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SUMMARY:114th Annual Gala
DESCRIPTION:**Registration for the 114th Annual Gala is now closed.**\n\n \n\nThe 114th Annual Gala\, presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina\, promises to be one that partners will be talking about all year! Celebrate the many achievements of the past year and preview our exciting agenda for 2017 as we recognize the Ambassador of the Year.\n\nClick here for 2016 Sponsorship Benefits.\n\n\n\n2016 Awards\n\n2016 Honorees: \n\nAmbassador of the Year\n\nsponsored by BB&T\n\nJohn W. Folsom\, Colliers International South Carolina\n\n\n\nSmall & Minority Business Advocate of the Year\n\nsponsored by Colonial Life\n\nMayor Steve Benjamin\, City of Columbia\n\n\n\nYoung Professional of the Year\n\nsponsored by Midlands Technical College\n\nAshleigh Wilson\, Bowman & Brooke\, LLP\n\n\n\nMilitary Advocate of the Year\n\nsponsored by AllSouth Federal Credit Union\n\nSteven Mungo\, Mungo Homes\n\n\n\nDiplomat of the Year\n\nsponsored by Willoughby & Hoefer\, P.A.\n\nMike Weaver\, the Weaver Agency\n\n\n\nFlow of the Evening\n\n6:00 PM        Reception\n\n7:00 PM        Dinner \n\n8:10 PM        Award Presentation\n\n8:30 PM        Annual Report\n\n8:40 PM        Ambassador of the Year\n\n9:00 PM        Closing Remarks\n\n9:00 PM        Celebration Reception \n\n10:00 PM      End \n\nView Pictures from the 2015 Gala.\n\n\n\nCancelation Policy \n\nThe Columbia Chamber must maintain a cancelation policy for events in order to properly plan for catering\, venue expenses and marketing efforts. Unless stated otherwise\, Chamber reservations must be canceled 5 days prior to the event to be eligible for a refund\, less a 50% processing fee. No refunds will be issued after the event. No-shows will be charged in full. Substitutions are welcome at any time. The Columbia Chamber works hard to ensure that every partner dollar is spent responsibly.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p font-size:="" line-height:="" new="" open="" style="color: rgb(111\, 124\, 125)\; text-align: center\;" text-align:="" times=""><strong>**Registration for the 114<sup>th </sup>Annual Gala is now closed.**</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p font-size:="" line-height:="" new="" open="" style="color: rgb(111\, 124\, 125)\; font-family: Calibri\, " text-align:="" times="">The 114<sup>th </sup>Annual&nbsp\;Gala\, presented by <a href="https://www.southcarolinablues.com/web/public/sc/">BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina</a>\, promises to be one that partners will be talking about all year!&nbsp\;Celebrate the many achievements of the past year and preview our exciting agenda for 2017&nbsp\;as we recognize the Ambassador of the Year.<br />\n<a href="http://www.columbiachamber.com/Events/GalaSponsorshipPackage.pdf">Click here for 2016&nbsp\;Sponsorship Benefits</a>.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#d3c09e\;"><strong>2016&nbsp\;Awards</strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong>2016 Honorees:&nbsp\;</strong><br />\nAmbassador of the Year<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">sponsored by <a href="https://www.bbt.com/" target="_blank">BB&amp\;T</a></span><br />\n<em>John W. Folsom\, Colliers International South Carolina</em><br />\n<br />\nSmall &amp\; Minority Business Advocate of the Year<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">sponsored by <a href="https://www.coloniallife.com/" target="_blank">Colonial Life</a></span><br />\n<em>Mayor Steve Benjamin\, City of Columbia</em><br />\n<br />\nYoung Professional of the Year</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(111\, 124\, 125)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 12px\;">sponsored </span><span style="color: rgb(111\, 124\, 125)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 12px\;">by <a href="http://www.midlandstech.edu/">Midlands Technical College</a></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><em>Ashleigh Wilson\, Bowman &amp\; Brooke\, LLP</em><br />\n<br />\nMilitary Advocate of the Year<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">sponsored by <a href="https://www.allsouth.org/" target="_blank">AllSouth Federal Credit Union</a></span><br />\n<em>Steven Mungo\, Mungo Homes</em><br />\n<br />\nDiplomat of the Year<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">sponsored by <a href="http://www.willoughbyhoefer.com/" target="_blank">Willoughby &amp\; Hoefer\, P.A.</a></span><br />\n<em>Mike Weaver\, the Weaver Agency</em></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#D3C09E\;"><strong>Flow of the Evening</strong></span><br />\n6:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Reception<br />\n7:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Dinner&nbsp\;<br />\n8:10 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Award Presentation<br />\n8:30 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Annual Report<br />\n8:40 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Ambassador of the Year<br />\n9:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Closing Remarks<br />\n9:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Celebration Reception&nbsp\;<br />\n10:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; End&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(111\, 124\, 125)\; font-family: Calibri\, 'Open Sans'\, Tahoma\, Georgia\, 'Times New Roman'\, Times\, serif\; font-size: 18px\; line-height: normal\;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaChamber/photos/?tab=album&amp\;album_id=10153615191359817">View Pictures from the 2015 Gala.</a><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:10px\;"><em><strong>Cancelation Policy&nbsp\;</strong><br />\nThe Columbia Chamber must maintain a cancelation policy for events in order to properly plan for catering\, venue expenses and marketing efforts. Unless stated otherwise\, Chamber reservations must be canceled 5 days prior to the event to be eligible for a refund\, less a 50% processing fee. No refunds will be issued after the event. No-shows will be charged in full. Substitutions are welcome at any time. The Columbia Chamber works hard to ensure that every partner dollar is spent responsibly.</em></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 1101 Lincoln St Columbia\, SC 29201
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URL:https://partners.columbiachamber.com/events/details/114th-annual-gala-09-29-2016-5724
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