Community Builder Awards

2025 Community Builder Awards — March 26, 2026
PFEM Hall & Banquet Center • St. Peters, MO

We’re excited to celebrate the 2025 Community Builder Awards on March 26, 2026, at PFEM Hall & Banquet Center in St. Peters, Missouri. This annual event honors local changemakers whose service, leadership, and dedication strengthen our region and inspire others to do the same.

Ticket Options & Pricing

• Member Registration — $60
• Member Table (8 seats) — $420
• Non‑Member Registration — $75
• Non‑Member Table (8 seats) — $525

Registration deadline EXTENDED: March 24, 2026

What Your Ticket Includes
Admission to the awards banquet
Networking with community leaders and honorees
Heavy appetizers, beer, wine and soda will be served
Reserved seating for table purchasers (8 seats to a table)

Event Details
Date: March 26, 2026
Location: PFEM Hall & Banquet Center, 115 McMenamy Rd, St. Peters, MO 63376
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Attire: Business casual to dressy casual

Past Community Builder Award Recipients

Past Recipients: 2025 TBD; 2024 Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking (Community Collaboration), Stacey Enders (Community Collaboration), People's State Bank (Community Spirit); 2023 Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County (Community Collaboration), Ingrid Casillo (Community Champion), Jose Jones (Community Spirit); 2022 Peg Capo (Community Collaboration), Cheri Thurman (Community Champion), Kyle & Kelly Dent, Shamrocks (Community Spirit); 2019Sally Faith (Social Service Collaboration), Michelle Woods (Visionary), The Brass Rail (Give Back); 2018 BCI, Cottleville Firefighters Outreach, Delta Center for Independent Living; 2017 LINC St. Charles County, Lincoln County R-III School District Buddy Bags, Mercy; 2016 Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County, ITN St. Charles, Neighbor Helping Neighbor Service Coalition, Walking for Wellness: Stop Heroin; 2015 St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office & The Child Center, Jobs for Life by OASIS Food Pantry & Thrift Store, Heat Up St. Louis, Shower of Love by Community and Children's Resource Board; 2014 Rotary Clubs of St. Charles County, Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service, Francis Howell School District, Lindenwood University Nonprofit Administration Program, No Hunger Holiday;2013 Restore St. Charles, Showers of Blessings at First United Methodist Church St. Charles, Roy Pierce of St. Charles County Housing Corporation, Diann Swain of Metro St. Louis Cinderella Project, St. Charles City-County Library District; 2012 Enterprise Holdings, Todd Barnes of JCPenney, Brad Smith of the St. Charles City-County Library District, Community Living Inc., Harvester Christian Church; 2011 Volunteers in Medicine - Lake St. Louis, Coalition of Service Providers, St. Charles Convention Center's Helping Hands for the Holidays; 2010 Anita Telkamp of the City of St. Charles, Kathy Halstead of the City of O'Fallon, Patricia Stevens College Visual Design Class, SENTralized Communities of Faith; 2009 Operation Food Search Wentzville, Mary Martha Thrift Shop, Long Term Flood Recovery Committee, Operation LifeRaft; 2008 Crider Health Center, Cheryl Glass, St. Louis HOME Consortium, MO Probation & Parole Drug Court Team; 2007 Volunteers in Medicine - St. Charles, Mayor Paul Lambi, RSVP Speedy Bunch Volunteers.

Past Frank Martinez Award Recipients

Past Recipients: 2025 TBD; 2024 Chris and Leslie Schieffer; 2023 Nathan Bibb; 2022 Bill Weisrock; 2019 Chris Hoffman; 2018 Dianne Garrision; 2017 Tom & Vicki Houska of FAST (Foster Adoption Support Team); 2016 Steve Collier, Restore St. Charles; 2015 Miriam Mahan, Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service; 2014 Shirley Russell, Volunteers in Medicine - St. Charles; 2013 Maurice Helmich, FISH of St. Charles County; 2012 Dan Rubery, Society of St. Vincent DePaul