\n\tThe Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce held its 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year, the 2012 Large Business of the Year and the 2012 Nonprofit of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\tFollowing are the winners:<\/p>\n
\n\t· Gerry Newkirk was named Man of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\t· Evie Schild Hart was named Woman of the Year<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce held its 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year, the 2012 Large Business of the Year and the 2012 Nonprofit of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\tFollowing are the winners:<\/p>\n
\n\t· Gerry Newkirk was named Man of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\t· Evie Schild Hart was named Woman of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\t· Big Ron’s Auto Body & Paint, Inc. was named Small Business of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\t· Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center was named Large Business of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\t· Garden Grove Elk’s Lodge was named Nonprofit of the Year<\/p>\n
\n\tA reception with hors d' oeuvres and silent auction was part of the event, along with dinner, entertainment and awards. Each guest will receive a commemorative event photo for the evening.<\/p>\n
\n\tCourtesy photos<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber1: From left, Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Karina Valdez, Immediate Past Chairman of the Chamber Sandy Thomas and current chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Errol Giuliano gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday.The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber2: From left, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Karina Valdez, Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza and Woman of the Year Evie Schild Hart gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday. The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber3: From left, Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Karina Valdez, Man of the Year Gerry Newkirk and 2011 Woman of the Year Margaret Beitler gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday. The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber4: From left, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Karina Valdez, Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza and Ron and Jackie Pierce of Big Ron's Auto Body & Paint, Inc., which was named Small Business of the Year, gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday. The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber5: From left Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Karina Valdez and Sofia Abrina of Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, which won Large Business of the Year, gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday. The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n
\n\tChamber6: From left, Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Kristina Valdez, Master of Ceremonies Larry Dick, Miss Garden Grove Missy Mendoza and Rick Ross, exalted ruler of the Garden Grove Elks Lodge, which was named Nonprofit of the Year, gather at the 106th annual Gala & Awards ceremony at the Marriott Suites Hotel on Saturday. The chamber honored the 2012 Man of the Year, the 2012 Woman of the Year, the 2012 Small Business of the Year and the 2012 Large Business of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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