Awards given in 2017 presented at the Annual Meeting and Business Expo presentation offered to public by the Chamber of Commerce were Business of the Year for this companies value in promoting tourism through many camps and personalities coming to Camp Grace. Individual of the Year given to tag team, Pete and Cindy Gillispie who have been involved with scouting for decades as well as providing services for the orphanages and churches. Youth of the Year was given to Blair Meldrum; a vivacious Junior at Crawford County High School was presented this award for involvement in county, Farm Bureau, TSA, and Crawford Youth Leadership. Group of the Year was given to the Crawford Young Famers
Awards Presentations in many categories to many of our chamber members and residents!
Reverend Bobby Hamlin and wife Joanne Hamlin, director of Keep Roberta Crawford Beautiful were recipients of the Golden Eagle Award earned in recognition over three decades of service devoted to local youth programs at Holiness Camp and church and community projects. Camp Holiness has been in operations for over six decades and the Hamlin’s have been the leading force for the past 35 years directing young people in there lives and providing guidance. This couple works within the community serving its needs and people as well as within the church, Roberta Evangelical Church where they received the Golden Eagle presented by Sheriff Lewis Walker for the Crawford County Scouts and the troops of scouts nationwide.
In 2016 at the Annual meeting Joanne was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award. Hamlin couple and individually serve in many ways to provide the best foot forward in Crawford County.
2015 Friends of Scouting promote this award raising awareness to young people and parents beneficial attributes created by Boy Scouts nationwide.
- Reverend Bobby Hamlin and wife and KRCB Director Joanne Hamlin accepted the Golden Eagle Award June 23, 2015.
