Congratulations to the 113th Annual Awards Dinner Honorees!
Citizen of the Year
Mr. Bill Perocchi
Retired Pebble Beach Company CEO & Current Co-Chairman
Ruth Vreeland Memorial Public Official of the Year
Dr. Deneen Guss
Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, Monterey County office of Education
Robert C. Littlefield Award for Lifetime Achievement
Ileen Groves
Bookkeeping Central
2020 Volunteer of the Year
Amy Gibson
Portola Hotel & Spa
2021 Volunteer of the Year
Elizabeth Williams
KW Coastal Estates
Special Lifetime Recognition (Posthumous)
Mr. Joe Gunter
Former Mayor, City of Salinas
2021 Business of the Year
Monterey County Bank
Thank you to all who made the 113th Annual Awards Dinner a success! 

Congratulations to all of our honorees, including our Presenting Sponsor, Monterey County Bank, who was announced as Business of the Year during the event. Thank you for your continued support of The Chamber and the greater Monterey County business community.

View the full event gallery on Facebook here - don't forget to tag yourself, friends, and fellow businesses! 

Photography by DMT Imaging
Join Us for a Ribbon Cutting TOMORROW!
at Franklin Street Collaborative

Thursday, May 5 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
201 W. Franklin Street, Monterey, CA
Franklin Street Collaborative is a multi purpose space including Stacia Nicole Beauty salon, Hudson James California boutique and a revolving pop up space available to rent by local artisans, small businesses and beauty specialists. 

Join us in celebrating the grand opening of this space as a local destination for fashion, style and community. Drinks, small bites and raffles provided!

[CORRECTION]: This event was originally listed as Thursday, May 9 in yesterday's Chamber Connection. It is in fact TOMORROW, Thursday, May 5. We hope to see you there!
Sponsorship Opportunity: Businesses for Student Achievement Program

As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, the Monterey County Office of Education is eagerly beginning to prepare for their Businesses for Student Achievement program. This program encourages academic excellence by making it desirable to all students – Outstanding students are highlighted by hanging banners in the community that share their achievements.

Below, you will find a letter from Dr. Deneen Guss, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, describing the program in full, an example of the banner, and a sponsor form in the event you would also like to assist via a monetary donation. Please consider partnering with the Monterey County Office of Education to celebrate our students!
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