3rd Annual GMC Gala
wEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025
MAGNIFY MONADNOCK
Let’s Celebrate the Monadnock Region!
Windsor Brooks Business of the Year | Ken Jue Non-Profit of the Year | Citizen of the Year
This year’s theme is “Magnify Monadnock,” and we’re bringing the community together for a night of connection, celebration, and recognition! This special event honors the incredible businesses, nonprofits, and individuals that make the Monadnock Region such a vibrant and inspiring place to live and work.
Enjoy delicious food and cocktails, celebrate with fellow community leaders, and capture the moment with fun and interactive photo booths sponsored by GMC member, Luxury Box Photobooth!
Don’t miss out on this extraordinary evening of great company, well-deserved awards, and unforgettable memories! Get your Gala tickets now — this is an event you won’t want to miss!
Member Pricing
Individual: $100 per person through 3/1. $115 per person after 3/5.
Table of 8: $800 (available on a first come, first served basis with RESERVED table seating)
Non-Member Pricing
Individual: $125 per person
Not a member? Join now!
Presented By
This Could Be Your Business!
Keene State College
Zorn Dining Commons
39 Madison Street, Keene, NH 03431
Thank you sponsors!
Ken Jue Non-Profit of the Year
Last Year’s Winner: Historical Society of Cheshire County
Awarded annually to a regional nonprofit organization which is a member in good standing with the Greater Monadnock Collaborative
Named in honor of Kenneth Jue (1945-2022).
In 2022 we lost a member of our community known locally, nationally, and internationally for his dedication to mental health services. He was CEO of Monadnock Family Services for 33 years where he, among other accomplishments, developed the InShape program which is a comprehensive, evidence-based health and wellness program designed to improve the health outcomes and social inclusion of individuals living with serious mental illness. It is a model that has been used across the world.
Ken’s impact was the most profound. Ken carried himself with a boundless optimism, a true belief in people and an endless capacity for compassion. While mental illness was a personal and professional focus, the nonprofit world held a prominent place in his heart. He had a unique gift at establishing partnerships across organizations and people in our community to help lift everyone. He was tireless at networking across various organizations, groups and individuals finding ways they could collaborate and realize mutually beneficial relationships. If you’ve ever had a meeting with Ken, it usually ended with you agreeing to volunteer for something or join some local nonprofit board. Ken’s involvement with countless nonprofits in our region always overlapped in ways that would help each organization. Those include MFS, Keene Elm City Rotary Club, Trustees of the Keene Public Library, Friends of the Keene Public Library, Monadnock United Way, the Keene School Board, Keene Academy Fund and many more.
We are proud to establish this annual award as a legacy left by Ken Jue in service to nonprofit organizations in our community and hope it inspires them to fully realize their respective mission statements with a collective effort to improve our shared community.
Windsor Brooks Business of the Year
Last Year’s Winner: Monadnock Paper Mills
Awarded annually to a regional business which is a member in good standing with the Greater Monadnock Collaborative
Named in honor of Windsor Brooks (1915-2002).
He brought an open mind to business. In the early 1980’s when some retailers were hunkering down at the prospect of competition from the Colony Mill Market place opening on west street. Mr. Brooks went out of his way to welcome the new shopping center, which he said should be regarded as part of the expanded downtown. He was the leader in considering businesses as ca collaborative to bring in more shoppers instead of competition.
Windsor Brooks embodied the concept of giving back to the community. Windsor came to Keene after WWII, and entered the family business, Goodnow’s Department Store on Main Street. He was one of the founders of Red Feather, now our Monadnock United Way. He also helped found the forerunner of today’s Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce. He was involved in many non-profits, including MFS and the hospital.
The first Windsor Brooks Business of the Year Award was presented in 2002 to Granite Bank.
Citizen of the year
Last Year’s Winner: Jane Larmon
