The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year 2011
Bill Harden
Each year, the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce takes great pride in awarding the Citizen of the Year honorees. These honors are bestowed by the Chamber on a group or an individual who has distinguished themselves by contributing their time and talent to benefit the entire Mt. Kisco community.
The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce is proud to honor Bill Harden as our 2011 Citizen of the Year. Bill was born on Staten Island and attended the New York City School system. He went to
Wagner College (BS) and NYU, served in the U.S. Navy (ONI) after going to OSC Naval Academy. He worked for Union Carbide (mergers and acquisitions), John Nuveen (Investment Banking), Advanced Computer Techniques (Partner) and local businessman (Printing). The family moved to Chappaqua in 1967 with lovely wife and three children. Bill has been a local businessman since 1976 and Chamber member, (served as President for four years) since 1984. Accel Printing and Graphics Corporation is owned and operated by Bill and his wife, Ann in Mt. Kisco since 1978.
Now residing in Heritage Hills, Bill is a fanatic tennis player and charity auctioneer. His “Fun Raising” auctions support many local Charities and Non-Profit organizations. He is past president of MKCC, Board member of Northern Westchester Business Group, member and past trustee of The First Congregational Church, Chappaqua.
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44th Annual Citizen of the Year Dinner Dance
What a view …. What a night!!! We had a perfect night and a perfect location for the 44th Annual Citizen of the Year Dinner Dance.
The presentations were touching, the acceptances were sincere, the food was awesome, and the silent auction and raffles were glorious!
The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our sponsors for the evening: Diamond Properties, Algonquin Sponsors; and Antalek & Moore, Co-Communications, Curtis, BMW Mt Kisco, Michaels and Associates and Thomas Fox Catering, our Iroquois Sponsors.
Our annual sponsors also deserve a round of applause: Northern Westchester Hospital, Saw Mill Club, A & J Home Care, Accel, Arco, People’s United Bank, Mahopac National Bank, and Mt. Kisco Tax & Monetary Services Group, Inc.
We would especially like to thank BMW Mt. Kisco for the use of their beautiful facilities. The chamber would also like to thank our Citizen of the Year Committee who spent countless hours preparing for this occasion, Donna Corti, Ann Harden, Phyllis Tunnell, Phil Bronzi, Vince Lemma, George Arco, Janet Dean, Kathleen Mooney and Suzanne Siebert. I would also like to thank John Reber for these beautiful centerpieces.
Vince Lemma, President of the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce was a wonderful host and emcee for the evening. Richard Alexander led our guests in the pledge of allegiance and Rev. Willett Porter eloquently said the invocation. A special thanks goes to Mayor J. Michael Cindrich who presented MKCCC with the Outstanding Non Profit of the Year award and to Tony Marcus, who presented Bill Harden with the Citizen of the Year award. We would also like to thank Joel Seligman, George Arco, State Senator Greg Ball, County Legislator Peter Harckman, NYS Assemblyman Robert Castelli, and Congresswoman Nan Hayworth who all added their own touching words.
Steve Young at Minuteman Press did a magnificent job at designing and printing the beautiful invitations this year.
Thank you also to Accel Printing & Graphics for designing and printing the beautiful souvenir journal. Thank you so much to Phyllis Tunnel, Ann Harden, George Arco, and Donna Corti for running our silent auction and raffle and for collecting many wonderful gifts for the evening.
We had many tables full of amazing goods and services. There were a lot of smiling faces when the results of the raffle and Silent Auction were announced! We would also like to thank Ed Reilly and his wonderful staff. The food was delicious, the service was impeccable and the room looked wonderful!
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