The Business of the Year Award, along with several other prestigious awards will be presented at the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Awards, the 65^th Annual Meeting.  The event will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Warner Robins.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for a social period with heavy hors d’oeuvres and the awards presentations will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Each year at the Annual Meeting, the Chamber presents several awards honoring those who demonstrated outstanding service to the Chamber.  The prestigious awards include:  The Charles K. Shaheen Small Business of the Year Award, presented to one of the 2013 Business of the Month recipients for outstanding business achievement and exemplary service to the community; The Edward Bayer Employee of the Year Award, presented to one of the 2013 Outstanding Employee of the Month recipients for outstanding achevement and quality service to the community; The Charlie L. Jones Memorial Award, presented to the community’s most outstanding citizen, for sustained and superior service to the community (recipient’s service activities usually span a number of years and may involve a number of businesses, civic, governmental, cultural and/or religious activities); The Sherrill Stafford Good Government Service Award, presented to the community’s most outstanding elected or appointed official or employee of any governmental agency (award is made for exceptional, outstanding service in the performance of duty); The A.C. “Dick” Walden III Chamber Person of the Year Award, presented to the Chamber member having made the most outstanding contribution to the success of the organization or any one or more of its programs during 2013; and the Heide Hubbard Ambassador of the Year Award, presented to the Ambassador who has shown exemplary support of Chamber events throughout the year.  This award is based on a point system.

In addition, the Chamber will honor the graduating Leadership Robins Region Class of 2014.

Cost to attend the meeting is $55.00 per person or $100.00 per couple for Chamber members.  Please RSVP by visiting www.robinsregion.com by the deadline of January 8, 2015.  Please include the names of those attending so the Chamber can maintain accurate records.  This is a reception-style event. 

For more information, please contact the Chamber at 478.922.8585.