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            • Nominations are Now Open for the 2020 Annual Awards

              Each year, the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards Dinner attracts prominent business leaders to recognize and celebrate the people and companies that have made the Woodstock Area great and demonstrated unique vision, innovation and achievement in support of our region’s economy and small to mid-size business community.  

              Please take a minute to nominate a company or person you feel has gone above and beyond this year in any of the following categories.

              NOMINATION SURVEY LINK

            • 2020 Harold Buschkopf Award Nomination Application

              2020 HAROLD BUSCHKOPF AWARD NOMINATION FORM

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              Annual Chamber of Commerce & Industry Awards 

               
              1. Harold Buschkopf Community Service Award
                   Named after Harold Buschkopf in 1995, this award represents a community leader, spokesman and an ambassador
                   who gave unselfishly of his or her time, energy and money.  A person who loved Woodstock.  This recipient should
                   be a company or individual that is reflective of our community - unique, creative, smart, one-of-a-kind, fun, kind,
                   giving, successful.  The kind of person who makes our community who we are.  A business or person that
                   epitomizes the character and spirit of Woodstock.
               

              2.  Retailer of the Year Award

              • continued growth in employees or sales
              • commitment of company resources to community projects
              • creation of a positive work environment for all employees

               

              3.  Volunteer of the Year Award

              • Nominee must have gone beyond the normal call of duty in volunteering their time and talents to make Woodstock a better community in which to live, work or play.
               

              4. Professional Service Provider of the Year Award

              • Have between 1 – 1000 employees.
              • Be independently owned and operated.
              • Demonstrate excellence in their professional service industry.
              • Have created an innovative program or initiative for their industry or employees.

               

              5.  Entrepreneur of the Year

              • Demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility.
              • Have achieved success as the Founder, Owner, CEO or President of a company(ies) 
              • Demonstrate a high level of entrepreneurial spirit, leadership, perseverance, creativity, and determination to be successful.

               

              6.  Not-for-Profit Excellence Award

              • Have between 1 – 1000 employees.
              • Be a 501(c).
              • Demonstrate outstanding contributions to the community.
              • Show benefits of service and how they set organization apart.


            • CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS

              Nominations will be accepted January 1st through February 15th each year.  

               

            • Congratulations to the 2018 Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Award Nominees

               

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              Congratulations to the 2017 Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award Recipients
               

              Harold Buschkopf


              Steve Gavers / Gavers Community Cancer Foundation


               

              Entrepreneur of the Year

              Tom Dougherty – Dougherty Enteprises

               

              Leadership Award

              John Stassen – Stassen Insurance

               

              Not for Profit Excellence Award

              Woodstock Fine Arts Association

               

              Professional Service Provider

              Woodstock Heating – Eric & Dawn Iversen

               

              Retailer of the Year

              Copy Express – Jim O’Leary

               
              Volunteer of the Year

              Cindi Carrigan - Carrigan Design
              Juanita Vega - Country Financial

               

              Teamwork Award
              The City of Woodstock – City Council, Promote Woodstock, Mayor Sager, City Managers Office & Economic Development

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