BOCA RATON, FL -- Nearly two dozen of South Florida's most dedicated volunteers will be honored in Boca Raton this week.
The Junior League of Boca Raton is hosting the 22nd Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Award Luncheon and Fashion Show on Friday, November 13 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
The reception will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a silent auction and the luncheon following at 11:30 a.m.
The nominees were nominated by various non-profits for the presitigious award.
Money raised from the event will support the Junior League of Boca Raton's community projects.
The Saks Fifth Avenue fashion show will feature the Best of the Fall 2009 Collection.
NewsChannel 5's Paige Kornblue will serve as the event emcee. The Woman Volunteer of the Year Award is presented by the Boca Raton Community Hospital Foundation.
Tickets for the event start at $85.
WOMAN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009 NOMINEES:
Cheryl Budd - Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
Kim Champion - Soroptimist International of Boca Raton
Julie Cudmore - Caridad Center
Susan Diener - Junior League of Boca Raton
Debbie Ellman - The Children's Place at Home Safe
Alyce Erickson - The National Society of Arts and Letters
Rae Felter - Boca Raton Police Services Dept.
Sheila Gabel - American Cancer Society
Mildred George - EPOCH
Laurie Gildan - Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
Afifa Khaliq - The FreeGirl Foundation
Jeri Loeffler - Boca Ballet Theatre
Lisa Mulhall - In the Pines
Barbara Masi - Greyhound Pets of America
Mary Mildner - Debbie-Rand Memorial Service League
Karin Nordlander - CROS
Debra Onkenhout - American Red Cross
Mary Redman - Spirit of Giving Network
Joan Sappenfield - Boca Helping Hands
Dalia Stiller - Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park
Rhoda Warren - Florence Fuller Child Development Centers
Jo Anne Williams - The George Snow Scholarship Fund
