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True Texas Chamber Awards Banquet

Examiner photos by Nicole Shupe

Chamber Member of the Year

Ambassador of the Year
YoLanda Fultz (left) accepts the Navasota/Grimes County Chamber of Com-
merceʼsAmbassador of the Year award at the True Texas Annual Awards Ban-
quet last Thursday night at Camp Allen. Ana Cosino, Ambassador Chair, (right)
presented the award.
Marian Balke and Gary Duro of Mike Hopkins Distributing Co., Inc. (center)
accept the Navasota/ Grimes County Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Mem-
ber of the Year award at the True Texas Annual Awards Banquet last Thursday
night at Camp Allen. Dia Copeland (not pictured) presented the award. Johnny
McNally, Chamber Executive Director, (left) and Meribeth Shimshack, Chamber
President, (right) are also pictured.

Community Service Volunteer

Connie Clements accepts the Navasota/Grimes County Chamber of
Commerceʼs Community Service Volunteer of the Year award at the annual
awards banquet last Thursday night at Camp Allen. Navasota Examiner
Publisher Tony Farkas presented the award. Pictured, left to right, are President
Meribeth Shimshack, Connie Clements, Tony Farkas, and Executive Director
Johnny McNally.
Employee of the Year
BBVA Compass Bank employee Maggie Rico-Lira (middle) accepts the Navaso-
ta/Grimes County Chamber of Commerce’s Employee of the Year award at the
True Texas Annual Awards Banquet last Thursday night at Camp Allen. Eula
Hendricks, Branch Manager of BBVA Compass Bank, (left) presented the award.

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