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Relay for Life—American Cancer Society
California State College Long Beach—June 5-6, 2009
Soroptimist International of Long Beach

Team #1 in corporate fundraising; $1920 online donations, $350 in sales of Everything S to eat and $530 in cash and checks. Special thanks to Margo Castro, massage therapist, from Captanis Chiropratic & Wellness Center. She did $1/minute massages and garnered an additional $135 on the day of the event at our site.

Thanks to Team Captain Jaye Johnson and the following valiant walkers from 6:00 p. m. Friday night to 6:00 p.m. Saturday night.

Jane Barrett        Jane Benson        Lori & Don Brault
Maria & Don Cochran    Louise Cunningham        Monika & Chris Dieckmann
Stacey Gaines        Niko Galvez        Judy Griffin
Nancy Hegelheimer    Margie Hersh & daughter Terry Morales
Judy Hess        Judy Hirsch        Erin Holloway     Jaye & Rick Johnson
Sally Lane        Denice Lanuti    Margaret Leake    Wendy Puzarne
Rosalie Rowe        Maggie Shapiro (who RAN laps)        Lynn Shrum
Robin Thomas        Michele & Stan Wilkosz       Lori Woodruff

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Soroptimist Scholarship and Awards Luncheon
Long Beach, California
May 13, 2009

Soroptimist International of Long Beach presented sixteen scholarships and awards to local women. The honorees spoke about their lives and their goals and touched the hearts of everyone.  Women and girls were honored from Poly and Wilson High Schools, LBCC, El Camino College, CSULB, CSUDH as well as our SIA Women’s Opportunity Awardees. The scholarships aid these women in pursuing their educational goals.

SILB is an all-volunteer organization chartered in 1924 to bring together professional and executive women in pursuing the mission of improving the status of women in our community and throughout the world.  In the last five years over $175,000 has been awarded to deserving individuals and organizations in the Long Beach Community.

Award winners who received cash scholarships were as follows:
Gladdes B. Neff Soroptimist Scholarship Award: Kristin Landuci
Jean Huddleston McGetrick Award: Amber Ross
Soroptimist Scholarships for students of Long Beach City College:  Rose Cohen, Sharon Emory, Monica Hughes, Nimol Mean, Sheryl Ward
Women & Philanthropy Award: Sharareh Moazed
Soroptimist Poly High S-Club Continuing Education Awards:  Natalie Hernandez, Kristina Yukilevich, Sarah Watler
Violet Richardson Award: Robin Sweeney
Women’s Opportunity Awards:  Jessica Gonzalez, Crystal Wright, Maida Navaro

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