Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

ACE Hardware, owned and operated by Jim Hellen, operates two locations in Great Falls - 3527 10th Avenue South and 215 NW Bypass. Both locations are known for providing exceptional customer service, actually legendary customer service. What is impressive is, it is not just a few employees providing legendary customer service. It is truly imbedded in the culture at Ace Hardware, as every single staff member throughout the entire organization is an expert at customer service. When you hear their jingle on tv or radio, you know it is Great Falls Ace Hardware - The Helpful Place, providing personal service, quality products, and a convenient shopping experience from the local experts you know best. They promise helping you is the most important thing they have to do today. 90 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org Customer Service Champion: Ace Hardware Youth Empowerment Award: 2021 Chamber Awards The Children's Museum of Montana is the oldest and largest children's museum in Montana and is a source of wonderment and excitement for children of all ages. It provides the opportunity to learn through hands-on exploration of science, math, and culture. Their exhibits boost emotional and cognitive development igniting interest in a variety of occupations/industries through educational play. The Children's Museum of Montana not only provides a safe and fun space for children, but it helps working professionals make the decision to move to Great Falls when researching activities for the whole family. Executive Director, Sherrie Neff's motto and vision for the Children's Museum of Montana is to provide a world class experience and exhibits to their guests. She has been leading the charge to raised funds, determine a possible new location as well as looking at a possible expansion. If you haven't been to the Children's Museum of Montana lately or have never been there, you need to go. It is a wonderful asset to our community providing children of all ages, a place to go to learn and explore! As a young professional, Lindsey Gutierrez moved back to Montana to be close to family and saw the opportunity and the ability to grow professionally. Being community driven, she is focused on providing affordable, sustainable, and healthy food choices in the North Central Montana area. Lindsey had been teaching cooking classes for small groups, individuals, and virtually along with running a catering business in the Great Falls area. When the pandemic hit, she decided she really needed to open a food truck, and she saw a post from the Heritage Inn about letting food trucks come there. Twelve days later, Lindsey opened the Nourish Food Truck 'killed it!' She sold out the first day and it went crazy from there. Lindsey also opened a cooking kitchen downtown in the Harvest Craft Kitchen location. The most recent project now has her teaming up with a longtime friend she met in Hawaii, Brittany Riley, who moved here with her husband who is in the Air Force, to start a new company in Great Falls called International Spice. Entrepreneur of the Year: Nonprofit of the Year: Lindsey Gutierrez Children's Museum of Montana For 31 years, Alliance for Youth has provided comfort and care for homeless kids in our community. Today, almost 500 youth are homeless, and there are 600 kids in foster care. Alliance for Youth works hard to impact and change the lives and trajectories of these at-risk youth who face challenges many of us cannot imagine. In 2019, Victory Church approached Alliance for Youth to see what the building at their former location could be used for. Two years later, Alliance for Youth closed on the purchase of the building located at 3220 11th Avenue South and are now able to provide professional services to our community's at-risk youth such as medical, dental, behavioral health care, substance abuse treatment, and even housing help. Also available are food and hygiene supplies, shower and laundry, homework assistance, and other programs to help them cope and deal with their individual situations. Alliance for Youth Photo by Photo Solutions Photo by Photo Solutions Photo by Photo Solutions Photo by Photo Solutions

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