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Women of Worth History
To date, well over 100 women have been honored. Southwestern Bel, May Company and Eli Lilly have received Corporate Awards. Betty Sims, Blanche Touhill, Marilyn Mann, Martha Rounds, Jacqueline Bickel Schapp, Mary Strauss, Bonnie Solomon and Christine Buck have received the Lifetime Achievement Award
A list of the women who have been honored through 2009 is included on this website.
Women of Worth helps provide the operating income for Gateway Chapter of OWL, the Voice of Midlife and Older Women.
In 1990, the National OWL office asked the Gateway OWL Chapter to establish an event called Wonderful Older Women to honor an OWL member who most represents the OWL mission: to improve a variety of interrelated economic, social and health issues facing mid-life and older women. The following year, Gateway OWL decided to expand the event to include the women from the community. Eventually, the event became the annual fund-raiser honoring 10-12 women and a Lifetime Achievement Awardee and/or a Corporate Awardee. To date, over 100 women have been honored. Southwestern Bell, May Company and Eli Lilly received Corporate Awards. Betty Sims, Blanche Touhill, Marilyn Mann, Martha Rounds, Jacqueline Bickel Schapp, Mary Strauss, Bonnie Solomon and Christine Buck have received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Women of Worth is an annual event honoring outstanding women who have contributed greatly to the community through their professional and/or volunteer work. Nominations are sought in the late spring. Three judges, who are not OWL members select the Women of Worth from the nominations. The Women of Worth are announced during the summer with an orientation including their nominators and the judges. The celebratory dinner follows in the Fall.
The Women of Worth Event is now in it’s 20th year. A list of the women who have been honored through 2009 is included on this website. This event helps provide the operating income for the Gateway Chapter of OWL, the Voice of Midlife and Older Women, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010.
THANK YOU
to:
Major Sponsors for the 2010 event to be held on October 14th
2010 WOMEN OF WORTH
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Linda Riekes
Hillary Friedman
Bridgett McDermott Flood
Judy Zafft
Cheryl Roberts Oliver
Sheila Williams
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Marie Davis
Lesley Levin
Edna Dell Weinel
Ethyl Byndon
Dory Potts
Sheri Sherman
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
Lucy Lopata
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