POST FALLS CHAMBER: Celebrating our local business leaders
Christina Petit
Dear Readers,
This is such a special time of year! Friends and family are all cozied up, enjoying the last days of winter…hopefully…and we as a community get to celebrate some amazing stories at our Recognition Reception. Every year a group of previous winners have the painstaking job of sifting through nominations to select this year’s winners. For the first time in a long time, we had an overwhelming number of nominations — 38 in total. What a beautiful problem to have. This means that at a minimum, we had 38 citizens who felt compelled to share the story of how a local business or individual made an impact on our community. That makes my heart sing. We have such a caring community and this outpouring proves it.
As we gather on this special evening, we will have the opportunity to share stories, create new connections, and recognize the businesses and individuals who continuously push the boundaries of excellence. Their achievements inspire us all, and I look forward to celebrating their success together with you. I am thrilled to invite you to our Recognition Reception on Feb. 26 at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., where we will honor 38 outstanding nominees and announce the 2024 award winners. I promise, you WILL leave inspired.
These are the 2024 Recognition Award Nominees:
Spirit of Post Falls:
Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County
Coeur d'Alene Area Economic Development Corporation-Jobs Plus
Girl Scouts Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho
Human Rights Education Institute
Kootenai Technical Education Campus - KTEC
Post Falls Lions Club
Safe Start
Volunteer of the Year:
Charlene Holbrook
Jordan Cisco
Morgan Woodman
Small Business of the Year:
Coeur d'Alene Tractor
Golden Dragon - Post Falls
La Tea Da- A Tea Room
Lazy JM Ranch
Make-A-Wish Idaho
New York Pizza Dept
ROJO Ink
Roger's Burgers
Skepsis Legal Solutions PLLC
Large Business of the Year:
CDA Paving and Concrete Specialties
HMH Engineering
Safeguard Equipment, Inc.
StanCraft Construction Group
Heritage Award:
Chief Greg Mclean
Evalyn Adams
Guardian Angel Homes - Post Falls
Kerri Thoreson
Citizen of the Year
Fire Chief Chris Way
Cindy Jordan
Dena Naccarato
Eric Knudtsen
Jacob Bonwell
Leslie Orth
Mary Ransdell
Nathan Ziegler
Nick Swayne
Rick Rasmussen
Thank you for your ongoing support and investment in our community. I truly cherish the opportunity to serve you, and I cannot wait to see you at the reception, as we celebrate the remarkable contributions of our local business leaders.
Proudly serving you.
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Christina Petit is the president/CEO for the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce.
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