January 2022
Chamber Connection
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2021 Annual Business Awards Honorees
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Our Monday, November 15th, we held our Annual Business Awards Ceremony. We honored the winners of our Positive Action Award, Entrepreneur of the Year, Women’s Enrichment Award, Small Business of the Year, Educators of the Year, and membership anniversaries. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors, The Glatfelter Agency and KLK Welding, Inc. The 2021 Positive Action Award recipient is the Visiting Nurse Association of Hanover and Spring Grove. This award is sponsored by WellSpan Health. The Positive Action Award is given to an organization or business that positively contributes to meeting the needs of the Hanover region and works together with community members toward a cooperative vision that suggests ways to manage growth. The 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year recipient is Frank Lecrone, President at AquaPhoenix Scientific Inc. This award is sponsored by Barley Snyder. The Entrepreneur of the Year is awarded to a member of the Hanover Chamber whose business has been locally established for at least two years. The nominee’s business must be reputable, visible and show the effects of entrepreneurial skill in
exemplary management and growth, and the nominee must be the individual responsible for the reputation that distinguishes the business among its competitors. The 2021 Her Traditions Women’s Enrichment Award goes to Vanessa Berger. Vanessa is the Vice President of Advancement at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. This award is sponsored by Her Traditions. The Hanover area is home to women in a variety of philanthropic, entrepreneurial, and leadership roles. The chamber supports these women and acknowledges the unique challenges they face in everyday life, both in the workplace and in the community. The 2021 Small Business of the Year is Diller Wierman Inc. This award is sponsored by Penn National Insurance. We recognize the Small Business of the Year, awarded to the business that best exemplifies sound principles of business success, personnel management, and community leadership and service. Diller Wierman Inc. was also honored as a 90-year member of the Chamber.
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