The Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore has announced that nominations are being accepted through February 15th for the annual Women & Girls Fund Award. The award was established in 2004 to honor a community member from Kent, Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot or Dorchester counties, who has made outstanding professional or personal contributions towards addressing the needs of local women and girls.
The award will be presented at the Fund’s 15th Annual Grants & Awards Luncheon on April 24, 2017, at The Milestone in Easton. Candidates for this award should have demonstrated leadership, vision, integrity, compassion, cooperation and generosity of time and talent their efforts to improve the lives and opportunities of women and girls.
The Fund’s Award last year went to Kathy Weaver of Trappe, who has managed the Food Pantry at St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) for more than 15 years. According to Alex Handy, president of SVDP, “Kathy Weaver is the heart and soul of St. Vincent de Paul.”
Thanks in large part to Kathy’s dedicated leadership and volunteer spirit, the Food Pantry has grown from helping 20-30 families a week to 180 families – last year giving out 9,500 bags of food. In its expanded location on Canvasback Drive in Easton, SVDP, whose mission is to serve the needs of the poor, has also added a thrift shop and provides financial assistance to those in crisis.
The late Lois Duffy of Centreville and Chestertown was the recipient of the first award. In succeeding years, the Women & Girls Fund has honored: Harriet Critchlow; Sandra King; Dr. Maria Boria; Sister Patricia Gamgort, O.S.B.; Tracy Davenport; Sandra Redd; Sara Jane Davidson; The Hon. Karen Murphy Jensen; the 5 founders of For All Seasons Behavioral Health and Rape Crisis Center: Kathleen Francis, Maureen Jacobs, Janet Pfeffer, Joy Price, and Nancy Wilson; Mary Lou McAllister; and Diana Mautz.
Nomination forms are available for download from Women & Girls Fund Award website: www.womenandgirlsfund.org. For further information, call 410‐770‐8347.
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