CALLING CONNECTICUT'S EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
Released: 02/18/08
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CALLING CONNECTICUT’S EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
- Westfarms, L'Oreal Paris and Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame Seek Public Nominations for 4th Annual Connecticut Working Woman of the Year Award -
FARMINGTON, Conn., February 18, 2008 - To appreciate the many women of our state who make our lives better with their daily efforts, Westfarms, L'Oreal Paris and Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame are paying tribute to one special woman as Connecticut's Working Woman of the Year. Accepting public nominations through the beginning of April, Westfarms and its partners are celebrating women who raise families, pursue higher education, excel in their careers, overcome adversity, help those less fortunate and more.
Nominees must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the award:
- A woman 18+
- A current full-time Connecticut resident
- A woman who works – in any capacity
- A woman who demonstrates outstanding achievement and/or has overcome adversity
- Available on May 9 for news conference announcement (will be notified by April 21)
The Advisory Panel, who will select this year's winner includes notables such as former winners Stephanie Haines, Rosalind Best and Donna Palomba; as well as Carol Hamilton, president of L'Oreal Paris; Allison Demers, WRCH-FM host; Kara Sunland, co-host of WFSB-TV's Better Connecticut; Katherine Wiltshire, executive director of the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame and Christa Allen, marketing director, Westfarms.
"So many women go day in and day out with little recognition for all of the hard work they do," said Christa Allen, marketing director for Westfarms. "We developed this Award to acknowledge these extraordinary women for the positive impact they've made in Connecticut."
"We are thrilled to be involved with this year's Award," said Katherine Wiltshire, executive director for the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. "This Award mirrors the Hall of Fame's mission to honor and showcase the achievements of Connecticut women. We're excited to support a program that furthers this mission, and is another way to publicly recognize the amazing women of our state."
The award recipient will receive a round-trip vacation for two to Ireland, $500 Westfarms shopping spree, L'Oreal Paris gift package and more. In addition, she will be recognized at a news conference on Friday, May 9, the official kick-off to Westfarms Working Women's Weekend - a free event celebrating women presented by L'Oreal Paris on May 10 and 11. The weekend will consist of free massages, mini-makeovers, fashion advice, giveaways and more!
For more information or to nominate someone, visit
www.shopwestfarms.com/womanoftheyear or write to Connecticut Working Woman of the Year, Westfarms Mall Management Office, 500 Westfarms Mall, Farmington, CT 06032. Information and nomination forms are also available at Westfarms Customer Service. Nominations are being accepted February 18, 2008 - April 7, 2008.
Westfarms
Westfarms, located off Exit 40 on I-84 and Exit 30 on Route 9, features 160 shops and restaurants along with Nordstrom, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, Rainforest Cafe and California Pizza Kitchen. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. See what's on sale before you shop at www.shopwestfarms.com.
L'Oreal Paris
The L'Oreal Paris Brand Division of L'Oreal USA, Inc. is a total beauty care company that combines the latest in technology with the highest in quality for the ultimate in luxury beauty at mass. The L'Oreal Paris product family includes Preference, Excellence, Natural Match, Feria, and Couleur Experte haircolors; VIVE Pro, Studio Line, and L'Oreal Kids hair care; Dermo-Expertise skin care, including Advanced Revitalift, Skin Genesis, Age Perfect, Men's Expert, Sublime Slim and Sublime Bronze; and L'Oreal Paris Cosmetics, including the Colour Riche, True Match, Bare Naturale, Infallible and Wear Infinite collections, Voluminous, Double Extend, Lash Out, Volume Shocking and Telescopic mascaras, among many others, and the HIP High Intensity Pigments line.
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame (CWHF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 in Hartford in response to a Connecticut Forum presentation, "American Women in Focus: Breaking New Ground," highlighting accomplished women at the national level. Today, the Hall stands as the state's premier source for women's history with over 85 Inductees whose lives are celebrated and documented through a wide spectrum of statewide programs including the CWHF Website, which is an educational tool receiving more than 100,000 individual hits each year, attracting international, national and local researchers, teachers and students. CWHF honors publicly the achievements of Connecticut women, preserves their stories, educates the public and inspires the continued achievements of women and girls.
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