December 2017
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Chamber Recognizes Hanover Area Business Awards The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Business Awards Ceremony on Thurs., Nov. 2 at Bay City Restaurant. The event was presented by APPI Energy. In addition to naming Educators of the Year, Positive Action Award, Small Business of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year, the Chamber recognized Drew Derreth of the Hanover Valley Presbyterian Church as Past Chair of the Board; Dr. Barbara Rupp, Andy Seebold, WellSpan Health (pictured right) and Gary Laird (left) past Superintendent of South present the Positive Action Award to Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Western School District, with Home Community. Accepting the award on behalf of Cross Keys Village the Community Leader Award; are (left to right) Jennifer Holcomb, Kathy Staub and Lauren Conklin. Dr. Chris Esgar, professor at HACC, with the Chamber Educator of the Year Award sponsor Andy Seebold, Senior Director of Award; Bert Elsner II of Elsner Engineering with Business Services at WellSpan Health, presented the Chairman’s Award; and Dr. Maureen Thiec, the Positive Action Award to the Memory Care past principal of Delone Catholic High School, Ministry at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren for her many years of service to the community. Home Community. The Positive Action Award is given to an organization or business that Competitors from Ability Prosthetics & positively contributes to meeting the needs of Orthotics, Inc., winners of the 2016 Corporate the Hanover region and works together with Challenge, were again presented with the community members toward a cooperative travelling trophy for winning the 2017 vision that suggests ways to manage growth. competition in the competitive track. Clarks Americas, Inc. took home the recreational track The Memory Care ministry at Cross Keys Village trophy for the second year in a row. – The Brethren Home Community enhances the lives of those living with Alzheimer’s disease The 2017 Educators of the Year included: Tyler or other related disorders, as well as the lives of Sieg, South Western School District; Marie their families and caregivers within and outside Smith, Hanover Public School District; Candy the Cross Keys Village community. Sneeringer, Delone Catholic High School; Nicole Harlacher, Spring Grove Area School District; and David Bowman, Conewago Valley School District. Continued on page 4... 146 Carlisle Street Hanover, PA 17331 717.637.6130 www.hanoverchamber.com