Soroptimist's Violet Richardson Award honors teen girls (ages of 14 thru 17) for volunteer action benefitting women and girls. SIFC awards outstanding volunteers and their organizations. Local winners advance to regional competition for a $1000 contribution (in honor of the winner) to her volunteer organization. Region awards include a $2500 award to the finalist's volunteer organization. Applications must be received on or before December 10, 2009.
Soroptimist's Women's Opportunity Awards offer women heads of household, who provide the primary source of financial support for their families, the opportunity to achieve their career goals.
Women's Opportunity Awards are for women who are attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program, or an undergraduate degree program for a first degree. These awards are not tied to scholarship and may be used for any expenses related to educational pursuits. SIFC will present one $1000 award and one $500 award. Local winners advance to region competition for two $3000 and one $5000 award. Region awardees compete for three $10,000 federation awards. Applications must be received on or before December 15, 2009.
SIFC's Living Her Dream Award was established by SIFC to help a local woman obtain education and live her dreams. Any woman may apply when she:
1) is age 21 (or greater) at application
2) has earned a high school diploma / G.E.D.
3) is presently enrolled in a community college, 4-year college or university
4) has completed at least two semesters of education beyond high school, and
5) exemplifies a good student--receiving above-average grades.
SIFC's Living Her Dream Award recipient will receive $1000. This monetary award may be used for any expenses related to educational pursuits. Applications must be received on or before January 1, 2010.
The Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, (formerly the Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award) honors women who, through their professional or personal efforts, are making extraordinary differences in the lives of women or girls. Honorees' work has had a significant impact, and also inspires and encourages other women.
SIFC has recognized numerous outstanding women in the past, including (but not limited to) Sue Ellen Charlton, Wendy Cohen, Julie Kunce-Field, Sheryl Harrell, Cathie Waugh, Mary Carraher, binh rybacki Peggy Reeves, Mabel Preble, and Past Fort Collins Mayor Nancy Gray.
Nomination centers on an essay explaining how the nominee makes a difference to women. Soroptimist of Fort Collins recognizes the honoree in February and forwards the name for possible recognition at other levels of the Soroptimist organization. The northern Colorado honoree will receive recognition and $1,000 will be given to SIA Club Campaign in her honor. The winner of Soroptimist International of the Americas award currently receives a $5,000 donation to the charitable organization of her choice. This year Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, financial advisor, is a proud sponsor of the Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women.
We look forward to your "Ruby" nomination and wish your “candidate” well in the competition. The nomination form is available on our Soroptimist International of Fort Collins web site: www.fortnet.org/sifc. Email your nomination to judyannw_6@msn.com or mail the nomination to SIFC, PO Box 270816, Fort Collins, CO 80527-0816.
Applications must be received on or before December 10, 2009.
At left, SIFC member Judy Weaver presents Lauren with one of the 2009 Soroptimist checks.