On Monday, St. Cloud Main Street hosted their Annual Awards Dinner that commemorates the achievements for the past year. This year at Phyre Brewery and Tavern, Main Street recognized seven winners.
OUC was recognized as Partner of the Year for their continued and generous donation of $10,000 generated through a golf tournament to celebrate their 100th year.
Taking a risk on a new event is not something everyone will do, but Toho Water Authority took that risk with the brand-new ‘A Taste of Main Street’ and to acknowledge that risk, Toho Water was chosen as Supporter of the Year. The inaugural event was a success thanks in part to Toho’s sponsorship.
The Business of the Year award was given to The Stained Glass Lady for creativity and artwork that brought to life the city’s flower, the Amaryllis Minerva. It has also brought a variety of classes to the shop that helped to enrich the experience of visiting downtown.
Over the past year Southern Roots Antiques has grown their downtown businesses from a small space to a storefront almost three times the size; it is the Merchant of the Year award winner, in recognition of phenomenal growth of the business this year.
The VFW Hall underwent renovations to add brick to the exterior of its building to make it resemble the main VFW building. This project has elevated the look of the VFW Hall and helped bring a more historic look to their building. This project was chosen for Renovation of the Year.
Volunteers are the backbone of the St. Cloud Main Street program. Amanda B. & Richard P. were two volunteers who helped with numerous projects this year, and hence were recognized them with the Volunteer of the Year award.
Lori Giambrone, who has been with Main Street over 20 years and has helped run committees, sat on our board, and donated many hours to help volunteer at events, was named the Board Member of the Year.
