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Lakes Area Chamber Requests Nominations for Community Heroes

1st Annual Black & White Awards Ball to Honor Local Community Heroes

Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Presents the First Annual Black & White Awards Ball

to Honor Our Community Heroes

The Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is currently soliciting nominations from the community for individuals, organizations and businesses who have made exemplary contributions to the Lake Area community in the following categories: Business of the Year; LaFontaine Automotive Group Community Hero Award; Entrepreneur of the Year Award; Excellence in Healthcare Award; Diversity Pacesetter Award; First Responder Award; Outstanding Community Organization Award; Student of the Year Award; and Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The recipients of these awards will be honored at the 1st Annual Black & White Awards Ball to be held on January 21, 2022, at Lyon Oaks Golf & Banquet Center in Wixom from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. The evening will include the awards presentations, strolling appetizers, a buffet dinner, a dessert bar, live entertainment, dancing and a photo booth. The attire for the ball is Black & White. The cost is $100 per ticket, and reservations are requested by January 10, 2022.

LaFontaine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Walled Lake / LaFontaine Subaru of Commerce is a Gold Sponsor of the event. Other sponsorship opportunities are still available.

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Event reservations, sponsorships and nominations for these awards, which can be made by anyone in the Lakes Area community, can be made by going online to https://www.laccbwball.com/ ; by emailing the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce at info@lakesareachamber.com; or by calling the Chamber at 248-624-2826. The deadline for nominations is January 7, and the deadline for event reservations is January 10.

The Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, with offices in Walled Lake, has served the communities of Commerce Township, Union Lake, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake, Wixom and Wolverine Lake since 1950.

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