Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Newsletter • Pages 11-14

from Scotts Valley Times: March 2021

Police Captain Mike Dean is City Employee of the Year

Scotts Valley’s 2020 Virtual Gala Awards Ceremony

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce is invites you, your friends and family around the world to join us and celebrate the 2020 Community Award winners! The theme for this year’s gala is “Stayin’ Alive” with the economic havoc caused by the pandemic and the fires in mind.

It was inspired by Joanne Guzman’s Facebook Group “Stayin’ Alive” that’s been such an awesome resource for small businesses in Santa Cruz County. The event will be virtual and will be available on both the Chamber’s Facebook page as well as My Scotts Valley’s Facebook page on March 13th from 6 to 8 pm.

Danny Reber and Robert Aldana will co-host the fun-filled evening.

The night will kick off with a parody of the Bee Gees’ 1977 hit song “Stayin’ Alive”. The melody for this rendition was written by Bay Area composer, Tom Tomasello, and features Scotts Valley’s own Blake Ward as the vocalist. You’ll be entertained by crowd sourced videos of the community showing off their best dance moves and most outrageous disco threads.

Awards winners are: Business of the Year, Tam Communications; Woman of the Year, Joanne Guzman; Man of the Year, Michael Hanson; Educator of the Year, Erik Wyner; Youth of the Year. Anika Mistry; Organization of the Year, Santa Cruz Moose Lodge; Beautification Project of the Year, Glenwood Preserve; and Honorary Ambassador of the Year, Angela Marshall. Each winner will be queued up by last year’s award winner and then a video profile will roll, featuring members of the community.

Musical performances by students of Bobbie Ward’s Performance Vocals and Sydney Gorham of Mountain Music School along with her dad, Shawn Gorham, performing “How Deep is Your Love” with a video photo montage of community members who submitted their favorite images with their sweethearts.

People who register for the event will also be automatically entered into an opportunity drawing along with being able to bid on live auction items that will be held throughout the two hours. A partial list of items includes: hotel stays at the Chaminade, Dream Inn, and Hilton. an iPad, along with gift certificates from Hindquarter Bar & Grille, Steel Bonnet, Rumble Fish, Bruno’s and more! A partial list of live auction items includes: a spa party at Kalani Day Spa and a Dessert Buffet for 25 from Hot Pink Box Dessert Company

Thank you to our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor — Kaiser; Gold Sponsors — Bay Federal Credit Union, Shell Oil and Tam Communications, Bronze Sponsors – Santa Cruz County Bank, Kings Village Shopping Center and UCSC. Awardee Sponsors include CyAs Tech, Donna Lind and Jeanette Larkin.

You can learn more and register for the event at the Chamber’s website https:// scottsvalleychamber.com/awards-gala/. If you’d like to contribute to the opportunity drawing or live auction, contact Board President, Jeanette Larkin, at jlarkin@scottsvalleychamber.com. All funds raised will support local businesses and the Chamber.