BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260124T220000Z DTEND:20260125T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Annual Awards Gala Presented by BEC DESCRIPTION:TIME CHANGE: Please note\, the time of this event has been moved up due to weather. New times have been emailed to attendees.\n\n\n\nTICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. You're welcome to join the waitlist\, but please note that this does not guarantee a spot will become available.\n\n\n\nBon Temps\, Boerne! Let the good times roll and join the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce for a fabulous evening as we celebrate our business leaders at the Annual Awards Gala presented by BEC! This year's gala will bring a touch of French Quarter charm and timeless elegance to an unforgettable night honoring the businesses and individuals who make our community shine brighter than ever.\n\n\n\nNominees must be members of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce in good standing and cannot have won in the category you're nominating them for in the past 3 years.\n\n\n\nNOMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.\n\n\n\n2025 Business of the Year (over 50 employees) \n\n\n\nNominees Include:\n\nCibolo Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center\n\nFranklin Park Boerne Assisted Living and Memory Care\n\nGVTC Communications\n\nKnight Office Solutions\n\nMatkin Hoover Engineering & Surveying\n\nMorningside Ministries at Menger Springs\n\nO.W. Lee\n\nRaising Cane's\n\nSEnergy\, powered by Schneider Engineering\n\nTapatio Springs Hill Country Resort\n\nWoundLocal\n\n\n\nPast Winners Include:\n\n2024 Winner - The Bevy\, a Doubletree by Hilton\n\n2023 Winner - Ford of Boerne\n\n2022 Winner - Cavender Chevrolet\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Business of the Year (under 50 employees)\n\n\n\nNominees Include:\n\n28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen\n\nAn Empty Vase Flower Shop\n\nBefore Your Eyes Interiors\n\nBending Branch\n\nThe Board Couple\n\nThe Boerne Bookshop\n\nBoerne Elite Aquatics\n\nBoerne Monthly Magazine\n\nChic Jewelry\n\nCROSS\n\nEl Chaparral Cocina y Cantina\n\nFair Oaks Emergency Room\n\nFree Roam Brewing Company\n\nGenesis Counseling Center\n\nHummingbird Assisted Living\n\nHunter Service Group\n\nJ. Fox Custom Fine Jewelry\n\nLovorn Law Firm\n\nManifestive Design\n\nMassage Heights\n\nNew Life Cosmetic Surgery & Medspa\n\nNexus International Enterprises\n\nThe Pearl Antler\n\nPhyllis Browning Company\n\nProfessional Therapy Services of Texas\n\nPulliam Plumbing Services\n\nRudkin Productions\n\nSavvy Southern Events\n\nSinging Water Vineyards\n\nTexas Hill Country Mobile Mixers\n\nThe UPS Store at Leon Springs #3550\n\nUptown Chic\n\n\n\nPast Winners Include:\n\n2024 - Signarama Boerne\n\n2023 Winner - Dog & Pony Grille\n\n2022 Winner - Boerne Radio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Businessman of the Year\n\n\n\nNominees Include:\n\nJeremy Affeldt\, Free Roam Brewing Co.\n\nChris Brantner\, The Boerne Life\n\n Jacques DuBose\, Nexus International Enterprises\n\nRyan Frazier\, WoundLocal\n\nCraig Lannom\, Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper\, Realtors\n\nLance Lira\, Nature's Presence\n\nTommy Mathews\, Westward Environmental\n\nMatthew Mattingly\, Signarama\n\nVictor Medina\, TBI Warrior Foundation\n\nDr. Israel Tellez\, Fair Oaks Emergency Room\n\nBaron Wiley\, Boerne Radio 103.9FM\n\n\n\nPast Winners Include:\n\n2024 Winner - Mark Finch\, Boerne Air Conditioning & Heating\n\n2023 Winner - Shawn Lovorn\, Lovorn Law Firm\n\n2022 Winner - Alex Lopez\, Kendall County Roofing\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Businesswoman of the Year\n\n\n\nNominees Include:\n\nCandace Affeldt\, Gunpowder & Cabernet\n\nLaura Avery\, Ironwood Events at Von Erich Ranch\n\nJen Belz\, Genesis Counseling Center\n\nDr. Ashley Bersani\, Living Water Chiropractic\n\nDr. Kristin Craft\, Boerne Independent School District\n\nAfarin Edwards\, The UPS Store at Leon Springs #3550\n\nKaren Grace\, Boerne Monthly Magazine\n\nReagan Harris\, The Pearl Antler\n\nLauren Hillje\, Hillje Music\n\nDr. Kasi Howard\, Innova Recovery Center\n\nStacy Husted\, Fair Oaks Emergency Room\n\nShawna Jackson\, Savvy Southern Events\n\nDebra Janes\, NICHE Properties\n\nPatti Mainz\, Black Rifle Coffee Company\n\nDebbie McNeal\, Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper\, Realtors\n\nLacy Ochs\, Lacy Bridal\n\nTamara Perry\, My Urgent Care Clinic\n\nJudith Rivers\, The Rivers Team at Phyllis Browning Company\n\nVictoria Tejada\, Hummingbird Assisted Living\n\nAmanda (Ronnie) White\, Longevity Pilates\n\nShan Wiley\, Boerne Radio 103.9FM\n\n\n\nPast Winners Include:\n\n2024 Winner - Ashley Pfeiffer\, Kendall County Abstract Company\n\n2023 Winner - Sonia Aguillon\, The GVTC Foundation\n\n2022 Winner - Leigh Owen\, Cibolo Center for Conservation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Nonprofit of the Year\n\n\n\nNominees Include:\n\nThe Benedictine Sisters\n\nBoerne Blaze Special Olympics\n\nBoerne Community Theatre\n\nCibolo Center for Conservation\n\nDas Festival of Kendall\n\nDas GreenHaus\n\nFirst Baptist Church Boerne\n\nThe GVTC Foundation\n\nHill Country Animal League & Thrift Store\n\nHill Country Daily Bread Ministries\n\nHope for Heroes\n\nKinetic Kids\n\nLove Kendall County Kids\n\nOperation Taco\n\nRansomed Life\n\nSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Cana Ballroom\n\nSwing Strong Inc.\n\nTBI Warrior Foundation\n\n\n\nPast Winners Include:\n\n2024 Winner - Transformation House\n\n2023 Winner - Kendall County Junior Livestock Association\n\n2022 Winner - Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center\n\n\n\n\n\nNEW AWARD: 2025 New Business of the Year\n\n\n\nNominees include:\n\nBoerne Elite Aquatics\n\nThe Boerne Life\n\nBrevity Coffee Co.\n\nCaring Transitions of Boerne\, Fredericksburg & Kerrville\n\nCooper's Kingdom\n\nFair Oaks Emergency Room\n\nHome Reimagined General Contractors\n\nInfinity Memories\n\nLacy Bridal\n\nMarshall Sparkman & Associates\n\nPinchy's Lobster & Raw Bar\n\nPrime High Performance Gymnastics\n\nSparkle with Vernie - Park Lane Jewelry\n\nSunny's All Day Brunch & Bar\n\nTre Pizzeria\n\nWild Birds Unlimited of Boerne\n\n\n\n*This award is for businesses who opened in 2024 or 2025.\n See what you missed at our 2024 Gala! Check out the video below. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

TIME CHANGE: Please note\, the time of this event has been moved up \;due to weather. New times have been emailed to attendees.
\n
\nTICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. You&rsquo\;re welcome to join the waitlist\, but please note that this does not guarantee a spot will become available.
\n
\nBon Temps\, Boerne! Let the good times roll and join the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce for a fabulous evening as we celebrate our business leaders at the Annual Awards Gala presented by BEC! This year&rsquo\;s gala will bring a touch of French Quarter charm and timeless elegance to an unforgettable night honoring the businesses and individuals who make our community shine brighter than ever.
\n
\nNominees must be members of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce in good standing and cannot have won in the category you'\;re nominating them for in the past 3 years.
\n
\nNOMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.
\n
\n2025 \;Business of the Year (over 50 employees) \;
\n
\nNominees Include:
\nCibolo Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center
\nFranklin Park Boerne Assisted Living and Memory Care
\nGVTC Communications
\nKnight Office Solutions
\nMatkin Hoover Engineering &\; Surveying
\nMorningside Ministries at Menger Springs
\nO.W. Lee
\nRaising Cane'\;s
\nSEnergy\, powered by Schneider Engineering
\nTapatio Springs Hill Country Resort
\nWoundLocal
\n
\nPast Winners Include:
\n2024 Winner - The Bevy\, a Doubletree by Hilton
\n2023 Winner - Ford of Boerne
\n2022 Winner - Cavender Chevrolet
\n
\n
\n2025 \;Business of the Year (under 50 employees)
\n
\nNominees Include:
\n28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen
\nAn Empty Vase Flower Shop
\nBefore Your Eyes Interiors
\nBending Branch
\nThe Board Couple
\nThe Boerne Bookshop
\nBoerne Elite Aquatics
\nBoerne Monthly Magazine
\nChic Jewelry
\nCROSS
\nEl Chaparral Cocina y Cantina
\nFair Oaks Emergency Room
\nFree Roam Brewing Company
\nGenesis Counseling Center
\nHummingbird Assisted Living
\nHunter Service Group
\nJ. Fox Custom Fine Jewelry
\nLovorn Law Firm
\nManifestive Design
\nMassage Heights
\nNew Life Cosmetic Surgery &\; Medspa
\nNexus International Enterprises
\nThe Pearl Antler
\nPhyllis Browning Company
\nProfessional Therapy Services of Texas
\nPulliam Plumbing Services
\nRudkin Productions
\nSavvy Southern Events
\nSinging Water Vineyards
\nTexas Hill Country Mobile Mixers
\nThe UPS Store at Leon Springs #3550
\nUptown Chic
\n
\nPast Winners Include:
\n2024 - Signarama Boerne
\n2023 Winner - Dog &\; Pony Grille
\n2022 Winner - Boerne Radio
\n
\n
\n
\n2025 \;Businessman of the Year
\n
\nNominees Include:
\nJeremy Affeldt\, Free Roam Brewing Co.
\nChris Brantner\, The Boerne Life
\n​\;Jacques DuBose\, Nexus International Enterprises
\nRyan Frazier\, WoundLocal
\nCraig Lannom\, Coldwell Banker D'\;Ann Harper\, Realtors
\nLance Lira\, Nature'\;s Presence
\nTommy Mathews\, Westward Environmental
\nMatthew Mattingly\, Signarama
\nVictor Medina\, TBI Warrior Foundation
\nDr. Israel Tellez\, Fair Oaks Emergency Room
\nBaron Wiley\, Boerne Radio 103.9FM
\n
\nPast Winners Include:
\n2024 Winner - Mark Finch\, Boerne Air Conditioning &\; Heating
\n2023 \;Winner - Shawn Lovorn\, Lovorn Law Firm
\n2022 \;Winner - Alex Lopez\, Kendall County Roofing
\n
\n
\n2025 \;Businesswoman of the Year
\n
\nNominees Include:
\nCandace Affeldt\, Gunpowder &\; Cabernet
\nLaura Avery\, Ironwood Events at Von Erich Ranch
\nJen Belz\, Genesis Counseling Center
\nDr. Ashley Bersani\, Living Water Chiropractic
\nDr. Kristin Craft\, Boerne Independent School District
\nAfarin Edwards\, The UPS Store at Leon Springs #3550
\nKaren Grace\, Boerne Monthly Magazine
\nReagan Harris\, The Pearl Antler
\nLauren Hillje\, Hillje Music
\nDr. Kasi Howard\, Innova Recovery Center
\nStacy Husted\, Fair Oaks Emergency Room
\nShawna Jackson\, Savvy Southern Events
\nDebra Janes\, NICHE Properties
\nPatti Mainz\, Black Rifle Coffee Company
\nDebbie McNeal\, Coldwell Banker D'\;Ann Harper\, Realtors
\nLacy Ochs\, Lacy Bridal
\nTamara Perry\, My Urgent Care Clinic
\nJudith Rivers\, The Rivers Team at Phyllis Browning Company
\nVictoria Tejada\, Hummingbird Assisted Living
\nAmanda (Ronnie) White\, Longevity Pilates
\nShan Wiley\, Boerne Radio 103.9FM
\n
\nPast Winners Include:
\n2024 Winner - Ashley Pfeiffer\, Kendall County Abstract Company
\n2023 Winner - Sonia Aguillon\, The GVTC Foundation
\n2022 Winner - Leigh Owen\, Cibolo Center for Conservation
\n
\n
\n
\n2025 \;Nonprofit of the Year
\n
\nNominees Include:
\nThe Benedictine Sisters
\nBoerne Blaze Special Olympics
\nBoerne Community Theatre
\nCibolo Center for Conservation
\nDas Festival of Kendall
\nDas GreenHaus
\nFirst Baptist Church Boerne
\nThe GVTC Foundation
\nHill Country Animal League &\; Thrift Store
\nHill Country Daily Bread Ministries
\nHope for Heroes
\nKinetic Kids
\nLove Kendall County Kids
\nOperation Taco
\nRansomed Life
\nSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Cana Ballroom
\nSwing Strong Inc.
\nTBI Warrior Foundation
\n
\nPast Winners Include:
\n2024 Winner - Transformation House
\n2023 Winner - Kendall County Junior Livestock Association
\n2022 Winner - Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center
\n
\n
\nNEW AWARD: 2025 New Business of the Year
\n
\nNominees include:
\nBoerne Elite Aquatics
\nThe Boerne Life
\nBrevity Coffee Co.
\nCaring Transitions of Boerne\, Fredericksburg &\; Kerrville
\nCooper'\;s Kingdom
\nFair Oaks Emergency Room
\nHome Reimagined General Contractors
\nInfinity Memories
\nLacy Bridal
\nMarshall Sparkman &\; Associates
\nPinchy'\;s Lobster &\; Raw Bar
\nPrime High Performance Gymnastics
\nSparkle with Vernie - Park Lane Jewelry
\nSunny'\;s All Day Brunch &\; Bar
\nTre Pizzeria
\nWild Birds Unlimited of Boerne
\n
\n*This award is for businesses who opened in 2024 or 2025.

\n​\;See what you missed at our 2024 Gala! Check out the video below. LOCATION:The Cana Ballroom at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church UID:e.187.31753 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260526T022136Z URL:https://business.boerne.org/events/details/annual-awards-gala-presented-by-bec-31753 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR