Mercer County Accepting Nominations for Women's Achievement

The Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for its 2015 Woman of Achievement and Young Woman of Achievement awards program through Jan. 9, 2015.

The awards will be presented at the Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women’s cocktail reception at the Mercer Oaks Clubhouse, Village Road, West Windsor on March 3, 2015.

The Commission was established in 1976 to support the development of policies and programs for Mercer County women.

The Woman of Achievement Award was established to honor a Mercer County resident who volunteers her time to make the county a better place to live, work and raise a family.

The Young Woman of Achievement Award honors a high school student for her outstanding volunteer work within the county.

“In Mercer County we are blessed by an abundance of female role models of all ages who volunteer their time and effort to countless good causes, and this is an opportunity to spotlight those deserving women and to thank them for their commitment,” Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said.

Nominees must be Mercer County residents and have performed their volunteer work within the county for the same organization for at least one year. Nomination forms and further information can be found on the www.mercercounty.org website or by calling 609-989-6526 or e-mailing womenscommission@mercercounty.org.