STOCKTON — When the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce announces the winner for the year’s Athena Award, they like to get creative on how to surprise the recipient.The go-to template is to trick the recipient into thinking they’re walking into a normal business meeting.But what happens when the beneficiary was in an airport in Nice, France, headed to Ireland?Chamber CEO Doug Wilhoit and past Athena winners had to improvise, by putting Gillian [...]
Long-distance Surprise For Athena Award Winner
Nicholas Filipas, The Record (Stockton)
Wed, 09/20/2017 - 4:46pm
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Topics: California San Joaquin County Stockton
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