u00a0commitment\u00a0to the community, the\u00a0CCEDC\u00a0presents this award each year to a\u00a0CCEDC\u00a0member that has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to our community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recognizes a business that has demonstrated achievement and innovation in management, workplace excellence and has committed to growing here in Carbon County.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, October 13, 2023. For more information about the event or to nominate a business or individual, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:BambiE@carboncountychamber.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BambiE@<wbr \/>carboncountychamber.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 610-379-5000.\u00a0\u00a0Please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001gxN2St6AyO8tkjeVTD3_SvWz5xgYchVrE_qSdvS6K_QrBWq-sXZcVkwQS35pr5Lk0xvxzqGawix79sZKWJlvURdqHpB-EKxs1N7Dbs7wkleSvhTCkBIVDQLktarjvvTF36Ht_CbHSifWjEbTCGoQ5flCScvSwEV4&amp;c=plgzHSUgjlGbxkWkRJW3mLkgVAD3wZQ0DD5X-mqbhM5IN7pH0-mk9Q==&amp;ch=2vWT8yM3SESEU5sPteGe4yJeDx-rmiMVXK4vn2Q212zbtPVly4RJIQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001gxN2St6AyO8tkjeVTD3_SvWz5xgYchVrE_qSdvS6K_QrBWq-sXZcVkwQS35pr5Lk0xvxzqGawix79sZKWJlvURdqHpB-EKxs1N7Dbs7wkleSvhTCkBIVDQLktarjvvTF36Ht_CbHSifWjEbTCGoQ5flCScvSwEV4%26c%3DplgzHSUgjlGbxkWkRJW3mLkgVAD3wZQ0DD5X-mqbhM5IN7pH0-mk9Q%3D%3D%26ch%3D2vWT8yM3SESEU5sPteGe4yJeDx-rmiMVXK4vn2Q212zbtPVly4RJIQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1697234077496000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JolKZmA7irI7K6Fsw0Nkp\">www.CarbonCountyChamber.<wbr \/>org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nCarbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development will be hosting our Annual Dinner on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at Blue Mountain Resort, Palmerton, PA. This year\u2019s themed event &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=123685\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">REMINDER &#8211; CCEDC Annual Awards Gala Nominations Deadline Friday, October 13th!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/into-the-wild.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/123105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=123685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=123685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}