Kids Incorporated celebrates its 40th Anniversary with the 18th Night of Champions dinner and awards ceremony. Bob Gabordi, Executive Editor of the Tallahassee Democrat, will receive the Budd Bell Award, named after Kids Incorporated’s founder (and past recipient of the Chamber’s Distinguished Leadership’s Lifetime Achievement Award). Children’s Champions’ Awards will be presented to: Kim Barnhill, CHP Champions, Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend, Genae Crump, Ph.D., Holland & Knight, Madison Correctional Institute and United Way of the Big Bend. Tickets are $75 per person and reservations may be made online. Proceeds benefit Kids Incorporated’s programs serving at-risk families with children birth to 3 and pregnant women in Leon, Madison & Jefferson counties.
Why I joined the Chamber
“In 2009 I had my ah-hah moment in regards to the impact of the Chamber of Commerce on our business. I accepted the award for Technology Company of the Year and a photo of that moment was captured by the Democrat and the Aegis Partnership (member just really doesn’t cover it) with the Chamber was off to the races in a new gear. We had been members for a while, but it was time to really engage for networking and community involvement. The next year I chaired Access Tallahassee (when I used to be young),went through Leadership Tallahassee, continued my run of 12 straight Annual Conferences, Business after Hours, Lunch and Learns, Committee involvement and more specific programs like the Light House of the Big Bend effort last year, very powerful. When people ask if Aegis is a member of the Chamber, I say yes, and let me tell you how it has helped our company.”
Blake Dowling
Aegis Business Technologies