The 2009 Giraffe Awards Celebration
During the month of March, the WCC celebrates Women’s History Month at a dinner where we pay homage to the women of Palm Beach County who have "stuck their necks out" to make this a better place for us to work, live, and raise our families.
These outstanding women are leaders in our communities who have been nominated by their students, colleagues, protégés and mentors.
They are mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers. They are role models for us as well as for our daughters. In honoring these phenomenal women, we are also honoring ourselves and our potential. They are the reminder of everything we can do and achieve. For this we thank them.
On behalf of the President and Board of Directors, the Executive Director and the Women's History Month/Giraffe Awards Committee, we would like to thank all of you for your support...whether it was a sponsorship, a donation for the Chinese Auction, Drawing and/or the Goody Bags, exhibitors, buying a table or tickets, centerpieces, photography or anything else...THANK YOU!!
Our Finalists included (pictured left to right below):
Mary Catherine (M.C.) Madigan (PBC Fire Rescue District Chief); Dr. Barbara Krantz (The Hanley Center), Julie Swindler (Families First of PB); Judith Warren (Child & Family Connections) and Sarah Alsofrom (Gunster Yoakley Law Firm)(not pictured).
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you for all you do for women and our community!
Our winner was Dr. Barbara Krantz, pictured with Karen Wiser (left) and Sherrie Goldsmith (right)
A special thanks goes out to our Judges - Linda Bozzuto (Marketing Director for TD Bank), Linda Long (PBC Tax Collector's Office), Fred Meltzer (Hoffman's Chocolate), Honorable Jeri Muoio (WPB City Commissioner) and Pamela Swensen (Executive Women's Golf Association) - for all of their hard work. They had a tough job!
Our Event Photographer, Tom Rollo of Grace Photography, did a fantastic job. All of his photos can be viewed at www.giraffeawards.photoherald.com.
A hearty thank you goes to Sherrie Goldsmith, Event Chair, and Karen Wiser, Event Vice-Chair, as well as the rest of the Committee for all of their hard work in making this a successful Event.
(left to right) Karen Wiser, Linda Bozutto, Elite Sponsor TD Bank and Sherrie Goldsmith
 Thank you to the following sponsors for their exceptional support of the Giraffe Awards....
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