Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet set for January 22,2026
Join the Gilmer Chamber, January 22, for the 2026 Annual Banquet, held at the Yamboree Event Center. You can purchase a table or tickets from the chamber office. We are in need of your best nominations for the 2025 Chamber Awards. Please see the list below for each award and their definition. You may call the chamber office and have one emailed to you or drop by and pick several up. You may nominate as many people as you like for each category. Nomination forms are due January 5, 2026 or before. 903-843-2413.
Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce Award Descriptions
- Educator of the Year is a teacher/administrator from a county school who exemplifies the role of educator.
- Unsung Hero is someone who consistently works behind the scenes and gets little to no recognition/praise in the community.
- Top Hand is for an individual or organization who shows an extra and outstanding effort in working with the Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce.
- Humanitarian of the Year is designed to recognize an individual or organization that shows abundant compassion and kindness by serving others in our community.
- John Brogoitti Impact Award was created in 2019 to recognize people who make or have made an impact on our entire community: named after Mr. Brogoitti that is credited, along with others, in starting the Yamboree in 1935.
- Citizen of the Year is given to a member of the community who has shown exemplary service throughout the community.