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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Women's Foundation honors 25 with Impact Awards
News update, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
2010-02-10
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The Chicago Foundation for Women is honoring 25 Chicagoans with Impact Awards to mark the agency's 25th anniversary of providing funding for projects impacting women and girls.
"Join Chicago Foundation for Women as we celebrate 25 years of making a difference in the lives of women and girls and recognize 25 visionary women and men whose leadership and achievements are improving their Chicago-area neighborhood, community or workplace," the group stated.
Among the honorees are Windy City Times co-founder and Publisher Tracy Baim and other prominent LGBT activists including Jane Saks and Terry Cosgrove.
The complete list is:
Gaylon Alcaraz
Veronica I. Arreola
Tracy Baim
Marca Bristo
Salome Chasnoff
Fay Clayton
Joyce Coffee
Terry Cosgrove
Patricia Crowley, OSB
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH
Samir Goswami
Joan M. Hall
Anne Ladky
Sharmili Majmudar
Soo Ji Min
Brenda Myers-Powell
Maria S. Pesqueira
Wendy Pollack
Diane Primo
Hedy M. Ratner
Daphnee Rene
Janice Rodgers
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Ruth M. Rothstein
Jane M. Saks
The 2010 Impact Awards will be Wednesday, March 24 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 70 E. Washington St. Tickets are $25 for students, $50 general admission and $100 for patrons.
For more information and complete biographies of the winners, visit www.cfw.org/impact |
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