Women’s Council Award recognizes outstanding HS senior girls
The Women’s Council, a Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce affiliate, has issued a call for applications for its 20th annual Young Women of Distinction Award recognizing outstanding high school senior girls. The Women’s Council scholarship program supports the belief that young women with promise today will become tomorrow’s leaders.
Stephanie Seiffert, Esq., Women’s Council President said, “An important part of the mission of the Women’s Council is to bring more visibility to the successes of these young, talented women and to encourage them to plant their roots here in Rochester along with their ideas and enthusiasm as they begin their collegiate journey and/or careers.”
Modeled after the ATHENA International Award, the YWOD Award nurtures the next generation of leaders while enabling companies and organizations in the community to grow and prosper. The program is designed to discover and celebrate young women who have displayed outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and involvement in the community. The program is open to all girls in their senior year of high school from the nine-county Rochester region, which includes Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Wayne, Orleans, Genesee, Seneca, Wyoming, and Yates counties.
From a group of 20 finalists, four top recipients – one each from the Rochester City School District, a school district east of the City of Rochester, a school district west of the City of Rochester, and a school district located outside of Monroe County – will each receive a $2,500 college scholarship. The 16 remaining finalists will receive a lesser scholarship amount.
The Women’s Council will recognize the finalists at a celebration from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Strathallan City View Ballroom.
The application deadline is March 2. For information, or to submit an application online, visit https://rocwomenscouncil.org/ywod-application-form or contact Cassidy Franklin at Cassidy.Franklin@GreaterRochesterChamber.com.
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