The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual dinner and awards night Tuesday.
More than 100 people gathered at La Poste to enjoy a buffet dinner from River Valley Catering followed by the awards program.
This year’s Spirit of Perry or Business of the Year award was given to La Poste. The Citizen of the Year is Ned Menke and Young Professional of the Year was awarded to Matt McDevitt.
New this year was the dedication of the Chamber’s final award, as Executive Director Bob Wilson explains.
“It is now the Jack Finneseth Volunteer of the Year award. I’m happy to give back to the Finneseth family in any way that we can. They’re huge community supporters. Jack was so great, he counted all of our BRR riders for tons of years, as well as folded shirts and did this, and did everything in between. He had such a passion for volunteering. That’s what the whole evening is about, honoring the people that make it a great place.”
The evening capped off with a kick start to the annual 4th of July fireworks drive in the form of a live pie auction, which raised $3,300.
Around a dozen more pies will be auctioned off live on KDLS this Thursday during the 8am hour.
