Chamber of Commerce annual Community Leadership Award Banquet Friday night

The Waynesville – St. Robert Area Chamber of Commerce annual Community Leadership Award Banquet will be held this evening at the Ark Community and Sports Center in West Waynesville. Social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. The event is held to commemorate the hard work and dedication to the community exhibited by area leaders, non-profit organizations, and civic groups, and to announce the Citizen of the Year. In addition to the Citizen of the Year Award, the Chamber will be presenting awards for Educator of the Year and other Community awards. This year, three outstanding volunteers have been nominated for Citizen of the Year. The nominees for the 2022 Citizen of the Year are Luge Hardman nominated by the Pulaski County Health Center, Cherie Newcomb-Rigsby, nominated by the Pulaski County Humane Society, and Janice Wilson, nominated by Greater Faith Victory Church. This award is intended to recognize individuals, not for a particular year of service, but rather to recognize a person who has performed outstanding and dedicated service to the community and/or towards helping others over time in the Waynesville-St—Robert area. The deadline to purchase tickets expired two weeks ago and tickets will not be available at the door.