The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2024 Heart of Grain Valley Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 24th at the Grain Valley Community Center. Eighteen nominees in six categories were celebrated, and the following honorees were announced:

Businessperson of the Year: Jason Fenstermaker, Iron Kettle Brewing

Business of the Year: Grain Valley Chiropractic

Emerging Business of the Year: Baking with a Bass

Nonprofit/Community Group of the Year: Faith United Methodist Church

Volunteer of the Year: Marcia Napier

Unsung Hero of the Year: Theresa Osenbaugh

We will highlight each category throughout the week, but we wanted to share this recap of all of our wonderful nominees.

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The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce (GVCC) is thrilled to announce the 2024 honorees for the 2024 Heart of Grain Valley Awards. Six categories of awards will be presented at an awards dinner on Saturday, February 24^th at the Grain Valley Community Center. Nominations were opened to the community on January 9^th and concluded January 26^th.

The following nominees represent the top three nominated in each category. The winner in each category will be named at the dinner which will highlight all nominees on Saturday, February 24^th.

Businessperson of the Year:
Kayla Bass (Baking with a Bass)
Jason Fenstermaker (Iron Kettle Brewing)
Andrew Lenhardt (Collision Leaders of Grain Valley)

Business of the Year:
Culver’s of Grain Valley
Iron Kettle Brewing
Grain Valley Chiropractic

Emerging Business of the Year:
Baking with a Bass
Valley Moments
Valley Mattress

Nonprofit/Community Group:
Grain Valley Historical Society
Bright Futures
Faith United Methodist Church

Volunteer of the Year:
Marcia Napier
Michael and Tosha Todd
Chris Early

Unsung Hero:
Marcia Napier
Bill Althaus
Theresa Osenbaugh

The community is invited to attend the Heart of Grain Valley Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 24^th from 6:00 – 8:30pm at the Grain Valley Community Center. Tickets may be purchased online at www.growgrainvalley.org.

The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers from our membership to serve as Chamber Ambassadors. Ambassadors are a vital part of the organization, welcoming new members and helping build connections with existing members. Volunteers can serve in a variety of roles, including welcoming guests at our luncheons and other events, reaching out by phone, mail, or email to new, prospective, and existing members, and helping the Chamber develop new ways to serve our membership. 

Serving as an Ambassador is a great way to network, be recognized as an engaged community leader, and provide recognition at Chamber events and marketing materials. Ambassadors can volunteer as little as one hour a month - a great way to be involved as a busy professional. 

To volunteer as a Chamber Ambassador, email info@growgrainvalley.org. 

The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce (GVCC) has launched a new membership model to serve the businesses located in and serving the Grain Valley area. In addition to its paid membership options, a free basic membership is available for emerging businesses. 

“In order to live our mission as a leader in the growth of business in Grain Valley, we are thrilled to introduce a new, more inclusive membership model for all businesses in our community. In addition, our board and committees have been hard at work developing a new menu of services and programming to ensure our businesses are receiving a quality return on their investment,” Cory Unrein, Director of Business Development, said.

Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce offers a number of premium membership packages and a free, basic package for emerging businesses. Any business in Grain Valley or serving the Grain Valley community can become a Basic Member. Businesses can join GVCC and leverage its network, programming, and services at www.growgrainvalley.org or call 816-443-5162.

Join the Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce as we welcome Culver's to Grain Valley! A ribbon cutting is set for Saturday, June 3rd at 9:00am. Everyone is welcome!