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Award Nominations

The Mt. Olive Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that on the evening of June 26, the Chamber will be recognizing:

2013 Business Person of the Year: Ms. Janen Ardia, Owner Re/Max Heritage in Flanders & Chester

2013 Community Service Recognition award: Mt Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum

2013 Humanitarian of the Year: Mr. Ray Miller, Your CFO-on-the-GO

And the Business Program High School Senior – Scholarship award (TBD)

Our annual awards dinner will be held in the Presidents Circle at Centenary College on Wednesday June 26 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

With our key-note speaker, Diane Lang Author, Professor, Therapist, and the author of “Creating Balance & Finding Happiness”; we will be recognizing the outstanding efforts of 3 local business professionals and awarding our annual High School Senior Scholarship

Everyone is welcome to join the meeting and celebrate with our local business professionals. The cost is only $30.00 p/p – Reservations are required as space will be limited.

Business Person of the Year Award – this distinguished award is presented to a business person who demonstrated outstanding professionalism in service to the business community.

The Nominee is required to be a chamber member as of January of the award year.

Humanitarian Award – this distinguished award, honoring the memory of Tom Klecka as a community humanitarian is presented to one who demonstrates dedication and commitment to “volunteer efforts for the betterment of our fine community and its citizens.”

The Nominee is not required to be a chamber member to receive this award.

2012 Award Recipients

Doug Fenichel and John Trombley were honored by the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce on June 26. 2012. Fenichel was named the Humanitarian of the Year and Trombley the Business Person of the Year. From left are Fenichel, chamber President Greg Stewart, and Trombley.

Past Award Recipients

Distinguished Service Award Recipients

50th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Anthony “Tom” Klecka: In Memoriam

As the years roll by, it might be easy to forget those who played a prominent role in the formation of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as an earlier Mt. Olive Township.

New people in the community, new businesses and business owners –. Tom Klecka was not only a good friend to the Mt. Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, he was a best friend to a growing Mt. Olive community.

There are many among us who could tell you how he urged, cajoled, or shamed us into coming out to Chamber. For Tom believed, and he wanted us to understand, that it was not only our right to know what was going on in the community, it was our duty to know. He pressed us, the business community, to become knowledgeable about everything that could impact our life and our livelihood.

Tom accepted a leadership role with the Chamber, which he served as president on numerous occasions, and with the Mt. Olive Economic Development Committee. He housed the Chamber telephone at his business, responding to inquires, meeting with potential businesses, always and ever promoting the Township.

Tom knew just about everyone in business in the town and they, in turn, knew and respected him, recognizing that he lent his voice to speak up in their behalf. Tom loved meeting people so he enjoyed riding in the Chamber car on Memorial Day, or selling the 50/50s at Chamber gatherings.

Tom set a standard for all of us in community activism… he is missed…the Chamber will not let him be forgotten.