SitemapThe Fund for Women and Girls is a community-led fund at the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. The CFMV Fund for Women and Girls is now accepting nominations for the annual Gems of the Valley awards.
Nominations are being accepted now until Sept. 20, and honorees will be recognized at a dinner on Oct. 17 held at Drake’s Landing/Avion on the Water. As one of the mainstay events organized by the Fund for Women and Girls, Gems of the Valley aims to highlight the work done by local women to improve their communities and support women around them – work that is often overlooked and under-celebrated.
Honorees will be chosen from the nominations by the Fund for Women and Girls Guiding Circle and those selected will have the chance to talk about their work and inspirations at the dinner on October 17. Nomination forms and tickets can be found online or at the event page. There’s no price for admission.
The 2023 class of Gems were:
- Sustainable Youngstown activist and organizer Lynn Anderson
- Thrive 10:10 operations director Meghan DeGregory
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. housing program manager Jennifer Evans
- Outreach Quilt and Artist Guild founder and artist Allison Smith
- Mercy Health Resource Mothers manager Dee Traylor
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