03/03/2026
We were honored at the Golden Oyster Awards with the “Legacy” Business award for our 23 years in business in our amazing community! Thank you to the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and national chambers for choosing us!
The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce hosted its 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 Coastal States Bank, on Saturday, February 28 at Pinckney Hall, recognizing outstanding businesses, organizations, and leaders who continue to strengthen the Greater Bluffton community.
The annual gala brought together business professionals, nonprofit leaders, and community stakeholders for 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 — 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟕𝟎 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 across multiple award categories, with 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
“The Golden Oyster Awards celebrate the individuals and organizations that embody the spirit of our business community,” said Natalie Osterman, CEO of the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. “These honorees represent the passion, resilience, and collaboration that continue to drive Bluffton forward.”
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Sponsored by COAST Brokered by 𝐞𝐗𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲): Becky Holbert, Jaja Financial Group
𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Presented by Balanced Wellness): Jessica Bigos (MiraSol Health)
𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Sponsored by Coastal Community Foundation): Bluffton Self Help
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (Sponsored by Proudly): Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks (not pictured)
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Sponsored by Southern Sky Recovery): Compass Rose Health & Wellness
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Sponsored by Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation): Taylor's Landscape Supply
𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (Sponsored by Miler Orthodontics): Downtown Catering Company
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Presented by Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce): Coastal States Bank
𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (Presented by Coastal States Bank): Bluffton Self Help
The 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, one of the Chamber’s 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. Bluffton Self Help was recognized for its decades of service supporting local families through essential resources and programs.
