In Celebration of Women’s History Month, Annual Awards Celebrate the Yonkers Women Who Positively Impact the Community
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced the City of Yonkers is accepting nominations for the city’s annual “Women of Distinction” Award, presented each year during March to celebrate Women’s History Month. The annual “Women of Distinction” Award recognizes Yonkers women who have served their local community and positively impacted the lives of Yonkers residents. Nominations for “Women of Distinction” are to be submitted at www.YonkersNY.gov/women.
“Yonkers is proud to have many women who play vital roles in shaping and advancing our community,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “I urge our fellow Yonkers citizens to recognize and celebrate the heroic women they know by nominating them for our Women of Distinction.”
The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, March 15; the award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 pm at Yonkers City Hall (Ceremonial Courtroom, 4th Floor). In collaboration with the Mayor, winners will be selected by the Mayor’s Women’s Advisory Board and will be notified on Thursday, March 21st.
Women’s History Month originated in 1981 when Congress passed a resolution requesting President Reagan to commemorate “Women’s History Week.” The President proclaimed the week beginning on March 7, 1982 as the first Women’s History Week and the nation continued to designate a week in March as Women’s History Week until 1987 when the month of March was officially declared “Women’s History Month.” Learn more at www.womenshistorymonth.gov.
