CHAPPELL HILL CHAMBER NAMES 2024 MAN, WOMAN, BUSINESS OF YEAR
The Chappell Hill Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding citizens and businesses Friday night at the Chamber’s annual awards banquet.
award honorees include (from left) Cherie Moore
and Jimmy Cole of Grapevine on Main, Business of
the Year; Sharlie Douglass, Woman of the Year; and
Steve Trevino, Man of the Year.
The awards for 2024 Man and Woman of the Year were presented to Steve Trevino and Sharlie Douglass. The Business of the Year Award went to Grapevine on Main.
Trevino quickly got involved with the local community upon settling in Chappell Hill, joining the Chappell Hill Chamber and Chappell Hill Historical Society and volunteering at local festivals and events, including as a parade route manager for the town’s Independence Day Parade. He is now vice president of the board for the Chappell Hill Water Supply Corporation and board president for the Chappell Hill Historical Society.
Douglass has volunteered with numerous civic organizations in Chappell Hill and throughout Washington County over the years, including the Chamber board and Historical Society. She has assisted with vendor parking at festivals, helped refurbish scarecrows and place them in downtown, and participated in the food drive at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Brenham. As board president of the Chappell Hill Water Supply Corporation, she has traveled across Texas to meet with state agency staff, attend workshops and work toward obtaining grants to improve the town’s water infrastructure.
Grapevine on Main, run by Cherie Moore and Jimmy Cole, has transitioned from a retail and coffee shop to a restaurant and wine bar that has contributed to the night life of downtown Chappell Hill, attracting tourists and giving back locally. The business is a destination for Thursday steak nights and for live music on the outdoor deck, while also playing host to birthday parties, wedding showers, bachelorette parties and many other get-togethers.
Friday’s banquet also honored outstanding volunteers, lifetime members and outgoing board directors.
Friday’s banquet featured a Hawaiian theme, along with dinner from LJ’s BBQ, refreshments from Mike Hopkins Distributing, live music, silent auction items and the “Heads or Tails” game, where guests paid for leis and would declare heads or tails, getting to keep their leis if they guessed correctly until one person was left.
Proceeds from the banquet will support the Chamber in promoting local businesses and the community and in hosting future events and programs. Organizers estimate that the event raised at least $20,000, not counting the silent auction, plus another $3,500 from the “Heads or Tails” game.