Palo Alto Chamber Of Commerce To Recognize ATHENA Award Winners

PALO ALTO, CA -- The Silicon Valley chamber from Palo Alto will honor two of its own with ATHENA awards scheduled for a luncheon next month for their contributions in the area business community, and ticket are on sale.

Sherri Sager, chief government and community relations officer for the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, and Elaine Uang, a Van Meter Williams Pollack architect and urban designer, were selected because of how they excelled in their chosen field.

"Among all the outstanding women in business in the Palo Alto area, these two women are being especially recognized as role models for other professionals for the generosity and impact of their community service," chamber President Judy Kleinberg said.

ATHENA awards were first handed out 36 years ago when Michigan Regional Chamber member Martha Mertz realized she was the only member of the board. Mertz considered such notable women as Mother Theresa and Rosa Parks to bring home the message that women of high accomplishment must be honored for their strength and enlightenment. ATHENA lends its name from the Greek Goddess that stands for these two traits.

Since 1982, more than 7,000 award winners from 500 communities in eight countries have been given the nod for their achievements.

Palo Alto's awards events is slated for Oct. 30, with a networking reception at 11 a.m. to be followed by the lunch and awards presentation at noon. The festivities will be hosted by the Garden Court Hotel at 520 Cowper St. in Palo Alto.

With 500 organizations strong in membership, the chamber is selling tickets and information through https://www.paloaltochamber.com.

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Images courtesy of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce from left Sager; Uang