2022 Chamber Gala Set for January 29

The Effingham County Chamber’s 2022 Annual Gala will be held Saturday, January 29 at the Keller Convention Center, and will include the announcement of the 2022 Chamber Excellence in Business recipients, 2022 Citizen of the Year, and 2022 Volunteer of the Year.

The celebration begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail reception sponsored by Koerner Distributor, Inc. The Program will be held immediately after cocktail hour honoring 2021 Chairman of the Board Jeff Speer of RE/MAX Key Advantage and introducing 2022 Chairman Chris Swing of Vantage Outsourcing, followed by the announcement of award recipients, and a seated dinner.

The Black Tie & Boots theme will include entertainment by Cowboy Randy during cocktail hour with a casino night wrapping up the evening at 11 p.m.

The Chamber is offering a special thank you to Gala Sponsors to date: Washington Savings Bank, Koerner Distributor Inc., Midland States Bank, Patton Printing & Graphics, Jeff Speer-RE/MAX Key Advantage, First National Bank of Waterloo, Civil Design, Inc. Effingham Prompt Care, Keller Convention Center, and SDS Technology. The Citizen of the Year award is sponsored by the Effingham Daily News and the Volunteer of the Year award is sponsored by the Effingham Teutopolis News Report.

The cost for the evening is $75 per person with reservations required and accepted until Monday, January 24, 2022. Tickets or sponsorship information can be found on the Chamber website calendar at EffinghamCountyChamber.com/event or by calling (217) 342-4147.