Becker Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting on April 19 at Faith Lutheran Church and lunch was catered by Style Catering. Approximately 45 chamber members were present.

During the annual meeting members voted on two new three year board positions. New board members are Dawn Nepsund from Becker Furniture World and Jenn Shaw, from Starz Dance Studio. Carol Hanson from the Patriot was the outgoing board member.

After a presentation from Lukas Belflower, an attorney with Smith, Paulson, O’Donnell and Erickson (SPOE), other awards were handed out. Audrey Orton from Mark Kay Cosmetics was given the Honorary Member award. The 2022 Business of the Year was awarded to Steil Insurance and Member of the Year was awarded to Carol Hanson from the Patriot.

If you are interested in joining the Becker Area Chamber of Commerce, reach out to Amity Felton at beckerareachamber@gmail.com — they are always looking to grow their membership.

An update was given on Becker Freedom Days Business Sponsorships — if your business was inadvertently overlooked and you would like to help sponsor you may contact any sponsorship committee member: Amy Stanger  castanger1030@gmail.com; Al Scherping  ascherping@cnccops.com; Carol Hanson sales.carol@patriotnewsmn.com; Bartt Gevens  BGevens@ci.becker.mn.us; or Josh Kuha  JKuha@ci.becker.mn.us.