2023 Community Champion Awards

Recognizing Those Who Make Our World a Better Place

The Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Dublin City Schools recognized nearly 200 outstanding students and staff members at the April 22 Community Champion Awards.

Each Community Champion, honored for exemplifying the best of volunteerism, character, leadership and a sense of caring and responsibility for others, received a limitededition t-shirt and medal as well as a gift bag filled with goodies from area businesses.

In addition, one student in each grade 2-11 received $100 in a 529 plan account, and 12 seniors received a $1,000 or $500 scholarship. Dublin City Schools staff member, Jason Snyder, was awarded $500 to use for a school project of his choice.

Now in its 18th year, the Chamber is proud to report that the Community Champion Awards has recognized nearly 3,500 students and staff members of Dublin City Schools and awarded nearly $90,000 in scholarships, gifts and 529 Ohio Savings Plans.

Congratulations Senior scholarship honorees:

Mariam Abaza Jerome High School

Tanvi Bavisetty Jerome High School

Simon Christianson Coffman High School

Aidan Eberhardt Jerome High School

Esha Kanakia Scioto High School

Lasya Kopuri Jerome High School

Lydia Noteman Coffman High School

Dhruti Shah Jerome High School

William Smialek Scioto High School

Aayush Vishwanath Jerome High School

Olivia Wirth Coffman High School

Anya Zhang Jerome High School

Congratulations Community Champion Award

529 College Plan recipients:

Piper Dunn, 2nd grade, Chapman Elementary School

Annie Duncan, 3rd grade, Depp Elementary School

Luke D'Onofrio, 4th grade, Deer Run Elementary School

Hawk Aleshire, 5th grade, Riverside Elementary School

Chloe Filler, 6th grade, Grizzell Middle School

Ryan Lam, 7th grade, Grizzell Middle School

Krish Parekh, 8th grade, Eversole Run Middle School

Andrew Allen, 9th grade, Jerome High School

Simon Groves, 10th grade, Coffman High School

Rachel Zhu, 11th grade, Jerome High School

A special thank you to all of our Community Champion Award partners:

DGL Consulting Engineers’ Grand Re-Opening Celebration

Congratulations to Chamber member DGL Consulting Engineers on their grand re-opening and two-year anniversary celebration! DGL is a full-service civil engineering firm offering an extensive range of services.

BMI Federal Credit Union Hosts Dublin Off the Clock: After-Hours Event

A huge shout out to our friends at BMI Federal Credit Union for hosting the April Dublin Off the Clock. Delicious appetizers and cool drinks got the late afternoon event off to a great start. Thanks again to BMI FCU for their warm hospitality!

Dublin Irish Festival Announces 2023 Entertainment Lineup

The 36th Dublin Irish Festival takes place Aug. 4-6. This year’s Festival will bring all that is Irish to the Central Ohio area. Tickets are sold online, at Dublin Community Recreation Center (select dates), and at festival gates. Kids 10 and under are free. For a complete entertainment lineup or more information about the Dublin Irish Festival, visit DublinIrishFestival.org.

The Blowout Bar Celebrates Grand Opening

If you find yourself in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by to say hello to the crew at The Blowout Bar, one of Dublin’s newest businesses. We had the pleasure of celebrating their recent grand opening with them. You can find them at 7196 Muirfield Dr., Dublin.

Loans Available to Minority, Women-Owned Businesses

$10 million in loan funding remains to help minority and women-owned Ohio businesses expand their operations. The Women's Business Enterprise Loan Program and Ohio Micro-Loan Program are initiatives of the DeWine-Husted Administration and were included in the 20222023 operating budget. Information about the loans and other capital programs can be found online at Minority.Ohio.Gov.

Look Who’s Growing!

Check out the Dublin businesses that are renovating and/or expanding and new businesses that are joining our community. This quick summary of permits issued by the City in March 2023 makes it easy to stay on top of growth happening in Dublin.

Commercial Buildings – New

Mango’s Place, 5600 Rings Rd., Dublin

Commercial Additions / Alterations

Dublin Learning Academy, 5900 Cromdale Dr., Apt. 100, Dublin

ARI Warehouse Offices, 6175 Shamrock Ct., Dublin

Kenneth’s Salon, 7056 Hospital Dr., Dublin

Rea & Associates, 5400 Frantz Rd., Dublin

Crawford Hoying, 6640 Riverside Dr., #440, Dublin

Wendy’s, 6850 Hospital Dr., Dublin

Ortho Office, 6670 Perimeter Dr., #140, Dublin

Delta Dental, 5600 Blazer Pkwy., #150, Dublin

Gravity IT, 545 Metro Place, Dublin

Courtyard Marriott Dublin, 5175 Post Rd., Dublin