Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame Now Accepting Nominations

From Alameda County:

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - Nominations are now being accepted for the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame, which each year honors extraordinary local women and celebrates their contributions to the community. Honorees will be celebrated at the 24th Annual Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame luncheon and awards ceremony in Oakland in March/early April 2017. Once again, the event will be co-hosted by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women.

Nominations are being accepted for outstanding women in 12 categories: Business and Professions; Community Service; Culture and Art; Education; Environment; Health; Justice; Non-Traditional Careers; Science, Technology, Engineering; Sports and Athletics; Philanthropy and Youth.

The deadline to submit nominations is January 20, 2017.

Since its inception in 1993, over 200 women have been inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame. In addition to honoring extraordinary women leaders from Alameda County, the annual event raises funds to provide youth scholarships and helps support local non-profit community partners serving women, youth and families.

The Women’s Hall of Fame is a countywide event celebrating the contributions of extraordinary women leaders in our communities in conjunction with National Women’s History month. In 2017, we expect another sell out with more than 500 attendees and many opportunities to both honor the inductees and contribute to support our youth and community partners.

“As public support for our Women’s Hall of Fame program continues to grow, we are having a greater positive impact by expanding on our commitment to youth scholarships and community programs benefiting women, youth and families,’’ said Susan S. Muranishi, Alameda County Administrator and Co-Chair of the Women’s Hall of Fame. “We expect to continue this success in 2017 by focusing the spotlight on another group of outstanding women who make a difference in our communities.’’

The 2017 Women’s Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at the beginning of 2017 and will be honored at the 2017 luncheon and awards ceremony. Visit our website to submit an online nomination or to obtain more information, or call (510) 272-6984.

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