Congratulations 2013 Small Business Awards Winners

The Currituck Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its 2013 Annual Meeting and Small Business Awards Luncheon. More than 100 members and guests filled the Currituck Cooperative Extension Auditorium in Barco, resulting in record attendance for the event. Awards categories included businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations. A new award was added this year to recognize a business practicing environmental sustainability, which was sponsored by Hutchins Canning & Co. and won by Wild Horse Adventure Tours for its plastic bottle recycling project.

Seated from left: Jeff Carver of Island Revolution Surf Co. & Skate Park; Ginger Sikes of Animal Lovers Assistance League; Loryn Duncan-Marcil of Currituck House Assisted Living & Memory Care; Harriett Chamberlin of Ocean Annie's Craft Gallery (Most Attractive Business winner); Vijayasree Uppalapati of VBL Technologies; Lori London of Outer Banks Beach Rentals & Sales; Kurt Canning of Hutchins Canning & Company PA; Bruce Wilkins of Wild Horse Adventure Tours. Standing from left: Kelsey Chaaban of Island Revolution Surf Co. & Skate Park; Theresa Powell of Ocean Atlantic Rentals; Tiffany Cormier of Essentials Salon-Presidents Award; Alice James of Mattress Direct; Ellen Owens of 4H Backpacks for Kids; Diane Nordstrom, Director of Currituck Travel & Tourism; Kevin Wilcox of VBL Technologies; Brett McIntyre of VBL Technologies; Marcella Walker of VBL Technologies; Ed Houser, D.D.S., of Currituck Free Dental Clinic; Fredrick Hutchins of Hutchins Canning & Company PA; Richard Brown of Wild Horse Adventure Tours; Kelly Griffin of Hutchins Canning & Company PA