Business and community leaders to be recognised at Galaawards night
THIS FRIDAY the hard working business people of the New Ross district will gather at the Brandon House Hotel for the main business event of the year in the area, the New Ross & District Business and Community Awards, sponsored by Wexford County Council.
Held in association with long standing media partners, the New Ross Standard, the event will see businesses new and old recognised for their success and contribution to the community over the past year.
These annual awards highlight and showcase the great businesses, employers, community organisations and people in the area that have worked hard to deliver quality goods and services to us all and are part of making New Ross and district a great place to live, work and do business.
This year’s awards will see some category changes and a couple of new categories. Your local newspaper, which has been in the community since the 1880s, is sponsoring the Person of the Year Award. The award was established to honour businesspeople for their outstanding achievements and invaluable contributions which have enhanced New Ross and the surrounding area. The general public will again be asked to vote for the New Ross District Person of the Year. Past winners include Sean Reidy and Brian MacMahon and this year several well deserving local business people and community activists have been nominated. All will be revealed on Friday night at the gala ball.
There is also always great interest in Employee of the Year Award which recognises the hard work and positive attitude of employees who go above and beyond the call of duty in their workplaces. This person is nominated by both employers and work colleagues. Two new categories this year are Business Woman of the Year and Sports Club of the Year.
An evening of fine food, style and great entertainment awaits everyone who is attending this Gala event which highlights the businesses and community groups that make New Ross and its hinterland such a wonderful place in which to shop, eat out and stay and do business.
The night will allow our hard working businesspeople to take time out from their hectic schedules and enjoy the company of their business colleagues while being recognised by the wider community.
The organisers of this year’s even have gone all out to ensure this will be a night of fun, excellent food and music.
From new businesses, to long established businesses, from community groups, to individuals who have brought their passion and skill to their work, the awards are the one occasion when the business community comes together to celebrate the area in which they work, shop and do business, at a time when online interaction and shopping is becoming increasingly popular, to the detriment of communities.
There was a huge number of entries into the annual awards which bodes well for the future of our town and area which has some of the most entrepreneurial business people in the country.
Every business is a story in our community, one of hard work and hopes and dreams, and the Wexford County Council supported awards give our excellent local businesses the opportunity to tell their unique, inspiring stories. In each and every case the success always comes back to looking after the customer and offering the best service in their field.
This Friday the winners of each category will be revealed.
Tickets are available at New Ross & District Chamber office on 051 425077.