 Nominations are now open for the second annual shaping our Appalachian Region Gala. The theme of the Gala is celebrating Appalachia and nominations are open until March 8th. The SOAR Gala is going to be April the 27th at the Mountain Arch Center. It's presented by Kentucky Power. Our nominations are open right now for our awards. We have over a dozen awards and we're recognizing everyone from lifetime achievement, teacher, student of the year, humanitarian, city, county, downtown, tourism organization. It really speaks to the spirit of the night, which is to create a stage for the stars of the region to shine. And we like to say internally that it's many of the folks you've recognized, but a lot you haven't. I think that really speaks to the spirit of the event and being able to bring people on the stage that maybe folks around Appalachia, Kentucky haven't heard of, but they're doing remarkable things in their community and really that's the spirit of what this event is about. Make your ride one of a kind and see the experts at J&M Custom Auto and Off-Road. It's your customization candy store. Visit jmcustomauto.com and select your making model. It's that easy. Window chaining, remote starts, leather interiors, sound systems, front and rear bumpers, spray and bed liners, bed covers, wheels and tires, lift kits, step rails, even underglow like kits and so much more. If you can dream it, we can do it at J&M Custom. The registration to attend the gala will open February 20th and the ceremony will be held April 27th. We make it really easy. We just really want the who, what, when, where and why. We don't want to make things tedious for people and we feel like people just want to get in there. They just want to fill out the application. So it's pretty efficient to be able to go in there and do that. We're going to take those. Our team looks at them and then some members of our board look at it as well. And last year we received over 350 nominations and this year we're well on track already to surpass that pretty quick. And so it's just important that people share the remarkable things that are happening in communities and stuff that happens out of this nomination process as we begin to learn of organizations and individuals doing great things. And while it starts with a nomination, we're able to work with those folks and connect them with resources to be able to do what it is they want to do in their community and do it better. For more information and to make a nomination, go to sore-ky.org. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.