September 26th, 2023

Our awards + inauguration luncheon this year will feature a plated meal in the beautiful rooftop ballroom, Harper's Gallery, at the Alida Hotel. Our keynote speaker is Tonya Reed, the third generation owner of Henry Plumbing. In addition to being a longtime member, Tonya is an inspiring figure in the Savannah business community. She will be sharing with us her Crown Board, a space she has carved out in her office to hang and see encouraging and empowering memorabilia and ephemera. It is sure to be an uplifting topic to close out our 2022-2023 year of Coastal Georgia NAWIC Chapter. Following the lunch + learn, we will be doing an awards ceremony and the installation of the board for the 2023-2024 season.

We will also have a special interactive table where you can customize with bling, trim and pins your very own custom safety vest, sponsored by Contractor's Depot.

In addition, the Woodville Thompkins print shop, BiteMarks will be unveiling their top 3 tote bag designs for members to order. The design that is ordered the most will be declared the winner in the design competition.

We will have a plated lunch, a champagne toast and a wonderful time for all!

ABOUT TONYA REED

Tonya Reed is a proud native Savannahian, who grew up riding with her grandfather and father to take care of plumbing customers. Today, Tonya serves as CFO/Owner of Henry Plumbing Company, with 55-years of service to Savannah & 4th generation family and locally owned with her husband, CEO/Owner Todd Reed and son, Tanner Reed.

Throughout the 27 years Tonya has been in the business, she has worn many hats – from administrative, to scheduling, to bidding residential new construction, remodeling, and repair work. Under her leadership, she has grown the service portion of Henry Plumbing and now has multiple service vans running the roads. Henry Plumbing Company is a Veteran owned business and a Minority and Women owned recognized business. Henry Plumbing Company has been recognized for their workforce development, continuing education support for plumbers and spotlighted in the national Plumber  Magazine for their commitment to developing plumbing professionals and their evolving marketing strategies in the era of digital media. Henry Plumbing Company is known for its commitment to supporting local people, businesses and charities and has been recognized multiples times as Savannah Magazine's Best of Homes Best Plumbers, Georgia Business Journal Best Plumbing Contractor in the State of GA, Savannah Morning News Best of the Best, Connect Savannah's Best of Savannah, & many other community honors.

A firm believer in building relationships and service, Tonya has been involved with NAWIC, for 13 years and has served as Director, Treasurer, Secretary, and President. She is a past board Member of Buy Local and current member of BNI – Givers Gai, and WIPP – Women In Plumbing and Piping. Last year, Tonya was awarded the NAWIC Business of the Year Award for their service and leadership in the construction industry and community. She is a former Savannah Tech STAR award recipient.  This year her business was awarded the SBA Family Owned Business of the year for the State of GA. She continues to share her passion of plumbing and the construction industry across our community.

PARKING

There is valet parking at the venue for $16 for the event.
There is street parking around the location as well as a paid parking lot at the corner of West Bay + Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard.