Hayden Chamber seeks nominations for HAYDEN awards

The Hayden Chamber of Commerce is announcing the fourth annual HAYDEN Awards, a series of awards to recognize individuals for their distinguished community service to the Hayden community.  The chamber will solicit nominations from the general public.

“We are in the fourth year of this wonderful tradition,” explained Kory Wilson, chamber president.  “Each year the Hayden Chamber of Commerce recognizes the hard work and outstanding achievements of those dedicated volunteers and business leaders who have been a positive influence in our community.”

The HAYDEN Awards recognize six different sectors of the Hayden community. 

“HAYDEN” is an acronym of the six award categories:  H – History or Human Rights; A – the Arts; Y – actions by or for Youth; D – Distinguished community service; E – Education; and N – New or Noteworthy business.   

To be considered, nominees must live or work in the Greater Hayden area and have significantly contributed to the betterment of the Hayden community.  Nominees are not required to be members of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce. Honorees must agree to appear to receive their awards at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet.  Elected public officials and members of the board of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce are not eligible for consideration.

“There are remarkable people in Hayden that volunteer their time and effort to help make this a wonderful community,” said Wilson. “We want to recognize these individuals and call attention to the positive example they set.”

Award nominations should be submitted in writing to the Hayden Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Hayden Awards ’10, P.O. Box 1210, Hayden, Idaho 83835.  The award nominations should include the name, address and telephone number of the nominee; the category of the award (i.e., History/Human Rights, Arts, Youth, Distinguished Community Service, Education, and New Business.) and a detailed description of the individual’s contributions to the Hayden community.  Hayden Award nominations must be postmarked no later than February 25, 2012.

This year’s HAYDEN Awards recipients will be honored at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet and Dinner Dance to be held at the Hayden Lake Country Club on Saturday evening, March 24th.

For questions, contact the Hayden Chamber of Commerce at 208.762.1185 or [email protected]