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The Largest Business Community Event of the Year 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM 

GODOFREDO'S PIZZERIA & TAP ROOM AND THE DUNKIN THEATRE

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

2023 was such a great year for our business community.... 

And we have so much to look forward to in 2024.....

Let's do what we do BEST in January, to kick off the New Year...

LET'S CELEBRATE THE PAST YEAR & 

WECLOME THE START OF THE NEW YEAR TOGETHER!   

The Cushing Chamber 97th Annual 2023 Business Awards Banquet is our Membership's Annual Awards Banquet/Gala and our Annual Membership Meeting, where we come together to celebrate the past year and lift up our Members who have done outstanding work in the past year for and in our Business Community & Community as a whole.
We also celebrate the upcoming year with the passing of our Board of Director's Chair gavel; thank our past year Board of Directors that are terming out; welcome our next year Board of Directors; and look forward to the upcoming year of growth and prosperity for our Membership business community in Cushing, OK.  

The Cushing Chamber Annual Business Awards Banquet / Annual Membership Meeting is also a fundraiser for YOUR Cushing Chamber.  Funds are poured right back into our Members throughout the year, with programs, trainings, committees, Member benefits, and in particular, helping new small businesses get on their feet before they open and during their first couple of months open.  

Your Cushing Chamber has a lot to celebrate with our Membership.  2023 was a fantastic year, and 2024 is looking to be even BETTER!  

Find out who will win the 2023 Best of Cushing Business Awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award 
• Small Business of the Year Award
• Large Business of the Year Award 
• Non-Profit of the Year Award and/or Volunteer of the Year Award 

Also during the Program: 

• Passing of the 2023 Board of Director's Chair Gavel 
• Thank you to our 2023 Termed Out Board Members 
• 2024 Board of Directors Introduction

THE BANQUET / MEMBERSHIP MEETING:

We will be utilizing both The Dunkin Theatre and Godofredo's Pizzeria & Tap Room facilities. Both businesses will be closed to the General Public for our Annual Awards Banquet night.  The Annual Business Awards Banquet/Annual Membership Meeting will be from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in The Dunkin Theatre.  Then, we will all move over to Godofredo's Pizzeria & Tap Room, where Buffet-Style Tables with Appetizer tables; Dinner Item tables; and Dessert Tables will be at the front of Godofredo's.  Guests are encouraged to eat, drink, and network the night away, while listening to the amazing Wade Tower singing classic music and enteracting with the guests at Godofreodo's.  There are table sponsor partnerships available to reserve a table in Godofredo's for your group, to guarantee sitting for your group together. 

THE 5-STAR MENU @ GODOFREDO'S:

All Buffet-Style Table food items throughout Godofredo's will be a different "Taste Of" experience....Taste of The Naif Cafe; Taste of Godofredo's Pizzeria & Tap Room; Taste of Dunkin Donuts with a DONUT WALL!  🍩🍩

ENTERTAINMENT:

The Fabulous Wade Tower will be entertaining the attendees from 6:45 pm - 8 pm after the Annual Business Awards Banquet/Annual Membership Meeting in Godofredo's Pizzeria & Tap Room.  The entertainment will be interactive, where Wade Tower will be roaming and pulling in the attendees to sing, dance, and have fun as well! And hey, if you want to use that opportunity to promote your business....DO IT!  That is WHO WE ARE, and we HOPE that you take this opportunity to put a fun spin on telling your business story to the rest of the membership in attendance!  

ATTIRE:

Business Casual or TO THE 9'S... Business Suit, Cocktail Dress, Evening Gown, Suit & Tie, Jeans with a Jacket... Whatever makes you comfortable, we want you to wear it! 

ATTENDANCE ROSTER:

If you would like to see who will be attending, log into your Info Hub Account, click the "Events" tab, then click the Annual banquet event page.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and the Attendance Scroller will be there.  Make your list of those you want to network with before you arrive and get your contact QR Codes or business cards ready!  

IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER! 

This event is for the Cushing Chamber Membership and their guests ONLY.  Non-members are welcome to be placed on a waiting list.  If the event does not sell out, then Non-Members will be contacted to purchase their tickets during the week of the event. Please call the Cushing Chamber at 918-225-2400 if you would like to be placed on the waiting list. 

WE ARE SOLD OUT!

Please give the Cushing Chamber office a call at 98-225-2400 for questions.  Registration page will be inaccessible if we are sold out, and our event page will state this as well.  To see where our attendance count is now, please see the attendee counter in the right hand information column, at the bottom of the column.  

Sponsor partnership deadline:  Jan. 8, 2024 at 5 pm to guarantee ALL advertising spots. 
*"Last Minute" DEADLINE TO RESERVE SPONSOR PARTNERSHIPS:  JANUARY 12, 2024 AT 5 PM UNLESS SOLD OUT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST

DEADLINE TO RESERVE INDIVIDUAL RESERVATION REGISTRATIONS: JANUARY 15, 2024 AT 5 PM UNLESS SOLD OUT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST

**All Sponsorships come with Business Logo placement marketing/advertising on both facilities' TV Screens that will run continuously before Banquet starts & throughout the entertainment/Dinner, Drinks, Networking period at The Dunkin Theatre & Godofreodo's; On the 2023 Annual Report table placemats at each table seating; mentions on Stage; all advertising/marketing of Banquet, All online event marketing/advertising; & other normal marketing/advertising locations.  Deadline to receive ALL sponsorship benefits (advertising & marketing on particular items) January 8, 2024.  Some sponsorships include special logo placements on the marquee on stage; table flower bouquets; large flower bouquets on stage and entryways; On poster boards & special screens used for entertainment; and much more.  Please call President & CEO Tracy Caulfield IOM at 918-225-2400 for any questions.  

***All Sponsorships and Individual registrations are NON-REFUNDABLE.  

***All Sponsor partnerships and Individual registrations have credit card processing fees included of 4%; if paying via Cash or check, the credit card processing fees will be deducted from your invoice.  All Invoicing will be emailed to the primary contact and/or accounting department on file, as well as US Mailed.  

****This Banquet/Gala is for the CUSHING CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP  employers, employees/staff, their spouses, their invited guests, and Chamber's invited guests, etc.  This Banquet/Gala is not open to the general public.  For those that are not a Member of the Cushing Chamber nor an invited guest and would like to purchase a ticket reservation, please call the Cushing Chamber at 918-225-2400 and speak to President & CEO Tracy Caulfield.  PLEASE NOTE:  Even though our automated system may take your ticket registration, there is no guarantee of registration.  Registrations can be cancelled and amount paid for registration/sponsorships can be refunded by Chamber Staff at any time, to anyone, to any business, at any time.  We reserve the right to refuse service to any entity aforementioned.  

Entry into the venue and/or purchase of an admission ticket constitutes consent for the Cushing Chamber of Commerce or authorized designees to use any pictures, audio, and/or films taken during any event in any manner or purpose they desire without compensation. Additional disclaimers and restrictions may apply. BY REGISTERING FOR CUSHING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING AND CONSENTING TO THIS AND ALL DISCLAIMERS OF AND BY THE CUSHING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.