Chamber names Citizens of the Year

Celebrates 40 years of honoring Grand Island’s finest

Grand Island Dispatch, March 17, 2006

The winners of the 2005 Citizen of the Year Award have been announced by the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce.

• Niagara Frontier Publications, publisher of the Island Dispatch and Grand Island PennySaver, will be honored as the 2005 Business of the Year.

• Carol Volk, owner of Hairitage Hair Salon, will receive the Business Person of the Year Award.

• Grand Island Moose Family Center No. 180 will be given the Organization of the Year Award.

• Jayne Playfair will be recognized for her contribution to children and given the Service to Youth Award.

• Rebecca Cacciatore, a teacher at St. Stephen School, will be named Educator of the Year.

• Grand Island Court Clerk Maria Burns will receive the Civic Award.

• Dr. James R. Dempsey, principal of Grand Island High School, will be presented the Special Lifetime Achievement Award.

Now in its 40th year, the annual Citizen of the Year Award Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 27 at the Holiday Inn Grand Island Resort and Conference Center. Channel 2 News Anchor Erika Brason will return as master of ceremonies to honor businesses and individuals who have made Grand Island a better place.

The Chamber invites all area residents to honor these outstanding citizens and is extending a special invitation to past recipients of this award to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Dinner tickets are now available at the Chamber office or by calling 773-3651.