Delaware Area Chamber Annual Dinner

This is the premier event in Delaware County. We combine the Chamber’s Annual Dinner with a much anticipated awards ceremony. Every year, the Chamber recognizes businesses and individuals in several categories for their outstanding accomplishments. While the awards are the focus of the evening, the highlight is the spectacular tables that our members so memorably decorate. Where else can you find a giant octopus made of paint samples? Or a knight in shining armor named Frank?

The 2027 Annual Dinner will be announced later this year.

As the Chamber does every year, business awards are presented at the Annual Dinner.

The 2025 Annual Business Award recipients are listed in the recap below.

2026 Annual Dinner recap

Click here to view a complete list of award recipients since 1941

A very special thank you to our Annual Dinner Corporate Sponsors

Platinum: Emergency Plumbing, Heating & Air, OhioHealth, KEMBA Financial Credit Union

Gold: Spectrum, PPG Industries, Inc.

Silver: Mount Carmel Health System, Ohio Living Sarah Moore, RV Wholesalers

Bronze: Addison Properties, Cutting Edge Countertops, Consolidated Cooperative, Park National Bank

The Chamber’s annual dinner, auction and awards event was held on February 5 at the Hilton/Polaris to a lively crowd that came out to meet friends, shop by way of the silent and live auctions; thank outgoing board chair and members, and congratulate the recipients of business and community awards. A highlight of the evening is always the creativity of the decorated tables, brought to the event by the 41 members who participated.

As there is every year, there are many folks to thank for making the evening the unique must-attend event that it is. Please join the Chamber leadership in recognizing the table decorators and contributors to the auctions as listed below. This event is one for the membership by the membership.

In addition to table decorating and auction donations, a dedicated group of volunteers is necessary to organize such a gala. Angel Boulis, Maloney + Novotny; Christa Cloud & Tina King, Cummins Facility Services; Erin Eizensmits, Edward Jones; Bethany Moore, Delaware Speech & Hearing Center; and Barb Lyon, Ohio Living. This event does not happen without these folks. Period.

Much appreciation to our favorite auctioneer, Dan Boysel. He livens up the event with his unique energy.

The guests voted for their favorite decorated tables, a hard choice for sure. Once the votes were cast, members came up to receive their certificate: Best Representation of Business: Casa Aficionado, BINABLE by Alpha and the Delaware County District Library/Friends of the Library. Most Elegant was awarded to Willow Brook Christian Communities, and Ohio Living Sarah Moore took home the award for Most Creative.

Next were the awards.

Winners included:

Ohio Living Sarah Moore, Large Business of the Year
Northstar Family Dental, Small Business of the Year
Susie Bibler, Citizen of the Year
Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Quality of Life Award
RedBuilt, Corporate Citizen of the Year
Cummins Facility Services, Innovation in Business Award
Snappy’s Automotive, Chamber Member of the Year

Click here for all the photos and keep reading as we recognize all the members who made the event a success.

Thank you to our members who contributed to the silent auction: