OLATHE, Kan., January 14, 2014 —The Olathe Chamber of Commerce will host its 93nd Annual Meeting Friday, Jan. 31, at 11:30 a.m. at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park. Before a crowd of more than 400 attendees, the Chamber will present its most important awards of the year, including “Citizen of the Year” and “Corporate Citizen of the Year,” along with numerous volunteer awards. This year’s meeting will also feature a presentation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a highlight reel of the year’s success.
The theme of this year’s meeting – “Celebrating our Stars” – not only aims to recognize the Olathe Chamber’s outstanding award recipients, but also its recent Five-Star Accreditation designation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The organization received this top designation for the second time late last year, placing the Olathe Chamber in the top 1 percent of chambers in the nation. To speak more about this prestigious honor and what it means for the Olathe Chamber, its membership and community partners, Raymond Towle, representative from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will address the crowd.
Additionally, the Olathe Chamber will show a highlight reel of some of the year’s successes and a glimpse into the coming year, including the rollout of new marketing initiatives.
Current chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, Ramin Cherafat, McCownGordon Construction, will name the new 2014 chairman of the board, Nicolle Welsh, Farmers Insurance, at the meeting’s conclusion.
The 2014 Annual Meeting is co-sponsored by the Olathe Medical Center. Other sponsors who made this event possible include: Applied Measurement Professionals Inc., Bank of Blue Valley, Farmers Insurance Group, Garmin, Gilmore & Bell, John Deere, McCownGordon Construction, Olathe Public Schools and Pepsi Beverages Company.
For information about tickets and registration for the Olathe Chamber’s Annual Meeting, please call the Chamber, (913) 764-1050, or visit www.olathe.org.
About the Olathe Chamber of Commerce
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber in Johnson County and the second largest chamber in the Kansas City area. It was the first chamber in the state to receive Five-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – a designation obtained by only 1 percent of the nation’s chambers. To date, the Olathe Chamber remains a Five-Star-Accredited Chamber. Its mission is to be the voice of business that advances the economic wellbeing and quality of life in Olathe.
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