Chamber banquet moves to online, in-person event

The Graham Chamber of Commerce Chamber Banquet will be moving to a virtual, in-person event which will be held at multiple locations around Graham. The event will also incorporate a model for those who wish to stay at home and view the banquet and Grahammy awards ceremony.

The event will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 6-7:30 p.m. at multiple locations throughout Graham. Graham Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO, Krisa De La Cruz, said the group was looking to keep the event, but change it in a way that was safe for attendees.

“We knew that we still wanted to have a chamber banquet where we could offer some type of networking, where we could give our sponsors benefit in the form of advertising and exposure and where we could feature our restaurants and then of course honor our Grahammy recipients,” De La Cruz said. “In thinking about (...) those goals (...) and thinking about some of the restrictions or guidelines that we have seen put out by the CDC and other health organizations, we didn’t think that it was wise to bring 400 people in one room, but we still did want to meet those goals.”

The banquet will be $35 for a watch party ticket. The sofa soirée ticket will be $15 and is for those who wish to watch at home on their computer or compatible device. Registration can be completed at grahamtexas.net.

For the rest of the story, see the Jan. 6 edition of The Graham Leader.