The Board of Directors of the Edison Chamber of Commerce announces the 17th Annual Edison Achievement Awards winners, a dozen residents and business people in the greater Edison area who deserve recognition and applause.
Each year in February the Edison Chamber of Commerce opens up nominations for the awards, allowing anyone to nominate a business, organization or person for an award. The awards are part of the Edison Chamber of Commerce’s commitment to highlighting the people, businesses and organizations that make Edison a great place to live, work and raise families.
“This year’s nominations were particularly worthy, and the committee had a very difficult time selecting winners,” said Nathan Rudy, president of the Edison Chamber of Commerce. “We’re thrilled to have such a great slate of winners this year, and to be able to recognize them over the next month.”
The winners, and their awards, are as follows:
• Chamber Member of the Year: Adrienne Brattole of Tix City
• Large Business of the Year: Dee Inman of Investor’s Bank
• Medium Business of the Year: Pat Grazioso of Provident Bank
• Small Business of the Year: Kevin Berta of Ad Café
• Organization of the Year – Community Spirit: Tom Coughlin, BCB Bank of Woodbridge
• Citizen of the Year – Community Spirit: Fernando Silva of Edison Arts Society
• Entrepreneur of the Year: Jill Justin of Jill Justin Dance Alliance
• Franchisee of the Year: Paras Raimugia of AdvantaClean
• Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Dalia Juarez of Middlesex County College
• US Veteran Business of the Year: Carl Venable of AlphaGraphics – Edison
• Educator of the Year: Colleen Kelly of Woodrow Wilson Middle School
• Baerenbach Scholarship: Ahmad Najmi of Middlesex County College
The 17th Annual Awards ceremony, with cocktails and buffet dinner, is on June 7 at the Pines Manor on Route 27, and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets to the event are $65, and tables of 10 for $600. In addition to honoring the awardees, a portion of the funds collected also fund the Edison Chamber of Commerce/ Annamae Baeranbach scholarship for an Edison resident attending Middlesex County College.
Businesses, organizations and individuals can also honor the winners by purchasing program book ads or sponsorships. Tickets, ads and sponsorships are available at http://edisonchamber.com/awards or via the PDF form linked on that page.