The Carmichael Chamber of Commerce is hosting their 8th Annual Person of the Year Awards Dinner on Friday, March 24 from 6:00 – 9:30 pm at Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa, 1220 Arden Hills Lane in Sacramento. This gala event will be honoring business and community members for the contribution they have made to the community.

This year the Chamber’s 2017 Person of the Year is Tina Macuha of Good Day Sacramento who lives in Carmichael. Also, being honored as Businessman of the Year is Dave Leatherby of Leatherby’s Family Creamery; Businesswoman of the Year is Angela Sehr of Advanced Home Health & Hospice; Young Professional of the Year is Layla Seiler of Aegis of Carmichael; Volunteer of the Year is Artie Van Winkle; Junior Hero of the Year is Cameron Dax, and Non-Profit of the Year is Sacramento Fine Arts Center. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit Sacramento Fine Arts Center to support the wonderful work they do in the arts arena.

The cost of the event is $75 per person and includes a no-host bar, dinner, a raffle and a live auction with auctioneer radio personality and former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness.  No tickets will be sold at the door. Table sponsorships are also available. To get tickets, go to the Chamber’s website at www.carmichaelchamber.com and click on the event banner on the home page.

A big thank you to the sponsors of this year’s event – SMUD; Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center; Advanced Home Health & Hospice; Rosewood Post-Acute Rehab; Post Modern Marketing; AM 1380 The Answer, and Assemblyman Ken Cooley.

Previous honorees include former Sheriff John McGinness; Supervisor Susan Peters; radio personality Kitty O’Neal; Sacramento Kings Color Analyst Jerry Reynolds; former District Attorney Jan Scully; baseball great Dusty Baker, and last year’s recipient, Kings General Manager Vlade Divac.

“This promises to be a great event that brings not only the community together, but also the county as well,” says Chamber Executive Director Linda Melody. We hope businesses and residents will come out and support this gala event.