Page 16 - LRCC July 2022 Focus

LRCC ANNUAL

DINNER

An Award-Winning Evening

WORDS BY ROSS WOODSTOCK | PICTURES BY NATE LENTZ

DAMAN

hot June evening could not deter an “Our entire business
enthusiastic crowd of business and community has been
community leaders from enjoying a shining example
the Lansing Regional Chamber of of resilience the past
Commerce (LRCC) Annual Dinner, held June 16 at couple of years. We are
the Eagle Eye Golf Club. A general feeling of optimism, emerging from COVID
despite some of the economic challenges of the past in very strong shape and
couple of years, or recognizing the contributions of many experiencing solid growth,”
community leaders, the atmosphere was upbeat and said Zamiara. “The type of
festive. Michael Thomas of WLNS-TV News 6 emceed the ZAMIARA leadership that has been
evening’s festivities. a hallmark of our business
community for decades and has certainly been evident
LRCC Board of Directors Chair Mike Zamiara opened the the past couple of years will be needed on many fronts as
program by welcoming the crowd and congratulating we move forward through the rest of 2022.”
the LRCC team and its members for their hard work and
success in the past year. Zamiara also noted the struggles LRCC President and CEO Tim Daman joined in
that we all endured during COVID-19 and paid tribute welcoming the crowd and thanking LRCC members,
to the regional business community for its leadership in volunteers and staff who contributed to the
navigating and ultimately thriving through the challenges. organization’s continued success and vitality.

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