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GRANDVIEW AREA CHAMBER
April 11, 2013
Connections in Commerce | www.grandviewchamber.org
Vol. 2 | Issue 3
Chamber’s Spring Cha-Ching event was a huge success! Recently, the Grandview Chamber hosted its first upscale event, the Spring ChaChing at the Hollywood Casino. Highlights of the evening included a great silent auction, that generated over $2,000 to benefit the Chamber’s Scholarship and Workforce Development Funds, music by local band, The Combovers, and an awards presentation. Kurt Ludlow, co-anchor of the 5:30 news on WBNS 10TV, was the evening’s emcee. “We hoped for an attendance level of a hundred for our first event, and we had 196 registered attendees,” noted Michelle Wilson. “We were thrilled to get the support we did on our first event, and look forward to doing this every year.” The silent auction was handled entirely by Global Touch Marketing, a new marketing firm in Grandview. They built an app for bidding on the items which allowed guests to explore the casino and still
Meridian Award: Hayley Head
be involved in the bidding process. “They did an amazing job with taking an idea and bringing it to life in a very short period of time,” commented Wilson. Each year, the Chamber recognizes four members for their contributions to the Chamber and the Grandview community overall. The 2013 Awards were given to the following:
Hayley recently retired from her position of Executive Director of the Tri-Village Mentor League, where for 10 years, she worked diligently on behalf of the Grandview and Upper Arlington youth to enrich their lives. She has impacted so many young lives through her passion for the TVML mission, and many others with her generous contributions of time, encouragement and support.
Most Involved Member Award: Melissa Howell, owner of Shear Impressions Hair Design
Melissa has been a member of the Grandview Chamber for many years and supports the programming with participation, and produce and service giveaways regularly.
Community Service Award: Mary Ludlum, Director, Grandview Heights Public Library Mary has been at the helm of the Grandview Library since 2008 and will be retiring this year. She has been a constant
Gregory A. Kidwell advocate for the library and its community role. She always is present at community functions and is an innovative thinker who will be missed!
Small Business Person of the Year Award: Bonnie James, Advanced Reading Concepts
For the past 36 years, Bonnie has changed thousands of
Joelle M. Khouzam lives by teaching speed reading courses to individuals and businesses. She has been honored by many other institutions including Tech Columbus for her role in helping engineers and scientists improve their productivity. She is a great friend and advocate of the Grandview Chamber.
Special honors were given to two long-time leaders in this community and of the Grandview Area Chamber
The Chamber’s Scholarship Fund was re-named the Kidwell Scholarship Fund in honor of Gregory A. Kidwell. Greg is the President of Pathways/Members First Credit Union. Greg has served on the board for over 12 years as both treasurer and president and See CHA-CHING on page 2
THIRD ANNUAL GRANDVIEW DIGFEST
Event set for Saturday, June 15 from 4 to 11 p.m. The location will be the same as last year on Yard Street, but additional drink vendors are expected this year with the addition of many new establishments in the last year. “We have extended this year’s event by an hour since we found that patrons were just not ready to end the fun at 10 p.m.” said Michelle Wilson, Executive Director of the Grandview
Area Chamber and Destination Grandview. “And, the first hour of the event will be “Meet the Maker,” an opportunity to have conversations with the crafters before the entertainment begins and the crowds start to fill up the venue.” The goal of the Grandview Digfest is to promote the unique and wide variety of the micro-distilleries, win-
eries and craft breweries we have in central Ohio.
Patrons can purchase a taste of individual
products as well as fullpours. There are food offerings and the entertainment always keeps the crowd entertained. Curtis Onofri, Digfest Chairperson added that this year there will be specialized craft vendors to complement the beverage vendors. This would include crafters of locally made bar accessories, bar furniture, growler bags, etc. The home brewing
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competition will again be a major feature of the event. If you are a home brewer and wish to enter the competition, judged by SODZ, you will find registration information at www. grandviewdigfest.com. Don’t miss the coolest party of the summer! Join us June 15 and “Come Party In Our Backyard.”