For Immediate Release: 2/27/2024 2:08 pm
WORCESTER, Mass. – The City of Worcester Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (ACSW) presents the Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards Ceremony Thursday, March 7, at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trailblazing Through Mentorship."
Members of the media and the public are invited to attend in person in the Levi Lincoln Chamber at Worcester City Hall. Refreshments and networking begin at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony is from 6-7 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the City’s website. El Buen Samaritano Food Program Director Mari Gonzalez will offer the keynote address and Ritmos Dance Studio will perform.
The ACSW was created in 1977 to formulate, encourage, promote, and monitor programs and policies relating to the status of women in the City of Worcester. The ACSW promotes community awareness of women’s issues such as sexual exploitation, pay equality, and childcare through forums, recommendations to the City Manager and public awareness campaigns. Since 1996, the ACSW has highlighted extraordinary women of all ages through the Women of Consequence Awards.
WHAT: 2024 Woman, Young Woman of Consequence Awards
WHO: City officials, El Buen Samaritano Food Program Director Mari Gonzalez
WHERE: Levi Lincoln Chamber (third floor), City Hall, 455 Main St.
WHEN: Thursday, March 7, at 6 p.m.
