Amherst Chamber Calls for Nominations for A+ Awards
AMHERST — The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce announced its call for nominations of individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout the Amherst area that have made a positive difference. The Annual A+ Awards are set to be given at the A+ Awards Dinner, presented by PeoplesBank, on Oct. 1 at the Hadley Farms Meeting House. In 2010 the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce introduced the A+ Awards.
The awards — formerly the Millicent H. Kauffman Distinguished Service Awards and the Janet & Winthrop Dakin Community Service Citations, and renamed to extend the chamber’s new branding initiative — are designed and named to reflect the chamber’s mission “to create, maintain, and promote a vital, thriving business climate throughout the Amherst area, and to initiate and support the civic, education, recreational, and economic well-being of the Amherst area.”
A+ Awards are given in the following categories: Legacy, Most Valuable Player, Community Service, and Lifetime Achievement in Business. The Legacy Award is given to an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the Amherst area and has changed the lives of its citizens and for future generations. The Most Valuable Player Award is given to an individual that has gone above and beyond the call of service in aiding, assisting, and promoting the chamber. The Community Service Award seeks to recognize an individual, nonprofit, or business that has made a positive change in the lives of the citizens of the Amherst area through community work and outreach. Finally, the Lifetime Achievement in Business Award seeks to honor and recognize a chamber-member business that has made a truly exceptional difference in the Amherst community. Additional award categories are periodically added as needed.
“The A+ Awards are the most prestigious honor the chamber can bestow upon its recipients,” said Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Don Courtemanche “As you look through the list of past winners, you get an overwhelming sense of just how special this community is. This year’s crop of nominations will be no exception.”
Nominations may be made by e-mailing Courtemanche at [email protected]. Nominations must include the nominee’s name, short bio, and relevant facts that the awards committee should know regarding the nominee. Nominations are due to the chamber office by March 13.
