The Weyburn YF Wives are gearing up for their third annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala this May.
The event, which is currently sold out, is scheduled for May 2nd at McKenna Hall and will feature guest speaker Twyla Walkeden. The evening will kick off with supper at 6:30 followed by Walkeden and the awards ceremony and then an after party.
The event is designed to highlight the nominees and award winners of the Women of Distinction Awards.
This year there are five categories of awards, Weyburn Credit Union Workplace Excellence Award, Access Communications Exceptional Entrepreneur Award, YF Wives Community Service Award, Weyburn Oilwomen’s Young Woman of Distinction Awar,d and the new FCC Influential Woman in Agriculture Award.
The nominees for the Workplace Excellence Award are Holly Ferguson, Laura Resler, Meghan Patzer, Raquel Carlson, Shandel Clark, and Sydney Schultz. The Exceptional Entrepreneur nominees are Gales Regines (who is also the sole nominee for the Young Woman of Distinction Award), Haliegh Oberkirsch, Harmony Blun,t and Leslie Gutzke. The Community Service Award nominees are Contessa Hill, Lindsee Michel, and Nichol Thomson. Nominated for the Influential Woman in Agriculture Award are Leslie Gutzke and Sarah Leguee.
Winners in all categories will be announced and honoured at the awards gala.