Salisbury Area Chamber Of Commerce 92nd Annual Banquet

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 92nd Annual Banquet Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Green Hill Yacht & Country Club. The evening events will include the installation of 2012-2013 Officers and Directors and the presentation of awards.

Sandra S. Fitzerald-Angello will be sworn in at the Annual Banquet as the 2012-2013 Chamber President. Sandy is the Vice President and Dealer Operator of Pohanka Automotive Group of Salisbury, which has seven franchises; Toyota, Scion, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Mazda. She has been a leader in the automotive industry for over 35 years and has earned the Toyota Presidents Award in 2002, 2009 and 2010; the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Best of the Best Award; The Honda Presidents Award in 2007; and the Silver Excellence in Business Award in 2007 and 2008.

Sandy believes deeply in giving not only to her business and employees, but to the surrounding community. She is the driving force behind the “Pohanka Pays it Forward” campaign, which has paid out over $160,000 to local non-profits in Delmarva since 2009.

Sandy lives locally with her husband George and son AJ and has two grown children, Meghan and Ryan, along with a two-year old grandson, Sammy. She received the Community Leadership Award from the Community Foundation in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Sandy was the recipient of the Herbert H. Fincher Friend of Mentoring Award in 2000 and a 2009 recipient of the Maryland Top 100 Women’s Award and in the same year the Champion of the Habitat for Humanity Women Build. She is a Visionary Founder of the Women's Fund with the Community Foundation. She serves on the Board of Directors of Stop the Violence and the Main Street Gym.

Cocktail Hour at the banquet is sponsored by PNC Bank and begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a buffet dinner at 7:00 p.m. Entertainment is being provided by the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council and sponsored by Chesapeake Utilities. Grace Cho, a Freshman Arts Major at Salisbury University will be singing. The Wicomico Mentoring Project is conducting a silent auction as part of the fun at the Annual Banquet.

The banquet is $60 per person. RSVP’s are necessary by April 6, 2012, and can be made by calling 410-749-0144 or e-mailing chamber@salisburyarea.com Members can register and pay on-line.