Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce

Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce

AMELIA ISLAND -- Twenty-seven member organizations have been nominated for 2008 Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce Businesses of the Year awards, while 16 individuals have been nominated for 2008 Volunteer and Customer Service Professional of the Year awards.

The awards will be presented during the Chamber’s annual dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at the Amelia Island Plantation. In addition, the 2008 Chairman’s and Board of Director’s awards will be presented as will the Harry Halley Bowtie Award, which is bestowed annually on a longtime Chamber supporter.

Nominations for the Businesses of the Year, Volunteer and Customer Service Professional awards are made by Chamber members and staff. Winners are selected by the Board of Directors.

The 2008 nominees are:

Large Business of the Year (25 employees or more)

Chick-Fil-A
First Coast Community Bank
Hampton Inn & Suites, Amelia Island Historic Harborfront Hotel
Paul Clark Ford-Mercury
Rayonier
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
Walgreens
Wal-Mart Supercenter

 

Medium Business of the Year (11-25 employees)

Animal Clinic of Nassau County
Beef O’Brady’s
Club 14 Fitness
Community First Credit Union
Elizabeth Pointe Lodge
Goodyear Martino Tire
The Journey Church
Nationwide Insurance & Financial

 

Small Business of the Year (10 or fewer employees)

Amelia Concierges, Inc.
Amelia Island Self Storage
Amelia Island Williams House
Anytime Fitness
Clarity Credit Card Processing
CCom, Inc.
Citiwide Merchant Funding
Espana Restaurant
The Happy Tomato
Mixed Media
Patriot Bankcard
P5 Productions
Prwest Puerto Rico Rentals
Rice Architect
Waterwheel Art Gallery

 

Customer Service Professional of the Year

Elaine Bowen, First Coast Community Bank
Vicki Cannon, Nassau County Supervisor of Elections
Scott Moore, Amelia Insurance Agency, Inc.
Marion Earl Pope, Little Stuff, Inc.
Dottie Richards, Hampton Inn & Suites, Amelia Island Historic Harborfront Hotel
Shannon Taylor, Apex Rentals and Events
Mickey Ulmer, Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q

 

Chamber Volunteer of the Year

Brandy Bateman
Trip Clark
Anne Coonrod
Deb Cottle
Lee Hamer
Kim Harding
Katie Northrup
Mary Pitcher
Sandy Price

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Mission Statement

 

The Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based association of Nassau County businesses, professional leaders and individuals working together to provide leadership which will aggressively promote and defend responsible economic growth, employment opportunities, government and excellence in education and quality of life.