Women's History Month Celebration
"Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories"
Maravela's Banquet Halls | 4 Washington Street, Ingleside IL 60041
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Plated lunch $32.00 per guest
Meal includes entree, bread, salad, vegetable, dessert & beverage. Cash Bar will be available.
There will be raffles to support the LCWC Scholarship Fund at CLC. — No ATM on site. Cash or check only for the Raffles.
At checkout, you may indicate choice of either the chicken or vegetarian entree.
Please pay the appropriate amount for the number of tickets you want.
You will list attendee name / meal selection as you complete the form. Thank you!
NOTE: Tables of 8 can be reserved with one payment of $256.
2 Tickets = $64 • 3 Tickets = $96 • 4 Tickets = $128 • Etc.
PROGRAM
Lake County Women's Coalition celebrated Women's History Month on Saturday, March 4, 2023. All Coalition members and their guests attended the annual lunch at Maravela’s Banquet Halls. As in the past 28 years, honorees from our various organizations featured with their inspiring stories. Our scholarship awardee will be recognized.
Barbara Walters famously broke through the glass ceiling to be on the cutting edge of broadcast journalism for 40 years. Performer Jenny Riddle will reveal intimate details about this trailblazer who was the first woman co-anchor on prime-time news and who is the most celebrated interviewer in TV history. Jenny will present a close-up of Barbara Walters off-camera in her show “Barbara Walters’ AUDITION.”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jenny is a professional storyteller, keynote speaker, and communications consultant who delivers one-of-a-kind presentations and trainings. She understands the power of story and great ideas to engage and inspire audiences.
2023 HONOREES
AAUW - Waukegan Area Branch and League of Women Voters of Lake County honors Diana Dretske the senior curator and historian for the Lake County Forest Preserves’ Dunn Museum.
Delta Kappa Gamma - Alpha Nu Chapter honors Laura Beltchenko an inspired teacher, an able administrator, and a talented communicator in Lake County.
GFWC Antioch Junior Woman’s Club honors Colleen DeVries Valentine. She worked as a news and features writer, editor, and photographer for Lakeland Newspapers and as a free-lance writer for The News-Sun. She left the newspaper to work at Zion-Benton Township High School, where she helped students write their own stories.
GFWC Zion Woman’s Club honors Sandy Dickson songwriter, poet, essayist, novelist -- Her published works also include the novel Return to Home; self-help Kindred Threads, Loving Relationships; and a children’s book, Holly and the Rock.
June Maguire (LCWC Steering Committee member) and GFWC Waukegan Woman’s Club honors Ann Darrow. Ann has dedicated more than three decades as a volunteer at the Waukegan Historical Society. Ann is a pillar in the success of the Historical Society & Oakwood Cemetery Walk. Her dedication to preserving and showcasing Waukegan’s history is truly amazing.
The Links, Inc. – Harbor Lites Chapter honors Sylvia England. Sylvia is a retired educator who worked in the Waukegan School District for more than thirty years as a teacher and assistant principal of Waukegan High School.
National Association of University Women honors Lesley Bracero. Ms. Bracero has been employed in education for over 30 years. Recently Ms. Bracero authored her first children’s story, Love Is a Sacrifice, which she has used during author tours to schools in her district; she teaches students different reading comprehension strategies centered around her book.
Women’s Business Exchange honors Cynthia Cobb. Cynthia made her dream a reality in early 2020 when she started a podcast called Storytime Anytime 4U. She narrates children’s books after gaining approval from the authors. She also started a podcast in early 2022 called TV is My Happy Place (with a secondary title “A TV Enthusiast’s Memoir”).
Donations appreciated.
$250 LEADERSHIP SPONSORS:
Nann Blaine Hilyard
GFWC Antioch Junior Woman’s Club
Women’s Business Exchange (WBE) (wbe-il.com)
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago (ywcachicago.org)
$100 MAKING AN IMPACT SPONSORS:
AAUW ~ Waukegan Area Branch
Deborah Larker
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Int’l. Alpha Nu Chapter
GFWC Waukegan Woman’s Club
Gwen Beckwith
Kirsten’s Hope Scholarship Fund
State Bank of the Lakes, NA
IN KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Margaret DeVries Cole ~ Printing of Programs
Kristie Fingerhut ~ Printing of Nametags
Laura Hedien ~ Photography
LCWC Steering Committee
