Antioch, CA – The Antioch Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the annual awards, and local veteran’s leader Gerald “JR” Wilson was named the 2023 Citizen of the Year for Most Impact and Antioch School Board Trustee and former Mayor of Antioch Mary Rocha was named Citizen of the Year for Lifetime Achievement.
In addition, Service Pros Plumbers was named Small Business of the Year, Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring was named Large Business of the Year, Antioch High School junior, Fifita Grewe was named Youth of the Year and Soroptimist International of Antioch was named Non-Profit of the Year. Antioch Lifetime Veteran of the Year Diane Ferguson, U.S. Airforce. Veteran of the Year is Brenda Cato, U.S. Airforce Veteran
Each of the winners will be honored at the Chamber’s annual Gala on Saturday, March 22, 2024 at the Lone Tree Golf & Event Center.
Tickets are $80 each or $640 for a reserved table of 8, and can be purchased on the Antioch Chamber of Commerce website at www.antiochchamber.com.
About the Antioch Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce, incorporated in 1938, is a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together to build a healthy economy and to improve the quality of life in our community.
As the Chamber works to accomplish these goals, it wears many hats: economic developer and planner; tourist information center; business spokesperson; economic counselor and teacher; government relations specialist; human resources advisor; and public relations practitioner.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Antioch Chamber of Commerce is to:
* Promote our community
* Advocate for businesses with government
* Grow our local businesses, and
* Encourage regional economic development and job creation.
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