BROCKTON--The Brockton Commission on Women’s Issues is accepting nominations for the 2012 Women of the Year Awards until Feb. 22.
The woman being nominated must be age 16 or older, a Brockton resident, and someone who has made a significant contribution outside of her job to the Brockton community within the last year.
Award recipients will be judged on their contributions made to residents of Brockton or to the city in general.
The commission is asking area residents and workers to nominate women who are unrecognized heroes of the city - the women who make a difference in the lives of the people of Brockton at work and outside of the office.
Nomination forms are available on the city web site www.brockton.ma.us
Nominations must be received by Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
Please attach no more than a one page essay explaining why you are nominating this woman for an award.
No nomination will be accepted without a completed nomination form and attached essay.
Email nomination forms and essays are preferred.
Send all nomination forms and essays to: womenscommission@cobma.us.The recipients of the 2012 Women of the Year Awards will be honored at the annual Women of the Year Award Breakfast Saturday, March 10th at the Shaw’s Center, Brockton.
Tickets are just $20 and are available at Brockton branches of Rockland Trust or through members of the Women's Commission.
This year's speaker is Marianne Leone-Cooper, author of "Knowing Jesse", an honest, humorous and surprisingly funny story about Leone-Cooper's son Jesse, who suffered with cerebal palsy.
Leone-Cooper is an actress who appeared in The Sopranos, a screenwriter, and an essayist published in The Boston Globe.
She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, actor Chris Cooper, and two rescue dogs.
The Jesse Cooper Foundation funds inclusion and adapted sports for children with special needs, and supports disabled orphans in Romania.
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