Join NBC 5's Deborah Ferguson and SafeHaven of Tarrant County at the annual Legacy of Women Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 26, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.
Fifteen women will be honored for their achievement in arts, business, education, health and human services, and volunteerism. The awards will be presented at the Legacy of Women luncheon on Friday, September 26, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. Attendees will hear from guest speaker, Leslie Morgan Steiner, author of the New York Times bestseller, Crazy Love, a memoir about surviving domestic violence.
Legacy of Women 2014 Awards Luncheon
Friday, September 26
10:00 AM – Auction & Reception
11:30 AM – Luncheon & Keynote Speaker
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
For tickets: www.safehaventc.org
2014 Legacy of Women Honorees:
ARTS
Martha Fredrick | Mainstage Classic Theatre | Arlington
Amy Adkins | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association | Fort Worth
Connie Nichols | Arts Council | Northeast Tarrant County
BUSINESS
Linda Dipert |Dipert Travel and Transportation | Arlington
Bobbie Edmonds | Law Offices of Bobbie Edmonds | Fort Worth
Cyndi Miller | Miller Public Relations | Northeast Tarrant County
EDUCATION
Beth Anderson |Berry Elementary & Anderson Elementary | Arlington
Rebecca Brumley | Red Oak Foundation | Fort Worth
Sharon Mayes | Penrose Foundation | Northeast Tarrant County
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Joan Bergstrom | Women's Health Services | Arlington
Barbara Board | Community Storehouse | Fort Worth
Christine Quatro | Varsity Orthopedics | Northeast Tarrant County
VOLUNTEERISM
Kay King | Community Volunteer | Arlington
Lauri Lawrence | Community Volunteer | Fort Worth
Laura Hill | Community Volunteer | Northeast Tarrant County
SafeHaven’s mission is to end domestic violence through safety, support, prevention and social change. SafeHaven provides the only two shelters in Tarrant County specifically for victims of domestic violence. In 2013, SafeHaven answered 44,000 hotline calls, sheltered 784 abused women and 998 children, assisted 3,350 victims and their children in their Resource Centers, provided 133,782 meals and 89,188 snacks, housed 102 families through transitional and permanent supportive housing, educated more than 30,000 students and 7,000 community members, and facilitated 23,000 hours of service from almost 1,800 volunteers.
Tickets are available now at www.safehaventc.org or by calling 817-535-6462.
Legacy of Women 2014 Awards Luncheon
Friday, September 26
10:00 AM – Auction & Reception
11:30 AM – Luncheon & Keynote Speaker
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
www.safehaventc.org
