|
Women of Worth History
In 1990, National OWL asked Gateway OWL to have 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 women and a Lifetime Achievement Awardee and/or a Corporate Awardee. To date, 135 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 and Mary Strauss 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 Spring. Four 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 its 18th year. In 1990, National OWL asked Gateway OWL to host a new event called Wonderful Older Women to honor an OWL member who most represents the OWL mission: improving the lives of mid-life and older women by focusing on interrelated economic, social and health issues. The following year, Gateway OWL expanded the event to include the women from the community. Eventually, the event became the annual fund-raiser honoring 10 women and including a Lifetime Achievement Award and/or a Corporate Award. A list of the 145 women who have been honored through 2007 is included in this program.
Women of Worth helps provide the operating income for Gateway Chapter of OWL, the Voice of Midlife and Older Women which celebrated its 26th anniversary in 2007.
THANK YOU
to
Major Sponsors for the 2008 event to be held on October 16th.
- Delmar Gardens Enterprises
- The Gatesworth
- Ameren UE
- AT&T
2008 WOMEN OF WORTH
|
Ellen Brasunas
Ann Dunn
Susan Fadem
Honorable April Ford-Griffin
Betty Manlin
Amanda Murphy
|
Lana Pepper
Marcia McNeil Pfeiffer
Joan Quicksilver
Bea Renna
Mary Alice Ryan
Ruth Smith
|
|
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
Bonnie Solomon
|
