"An Ambassador is someone that promotes Milford to someone who's not familiar with it, and helps Chamber members get the most out of their Chamber memberships," said Wierenga, who fell in love with the Milford area after buying a struggling fitness club there in 2012.
Christine Wierenga, a Milford resident, Chamber member and owner of Anytime Fitness in Milford, was named Ambassador of the Year.His organization, Mi Abilities, has developed several "micro enterprises," including a paper shredding service, gourmet popcorn business and art made from pallet wood, that offer jobs to adults with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairment. We used to do only two and now we've grown to 28 teams, year around." One of the teams placed third nationally in softball, Hall said. "I've been running the teams for 17 years. He works on Chamber events and Chamber members help him with Special Olympics. "I volunteer for Chamber because I also volunteer for Special Olympics," he said. He said he was "overwhelmed" by the honor. Bear Hall was named Volunteer of the Year.Related: Szott Auto Group honored for community involvement Related: Citizen of the Year makes kids activities a priority "It's not my forte to pat myself on the back. Young said he doesn't like to get attention for his efforts, but he's grateful for the Chamber award. "It's not just the people I work with, but also the people who attend the festival, the artists and everything, that make the event what it is." "I'm in charge of the site, so with my step-dad, Jerry Aubry, we take care of everything and anything," Young said.
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