OWL AWARDS

WHEN:      Thursday, October 21, 2010 6-9pm

WHERE:    Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
                      2001 Point West Way, Sacramento

SEATS:      $59/per member, $69/non-member
                     $450 per table of eight

On October 21, 2010 the Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAWBO will celebrate its 13^th annual Outstanding Women Leaders(OWL) Awards Banquet at the DoubleTree Sacramento Hotel at 6p.m.  Kitty O’Neal, a local radio personality will preside as Mistress of Ceremonies as she has done since the inception of the awards. And for the first time this year we will have a keynote speaker which will be Michele DeKinder-Smith, nationally acclaimed speaker and founder of Jane Out of the Box. She is an entrepreneur twice over and is passionately committed to helping women succeed via entrepreneurship. This is our signature event of the year and we would like you to join us in support of this event which will honor not only women business owners but also women who are leaders in the business community in the Sacramento region.

The OWL Awards are given to women in a number of categories:

• Woman on the Way Award (Up and coming business owner, less than 5 years in business)
• Woman Innovator Award (Successful business owner in a non-traditional business)
• Luminary Award (An individual/organization lighting the way for others)
• Executive Woman Award (Senior level corporate woman)
• Visionary Award (An organization whose vision provides opportunities for women)
• Wise Woman Award (Business Woman of the Year)
• Achievement Against All Odds (Success despite unfavorable circumstances)

A portion of the proceeds will go to Sacramento’s Women’s Empowerment — “Ending homelessness one woman at a time.”

2010 Sponsors

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On October 15, 2009 the Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAWBO will celebrate its 12^th annual Outstanding Women Leaders(OWL) Awards Banquet at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West at 6p.m.  Kitty O’Neal a local radio personality will preside as Mistress of Ceremonies as she has done since the inception of the awards. This is our signature event of the year and we would like you to join us in support of this event which will honor not only women business owners but also women who are leaders in the business community in the Sacramento region.

For information about award categories, nomination forms, sponsorship opportunities and highlights from past events, see our OWL Awards page.

Reserve your seat or table today!

Sponsors

On October 16, 2008 the Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAWBO celebrated its 11^th annual Outstanding Women Leaders(OWL) Awards Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento.  Kitty O’Neal  local radio personality presided as Mistress of Ceremonies as she has done since the inception of the awards. This is our signature event of the year and we would like to thank all those that supported this event which honored women business owners and women who are leaders in the business community in the Sacramento region.

The OWL Awards were given to these women in the following categories:

• Women on the Way Award (less than 5 years in business)-Patricia Beckman, Cybertary.com
• Woman Innovator Award (Successful business owner in a non-traditional business)-Katina Rapton, Mel Rapton Honda
• Luminary Award (An individual/organization lighting the way for others)-Margaret Clausen, CA Hospice Foundation
• Executive Woman Award (Senior level corporate woman)-Cathilea Robinet, e.republic
• Visionary Award (An organization whose vision provides opportunities for women)-Lisa Culp, Women’s Empowerment
• Wise Woman Award (Business Woman of the Year)-Michelle Wenell, Advance Kids
• Achievement Against All Odds (Success despite unfavorable circumstances)-Kimanh Davis, Sunrise Technologies

NAWBO SACRAMENTO EXTENDS A HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERS! WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN JOIN US NEXT YEAR, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 15, 2009.