South County Chamber of Commerce Holds Awards Banquet _ Patch
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South County Chamber ofCommerce Holds Awards BanquetNotable businesses received recognition at last night's banquet.
Mehlville-Oakville, MO
By LISA WOLK (Open Post) - (http://patch.com/users/lisa-wolk) February 28, 2011 2:37 pm ET
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Area businesses and individuals were honored at the South County Chamber of
Commerce (http://www.southcountychamber.net/) Annual Awards Dinner
Thursday. Notable awardees include Dr. John G’Sell and Eva G’Sell for Business
Persons of the Year, Thomas O’Driscoll for Citizen of the Year and Kevin
Openlander with River City Casino for Outstanding New Member.
More than 200 people were in attendance at the awards dinner, which was held at
Royale Orleans on Telegraph in Mehlville. Nominees for the awards were selected
by the Chamber’s Board of Directors and then finalized by the awards committee.
Awards categories ranged from site beautification to community service to
leadership in education.
Husband and wife Dr. John and Eva G’Sell, who were given the Business Persons
of the Year award, operate a dentistry practice together. They were chosen for the
award because of their dedication to providing a positive customer experience and
their desire to go beyond what is required for service. Their daughter provided
testimony to their allaround excellence, describing how they’ve adopted
numerous families at Christmastime – and are still giving to those families over
two months later.
The G’Sell team was both excited and surprised about the award.
“We’re so proud that these people thought so much of us. We’re happy to be
recognized,” Eva G’Sell said.
Dr. John G’Sell shared his wife’s sentiments.
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“I’m in total shock. I wasn’t expecting this […] We’re a communitybased business
so this award means more than any other award we could’ve received,” he said.
Thomas O’Driscoll, Citizen of the Year, was recognized for his determination to
help others despite his own setbacks. Injured in a hitandrun accident in 2003,
O’Driscoll has persevered and continues to operate his attorney practice while
being involved in the community and in the lives of his family and friends. His
daughter Maureen described the many ways O’Driscoll has helped people over the
years, saying “If they’re in need, no matter who it is, he’ll help.”
Kevin Openlander with River City Casino,
awarded Outstanding New Member, echoed
the sentiments of warmth and friendship
that other awardees discussed during their
acceptance speeches.
“The friendships I’ve made here are
absolutely great; and Pinnacle, the company
I work for, is very committed to the South
County area. We aren’t going anywhere,”
Openlander said.
Later, Openlander expressed his delight in
receiving the award. “I’m humbled by it …
I’ve never received any kind of award before.
I really treasure it,” he said.
The South County Chamber of Commerce,
according to its website, “acts as the voice in
governmental and social affairs,
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communication, and servicing the needs and
interests of business, professional and
service organizations in South County.”
The organization currently has more than
300 members, including business owners,
local government officials, schools and
emergency services personnel.
The Chamber members pride themselves on being friendly and cooperative, both
inside the organization and to the surrounding community.
“This organization is filled with an unusually nice group of people. They provide
great support. I always tell my colleagues, ‘If you’re not feelin’ the love, come down
to the South County Chamber,” Dr. John G’Sell said.
