Medford Chamber seeking nominees for community awards
by Brian Wilson
The Star News
February 11, 2010 — The Medford Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for those to be recognized at the 2010 Recognition Banquet to be held May 1.
Nominations must be submitted on an official form which is available at the chamber office. Forms must be returned no later than Friday, Feb. 19.
According to Sue Emmerich, the person of the year candidate should be someone who has “gone the extra mile” and has made a significant difference in the community.
Some of the other criteria may include:
´ the candidate may not have received the award before
´ service must be to the Medford area
´ activities on the form must be within the past five years
´ application must be signed by the nominator and include two names of references for additional information
Other awards
The lifetime achievement award will also be presented the evening of May 1.
Candidates should include someone who has “devoted a lifetime to supporting Medford and its ever changing and growing community by his or her business or volunteerism.”
The criteria for this award are similar to those for the person of the year with the addition that the services and activities should span a lifetime.
In addition, the committee will also be making selections for the J.A. O’Leary Memorial Wall. This award is in memory of O’Leary, a man that selflessly dedicated his life to helping the community to better itself. Through his hard work and volunteerism, he made the Medford community and surrounding area a better place to live and work.
Candidates for this award are chosen based on their dedication to the community and their work ethic.
The candidates must have also been taken from the community during the midst of their service.
Employee excellence awards will be presented as well to those individuals who have displayed outstanding work ethic, and have gone beyond the call of duty. Candidates for this award may be nominated by community members or employers.
Milestone awards will also be presented to those area businesses celebrating anniversaries in increments of 25 years.