Left to Right:  Wayne Lawrence (NOACC Chairman); Sheila Gibbons, (Executive Director, Euclid Chamber of Commerce); David Carlson; Lute Harmon (Chairman of Great Lakes Publishing)

The Chamber Bright Stars for 2011 were recognized on Thursday, October 27th   at the semi-annual Chamber Leadership meeting and fourth annual Bright Star Awards presentation of the Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Almost 50 chambers of commerce across northern Ohio nominated a person from their chamber as their “Bright Star,” to recognize a chamber member who has “made a significant impact on the chamber through membership, retention, sponsorship, economic development, operations and/or education.”  Each Bright Star is an active chamber member for no less than two years and is likely to be an unsung hero or a dedicated behind-the-scenes volunteer.

David Carlson (The Carlson Agency/Nationwide Insurance) and the Euclid Chamber of Commerce Bright Star 2011, accepted his certificate from Wayne Lawrence, NOACC Chairman and received his trophy from Lute Harmon, Chairman of Inside Business Magazine.  

These volunteers represent a wide range of involvement with their respective chambers, some having been a member and or officer or committee chairman for 20+ years and some being newly involved but each of whom has given freely of his/her time, working hard for their chambers without any expectations.

This is the fourth year for the Bright Star Awards, and again has given an opportunity to recognize these volunteers among their peer groups, as chamber representatives, board members and spouses were also in attendance.

Wayne Lawrence, NOACC Chairman was pleased that this opportunity allowed the chambers and their communities to give these “Bright Stars” the thanks they deserve for everything they do to help their chambers succeed.

All the Bright Star photos and information from previous years are available atwww.noacc.org/brightphotos.html.  Photos and video from this year’s event will be posted on the www.noacc.org website soon.