Nomination Form | Castroville Chamber

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Rules:

The person, couple, organization, or business may be nominated by another person or by themselves.

This form must be completed and returned to the Castroville Area Chamber of Commerce office via email or hand-delivered by 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 9, 2026. Nominations will be reviewed and narrowed to the top 3 nominees for ballot purposes.

The person, couple, organization, or business must reside in the Castroville area to be eligible.

Educator of the Year must be a professional educator within MVISD or St. Louis Catholic School.

The businesses nominated for Business of the Year and New Business of the Year must be Chamber members.

The nominee or a representative of the nominee must attend the Chamber Banquet. Tickets will be available at the Chamber Office.

The selected winner will be presented at the Chamber Banquet on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 7:00 pm in the David DeCock Gym at The Braden Keller Center.

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

First Name (Nominee's)

Last Name (Nominee's)

Nominee's Phone

I feel that this person or couple is deserving of the OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD because:

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Nominee's Phone

I feel that this business is deserving of the BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD because:

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

(started business between 7/1/2024 and 6/30/2025 and currently in business)

These are the businesses that qualify: Dia Health, Artesia at Medina Valley, Texas Caregivers, Tx Roadrunner Construction, Elevate on Fiorella, Growing Minds Learning Center, Main St. Tattoos, Billy's, CK Welding, EnviroBin Solutions, Royce Leonhardt with Tx Farm Bureau, Freestone Ladera, Lonestar Belle Photography, Hondo Downtown Business Association, Artic Oasis Ice Cream, FGM Technology Solutions, Home Instead, The Art Space 830

Nominee's Phone

I feel that this business is deserving of the NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD because:

NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR

These are the nonprofits that qualify: American Legion Post 460, SJRC & Belong, Bluebonnet Children’s Center, Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Castroville Conservation Society, Castroville Nip & Tuck, Castroville Special Events, Castroville United FC, Community Council of South Central Texas Inc., Friends of the Castroville Library, Friends of the Castroville Regional Park, Gamma Upsilon - Texas, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas/Medina County, Hearts Up For Cancer, Kinetic Kids, Landmark Inn State Historic Site, Medina County Women for Good, Medina County Farm Bureau, Medina County Museum, Inc., Medina Valley Education Foundation, MV Jr. Wildcats, MV Jr. Panthers, MV Youth Soccer Assoc., Petunia's Rescued Friends, Restore Reproductive Health, Run Local, Shooting Star Museum, St. Louis Catholic School, All Area Churches

Nominee's Phone

I feel that this organization is deserving of the NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR AWARD because:

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

First Name (Nominee's)

Last Name (Nominee's)

Nominee's Phone

I feel that this person is deserving of the EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD because:

First Name

Last Name

Nomination Terms: All nominations will be reviewed; however, only one nomination form per individual will be accepted. Nominations are open to the public, but voting is limited to qualifying Castroville Area Chamber of Commerce members.

I agree to the terms & conditions

Thanks for submitting!

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

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