Boca Chamber’s annual celebration kicks off 60th anniversary year

BOCA RATON– The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce celebrated leadership, community involvement and the completion of 59 years of serving the Boca Raton business community at its Annual Celebration on Saturday, October 22nd at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Some 300 business and political leaders enjoyed a beautifully decorated mecca of Arabian Nights at the Boca Raton Resort & Club with dancers, acrobats and fortune tellers.

“It was a fantastic evening and a beautiful setting in which to welcome our new Chair of the Boca Chamber’s Board of Directors, Cheryl Budd of NCCI Holdings,” said Troy M. McLellan, CCE, President & CEO, “and to thank our exiting Chair, John Mulhall of Rutherford Mulhall, P.A., for a great year. We now look forward to celebrating our 60th year of operations with Cheryl at the helm of the Chamber’s outstanding volunteer leadership.”

The night, emceed by WPTV Reporter Michael Williams, was sponsored by many community business partners, including NCCI Holdings, Rutherford Mulhall PA, JM Family Enterprises and JM Lexus. Additional sponsors include 1st United Bank, Bank of America, Bluegreen Corporation, Comerica, Ellis, Ged & Bodden, FPL, IBM, Lynn University, Meridian Insurance, Office Depot, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Barbar & Associates, Daszkal Bolton LLP, Flagler Real estate services, Kaufman Lynn Construction, and St. Andrew’s School.

The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization and the largest Chamber inPalm BeachCounty, with a membership presently composed of more than 1,200 companies representing more than 35,000 employees in eastern, central, and western Boca Raton and beyond.

Since 1952, the Boca Chamber has been enabling the community’s business people to thrive by providing opportunities for leadership, networking, innovative business programs, education, and giving back to the community.