Citizen of Year Platinum sponsors named

Grand Island Dispatch, March 14, 2008

Citizen of the Year Chair Beverly Kinney is joined by Scott Zeplowitz, hotel manager, and Director of
Sales Teresa Costello of platinum sponsor Grand Island Holiday Inn Resort & Conference Center.

The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that Astellas Pharma Manufacturing Inc., Grand Island Holiday Inn Resort & Conference Center and Niagara Frontier Publications have signed on as platinum sponsors for the 42nd annual Citizen of the Year Award.

This year’s event will be held at the Holiday Inn Grand Island Resort & Conference Center on Thursday, April 24, and will honor businesses and individuals whose contributions have made Grand Island a better place. WIVB-TV meteorologist Mary Beth Wrobel returns as master of ceremonies.

Gold sponsors to date include HSBC Bank USA, A. J. Beyer Mechanical and Invitrogen Corporation. Silver sponsors include Tops Friendly Market and Keller Insurance Group. Bronze sponsors are AIG – Advisor Group, APP Pharmaceuticals, First Niagara Bank, Grand Lady Cruises, Mary Kay, Realty USA, Rose Liquor Store, Rockwood Brothers Collision, Creative Leather Concepts and Carol Ann’s Hair Fashions.

K. Scott Aladeen, right, of platinum sponsor Astellas Pharma
Manufacturing Inc. is pictured with Chamber President John Bonora.

Below, right, Citizen of the Year Chair Beverly Kinney accepts a sponsorship
check from Niagara Frontier Publications Publisher Skip Mazenauer.