The Quota Club of Estevan has revealed the nominees for the upcoming 20th annual Women of Today Awards.
The nominees were announced during the club’s craft sale on Saturday afternoon at the Wylie-Mitchell building. The awards themselves will be handed out on April 25 at a luncheon, also at the Wylie-Mitchell.
The Quota Club is an international service organization that provides services and help to women, children and the deaf and they have existed since 1919.
Women who have been nominated for the Women of Today Awards stopped by the craft show to have their photos taken and to talk to Valerie Hall, who is a member of the local Quota club.
“Last year is different from this year because we are celebrating our 20th anniversary on April 25, and we want to recognize all those women that we have honoured in the past 19 years,” said Hall.
“We want to recognize our 2018 ones as well because they make a great difference to our community, because some of those women started off as students and are now entrepreneurs and giving back to the community.”
The nominees for the Shirley Orsted Memorial Award for Outstanding Young Woman of Today are Janna Cinnamon, Tatianna Dutka, MacKenzie Holman, Katelyn Kobitz and Sammy Wade.
Tara Kyle, Megan Lingelbach, Amanda Pukas and Gail Tytlandsvik are the four nominees for the Southern Plains Co-op Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award.
Lana Dubreuil, Jennifer Gervais, Kim Gingras, Jodi Kallis, Kim Locken, Tanis Savill and Debbie Wade are nominated for the TS&M Outstanding Contribution to the Workplace Award.
The nominees for the Ida Petterson Memorial Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur are Cindy Muir, Jacquie Mvula and Jennifer Olfert.
This year’s award show means a lot for Hall because she has put so much work into keeping the Women of Today Awards going.
“This award show means a lot to me personally because I am the only one left who has been there for the last 20 years and I can’t wait for our award show in the 25th,” said Hall. “We want to recognize those in need who have helped those within the community.”
Proceeds from the Women of Today Awards will go back into the community.
“It’s for Envision, SMILE Services and mental health and addictions services and so on, it has always been about helping the community,” said Hall. “Quota does nothing but share and give back and we have been doing that happily for 20 years.”
