Soroptimist International Truckee Meadows

SITM Presents Live Your Dream Award

On Thursday, January 30 SITM presented the Live Your Dream Award to three outstanding women. Autumn Smith is  a single mother of two children and is attending the Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Hygiene Program. Katie Rutherford is a married mother of a six-year-old son who is attending the Maxine S. Jacobs Nursing Program at Truckee Meadows Community College. Madison Keith is a married mother-of-two small children attending the International Academy of Style in their Cosmetology Program.

Soroptimist’s Live Your Dream Awards program is a unique education grant for women who provide the primary financial support for their families. Live Your Dream Awards give women the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects. More Info

SIA Immediate Past President Wins GLOBAL IMPACT Award

The Evolutionary Business Council (EBC) announced our very own Mariet Verhoef-Cohen as the winner of its prestigious GLOBAL IMPACT Award for 2019 in the 6th Annual EBC Awards of Excellence. With a total member reach of over 614 million worldwide, the EBC is an invitation-only, global council of thought-leaders dedicated to teaching the principles of business success and personal transformation.

The GLOBAL IMPACT Award recognizes a non-member leader who has created a cutting edge, transformational, trail-blazing social impact within and beyond their target area of influence. Their work is creating transformational outcomes in and among organizations, systems, communities, and/or governments. We are inspired by their mission and are honoured to recognise and share their genius with the world.

In recognition of her work at Soroptimist International and Women for Water Partnership, “Mariet Verhoef-Cohen has demonstrated remarkable innovation in cutting edge, transformational, global impact,” says Teresa de Grosbois, Chair of the Evolutionary Business Council. “This Award recognizes Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, a global leader who inspires us by her mission and genius in the world. She has created a trail-blazing social impact within and beyond her target area of influence. We deeply appreciate Mariet Verhoef-Cohen’s contribution to causing positive change in the world.”

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