|
Today’s Girls are Tomorrow’s
Leaders
National Girls Incorporated Awards for
Greater Lowell Programs
Each year, Girls Inc. National designates
18-20 Outstanding Program Awards chosen by a panel of judges
from applications submitted by 80 affiliates from across the
country and Canada. The Greater Lowell affiliate has won the following
awards:
2006 |
Outstanding Affiliate of 2006
Medium budget category - $400,000-$799,999.
Over the course of 2005, this organization not only underwent major renovations at their main building, but also raised sufficient funds to become long-term debt free. Throughout the fundraising efforts and facility improvements, board, staff and girls were involved in many capacities. In a year of celebrating their 60th Anniversary, this agency continued to grow in the number of girls served, improved trustee orientation and staff training, and created new partnerships with community organizations to advocate for ALL girls. |
|
|
2005 |
GirlSmarts
Health and Sexuality Award
Museum Mile
Honorable Mention, Culture and Heritage Award
Family Fun Nights
Honorable Mention, Self-Reliance and Life Skills Award |
|
|
2004 |
Cooking Club
Self-Reliance and Life Skills Award |
|
|
2003 |
Justice for All
Honorable Mention, Careers and Life Planning Award
|
|
|
|
Healthy You
Honorable Mention, Health and Sexuality Award
|
|
|
2002* |
Photovoice:
A Community Activism Project
Outstanding Program, Leadership and Community
Action Award
Annie E. Casey Foundation Award for Strengthening
Families (a full curriculum was developed and
distributed nationally to other Girls
Inc. affiliates)
|
|
|
|
Girls With Goals
Outstanding Program, Health and Sexuality Award
|
|
|
|
J.O.B.S. (Joy
of Becoming Successful)
Honorable Mention, Careers and Life Planning Award
|
|
|
|
Honor Roll for Serving
More Girls |
|
|
* Highest
number of national awards of any Girls Inc. affiliate
in the country |
|
2001 |
Baseball
Clinic with Mary Pratt
Honorable Mention,
Sports and Adventure Award
|
|
|
|
A
Tribute to Women Who Have Influenced
Our Lives
Honorable Mention, Communications Award
|
|
|
|
Honor
Roll for Serving More Girls |
|
|
2000 |
Read to Me
Honorable Mention, Leadership and Community Action
Award
|
|
|
1999 |
Money
Management for Young Women
Outstanding Program, Self-Reliance and Life Skills
Award
|
|
|
1998 |
Mentoring Program
Outstanding Program, Self-Reliance and Life Skills
Award
|
National Awards of Members of
Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell
2002 |
Jennifer
Sanchez and Raven
Scott for Photovoice: A Community Activism
Project Family Re-Union Conference, Nashville,
TN
Sponsored by Al and Tipper Gore, Vanderbilt University,
Tufts University, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation
|
|
|
2000 |
Charleen Negron and Fei
Xu, National Essay Winners and Spokespeople
for Girls' Rights Campaign |
|
|
|
Fei Xu,
National Poetry Award - “The First Day of Second
Grade” |
|
|
1996 |
Emily Vigeant,
National Library of Poetry Anthology - “Stare” |
Celebration of Today's Woman - Award
Recipients
In 1994, Girls Incorporated
instituted a “Woman of the
Year” Award for Greater Lowell with its “Celebration
of Today's Woman” event. Those selected for this award
must demonstrate exceptional leadership and commitment; have
a strong work ethic, high moral character, great compassion
and care for the community and its people; and work with dedication
to enhance the quality of life and effect change in the Greater
Lowell community.
1994 |
Carole Cowan, Ed.D.
President,
Middlesex Community College
|
| |
|
1995 |
Susan Black, M.D.
Physician, Past Vice President American Academy
of Family Physicians
|
| |
|
1996 |
Clementine F. Alexis
Past Chairman, Lowell General Hospital Board of
Trustees
|
| |
|
1997 |
Nicola Tsongas
Director of External Affairs, Middlesex Community
College
|
| |
|
1998 |
Patricia Crane
Vice President, Administrative and External Affairs,
Lowell General Hospital
|
| |
|
1999 |
Nancy Donahue
Chairperson, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Whistler
House
|
| |
|
2000 |
Eileen Donoghue
Attorney, City Councilor, former Lowell Mayor
|
| |
|
2001 |
Patricia Bradley
LPGA Golf Champion, Lowell General TEAM WALK for
Cancer Care Honorary Chair
|
| |
|
2002 |
Janice Stecchi, Ed.D.
Dean, University of Massachusetts Lowell Chairperson,
Saints Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
|
| |
|
2003 |
Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick
Senior Vice President Corporate Communications,
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company
|
| |
|
| 2004 |
Peggy Palm
Nursing Home Executive Director
Board President |
| |
|
| 2005 |
Mary Jo Leahy
Founder of the Mary Jo Leahy High School Summer Band Camp at UMass Lowell
|
| |
|
| 2006 |
Karen Nastasia Frederick
Executive Director of Community Teamwork |
|
 |
