March 1, 2025
Farmer Merchant Banquet
About This Event
The Farmer Merchant Banquet is an event where businesses and farms as well as the people in them are recognized for their accomplishments.
The main highlight of the event is to honor fellow businesses and community members for their outstanding contributions to our community. We feel it is important to honor and thank these businesses and community members. We ask for your cooperation as we move forward with the plans for the event.
What Does This Event Include?
This event includes dinner, presentation of awards, and a live and silent auction. Click here for 2024 auction items!
Tickets
Tickets are sold individually or per table or 8 or 12. Register below.
Tables
Tables of 12 are available for $350, tables of 8 are available for $250, and single tickets are available for $35.
Live & Silent Auction
Check back in the future for more information on how you can contribute and/or bid on auction items.
Who Is This Event For?
TBD
Nomination Deadline
The Nomination deadline is February 16, 2024.
How Do I Nominate A Business and/or Person and What Are The Nomination Categories?
- Business of the Year
- Business Person of the Year
- Woman in Business and Leadership Award
- Farmer of the Year
- Customer Service Award
- Beautification Award
- Public Servant of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Citizen of the Year
- Service Club of the Year
- Medical Professional Award
Please consider nominating a business or individual for one of the above award categories. Please view the criteria for each award.
Register
We invite you to register to be a part of our Annual Farmer’s Merchant Banquet. Registration opens on March 1st and ends on TBD.
Mar 01 – TBD
Auction Donations
Donations to the Annual Farmer’s Merchant Banquet are encouraged and appreciated. To donate please click the button below.
Mar 01 – TBD
Attend
The location for this event will be TBD. For location and direction information please click the button below.
Tickets Are Required
Nominate
We encourage all locals to consider nominating a business or person they consider to be an outstanding contributor to our community.
All Are Welcome To Nominate
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Nomination Criteria
Business of the Year
A business that is actively involved in the community that demonstrates its activity not only through Chamber sponsored events/functions but is also involved in other ways in the community/county. The business selected must be a member of the Chamber. They do not have to be selected from the Business of the Month winners.
Business Person of the Year
An individual who has offered service that benefits the community. The nominee should be friendly, helpful and take pride in the appearance of their workplace. The individual should exemplify honesty and help attract people to the community. They should support the community, the elected officials, and must be employed by a business that is a member of the Chamber.
Women in Business Award
Nominee should be an example of smart business practices and integrity as well as being a mentor for other women in the business community. Nominee must own, manage or be employed by a business that is a member of the Chamber.
Farmer of the Year
The recipient should reside in Rexburg/Madison County. They should be actively engaged in the farming operation as well as other community/civic activities. They should do business in the county and be supportive of local businesses. The individual should seek to be innovative in the agriculture field, be free of any legal ramifications and be good stewards of their land and farmsteads.
Customer Service of the Year
A business who has demonstrated consistency and provides unparallel customer service. Anyone can nominate businesses but the business selected must be a member of the Chamber.
Beautification
A business that has built a new facility or has made significant VISIBLE improvements to the physical appearance of their business and thus has contributed to the beauty of the community in general. The business must be a member of the Chamber.
Public Servant of the Year
The nominated person should be a local employee, volunteer, or elected official. They need to work for a department or agency of the local, state, or federal government and have shown outstanding service to the public during the past year or over a significant period of time.
Lifetime Achievement
A person from the community/county who has demonstrated throughout their career a high level of consistency in supporting and participating in the community whether at the Chamber level, civic or religious levels.
Citizen of the Year
A person that lives in Rexburg/Madison County that has given generously of their time in support of something that has benefited the entire community.
Service Club of the Year
Each service club in our county is invited to submit a summary of their accomplishments for the prior year from which the Chamber Board will select the organization which has done the most or provided something of significance to the citizens of Rexburg/Madison County.
Medical Professional
A person who owns, manages or is employed by a business in the local health care community who has demonstrated a high level of professionalism in their field or in the community.
2024 Auction Items
Live Items
- Backsmith (Chiropractor): Free Exam, $500
- Crumbl: Free (1 , 4-pack of cookies/week), $780
- Madison Memorial Hospital: (2) Paddle Boards, $800
- Main Street Diamonds: (1) Pair of Earrings, $1150
- Merrill Quality Landscapes: Gift Certificate and Voucher: &800
- Weedman: Gift Certificates/Voucher, $850
- Porter’s Office Products: Gaming Monitor & Chair, $1000
- Rigby, Andrus Rigby Law PLLC:
- Righteous Slice: Assorted Gift Basket, $550
- Taylor Chevrolet Buick Cadillac: $800
Silent Items
- A-1 Rental: Tow Hitch, $30
- A-1 Windshield: (4) Free Rock Chip Repair, $100
- Advanced Cleaning & Restoration:
- Affordable Pest Control:
- Agri-Service: Assorted Gift Basket, $250
- Agwest (Northwest Farm Credit Service): (2) Assorted Gift Baskets, $250
- Alliance Title & Escrow: Outdoor Pizza Oven, $250
- Alpine Jewelers: Wall Clock, $205
- American First Credit Union:
- Arts Council of Idaho Falls: Voucher (for two people) to any Arts Council Presentation, $100
- Auto Zone: Tool Set, $__
- Bank of Commerce:
- Bearing & Industrial Sales: (4) Pico Flashlight, $60
- Beehive Credit Union/Dan’s Ace Hardware:
- Bench Mark Potatoes:
- Big-D Construction:
- Big Jud’s Country Diner: (5) $25 Giftcards, $125
- Binary Cocoa: Assorted Games Basket, $__
- BMC West Building Materials Center: Leveler, $80
- Broulims Rexburg: (6) $25 Giftcards, $150
- Burger King/Subway: (10) Free Food Items, $30
- BYU-Idaho, University Relations: (2) Pairs of tickets – Kristin Chenoweth, May 3rd, $240
- C&B Operations:
- Cal-Ranch: Car Care Kit, $30
- Call Oil: Synthetic Blend Motor Oil, $30
- Chukars Idaho Falls:
- Deseret Book Co.: Foundations of a Nation Painting, $99
- Destinations Inn: One Free (weeknight) Stay, $189
- DL Evans Bank: JBL Speaker, $150
- Eastern Idaho State Fair: Assorted Gift Basket, $154
- Edward Jones:
- Electrical Wholesale Supply: Milwakee LED Search Light, $130
- Falls Plumbing Supply: Snow Shovel, $35
- Grand Peaks: Assorted Gift Basket, $__
- Gravity Factory: 2 Free Jump Passes, $30
- Hemming Village:
- Homestead Assisted Living:
- Idaho Art Lab: Certificate for Art Class, $__
- Kettle Embroidery: Assorted Clothes & Backpack, $60+
- KPVI-News 6:
- Les Schwab Tires: Emergency Car Kit, $30
- Marriot SpringHill Suites: Free One-Night Stay, $__
- Mike’s Music: (1) Ukulele, $50
- Millhollow Restaurant: (4) $10 Gift Certificates, $40
- Museum of Idaho: (4) Admission Tickets, $52
- Nature’s Nook:
- Norsun Food Group:
- PaPa Murphy’s Pizza: (15) Large Pizza Coupons, $165
- Parsons Behle & Latimer:
- Platt Electric Supply:
- Realty Quest: Blackstone 22″ Griddle/Cleaning Kit/All-Purpose Propane, $265
- Rexburg City/Teton Lakes Golf Course: Golf Pass, $__
- Rexburg Floral: (2) Gift Certificate – 1 Dozen Rose Arrangement, $120
- Rudd and Company: Assorted Gift Basket, $100
- Salt Lake Express: (2) $100 Gift Certificate for Travel, $200
- Standard Journal:
- Stone’s Town & Country Motors:
- Teton Lakes Golf Course: Season Golf Pass, $__
- Upper Valley Veterinary Clinic: Gift Certificate, $25
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: (1) Gift Card, $100
- Westmark Credit Union: Assorted Gift Basket, $200
- Yellowstone Bear World: Free Car Pass, $__
- Zero 500 Mechanics: (2) Gift Cards, $200
- Zions Bank:
