Citizen of the Year gold sponsorships

Grand Island Dispatch, March 17, 2006

Pictured above left: Citizen of the Year Co-Chair Sue Hillock, far right, with Skip and Judy Mazenauer of Niagara Frontier Publications (Island Dispatch/PennySaver). Pictured above right: Chamber President and Chair for Citizen of the Year Beverly Kinney shown with Mike Samland, branch manager at HSBC Bank on Grand Island. Pictured below left: Kinney, with Andy Beyer of AJ’s Heating and Air Conditioning. Pictured below right: Chamber First Vice President Joanne Kud receives a Gold Sponsorship check from Monette Greenway of Invitrogen.

The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce announces that AJ’s Heating and Air Conditioning, HSBC Bank, Invitrogen and Niagara Frontier Publications have signed on as Gold Sponsors for the 40th annual
Citizen of the Year Award.

This year’s event will be held at Holiday Inn Grand Island Resort and Conference Center on Thursday, April 27 and will honor businesses and individuals whose contributions have made Grand Island a better place. Channel 2 News Anchor Erika Brason will return as master of ceremonies.

Platinum Sponsors to date include Astellas Pharma Manufacturing, Fuccillo Automotive Group and Grand Island Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Center. Silver sponsors include Tops Friendly Market, Keller Group,
Carol Ann’s Hair Fashions and Emerson/Control Techniques.

Bronze Sponsors are AIG – Advisor Group, American Pharmaceutical Partners, First Niagara Bank, Grand
Lady Cruises, Mary Kay, Realty USA, Rockwood Brothers Collision, Rose Liquor Store, Scheid Architectural
and Technology Camp of America. For more information, call the Chamber office at 773-3651.