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Corporations,
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Recognition Sponsored by the Milford Miami Township Chamber of
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The 2006 C.O.V.E.R. Awards Dinner attracted nearly 130 people from our business community. The evening began with a social hour followed by a delicious dinner and presentations.
Pastor Steve Lovellette from Faith Church gave the Invocation.
President Wayne Flora began with thanking all that attended including corporate sponsors: Brooke & Schafer, LLC; Chase Bank; Control Works, Inc; Donohoo Consulting, LLC; and McGohan & Brabender and table sponsors: Chase Bank; City of Milford; Lykins Companies; National Bank & Trust; St. Andrew and St. Eliz. Ann Seton Parishes; Toomey Natural Foods; and UGS.
Jeff Lykins, CEO of Lykins Oil Companies, was the guest speaker. Jeff talked about the history of Lykins Companies and their commitment to customer service. He challenged every business to step up to give back to the community and make the community a better place to live. Jeff Lykins, CEO Lykins Companies, was guest Speaker. Link to Lykins Companies Website. See text of Clermont County interview with Jeff Lykins here. See Clermont County Economic Development video with Jeff Lykins here. Special Recognition Community Service to Faith Church - The members of Faith Church in Milford are encouraged to give both time and effort to the community. Serving locally, nationally and globally can be seen in many of the church's more than 500 ministries. Among them are volunteer projects to clean the streets of Milford after the Frontier Days festival and to clean Miami Meadows Park after the Midsummer in the Meadows concert and fireworks program. After Hurricane Katrina, the church committed to sending a mission team to the Gulf Coast every month. Globally, the church has supported an orphanage for children with disabilities in Romania since 1998, sending 150 congregation members to provide resources to children who otherwise would go without. Another special ministry is led by Pastor Dick Lehman, who worked as a marriage counselor for 10 years. He brought his expertise to Faith Church six years ago, ministering to couples and conducting marriage and pre-marriage retreats. So inherent is the theme of mission and ministry outside the church, most of the church's worship services include a Faith in Action segment where church members talk about their experiences serving others. This special award is being presented to Faith Church for their service to others and support of the community. Small Business of the Year nominees: Digimax - Digimax specializes in banners, posters, vehicle graphics and embroidery. Digimax was started by Rick Seissiger a previous Avery Dennison sales person and later his son Aaron joined the business bringing his design skills to the business. The two have been successfully supporting the Milford and outlying area printing needs ever since. Digimax has supported the community by donating time and signage for special events and organizations. Those include Milford High School, Busker’s Fest, various local golf outings, supporting local military officers as well as signage and help with floats for Frontier’s Day. Miami Market- Miami Market opened only two years ago but is already a big part of the community. Miami Market’s owner, Herb Messer, ensures that his business is heavily involved in local events. From sponsoring the community bonfire to making donations to the “after prom”. Herb has also provided the varsity football team with desserts for away games, donated food for Vietnam vets as well as food for Faith Church garage sales. He has also helped to support area soccer teams as well as events at Seton and St. Andrews. Winner of the 2006 recognition as the Small Business of the year went to Digimax. Large Business of the Year nominees: Latitudes - Latitudes has helped to increase Main Street traffic in Old Milford as well as made an impact on many charitable and community oriented events. As an example, when the Corner Barbership caught on fire they were quick to respond with food and coffee for the residents and firefighters having been in business for a short time. Latitudes has participated in the last two Busker Fests, Frontier’s Day, Fundraiser for Fathead Davis, Cystic fibrosis, Sids as well as many other regional community fundraisers and benefits. National City - National City has been supportive of not only the Milford Miami Township community area but also Cincinnati at large. They have designated a 10 million dollar charitable fund that is administered and distributed exclusively in Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area. The Milford and Miami Towne Center jointly sponsored Midsummer at the Meadows and the Chamber Golf Outing for the past two years. In addition the Miami Towne Center office works with our Partners in Education and are members of a team that tutors children at McCormick. They also sponsor the honor roll program. Texas Roadhouse - From the day they opened, the management and staff of Texas Roadhouse have been open to work with many community activities. Some examples include their close work with Live Oaks, sponsorship of the Chamber Golf outing as well as Cincinnati community activities such as sponsoring the Jackson Center, a center for adults with mental handicaps. As a corporation they also sponsor the Muscular Dystrophy Association and are partner with Habitat for Humanity. As a company they are building 12 homes in New Orleans for people who lost their homes due to Hurricane Katrina. Winner of the 2006 recognition as the Large Business of the year went to Latitudes. Volunteer of the Year nominees: Bill Knepp - Bill is heavily involved with our area seniors. In 1996 he began what was coined as “Seniors Luv Tuesday Mornings” at Meijers. Over seven years, 31,500+ participated. Even though Bill retired from Meijers in 2004, he extended his interest in serving the community by joining the Fire-Fighters Club Board of Directors. He also offered his service by establishing and directing a Seniors Thursday Mornings Gathering which debuted in May of 2005. Over 5000 seniors have participated since that opening a year ago. Bill helped organize the first Frontier Days. He helped raise funds for the first Milford Ambulance. He established the Miami Township Christmas Parade. He has served on the Clermont County Convention Bureau and founded the Miami Glenn Performing Arts organization in 1995. These activities just name a few. Gene Bishop - Gene is a member of the Mentor program. He works with Pro-Seniors to help educate them against fraud. He also works with the Citizens Police Patrol. He works tirelessly to support our seniors as well as other organizations in the community. Greater Cincinnati Community Affairs Council (GCCAC) - The GCCAC is a committee of employees at UGS in Milford which was created in 2003. The ultimate goal of the committee is to officially support internal and external requests for community service programs in order to make the community stronger and to help those in need. During the past three years, the efforts and monetary support of GCCAC have been fully funded by donations from employees and employee fund raising activities. Some community service programs include Mercy Health Partners Adoptafamily and Adoptasenior programs as well as Thanksgiving Basket donations to 12 families and 5 Cares Coats for Kids Milford Fire Department Annual clothing drive. Monetary donations have helped to support some local activities including but not limited to the Milford Fire Victim’s Fund, the Literacy Council of Clermont and Brown Counties, Sem Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center. Kris Baumann - In June 2001 she became a volunteer for Sem Haven. Currently Kris averages over 30 hours a month volunteering for Sem. She helps with any and all activities. She becomes involved with the residents and they love her. Kris comes in dressed in costumes for each holiday and activity. The activity staff depends on Kris for assistance and the residents are always happy to see her. It is hard to imagine programs without her. As a testimony to how well she is loved, because she does not drive, staff members are happy to drive her to and from Sem Haven. Kris has also worked for the Milford Miami Township Chamber of Commerce as an Administrative Assistant when needed. Suzanne Stagg - Suzanne community efforts show her desire for Milford to be a place people want to live and visit. She has been a member of the city of Milford’s Landscape Review Committee. She was also the creator and organizer of the first Old Milford Busker Fest and Artisan Show. She also has voluntarily served on the City’s Personnel Commission for the past year. In addition to her other efforts, she is also a member of the Old Milford Merchants Association and volunteers at almost every event that takes place downtown. Winner of the 2006 recognition as the Volunteer of the year went to Bill Knepp. Humanitarian of the Year was awarded to Metchy Hance - Metchy is an institution in Milford. She has made so many contributions of her time to the community. She is incredibly active at St. Andrew’s Church. She is in charge of training and recruiting members of the extra Ordinary Ministries of Holy Communion. She has weekly Communion Service/Rosary at Tableen Cove plus visits those unable to attend service. Metchy also has other community involvement including volunteering at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Symphony, and worked on the Milford Planning Board. If everyone contributed ½ as much time and effort to the community as Metchy does, the world would be a much better place. All winners received plaques and letters of congratulations from federal, state, township and city representatives.
The evening was enjoyed by all and the Chamber looks forward to next year’s dinner.
The Board of Directors and the office staff would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors : Brooke & Schafer, LLC Chase Bank Control Works, Inc. Donohoo Consulting, LLC McGohan & Brabender Another thanks to our Table Sponsors: Chase Bank City of Milford Lykins Companies National Bank & Trust St. Andrew, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parishes Toomey Natural Foods UGS, Inc. Last but certainly not least a big thanks to our faithful members for helping to make this event a big success. For information about previous COVER Dinners click on the year 2004, 2005. |
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