Annual Awards Nominations

Annual Awards Criteria

Past Annual Awards Winners

Annual Valentine Card Design

Send a Valentine From Loveland

Loveland Valentine Ladies

About Annual Awards

Valentine Poetry Contest

Committees

Event Volunteers

Chamber Event Overview

Loveland Young Professionals

Loveland Valentine Program

The Loveland Young Professionals is a division of the chamber and is as a way to enrich our community by uniting and developing our young people. This group will be platform for our younger members to build relationships, develop professionally, and help impact our community.

The group will provide opportunities in: Networking, Educational and Professional Development, Volunteer and Community Outreach. We will strive to cultivate future leaders, work to keep our young professionals in the area, and foster economic growth in the area.

The group will host a variety of events to include: After Hours, Community Events, Professional Speaker Series, and Healthy Happy Hours.

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Be a part of our community events!

We couldn't do our community events without our faithful volunteers. Volunteers help with event set up and tear down, trash removal, beverage sales, shuttle driving and more.

Contact the Chamber or complete one of the forms below to sign up to volunteer! For more information, contact our VP of Operations, Meredith Taylor at meredith@lmrchamberalliance.org.

• Food Truck Rally (May 11, 2024)
• Symmes Township Bicentennial Blast (July 20, 2024)
• Frogman Triathlon (September 7 & 8, 2024)
• Oktoberfest (September 13  & 14, 2024)
• Christmas in Loveland (December 14, 2024)

Learn more about the various professional development, networking, and community events the LMRCA hosts throughout the year.

Contact the chamber for specific details, sponsorship and possible vendor booth information.

Looking to participate in the 2024-2025 Annual Loveland Valentine’s Activities?

• Volunteer:
  Join the committee or sign up to help with one of the activities.  Contact the chamber for more info.
• Nominate a Valentine Lady:
  Nominate a local lady to serve as 2025's Valentine lady by submitting your letter of recommendation to the LMRCA office or by emailing us at meredith@lmrchamberalliance.org.
  
• Valentine Card Design:
  Submit artwork for the design contest (deadline is November 17, 2024).
• Valentine Breakfast:
  Attend the annual breakfast on February 14, 2025 at 8:30am.
• Valentine Poetry Contest:
  Enter the 2024 poetry contest. Poem submissions are due by January 17, 2025.  Download the Entry Form
• Valentine Yard Sign:
  Order your sign by February 4. Signs are $30 each. Download the Order Form
• Business Window Decorating Contest:
  Get in the Valentine Spirit! Have your business join in the fun. Contact the Chamber to register your business
• Stamp Valentines:
  Represent your business in the community and sign up for a shift at the post office. Stamping will take place from February 2 through February 13, in 2 hour shifts: 10am to noon, noon to 2pm, 2pm to 4pm. Contact the Chamber to sign up
• Loveland Valentine Cards:
  Purchase commemorative Loveland Valentine cards at the Chamber office, including our “stamping table” at the Loveland Post Office, the Loveland Kroger, and various other retailers around town.

How to send your Valentine for cachet stamping and postmark

All valentines are hand-stamped with Loveland’s unique cachet, which is modeled after the year’s winning card, and then hand-cancelled with a special Loveland, Ohio, postmark.

Each year, we re-mail thousands of cards to all 50 states and many foreign countries. We also stamp wedding invitations throughout the year.

MAIL IN YOUR VALENTINE
In a larger envelope send your prepared cards with the proper postage attached, the addressee and your return address and we will add  our romantic cachet stamp and the Loveland postmark.  Mail to:

The Valentine Lady
Little Miami River Chamber Alliance
514 W. Loveland Ave
Loveland, OH 45140

We will then stamp your cards with our cachet stamp, postmark them from Loveland, Ohio, and mail them for you. DEADLINE FOR US TO MAIL: ALL CARDS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 11th to be mailed in time for Valentine’s Day.

DROP OFF YOUR VALENTINE
If you’d like to personally drop off your Valentine cards for stamping, we’ll be set up at the Loveland Post Office during the first two weeks in February from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday and 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday.

Annual Award Criteria

The Little Miami River Chamber Alliance Annual Awards Dinner is an evening for all area businesses to come together and celebrate their successes and community contributions.

Each November, The Little Miami River Chamber Alliance says “Thank you” to our businesses for all they do for our community and honor them for enhancing our community and making it a better place to live.

The Annual Awards Dinner is an evening for all area businesses to come together and celebrate their successes and community contributions.

Nominate a business today! Nominations close on October 1.

The following Awards are not required to be awarded annually:

Business of the Year
-Must have positively impacted the business community.
-Contributes and promotes the economic growth, stability and improvement of the area.

Emerging Business of the Year
-Must be a young and growing business, that has demonstrated commercial promise as well as a commitment to the community.

Non-Profit of the Year
-Must be an active 501-C-3 organization.
-Must have a record of longevity and stability.
-Must demonstrate community consciousness with civic/community involvement.

Beautification Award
-Recognizes outstanding efforts by businesses, institutions and churches that contribute to beautification through landscaping and property improvements. Those that go above and beyond to keep their business, industry, college, church or political subdivisions clean, maintained and landscaped are eligible.

Patricia Furterer Community Involvement Award
-An individual(s) who spends their free time giving back to the community.
-Volunteer services are beneficial to the community.
-Must possess characteristics including honesty, sincerity, integrity, and benevolence.

Business Community Advocate Award
-Above-and-beyond business leadership, employee engagement, and corporate social responsibility.
-Outstanding contributions during the past year to employees and the community.
-The company has been a longtime advocate for the community and has a longstanding reputation for above-and-beyond corporate social responsibility efforts.
-This award recognizes excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility, particularly as it relates to Loveland.
-Focused on job creation.

Randy K. Stanifer Health, Wellness & Fitness Business of the Year
-Must actively encourage healthy and well-balanced lifestyles and embrace activities that promote wellness in the workplace to employees, their families, community and customers. -Additional criteria include health risk assessments, support for physical activity and healthy eating programs, educational sessions, and incentives for
participation in wellness programs.

Community Responder Award
-May be awarded to individuals, groups and programs that have made outstanding contributions to the community including community safety, community resourcing and responds to community needs
-Made significant contributions and helped to protect the safety and best interests of the citizens they serve.
-Has gone above and beyond their responsibility to the community and works to improve quality of living. Additionally, this person takes pride in the town they serve

Original artwork may be submitted by any individual who is interested!

• Artwork must reflect or incorporate the theme: “Love is…..” and must also include (or provide space for) the phrase, “There is nothing in this world so sweet as love.” One-color, two-color and full-color entries are acceptable.
• Artwork must be flat (two-dimensional) and reduce proportionately to fit within a 5 inch by 3 ¾ inch space, the size of the printed Valentine’s Day cards.
• Submission deadline is November 15, 2024. All entries must be submitted in person to the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance at 514 W. Loveland Ave Floor 1, Loveland, OH 45140 or by mail, postmarked the deadline to the Little Miami River Chamber, 514 W. Loveland Ave, Floor 1,  Loveland, OH 45140.
• Entry forms and contest rules are available at the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance, 514 W. Loveland Ave, Floor 1, Loveland, OH 45140. If you would like one sent to you, please call the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance at 683-1544.
• The winner will receive design credit on the back of the 2025 Valentine’s Day cards, recognition at the Valentine Kick off, other local recognition, media recognition and two complimentary invitations to the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance Annual Valentine Breakfast.
• Entries not selected may be picked up after December 10, 2024.

Enter the 2025 poetry contest! All poems should reflect love and/or Valentine’s Day.

Poems should be typed or printed, no longer than 16 lines, and reflect love and/or
Valentine’s Day. Poetry will be judged on written content only.

Contest winners will receive an excused absence from school to attend our Valentine
Breakfast at Oasis Conference Center (February 14, 2025 at 8:30 am) to read their poems.

Contest Deadline: January 17, 2025

Poetry Contest Categories Include:

• Pre-school and Kindergarten
• 1st and 2nd Grades
• 3rd and 4th Grades
• 5th and 6th Grades
• 7th and 8th Grades
• 9th - 12th Grades
• Adults

Submit online OR Download the Entry Form >

Nominate a Business for an award!

Nominate a business today! Nominations close on October 1.

Annual Awards

The Little Miami River Chamber Alliance Annual Awards Dinner, held every November, is an evening for all area businesses to come together and celebrate their successes and community contributions.  A silent auction benefits our scholarship fund and a regional non-profit organization.

Business Expo

An annual “business showcase” event for the community and is the perfect way to see a variety of Loveland area businesses under one roof. Hob Nob includes vendors, beverages, food, networking, giveaways, samples, music and fun! This event is open to both business-to-business and business-to-consumer organizations.

Christmas in Loveland

Be swept back in time while visitng  Old Historic Loveland on this special weekend. Everything from Jolly Ol' St. Nick and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole, to a live Nativity scene, to a Winter Wonderland! This is the time of year that Loveland Businesses give back to the community. This complimentary event offered to the community draws over 3,000 individuals  each year and is Loveland's way of saying, "Thank you for your business!"

Frogman Triathlon Race

The Frogman Race is an annual event held every September and is comprised of a 5 mile kayak down the Little Miami River, 8 mile bike ride on the bike trail, and a 5K run on the trail and through Miami Riverview Park. You can compete as a team or individual and it's a great way to be active and enjoy the great outdoors in Loveland and Miami Township!

Lunch & Learns

Make the most out of  your lunch break! Lunch & Learns are held every quarter as a professional development opportunity for both members and non-members. A subject matter expert in a desired field will present relevant content and each participant receives lunch. Events can range from hands-on trainings to broader professional development.

Oktoberfest

Prost! Enjoy a little bit of Germany right in Downtown Loveland! This community festival held the last weeked of September features German beer, a biergarten, live entertainment, German festivities and more!

Morning Mixers

Get ready to network! This event combines Chamber members from the Anderson, Clermont, and Milford-Miami Township Chambers of Commerce along with the LMRCA. You'll enjoy great networking, sharing your 30 second commercial/update, and refreshments. This event is for members only.

Small Business Saturday

Shop local, Shop small! Help support the local small businesses in our town by "shopping small" on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Grab a shopper's passport that feature special sales, deals and promotions!

(We hope you will shop small throughout the year, but this day for sure!)

Symmetry: Executive Women's Luncheon

Symmetry is an annual luncheon focused on giving women executives tips and ideas on how to better balance their lives. It’s also a great way to network with area executives. The event includes a luncheon, shopping expo, keynote speaker, makeovers, networking, swag bag, prizes, chair  massages and headshots.

Valentine Program and Breakfast

Our Loveland Valentine Breakfast is a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Sweetheart of Ohio.  Join us for a lovely community breakfast on Valentine’s Day, but be sure to register early!  This popular event sells out fast!  The Loveland Valentine Breakfast is sponsored by Oasis Golf Club and Conference Center.