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President's Dinner & Cornerstone Awards 2023
BELLEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATES 159th PRESIDENT'S DINNER
For the sixth year in a row, the theme of the evening was Celebrate! in roaring twenties style. Presenting sponsor OLG along with Elexicon Energy and Meta Employment Services helped set an incredible stage for the 159th President’s Dinner for the Belleville Chamber of Commerce held at Loyalist College. Speakeasy style and choose your century fashion were the bee’s knees and enjoyed by over 200 members of Belleville’s business community.
In addition to the recognition of the service of retiring Board members,
May 12, 2023
Congratulations to Holiday Inn Express on their international award
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is proud to recognize the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Belleville and its team among its 2022 Performance Awards recipients.
Considered the most prestigious internal organizational honor among IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Americas colleagues and properties, the Performance Awards acknowledge hotels for notable achievements among several key customer criteria, including guest service and satisfaction, cleanliness, and adherence to clean energy metrics and other company standards.
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Belleville
May 24, 2023
2023 Cornerstone FOUNDER Award presented to BILL WHITE and BARRY BROWN
If the only project Bel-Con had ever done was the rebuild of Belleville City Hall, Barry Brown and Bill White would be deserving of recognition; the reality they’ve been responsible for dozens of other iconic projects in the region, is why they have been named the Cornerstone Founder award recipients for 2023. The Founder award acknowledges a business founded or grown by the recipient(s) that has had a significant impact for and/or beyond Belleville.
Bel-Con celebrates their 50th anniversary this year, founded in 1973 and acknowledges a tribute to Tom Gunsinger and Michelle Stephens,
May 12, 2023
2023 Cornerstone VISIONARY Award presented to ANDY BABIAK
Andy Babiak wanted to spend more time with his family and less time working. He later wanted to say thank you. And he turned both those simple desires into successful businesses. While working for himself was a means to an end, one business has transformed an industry world-wide and the other continues to hold a unique place for catering options throughout the region.
It is the Belleville Chamber of Commerce’s honour to acknowledge Andy Babiak as the recipient of the Cornerstone Visionary award for 2023. The Visionary award is presented to a member who has created something different
May 12, 2023
2023 COMMUNITY PARTNER Award presented to KIWANIS CLUB of BELLEVILLE
The Kiwanis Club has provided 100 years of community service to Belleville. The club is a member of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Every community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers each individual club to pursue creative ways to serve those needs.
CLICK HERE to see the 100th Anniversary Supplement for the Kiwanis Club of Belleville, founded 100 years ago in 1923.
May 12, 2023
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