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Women of Accomplishment Awards. |
Please save the date March 28, 2020.
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Breakfast Ceremony:
When: Saturday, March 28, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Where: Greater Muskegon Woman's Club Ballroom Tickets: Advanced purchase required. Reservation form. Cost: $20 per person or $150 for a table of eight. |
Mail forms to:
Greater Muskegon Woman's Club Attn: WOA Nominations (or) Breakfast Ceremony R.S.V.P. 280 W. Webster Ave. Muskegon, MI 49440 |
2019 Women of Accomplishment.
Stephanie Kerr-Cathey , Dardinella Bacon Hippchen and Holly Hughes .
Women of Accomplishment is in its 24th year of honoring local women for the work that they do – often behind the scenes and usually unsung – that change our community for the better. This year’s program will be held as a brunch on March 28 at 9AM at the Greater Muskegon Woman’s Club. The judges will meet in February to make the 2020 selections. If you would like to join us in celebrating these women, contact Nancy Bierenga at nancybierenga@icloud.com or by phone at 231.730.0887 for a reservation. All reservations are due by March 13.
Nominations:
Deadline: February 13, 2020
Download:
Letter from the Committee Chair.
Download the Nominations Form.
Deadline: February 13, 2020
Download:
Letter from the Committee Chair.
Download the Nominations Form.
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About the Program.
The Women of Accomplishment Program and Awards Breakfast began in 1997. This was modeled after the Concerned Black Women's Round-table Breakfasts held in the early 1990s.
The goals of the new awards were to celebrate women who had given of their time, talents and treasures unselfishly; to acknowledge the important mentoring roles of women who swerved; to recognize those who we considered "unsung" heroines; and to increase the self confidence of women.
The first breakfast was held in 1997. Since that year, more than 80 women have been honored from the nearly 400 nominations submitted. These nominations come from women all over Muskegon County.
In 2009, the GMWC opened the Muskegon County Women of Achievement Hall of Fame in our Tea Room. This even coincided with the 30th anniversary of Women's History Month created by a bill signed by President Jimmy Carter to recognize and celebrate the historic accomplishments of women. Now all of the names of the Women of Accomplishment honorees, as well as their contributions to the community, will be remembered and displayed permanently.
The goals of the new awards were to celebrate women who had given of their time, talents and treasures unselfishly; to acknowledge the important mentoring roles of women who swerved; to recognize those who we considered "unsung" heroines; and to increase the self confidence of women.
The first breakfast was held in 1997. Since that year, more than 80 women have been honored from the nearly 400 nominations submitted. These nominations come from women all over Muskegon County.
In 2009, the GMWC opened the Muskegon County Women of Achievement Hall of Fame in our Tea Room. This even coincided with the 30th anniversary of Women's History Month created by a bill signed by President Jimmy Carter to recognize and celebrate the historic accomplishments of women. Now all of the names of the Women of Accomplishment honorees, as well as their contributions to the community, will be remembered and displayed permanently.