Chamber Newsletter

CHAMBER NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2025

1 Nominate the Citizen and Corporate Citizen of the Year

2 Meet Valley Gifts & Awards, our February Business Spotlight

3 Christmas in the Valley Memories

Help Us Recognize Outstanding

Leaders in Our Community

Nominations are now being accepted for 2 prestigious local awards: the Citizen of the Year award and the Corporate Citizen of the Year award. The deadline is Feb. 28 and the winners will be announced at the annual Chamber Banquet, set for April 17.

Last year's winners were Kahn Nirschl (of Physical Therapy Central) and Amcor Flexibles North America.

The Citizen of the Year award is given annually to an individual whose volunteerism and outstanding service and dedication have made a significant contribution to the community. The Corporate Citizen nominee has shown exceptional contributions as a business person and community leader.

To nominate a person or a company, please fill in the nomination sheet(s), available here, and return the completed form(s) to the Chamber office.

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FORM

CORPORATE CITIZEN FORM

Valley Gifts & Awards is a subsidiary of Garvin County Community Living Center (GCCLC). At one time, it was known as Valley Trophy. Its primary business is still making trophies and awards for the surrounding area. Cyndi Mitchell, graphic designer for the store, fulfills lots of orders for trophies and plaques for the schools in our vicinity and as far away as Maine and California. Additionally, they are one of the few award businesses in the nation that can produce braille awards.

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Chamber Brings Good Things to Pauls Valley's Christmas

A hearty thanks to our participating businesses:

Sooner Home Furnishings

The Vault

Valley Gifts & Awards

Yeatts Finance & Furniture

Hinkle’s Printing & Office Supply

Valley Blossom Shop

The Depot

Iron Wolf Coffee House

The Daisy Patch

The Valley Mercantile Boutique & Gifts

Sharpe’s Department Store

Reavis Drug

Wash Bar

Williamson’s Furniture

Valley Market

Pauls Valley National Bank

Nora Sparks Warren Memorial Library

The Toy & Action Figure Museum

The Chamber of Commerce helped make many Christmas wishes come true through its leadership in Christmas in the Valley. For four separate nights in December, the Chamber worked with downtown stores to draw people into their places of business to participate in fun activities like a Gnome Scavenger Hunt and a Santa Poker Run. The Chamber coordinated events with the City of Pauls Valley starting with the Parade of Lights. The Chamber handed out stockings that people could take to local businesses to fill with Christmas candy. The Chamber also hosted the S’mores Station, the free hot chocolate donated by L&M Dairy and the Santa House loaned by Better Barns. It was truly a Christmas (in the Valley) to remember!

Winners: