{"id":1901,"date":"2015-11-02T14:56:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ststephenchamber.com\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2015-11-02T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T15:52:31","slug":"25th-annual-business-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ststephenchamber.com\/?p=1901","title":{"rendered":"25th Annual Business Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Stephen Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 25th Annual Business Gala on October 21, 2015 at the Garcelon Civic Center.
\nThe evening started off with President David Archambault welcoming everyone and thanking the sponsors for the evening.
\nGold Sponsors:\u00a0 Beers Neal LLP and Ganong Bros Ltd.
\nPlaque Sponsor:\u00a0 Business Development Bank of Canada
\nSilver Sponsors:\u00a0 CBDC Charlotte-Kings, Charlotte County GM, Jackets Creative, McInnes Cooper, Oak Haven Auto Renewal Ltd., Scotiabank, St. Croix Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. and Town of St. Stephen.
\nSapphire Sponsors:\u00a0 Sandor’s Catering and The Wool Emporium.<\/p>\n

After dinner, President David\u00a0Archambault introduced\u00a0newly elected Karen Ludwig, MP New Brunswick Southwest\u00a0who spoke to Chamber members.
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Vice President Jeremy Barham gave a Chamber update to members, Lunch & Learn on October 29, 2015, upcoming Bootcamp and the St. Stephen Community Christmas Promotion.<\/p>\n

President David Archambault then thank businesses who donated door prizes and the door prizes where drawn.\u00a0 Door prizes donated by:
\nCanadian Tire, Charlotte County Aces, Ganong Chocolatier, Impact Wealth Management, SOL Seasons of Life Yoga, Sticks and Stones Fabricating Inc. Subway and\u00a0The Cheesecake Lady.
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The Awards Ceremony started off with the Multicultural Association of Charlotte County presenting the Multicultural Entrepreneur of the Year\u00a0Award to Mr. Daniel LeBlanc, Manager – Independent Grocer from St.\u00a0George, NB.
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The Female Entrepreneur of\u00a0\u00a0Charlotte County was\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0award\u00a0presented by Tara Devlin-Hues\u00a0to Sarah Conley with
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David Archambault then introduced Cindy Carroll to present the Non-Profit\/Charitable Organization of the Year.\u00a0 Cindy then named the two nominees
\nFamily Resource Centre of Charlotte County and St. Croix Estuary Project Inc.\/Ganong Nature Park.\u00a0 Cindy stated the award goes to St. Croix Estuary Project In.\/Ganong Nature Park.\u00a0 Gavin Toumishey and Shelley Scott\u00a0thanked the members.
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David Archambault then introduced Jeremy Barham to present the New Business of the Year Award.\u00a0 Jeremy\u00a0named off the two nominees,
\nBone Physiotherapy & Wellness and Something’s Brewing Caf\u00e9.\u00a0 Jeremy then presented\u00a0the award to Something’s Brewing Caf\u00e9, Ada Dempsey.
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President David Archambault then named off the nominees for Business of the Year, Oak Haven Auto Renewal Ltd. and St. Croix Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd.\u00a0 The Award is presented to Oak Haven Auto Renewal Ltd., Ron and\u00a0Mandy Alberts\u00a0for Business of the Year!
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President David Archambault then thanked Jeff McShane and Chrissy McGregor for the beautiful job decorating the venue.
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