Published on Tuesday, August 26, 2008
By NITA HILTNER
Six Riverside County women are the recipients of the 24th annual YWCA Women of Achievement awards, exemplifying the Y's mission statement: eliminating racism and empowering women and girls.
The honorees are Michele Broad, Nancy Hart, Jean Easum, Patricia Reynolds, Cindy Roth and Virginia Blumenthal.
Award presentations will be made at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Riverside Convention Center. More than 800 people are expected to attend the event, which is a fundraiser supporting YWCA programs such as preschool and toddler programs, aquatics, heath, fitness and recreation, the Family Stability Program, YWCA Week Without Violence, YWCA Everyday Heroes and Born Free, a program for chemically dependent pregnant women and their babies.
Judy Carpenter, a 2007 recipient of the achievement award and chairwoman of this year's event, said that more than 40 women countywide were nominated
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