The Southlake Chamber of Commerce recognized 14 winners during its awards banquet last week.
Held on Friday, August 27 at The Marq, the theme for the Southlake Chamber’s 2021 awards banquet was “New Orleans Night” and treated guests to an evening filled with food, fortune tellers and photos with baby alligators. And after a rousing performance from speed painter Gabino Martinez, the Southlake Chamber presented its awards for the evening.
“This is the night when we honor those in the Southlake community that have made positive changes in our Chamber and in the city, and set an example for others to follow with their initiative, creativity and energy,” says Chamber President Mark Guilbert via press release.
Mimi Tran was recognized as the Citizen of the Year for chairing the Carroll Education Foundation and raising over $100,000 for cancer treatment through the Me Squared Cancer Foundation. But she wasn’t the only one recognized. First Financial Bank was honored with the Legacy Award, while the Southlake Foundation won Civic Group of the Year and the Community Impact Newspaper won Corporate Business of the Year, according to a press release.
Earthwise Pet was also recognized with an Act of Kindness Award for its contributions to the Chamber during the height of the pandemic last year.
Other individuals recognized include Anika Bajpai for Youth of the Year, Chuck Hulett for Ambassador of the Year, Reasa Selph and Virginia Hinkle for Volunteer of the Year, Bill Tait with State Farm for Small Business of the Year, Ronak Kothari for Director of the Year, Ryan Davis for the President’s Award and Monika Heaton and Dr. Paige Sohn for the Chairman’s Award.
Read more about these award winners on the Chamber’s website at SouthlakeChamber.org.