Nominate An Exceptional Woman for Tribute to Women Leadership Award

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CONTACT:
Laura Harwin
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
412-255-1279

YWCA seeks nominations for 2012 Tribute to Women Leadership Awards

Nomination deadline is February 8

PITTSBURGH, PA (January 19, 2012): Do you know an exceptional woman who has made a difference for other women in our community? It’s time to nominate her for a 2012 Tribute to Women Leadership Award. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is currently accepting nominations through Wednesday, February 8.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh launched the Tribute to Women Leadership Awards in 1983 to affirm its mission to empower women and girls to reach their personal and professional goals. Since then, the YWCA has honored the accomplishments of more than 200 exceptional women, saluting them for helping to shape the direction of our region and improve the lives of others.

This year’s awards will highlight women in the following categories: Arts & Culture, Business & Industry, Civic & Community Service, Education, Entrepreneur, Health & Human Services, Professional Services, and Science & Technology. Besides these eight award categories, the YWCA has added a Young Leader award category this year to honor a young woman between 25 and 40 years of age who has demonstrated exceptional leadership early in her career. The addition of the Young Leader Award is consistent with the YWCA Board of Directors’ decision to create a Young Leaders Board last year. The nomination form for all categories is available online at www.ywcapgh.org.

The YWCA invites nominations from individuals, businesses, professional groups and community organizations. Selecting the winners is the responsibility of the YWCA’s 2012 Tribute to Women Event Committee, comprised of a diverse group of professionals representing the award categories.

Awards will be presented at the 30th annual Tribute to Women Leadership Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 16, at the Westin Hotel, 1000 Penn Avenue, downtown.

Proceeds from the event benefit the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s programs and services. For more information about Tribute to Women, call 412-255-1261 or email ttw@ywcapgh.org. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is a women’s membership movement committed to the elimination of racism and the economic empowerment of women and girls. To learn more about the YWCA’s programs and services, visit www.ywcapgh.org or call 412-391-5100.
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Breakfast Series Feature Women Who Have Fought Injustice and Victimization

The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of Business & Professional Women’s Club

Invites you to our second

Breakfast Panel & Discussion Speaker Series

Benefiting the Linda Turner Cobb Memorial Scholarship Fund

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 River’s Club ~ Oxford Centre 7:30AM to 9:00AM promptly

Donation -$35.00 pre-registration *Special ticket price for the Breakfast Series pre-registration ~ $65.00 for two sessions

At the Door: $40.00

Honorary Sponsors -$100.00 Please call for information on Sponsorship of the GPBPW Breakfast Series

The Linda Turner Cobb Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of our dear friend and past President of GPBPW.


Please join us for a special forum on

“Women Who Have Fought Against Injustice and Victimization”



Come, listen and learn from our distinguished panelist and join an interactive discussion on how we can advocate against the injustice and victimization of women.

“SAVE THE DATE” for our 3RD SPEAKER SERIES

“Human Trafficking: The Courage to Speak Up”

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 ~ 7:30AM – 9:00AM ~ Rivers Club

RSVP: Bonnie DiCarlo: bonnie255@aol.com 412.480.5247 JoAnn Forrester: selfimagebz@aol.com 412.670.4322



REGISTRATION FORM

NAME _____________________________________________________________________ ORGANIZATION______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________

CITY_______________________STATE______Z IP CODE ___________________________ TELEPHONE_____________________________E-mail ______________________________ BREAKFAST $35 NUMBER PEOPLE ATTENDING: ____________ …Total $_____________ HONORARY SPONSOR $100_____________ Includes listing in the Program plus one breakfast

Table of 10 $350 ______________________________________________________________

For reservations and/or information about Supporting and Sponsoring our three part Linda A. Cobb Memorial Scholarship Breakfast & Discussion Series please call or contact:

Bonnie DiCarlo: bonnie255@aol.com 412.480.5247 JoAnn Forrester: selfimagebz@aol.com 412.670.4322

Checks Payable to: GPBPW

Mail checks to: GPBPW P.O. Box 4620 Pittsburgh, PA 15206

GPBPW MISSION:

To achieve equality for ALL women in the workplace, through advocacy, information and education



“Together We Can Make a Difference for all Women”