Thurston Strong won the Community Unity Award from Experience Olympia & Beyond at its annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2021. Shown are Kelly Campbell of EO&B; Aslan Meade of the Thurston Economic Development Council; Annette Pitts of EO&B; Jennica Machado, economic development manager for Thurston County; Mike Reid, economic development director for the City of Olympia; and Jeff Bowe and Aly Laris of EO&B.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
These signs showed portraits and names of nominees for each of the awards presented by Experience Olympia & Beyond on Nov. 18, 2021.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
Shauna Stewart (center) won the Tourism Visionary Award from Experience Olympia & Beyond at the organization's annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2021. She is surrounded by the EO&B's staff, l-r, Kelly Campbell, VP of Finance and Administration; Annette Pitts, CEO; Jeff Bowe, VP of Sales & Development; Aly Laris, Director of Marketing.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
Patty Belmonte, executive director of the Hands On Children's Museum was awarded the Patrick Knutson Tourism Legend Award from Experience Olympia & Beyond at the organization's annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2021. She is surrounded by the EO&B's staff, l-r, Kelly Campbell, VP of Finance and Administration; Annette Pitts, CEO; Jeff Bowe, VP of Sales & Development; Aly Laris, Director of Marketing.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
David Blandford, executive director of the Washington Tourism Alliance, spoke at the annual meeting of Experience Olympia & Beyond, Nov. 18, 2021.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
Amilia Forsberg, general manager of Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar, won the Excellence in Hospitality Award from Experience Olympia & Beyond at the organization's annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2021. She is surrounded by the EO&B's staff, l-r, Kelly Campbell, VP of Finance and Administration; Annette Pitts, CEO; Jeff Bowe, VP of Sales & Development; Aly Laris, Director of Marketing.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
George Sharp, left, of the Thurston Economic Development Council, also former executive director of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau, was presented with the raffle prize at the Nov. 18, 2021 annual meeting of the VCB by Yelm Chamber of Commerce executive director Line Roy.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
Yelm Cinemas offered an informal setting for the Experience Olympia & Beyond's annual meeting on Nov. 19, 2021.
Photo by Gloria Towne | All Around Towne Photography
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