The Denver Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce hosts annual awards dinner Nov. 15

The Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 16th annual Business Awards Dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Tickets for the dinner, which will be held at the Mile High Station, are now available on the DGLCC website.

Each year, the Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce honor members of the Denver community who have positively impacted LGBT lives and made a difference. Among those recognized are businesses, organizations and professionals of Denver.

Seven different awards will be distributed including:

• Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year

• Entrepreneurial Man of the Year 

• Nonprofit Organization of the Year

• Corporate Community Ally of the Year

• Individual Community Ally of the Year

Among the award winners are: Mike Gaughan and Jeff Julin, MGA Communications and Mari Newman, Mark Ferrandino and Kate Bowman, Experience Software Inc. and The Gender Identity Center, Fran and Anna Simon, Better Business Bureau of Denver, and One Colorado.

A silent auction will also be held at the awards dinner, with all proceeds going to the 2012 DGLCC Nonprofit Organization of the Year, One Colorado.

Recent winners of the DGLCC Nonprofit Organization of the Year include Project Angel Heart, Urban Peak, The Center and Jewish Family Service of Colorado.

Tickets to the event will be $99 per person when purchased online, and $125 at the door. For more information, visit www.denverglc.org.