This year's banquet will be held at the Devens Common Center in Devens. Award recipients will be feted with a gala reception, a "This Is Your Life" PowerPoint presentation and of course the coveted award.

The 2009 CSLA Award Recipients

About our 2010 CSLA Sponsors:

MassDevelopment provides the financial tools and real estate expertise needed to stimulate economic growth across the state of Massachusetts. We work with businesses and local officials to address blighted areas, help create jobs, and address overarching issues that impact economic development, such as housing affordability.



Parker-Hannifin Corp is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 48,000 people in 46 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 49 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.



Rollstone Bank & Trust
In 1846, we were a pioneer community bank. Today, we’re still pioneering with new banking ideas and good old-fashioned personal service. Our dedication to providing customers with superior financial products and the support they need to prosper at work and at home has enabled us to build one of the most trusted banks in the region.

A Federally Chartered Mutual Savings Bank, Rollstone Bank & Trust offers a wide range of banking services through a network of branches conveniently located throughout Fitchburg, and in Leominster, Harvard, and Townsend. Rollstone Bank is FDIC insured, an Equal Housing Lender, and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About our Awards:

"Robert W. Lewis Award"
For those who remember Bob Lewis, you know why the Chamber named it’s Outstanding Citizen/Volunteer Award after Bob.
Retired Colonel Bob Lewis was the quintessential “officer and a gentleman”. He spent many years at Fort Devens and when he retired made himself indispensable to his new home off base. He was a member of the Ayer Rotary and the Federated Church and was a founding father of this Chamber.
Bob was known as a generous and dedicated man who literally did not have the word “no” in his vocabulary. He personified community service and leadership and his charitable work in the Nashoba Valley is legendary. His presence in the Nashoba Valley Region is sorely missed but the good deeds he did while here live on

"Roy L. Jeannotte Award"
Roy Jeannotte was presented with the Outstanding Company or Organization Award in November 2000 for R. L. Jeannotte, Inc. The company has received many accolades in the years they have been in business including the Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction from the Associated Builders and Contractors of America. The Jeannotte’s have always been known as a strong and viable family, keeping family first and business second.
Roy Jeannotte was fun loving and well respected not only in his community but the business community as well. Always on the go, Roy stayed busy with many community activities including his involvement in Shirley town government and his contributions to charities such as the Make a Wish Foundation. In addition, Roy was owner and founder of a construction firm, R. L. Jeannotte Inc. Roy was a dedicated husband, father, son, brother, and friend.
In April 2001 Roy was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. When Roy passed away in November 2001, he left a legacy of community service that his family has carried on. R. L. Jeannotte, Inc. continues to makes our community a place where generosity, positive attitude, and devotion to family is the standard not the exception

Previous Winners Include:

The Robert W. Lewis Award

2009: Emily Norton and Deborah Seeley

2008: Doreen Quintiliani, Millie McGovern and Janet Dillon

2007: William Shute, Kris Vaz, Meredith Marcinkewicz, and Di Hall

2006: David & Marie Allen, Terry Stader, Frank Hartnett Sr., and Don Black

2005: Frank Belitsky, Louise Bresnahan, and Harriet Grant

2004: Millie Chandler, Jim Clish, Judy Grande, and Shirley Griffin

2003: Harlan Fitch, Norma Garvin, and Margrit & John Oldenburg

2002: Allan Wilayto, Dorothy van Hoogen, and Robert Tumber

2001: Jackie Esielionis, Debra Woollacott, and Ruth Rhonemus

2000: Dick Hatch, Paul Johnston, and Sharon Santy

1999: Matthew Aumais and Edward Kelley

1998: Jerrilyn Bozicas and Zelda Moore

The Roy L. Jeannotte Award

2009: Girl Scout Troup #657

2008: Donelan's Supermarkets

2007: Roudenbush Community Center

2006: JM Coull

2005: Geo. J. Morin Post # 183 Shirley American Legion and Mt. Wachusett Community College

2004: Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Shriver Job Corps Center

2003: Shirley Grange

2002: Ayer Fire Department, Sterilite and Veryfine

2001: Hazen Memorial Library, Merriam-Graves Healthcare and Rotary Club of Ayer/Harvard/Shirley

2000: Fidelity Bank, Massachusetts State Police (Leominster & Devens) and R. L. Jeannotte

1999: Bemis Assoc., JP Routhier & Sons and Plexus

1998: Freedom's Way, Nashoba Publications and North Middlesex Savings Bank

The Outstanding Business & Professional Person Award

2009: Nancy Cook and Tim Holland

2008: Jim Pinard Jr., Pinards Landscaping

2007: Calvin Moore, GV Moore Lumber; and Dr. Francis A. D'Ambrosio Jr., D'Ambrosio Eye Care

2006: Tom Casey and Ken Janes, MD

2005: John Love, Nashoba Publications; Ed Manzi, Fidelity Bank; Don Parker, Ayer High School; and Patricia Thorpe, North Middlesex Savings Bank

2004: Dexter Stevens, Edie Tompkins, and Steve Webber

2003: Lorayne Black, Murray Clark, and Mark McNulty

2002: Roger Beeltje, Rev. Phil Goff, and James McCormick

2001: Paul Correnty, Jeffrey Kelly, and Matthew Pinard

2000: David Elliot, James Farnsworth, and Eldon Strickland

1999: John McNabb, Mary Padula, and Peter Warren

1998: Daniel Asquino, Stephen Gervais, and Sigmund "Ziggy" Wesolowski

Triple Crown Award

2006: Bill Marshall of North Middlesex Savings Bank

2002: Joan Pena of MediaPower, Inc.

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