Chamber gala to go virtual this year

The 77th annual Chamber Gala of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce is taking place in March.

This year, the gala will be live streamed from Life Chiropractic College West. Since it is usually a sit-down dinner event, ticket holders can choose to pick up hors d'oeuvres and a gift bag containing champagne and appetizers prior to the gala.

As with each year, there will be four awards handed out. This year's recipients are Seana Condit-Gordon for Educator of the Year, Senior Detective Matt McMahon for Police Officer of the Year, Aman Dhuper the CEO of St. Rose Hospital for Businessperson of the Year, and Firefighter of the Year Captain David Villegas.

This is usually an important networking event for Chamber members, and although it will not be held in person this year, it still presents an opportunity for the winners of the awards to become better known in the community.

Tickets are not yet available for sale; members will be advised when they go on sale as well as where to watch the live-streamed event. The cost of tickets last year was $175 per person.

Printing services companies often help to advertise business events such as these to Hayward business leaders.

The gala will be held on March 20 beginning at 6:00 PM. Call 510-537-2424 to learn more about this event.