Leonardtown, MD – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Woman of the Year and 2015 Woman of Tomorrow awards sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women. Nominees will be recognized and winners will be announced at the Commission’s annual Women’s History Month Banquet on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road, California, MD.
The Woman of the Year award recognizes exemplary community service while the Woman of Tomorrow award honors a high school-aged, young woman for exemplary community service. Names of nominees can be submitted for either or both awards. To request a nomination packet, visit the Commission’s website at www.co.saint-marys.md.us/voluntr/women.asp, send an email to commissionforwomen@stmarysmd.com or call 301-475-4200, ext. 1680. Deadline to submit nomination forms is January 30, 2015.
Tickets to the banquet are $25 per person and include dinner. Reservations must be made by March 3.
Proceeds from the banquet benefits the Jane Hale Sypher Scholarship at the College of Southern Maryland’s Leonardtown campus. It supports a non-traditional student who is a single parent or displaced homemaker.
Contact Chairwoman Marta Kelsey with questions at 301-475-4200, ext. 1680 or via email at commissionforwomen@stmarysmd.com.