2020 VIRTUAL Awards of Excellence

The Carmel Chamber and presenting sponsor Hayashi Wayland proudly announce the 2020 Virtual Awards of Excellence inspired by the 1954 Irving Berlin classic film, "WHITE CHRISTMAS."

This virtual event will have musical entertainment, awards ceremony, live and silent auction and food and wine offerings delivered straight to your door to enjoy at home during the gala! We encourage everyone to DRESS UP in your best 1940's holiday inspired outfits and enjoy the night!
Emceed by KION News Anchor Aaron Groff.  
REGISTRATION DEADLINE : Wednesday, November 25th, 2020

DINNER SPONSORS
EACH MENU ITEM HAS A LIMITED QUANTITY, SO REGISTER EARLY!
Specialty Menus for you to choose from: 
AUBERGINE 
Grilled New York Strip, spiced carrots, olive, parsley, roasted jus
Main Lobster Tail, creamed spinach, potatoes, meyer lemon
Wild Black Truffle Vegetable Pot Pie (Vegetarian)

STATIONAERY
Beef Tenderloin, baby potatoes, broccoli di ciccio, horseradish creme fraiche
Crab Cake Bahn Mi, sambal mayo, carrot, cucumber, cilantro, thai basil, brioche
Brown Rice Porridge, miso broth, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, fried egg (Vegetarian)

WINE SPONSORS
Wines chosen specifically for your dinner choices
Bernardus Winery
Holman Ranch Vineyards
McIntyre Vineyards
Scheid Vineyards 

HOW IT WORKS:
Your meal and drinks will be delivered straight to your door that afternoon between 3:30-5:30pm thanks to Doorbell Dining! (If you aren't home, it will be left on your doorstep) Pre-show begins thanks to SPONSOR MONTEREY SYMPHONY at 5pm, and the Awards Ceremony begins at 6pm.

SILENT AUCTION
We will be using the ONLINE platform called BIDDING FOR GOOD for Silent Auction Items. We've got our site up live for PREVIEWING currently, and BIDDING will commence Tuesday, November 24th. You'll have a full week to look through and bid on items, so make sure you check your email for that log-in.

Web: https://www.biddingforgood.com/carmelchamber

Mobile: https://bforg.com/carmelchamber

LIVE AUCTION
Special thanks to Fourtane for donating our one and only LIVE AUCTION item for the night. We'll be using the Zoom Chat Box feature for live auction bidding near the end of the Awards Ceremony that night!

OPTIONAL COCKTAILS: SPONSOR RIO GRILL is also offering ADD ON cocktails created just for our event:
"Earl Grey 75" (drink for two)
House infused Earl Grey Gin, House made honey syrup, lemon juice, Prosecco split, lemon twist
"Rio Sidecar" (for one)
Cognac, lemon juice, orange liqueur, lemon twist
"Aviation" (for one)
Gin, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, creme de violet liqueur, filthy cherry