Soroptimist International of Calgary is part of an international volunteer organization Investing In Dreams by providing women and girls the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential through educational empowerment.
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You can help us make a difference!
Are you a woman who helps women?
Do you use your personal or professional influence to improve the lives of other women or girls?
If so, you (or another woman you know) may be a candidate for the Soroptimist International of Calgary’s Making a Difference for Women Award.
This program honours women who, through their professional or personal efforts, are making extraordinary differences in the lives of women or girls. Honourees are women who have worked to improve the lives of other women or girls. Their work has had a significant impact, and also inspires and encourages other women.
Women may nominate themselves or another woman they feel is deserving of this honour.
Please contact madfwnominations@soroptimistcalgary.org for additional information.
Submit a nomination for the Making a Difference for Women Award
Step 1: Download Making a Difference for Women Nomination Form and save it to your computer.
Step 2: Open the saved file (MakingADifferenceForWomen_OnlineNominationForm-
the instructions
Step 3: Save the file with a new filename (i.e., YourName-
been fully completed.
Step 4: Submit your completed Nomination Form by midnight, January 22 to madfwnominations@soroptimistcalgary.org
Past Recipients:
2020: Catherine Laing – First Woman President of the Hornet’s Rugby Team and mentor to a group of young women. Recipient of the Governor General Medal of Volunteers.
2019: Andrea Silverstone – Executive Director -
2018: Beba Svigir – CEO of the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA)
2017: Kimberley Engbrecht – Executive Director of Narrow Road Home, a women’s recovery centre in High River
2016: Dr. Lolly De Jonge – CEO Alberta Association of Midwives, founder of Birth Magazine, and women’s health advocate
2015: Anna Murray – Founder of Young Women in Energy (YWE) an organization for women under 40 to address the need to increase female leadership in the energy industry
2014: Shauna Curry – CEO of the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
2013: Pat Guillemaud -
2012: Sylvia Rempel – Founder of Sewing Seeds International, a sewing training program in Sierra Leone, Ukraine, and Peru
2011: Dr. Heidemarie Schroter – Practitioner on the Stoney First Nations reserve, lobbyist and mentor promoting women and children’s health including treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
2010: Susan Gilles – Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Calgary
2009: Bette Mitchell – Founder of Highbanks, Independent Living for Parenting Youth Society
2008: Carolynn Friesen – Executive Director of the Cochrane Pregnancy Care Centre
2007: Janice Eisenhauer – Founder of Canadian Women for Women Afghanistan
2006: Doreen Spence – Founder and Executive Director of Canadian Indigenous Women’s Resource Institute
2005: Dr. Jane Matheson – CEO of Woods Homes, lifelong commitment to furthering the voice of women and girls
2004: Sandra van den Brink – Executive Director of Ayudamos Foundation, provides aid to impoverished women and children in Latin America (particularly Guatemala)
2004: Jean Langdon – Volunteerism and development of safe shelters for abused women and children
2003: Myrna Dube – Rotary Challenger Park
2002: Donna Kennedy-
2001: Inspector Debbie Middleton-
1997: Kathleen Mahoney – Lawyer and professor, working in the area of worldwide problems regarding child pornography, and sexual and gender exploitation
Making A Difference For Women Award
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