Jr League of Stark Co. Hosts Women of the Year Award Event

From the Junior League of Stark County: The Junior League of Stark County, Ohio, Inc. is pleased to host the seventieth annual Women of the Year Award Honorees, Marcia K. Zawacky as the Community Award Recipient and Connie Rubin as the President’s Award Recipient.

Marcia, a long-time resident of Canton has given so much to her community for the past 30 plus years, including lending a hand for the animals in need to lending an ear as a phone counselor for those facing a crisis. As a graduate of the fourth class in Leadership Canton, Marcia has proven to be a leader in our community.

Marcia’s specific areas of accomplishment and leadership include: Humane Society, Animal Protection Guild (now SNAP), Crisis Intervention Center in Canton, Hall of Fame Parade Float Committee and Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Balloon Festival, and Queen Pageant Committee, Sharon Lane Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans, Mid-East Veterans Homecoming, Canton Community Kids Summit Against Drugs, Canton Area League of Women Voters, Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor Coalition, Buckeye Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Ohio Greyhound Gathering and Adoption, City of Canton’s Fair Housing Commission, Friends of Laurens Foundation and a strong advocate and leader in the Harrison Hills Neighborhood working closely with the Stark Community Foundation.

Connie, a native to Stark County and resident of North Canton, is passionate about being involved in her community. Connie’s passion lies with encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government because of its significance in making our democracy work.

As a community leader, Connie’s specific areas of accomplishment over 20 years include: League of Women Voters of the Canton Area, Planned Parenthood of Stark County, Junior League of Stark County, Ohio, Inc., Leadership Stark County Citizen’s Committee, United Way of Stark County, Stark County Park District, American Free Tree Program, North Canton Area Democratic Club, North Canton Charter Review Commission, and Coming Together Stark County.

The awards luncheon event will take place on Thursday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. at The Embassy Suites Hotel in North Canton. Invitations to the luncheon were sent to all active and sustaining members of The Junior League of Stark County, Inc.

The Junior League of Stark County, Ohio, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Photos courtesy of the Junior League of Stark County