Leonardtown, MD – The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women will hold its annual banquet on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 6 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The event takes place at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in California, Maryland.
This year’s theme is “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.” Additionally, the Commission will recognize outstanding charitable and civic service to the community by awarding the 2016 Woman of the Year and 2016 Tomorrow’s Woman awards. Florence Lanham has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Lanham has served St. Mary’s County for many years in many capacities. A retired Cooperative Extension Service Program director, Ms. Lanham is an active member in NAACP, the League of Women Voters, Retired State Employee Association, St. Mary’s County Health Department Cancer Coalition, and Southern Maryland Chain Chapter of the Links. She serves on the fundraising committee for the United States Colored Troops Memorial Monument.
Ms. Lanham is also an active member of the Delicados and has served on the Commission on Aging, Retired Teachers Association, and the American Association of University Women. She never shirks from accomplishing a task while taking an active role in resolving issues and advocating education as a means to overcome obstacles. She encourages and mentors those that others overlook, recognizing community strength is built one person at a time. Her contributions have helped make St. Mary’s County a better place to live.
Reservations for the banquet are $30 each and are being sold in advance only. Tickets will not be available at the door. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, March 8, 2016. To make a reservation for the banquet, complete a reservation form available on the Commission for Women’s webpage at www.stmarysmd.com/voluntr/women.asp or call the Department of Aging & Human Services, Division of Human Services at 301-475-4200 extension *1680.
Completed reservation forms, along with payment, can be mailed to: Commission for Women, c/o Cynthia Brown, Division of Human Services, P. O. Box 653, 23115 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. Checks should be made payable to “The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women.”
Proceeds from the banquet benefit the Jane Hale Sypher Scholarship at the College of Southern Maryland and other educational endeavors within the community. The scholarship supports a non-traditional student who is a single parent or displaced homemaker.