Mark your calendars for the 2021 Jubilee Ceremony event. Highlighting the best leaders and business contributors in the community, the Jubilee ceremony is a virtual event hosted on December 9th. Along with the many other awards, the event will honor a business who has demonstrated outstanding involvement and participation in community education with the Building Bridges award. The recipient must have made a contribution to the field of education within 2021.
The first Building Bridges award was presented in 2016 to Sherry LeGrand and Hygiene Elementary. During 2016, Sherry incorporated Hygiene Elementary in partnerships with local businesses and corporations. Ocean Institute, IBM, NCAR, and Questbotics are a few examples of the amazing opportunities Sherry provided.
Since then, the award has been gifted to a unique business who has contributed to local education. In 2017, Andy Welch and the Sun Construction organization was awarded the Building Bridges award for mentoring students through the Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE). The year 2018 made way for Kimberlee McKee and the Longmont Downtown Development Authority for offering business projects, internships, and work-study opportunities for Front Range Community College students. Two years ago, in 2019, The UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital was presented the award for their partnership with the SVVSD schools workforce programs and the SVVSD Mobile Lab.
Last year, StickerGiant and My Wealth Planners received the Building Bridges Award. StickerGiant hosted several work-based learning opportunities. StickerGiant also assisted Silver Creek High School students in creating stickers for marketing their capstone projects. Additionally, Dan Yerger with My Wealth Planners gave financial aid and expertise to Front Range Community College classes, students, and clubs. Each year the Building Bridges Award recipient has contributed to local education in a unique and engaging way. Join us in honoring the recipient on December 9th for the virtual Longmont Chamber Jubilee event.
About the Author
Sienna Arellano is the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee intern. She is a sophomore at Niwot High School. Sienna belongs to several computer science tech teams at the Innovation Center as Computer Science and Cyber Security is her passion. She loves to travel, play volleyball, tennis, and participate in any Longmont community activities or local events.