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Feb. 23, 2010
WKYC News Highlights Connectors Choice Awards
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) publisher Renee DeLuca Dolan will be the featured guest on today’s noon broadcast of WKYC (Channel 3) News. She will preview the third-annual Connectors Choice Awards (CCA) celebration March 3 at the House of Blues Cleveland.
Joining DeLuca Dolan on the set will be Sammy’s Executive Chef John Taylor. Cleveland-based Sammy’s is nominated this year in two CCA categories — Best Onsite Caterer and Best Offsite Caterer.
The Connectors Choice Awards honor the top companies, organizations, and individuals in Northeast Ohio’s networking and event-planning communities. Sixty-three finalists — three in each of 21 categories — were determined by a record 1,948 ballots cast by readers of CBC magazine. The winners will be announced during the awards portion of the CCA ceremony.
The House of Blues will open its doors to all registered attendees at 5 p.m. After an hour of networking, the awards ceremony — also open to all attendees — will run from 6 p.m. to approximately 7:15 p.m. The remainder of the evening will be dedicated to additional networking, dining (food stations), cocktails, giveaways (including two Continental Airlines tickets), and live entertainment. The featured entertainers throughout the evening will be the three CCA nominees for Best Entertainer — Jerry Bruno Productions, represented by Esto Jazz (5-6 p.m.), Rock the House Entertainment Group (7:20-8 p.m.), and Sparky B (8:15-9 p.m.)
The 63 finalists are listed below. All 21 winners will be profiled in the March issue of CBC Magazine, which will be released March 3 at the House of Blues.
More than 400 business professionals are expected to attend. Each attendee will receive a $30 gift card from John Robert’s Spa.
All CBC paid subscribers, including new ones, are invited free of charge but must reserve their tickets at http://www.cbcmagazine.com/cca2010 . Advanced tickets for non-paid subscribers are $35, and tickets at the door are $45. Anyone interested in subscribing to CBC can do so by filling out the information at the top right corner of CBC’s home page at http://www.cbcmagazine.com .
The celebration is presented by CBC Magazine and is sponsored by the Cleveland Indians, Dollar Bank, Corporate College, Fred Baker Porsche Audi, Colortone Staging and Rentals, John Robert’s Spa, Allen Graphics, and the House of Blues. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities in the March Connectors Choice Awards issue of CBC are still available. Please contact CBC’s ad sales staff at 216.831.9557 or email
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The 2010 Connectors Choice Award categories and nominees (in alphabetical order) are:
BEST NETWORKING ORGANIZATION
Cleveland Professionals Group
International Special Events Society
Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland
BEST WOMEN’S NETWORKING ORGANIZATION
Knowledgeable Network of Women
My Women's Business Network
Women in Sports and Entertainment
BEST NETWORKING EVENT
Event Expo (Event Source, Team Promotions)
Membership Drive (International Special Events Society)
Networking for Good … and Gauguin! (Cleveland Professionals Group)
BEST SPEAKER/MEETING FACILITATOR
Hugh Littleton
Michael Cerbelli
Michael DeAloia
BEST NONPROFIT FUNDRAISER
Bike MS: Pedal to the Point Ride (National Multiple Sclerosis Society/Ohio Buckeye Chapter)
Networking for Good … and Gauguin! (Cleveland Professionals Group)
Pink the Rink Night (Susan G. Komen for the Cure/Lake Erie Monsters)
BEST GOLF OUTING
Bert L. Wolstein Legacy Golf Tournament
Cleveland Indians Charities Celebrity Golf Classic
Suicide Prevention Education Alliance Golf Tournament
BEST CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER
Amy Janos (Corporate College)
Deb Hermann (GhostLight Productions)
Durga Chigurupati (Adhya Productions)
BEST DESTINATION
Glenmoor Country Club
Kalahari Resort
Nemacolin Woodlands
BEST TRADITIONAL VENUE
Corporate College
Executive Caterers at Landerhaven
Ritz Carlton
BEST NON-TRADITIONAL VENUE
Cadillac Ranch/BarRoom Cleveland
House of Blues-Cleveland
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
BEST ON-SITE CATERER
Executive Caterers at Landerhaven
Marigold Catering
Sammy’s
BEST OFF-SITE CATERER
Cafe 56
Marigold Catering
Sammy’s
BEST EVENT RENTAL COMPANY
Event Source
Everything Tented
GhostLight Productions
BEST STAGING/VIDEO COMPANY
Colortone Staging and Rentals
NPI Audio Visual Solutions
Rock the House Entertainment Group
BEST FLORIST
Blooms by Plantscaping
Pieter Bouterse Studio
Something New
BEST ENTERTAINER
Jerry Bruno Productions
Rock the House Entertainment Group
Sparky B
BEST TRADESHOW COMPANY
Gallo Displays
Ohio Displays
Skyline Event Services
BEST SIGNAGE COMPANY
FastSigns Downtown Cleveland
Signs PDQ
Skyline Event Services
BEST PROMOTIONAL/CORPORATE GIFT COMPANY
Felber and Felber Marketing
Gino's Awards
Team Promotions
BEST RECOGNITION AWARD COMPANY
Gino's Awards
PS Awards
Team Promotions
EVENT OF THE YEAR
Event Expo (Event Source, Team Promotions)
Frivolity (Cleveland Synergy Foundation)
Small Business Conference (COSE)
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About CBC Magazine: Established in 2007, CBC Magazine is business-to-business magazine that concentrates on corporate trends, networking, and special events and is delivered throughout Northeast Ohio to 20,000 sales and marketing executives, event planners, human resource directors, public relations professionals, vice presidents of corporations, and female entrepreneurs. For further information, visit www.cbcmagazine.com.
Thomas Skernivitz
Editor
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