3rd Annual Gala
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Table Decoration by
First Century Bank –
Voted ‘People’s Choice
Best Table Decoration’
Magician Joshua Lozoff with audience members,
Tim Imber, left, and State Representative Jerry Sexton, right.
The 3rd Annual Meeting and Gala was held on May 26, 2017, hosted by the Claiborne Economic Partnership. The event was held at the Lincoln Memorial Dining Hall, holding more than 170 of Claiborne County’s business women and men, along with many elected officials.
The event consisted of great food, catered by the LMU dining staff, an awards ceremony, door prizes donated by businesses in the community, and was topped of by a spectacular magician act.
Awards were given out to the following:
Impact Leader – Bobby Lassiter
Impact Educator – Kelli Little
Rising Leader – Zach Bunch
Non-Profit Excellence – Well Being Retreat Center
Small Business of the Year – Eden Floral Design
Large Business of the Year – England, Inc.
Sponsoring Members of the Chamber of Commerce were also recognized with awards. We thank the following businesses for their never-ending support of our efforts:
Platinum Premier Sponsor
Claiborne County Government
Claiborne County Economic & Community Development Board
Gold Premier Sponsor
Powell Valley Electric Cooperative
Silver Premier Sponsor
Home Federal Bank
Bronze Premier Sponsor
Citizens Bank
City of Harrogate
Claiborne Medical Center
Commercial Bank
England, Inc.
First Century Bank
Walmart of New Tazewell