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SUMMARY:2025 Signature Golden Oyster Awards Gala\, Presented by Coastal States Bank
DESCRIPTION:The Golden Oyster Awards\, Presented by Coastal States Bank\, is the premier annual event hosted by the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce to honor outstanding local businesses and individuals who have made a significant impact on the Chamber and the community.\n\nThis year's event will be bigger and better than ever\, with award recipients chosen by Chamber of Commerce professionals from across the U.S.\, making these honors even more distinguished.\n\nAs Bluffton's only signature business awards gala\, the Golden Oyster Awards promises an evening of cocktails\, fine dining\, live music (& dancing!)\, and an unforgettable atmosphere of glitz and glam as we celebrate the best of our business community.\n\nAward Categories:\n\nYoung Professional/Emerging Leader of the Year\n\nAmbassador of the Year\n\nNon-Profit of the Year\n\nCommunity Philanthropy Award\n\nChamber Member of the Year\n\nBusiness of the Year\n\nNew Business of the Year\n\nLegacy Award (New for 2025!)\n\nLifetime Achievement Award\n\nThe Pearl Award   the highest honor\, recognizing a business that stands out above the rest\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening as we recognize and celebrate Bluffton's best!\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nAward Nominations are closed!\n\nA wide range of sponsorships are available. Contact Natalie at the Chamber for more information! natalie@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org\n\n\n\n \n\nJoin us in celebrating this year's award finalists!\n\n \n\n2024 Young Professional of the Year (Award Sponsored by: Balanced Wellness)\n\nAlicia Tetreault\n\nJosh Wendt\n\nMaria Sowden\n\n\n\n2024 Chamber Ambassador of the Year\n\nCarla Raines\n\nChristina Scott\n\nKathy Barbina\n\n\n\n2024 Non - Profit of the Year\n\nBluffton Community Kitchen\n\nLibraries For Kids\, International\n\nSecond Helpings\n\n\n\n2024 Community Philanthropy Award (Award Sponsored by: Pay Proudly)\n\nDowntown Catering Company\n\nTanger Hilton Head\n\nWine Time Bluffton\n\n\n\n2024 Chamber Member of the Year \n\n\n\n\n\n2024 Business of the Year (Award Sponsored by: Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation)\n\nPartners for Purposeful Living\n\nWhip Salon\n\nWHHI Television\n\n\n\n2024 New Business of the Year\n\nChill'N\n\nMiler Orthodontics\n\nVoda Cleaning & Restoration\n\n\n\n2024 Legacy Award\n\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital\n\nCAV Integrated Home\n\nMiraSol Health
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p data-end="304" data-start="33" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">The <strong data-end="61" data-start="37">Golden Oyster Awards</strong>\, Presented by <a href="https://blufftonchamberofcommerce.org/list/member/coastal-states-bank-55">Coastal States Bank</a>\, is the premier annual event hosted by the <strong data-end="179" data-start="139">Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce</strong> to honor outstanding local businesses and individuals who have made a significant impact on the Chamber and the community.</span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="678" data-start="485" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">This year&rsquo\;s event will be <strong data-end="542" data-start="511">bigger and better than ever</strong>\, with award recipients chosen by Chamber of Commerce professionals from across the U.S.\, making these honors even more distinguished.</span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="914" data-start="680" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">As Bluffton&rsquo\;s <strong data-end="733" data-start="694">only signature business awards gala</strong>\, the Golden Oyster Awards promises an evening of <strong data-end="860" data-start="783">cocktails\, fine dining\, live music (&amp\; dancing!)\,&nbsp\;and an unforgettable atmosphere of glitz and glam</strong> as we celebrate the best of our business community.</span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="943" data-start="916" style="text-align: center\;"><u><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="941" data-start="920">Award Categories:</strong></span></span></u></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="996" data-start="946">Young Professional/Emerging Leader of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1027" data-start="1001">Ambassador of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1058" data-start="1032">Non-Profit of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1095" data-start="1063">Community Philanthropy Award</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1130" data-start="1100">Chamber Member of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1159" data-start="1135">Business of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1192" data-start="1164">New Business of the Year</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1213" data-start="1197">Legacy Award</strong> (<em data-end="1230" data-start="1215">New for 2025!</em>)</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1266" data-start="1236">Lifetime Achievement Award</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong data-end="1290" data-start="1271">The Pearl Award</strong> &ndash\; the highest honor\, recognizing a business that stands out above the rest</span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1369" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Join us for an unforgettable evening as we recognize and celebrate Bluffton&rsquo\;s best!</span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1369">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1369" style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="600" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1592/Image/Events/GOA/2025/2025GOAInvite.jpg" style="width: 600px\; height: 600px\;" width="600" /><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1369">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1369" style="text-align: center\;"><b><i>Award Nominations are closed!</i></b></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 16px\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: Calibri\, Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-align: center\;"><span font-size:="" style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">A wide range of sponsorships are available. Contact Natalie at the Chamber for more information! <a href="mailto:natalie@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org?subject=GOA%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities">natalie@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org</a></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p font-size:="" helvetica="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: center\;" text-align:="" ui="" web="" west=""><span style="color:#bd5f1f\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><strong><i><u><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">Join us in celebrating this year&#39\;s award finalists!</span></u></i></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p font-size:="" helvetica="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 11.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p align="center" font-size:="" helvetica="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-family: " text-align:="" ui="" web="" west=""><strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Young Professional of the Year&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; text-align: -webkit-center\; border: 0px\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">(<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Award Sponsored by:&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="24" href="https://blufftonchamberofcommerce.org/list/member/balanced-wellness-llc-3186" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;" target="_blank">Balanced Wellness</a></span></strong>)<br />\nAlicia Tetreault<br />\nJosh Wendt<br />\nMaria Sowden</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Chamber Ambassador of the Year</span></strong><br />\nCarla Raines<br />\nChristina Scott<br />\nKathy Barbina<br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Non - Profit of the Year</span></strong><br />\nBluffton Community Kitchen<br />\nLibraries For Kids\, International<br />\nSecond Helpings<br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Community Philanthropy Award&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; text-align: -webkit-center\; border: 0px\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">(<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Award Sponsored by:&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" href="https://blufftonchamberofcommerce.org/list/member/pay-proudly-3267" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;" target="_blank">Pay Proudly</a></span></strong>)</span><br />\nDowntown Catering Company<br />\nTanger Hilton Head<br />\nWine Time Bluffton<br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Chamber Member of the Year&nbsp\;</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; text-align: -webkit-center\; border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><strong>2024&nbsp\;Business of the Year&nbsp\;</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; text-align: -webkit-center\; border: 0px\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">(<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Award Sponsored by:&nbsp\;<a href="https://blufftonchamberofcommerce.org/list/member/beaufort-county-economic-development-corporation-840">Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation</a></span></strong>)</span><br />\nPartners for Purposeful Living<br />\nWhip Salon<br />\nWHHI Television<br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;New Business of the Year</span></strong><br aria-hidden="true" />\nChill&#39\;N<br />\nMiler Orthodontics<br />\nVoda Cleaning &amp\; Restoration<br />\n<br aria-hidden="true" />\n<strong style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; text-align: -webkit-center\;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">2024&nbsp\;Legacy Award</span></strong><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; text-align: -webkit-center\; border: 0px\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">Beaufort Memorial Hospital<br />\nCAV Integrated Home<br />\nMiraSol Health</span></p>\n
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