June
2018
Business Connection
Volume 10, Issue 6
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
The applause was deafening for this year's Pillars of Strength and Crystal Apple Education award winners. Millennium Bulk Terminals' Peter Bennett, center, was named Business Individual of the Year.
'A great night for business and education in Kelso and Longview' M
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce Team Bill Marcum, CEO Amy Hallock Project Manager Pam Fierst Office Manager Joelle Wilson Social Media Services
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ore than 230 enthusiastic business and education supporters packed into the Lower Columbia College Rose Center May 3 for the Chamber of Commerce’s Pillars of Strength and Crystal Apple Education Awards. “It was a great night for business and educators in Kelso and Longview,” Chamber CEO Bill Marcum said. “It’s the people, who give 100 percent to their jobs, business, friends, neighbors and these two communities, that make the night so special.” As in years past, the evening was highlighted by the awarding of $21,000 in scholarship awards to 19 seniors graduating from local high schools. The $16,500 from the Lower Columbia Professionals and the $4,500 from the Chamber Education Committee through the Marie Harris Scholarship, is more than double the dollar figure of 2013. Those receiving scholarships were: Gabrielle Bennett, Kendal Bishop, Carolyn Wilson, Brooklyn Silva, Julia Hallowell, Rebecca Luff, Ashley Masters, Brooke Deering, Megan Slind, Robert Bartlett, Rachel Johnson, Macie Doolin, Ben Bergonzine, Haylee Hooper, Grace Parcel, For more Awards, see page 2
Chamber Ambassador Teedara Garn congratulates Kelso School District's April Huff, who won K-12 Classified Person of the Year.