Chamber Celebrates 2021 SAGE Award Winners at Chamber Gala Chamber News March 19, 2021 Photos by Todd Hiller Photography We hosted its Chamber Gala this evening, presenting the 2021 SAGE Awards – the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. This year’s event was a hybrid celebration with SAGE finalists and award sponsors joining us at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center, while other guests enjoyed viewing parties from home via Zoom. Chamber president, Bob Durkin, and Chamber board chair, Patrick Fricchione, opened the ceremony thanking all finalists, award sponsors, and Gala sponsors for their dedication to the NEPA community. Our emcee for the evening was Thom Welby, with musical entertainment provided by Lexington Entertainment. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. This year, the awards were enhanced to honor and recognize the innovation our local businesses employed due to COVID-19. The Chamber congratulates all finalists and winners of the 2021 SAGE Awards. The winners in each category are: BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT• Coal CreativeBEST PRACTICES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE• Maternal and Family Health ServicesBEST PRACTICES IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS• Posture Interactive BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Fidelity Bank HOMETOWN STAR• Food for All Campaign at The Settlers Inn IMPACT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH• DePietro’s Pharmacy IMPACT: PEOPLE AND CULTURE• Penn Foster IMPACT: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES• Woodloch Resort NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Space Time Mead & Cider Works NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR• Keystone Mission PEOPLE’S CHOICE• Hematology & Oncology Associates of NEPA SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• United Sports Academy
