The Kirkwood - Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce honored business excellence with awards, alongside its annual meeting and installation ceremony. The annual meeting and installation is a time to reflect on the year’s achievements at The Chamber, while looking to the future year’s goals as the Chamber installed the new Chair of the Board of Directors and all new Board Members. City elected officials were also in attendance to swear in the new Board Chair and offer proclamations to the incoming and outgoing Chairs.

Click Here for Pictures of the Event    *Photography courtesy of Steve Abling at Picture This...Photography. Click on the Link and then "Online Viewing & Ordering". Then click the Event for 1/22/2010 Kirkwood - Des Peres Chamber of Commerce. Enter your email address and the password is "chamber"

2010 Chairman of the Board: Scott Stream, Stream Benefits Group. And the Incoming Board of Directors: B. Mike Korte, The Korte Law Firm; Chris Pickel, AT&T Missouri; Iris Salsman, I. Salsman PR, LLC; Hardy Washington, JR, State Farm Insurance

- Winner of the SSM St. Clare Health Center Best of the Best Small Business Award is O’Toole Design Associates
- Winner of the SSM St. Clare Health Center Best of the Best Large Business Award is The Magic House
- Winner of the Des Peres Hospital Exceptional Customer Service Award is Adams Place Retirement Community
- Winner of the Mistretta Chiropractic Businessperson of the Year Award goes to Tom Riggs of Riggs Construction and Design
- Winner of the Adams Place Retirement Community and Delmar Gardens Family Citizen of the Year Award is Mike Brown CAO of The City of Kirkwood
- And finally The Martha’s Hands Home Health Volunteer of the Year Award is Beverly Collin of Busy Bees Embroidery

- Eagle Bank & Trust Co Refreshment Sponsor

- Dale Printing & Packaging Media Sponsor

Friends of the Board Sponsors
Busy Bees Embroidery
Southwest Bank
Express Employment Professionals
Grabel, Schnieders, Hollman & Co, CPA
The Korte Law Firm
Stream Benefits Group
Carr Lane Manufacturing

Friends of the Chamber Spnsors
BJB Creative Services
Stream's Tax Service
Morice Financial Group

Prize Sponsors:
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
Des Peres Hospital
Eagle Bank & Trust Co
Citizen Kane's Steakhouse

Display Boards Courtesy of:
Event Exhibits Inc

Photography Courtesty of:
Picture This…Photography

Audio Visual Assistance:
St. Louis Community College at Meramec

Flowers Courtesy of:
Kirkwood Florist