Delaware Area Chamber Annual Dinner
This is the premier event in Delaware County. We combine the Chamber’s annual dinner with a much anticipated awards ceremony. Every year, the Chamber recognizes businesses and individuals in several categories for their outstanding accomplishments. While the awards are the focus of the evening, the highlight is the spectacular tables that our members so memorably decorate. Where else can you find a giant octopus made of paint samples? Or a knight in shining armor named Frank?
The 2026 Annual Dinner will held at Hilton Columbus/Polaris (8700 Lyra Drive, Columbus, OH 43240). Date to be announced soon!
As the Chamber does every year, business awards are presented at the Annual Dinner.
The 2024 Annual Business Award recipients are listed in the recap below.
2025 Annual Dinner recap
Click here to view a complete list of award recipients since 1941
A very special thank you to our Annual Dinner Corporate Sponsors
Platinum: Emergency Plumbing, Heating & Air, OhioHealth
Gold: Greif, Inc., Spectrum, PPG Industries, Inc.
Silver: Mount Carmel Health System, Ohio Living Sarah Moore, RV Wholesalers, V3 Companies, Ltd.
Bronze: Addison Properties, Cutting Edge Countertops, Consolidated Cooperative
The Chamber’s annual dinner, auction and awards event was held on February 6 at the Hilton/Polaris to a lively crowd that came out to meet friends, shop by way of the silent and live auctions; ratify new board members, thank outgoing board chair and members, and congratulate the recipient of business and community awards. A highlight of the evening is always the creativity of the decorated tables, brought to the event by the 41 members who participated.
As there is every year, there are many folks to thank for making the evening the unique must-attend event that it is. Please join the Chamber leadership in recognizing the table decorators and contributors to the auctions as listed below. This event is one for the membership by the membership.
In addition to table decorating and auction donations, a dedicated group of volunteers is necessary to organize such a gala. Angel Boulis, Maloney + Novotny; Christa Cloud & Tina King, Cummins Facility Services; Erin Eizensmits, Edward Jones; Bethany Moore, Delaware Speech & Hearing Center; and Barb Lyon, Ohio Living. This event does not happen without these folks. Period.
Much appreciation to our favorite stand-in auctioneer, Judge Dave Hejmanowski. He livens up the event with his unique energy.
The guests voted for their favorite decorated tables, a hard choice for sure. Once the votes were cast, members came up to receive their certificate: Best Representation of Business: Casa Aficionado, Modern Maid and PPG. Most Creative was awarded to First Citizens National Bank and Ohio Living Sarah Moore took home the award for Most Elegant.
Next were the awards.
Winners included:
Federal Heath Sign Company, Large Business of the Year
Black Wing Shooting Center, Small Business of the Year
Heidi Kegley, Citizen of the Year
People In Need, Quality of Life Award
Olentangy STEM Academy, Corporate Citizen of the Year
Price Farms Organics, Innovation in Business Award
First Citizens National Bank, Chamber Member of the Year
Click here for all the photos and keep reading as we recognize all the members who made the event a success.
Thank you to our members who contributed to the silent auction:
Artina Promotional Products
Boardman Arts Park
Caribou Coffee
Clarity Technology Solutions, LLC
Country Club Rehabilitation Campus
Creative Foundations
Cummins Facility Services
First Commonwealth
Glo Fiber
Goodwill Industries
Heartland Bank
Henmick Farm & Brewery
Kenwel Printers
Main Street Delaware, Inc.
Manos, Martin, & Pergram Co
Marion Technical College
Mike's Roofing
Mount Carmel
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Hotel & Conf
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center - Outpatient Care Lewis Center
Preservation Parks of Delaware County
Queen of Ash, LLC, dba Casa Aficionado
SERVPRO of Delaware
Snappy's Automotive
Thorsen's Greenhouse
Tim Horton's Café & Bake Shop
Vector Security
Thank you to all our members who donated to the live auction:
Henmick Farm & Brewery
Snappy's Automotive
Black Wing Shooting Center
Converse & Associates
Creative Financial Insurance Services Agency, Inc.
Dawson Farms
Delaware County Fair
Joe Pemberton
Thank you to our members who made the special by decorating a table:
Attindas Hygiene Partners
Bridge Credit Union
Buckeye State Bank
Casa Aficionado
CES Credit Union
Columbus State Community College - Delaware Campus
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cummins Facility Services
Delaware Area Safety Council
Delaware County District Library
Delaware Court Healthcare Center
Del-Co Water Company
Elford
Emergency Plumbing Heating & Air
Empower
Express Employment Professionals
Fidelity Federal
First Citizens National Bank
Fresh Start Cafe & Bakery
Friends of the Delaware County District Library
Heartland Bank
Henmick Farm & Brewery
Home Helpers Delaware-OH
Huntington Learning Center
Mike's Roofing
The Modern Maid
NAMI Mid-Ohio
Ohio Living Sarah Moore
OhioHealth
Pathways Financial Credit Union
People In Need, Inc. of Delaware County
PPG Industries
Red Wing Shoes
Richwood Bank
Riverside Bank of Dublin
SERVPRO of Delaware
Snappy's Automotive
Tanger Columbus
The Alpha Group
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center - Outpatient Care Lewis Center
Willow Brook Christian Communities
