Soroptimists awards South Lake Tahoe women

An annual joint collaboration between the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra and the Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Clubs recognizes women in the community with cash awards in three different categories. The award presentations are always in March, to align with the country’s Women’s History Month which highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

The Violet Richardson Award was presented to six area young women. Katherine Krolicki, Sarah Novak, Joemae Santos, Kylee Lyons, Haylee Chamarro, and Emma Sower are the recipients this year. This award is given to young women ages 14-17 who are engaged in volunteer action within our community or schools. Each girl is awarded $100.

The Live Your Dream Award is given to women who have faced significant life challenges, and have had the courage and determination to turn their lives around. This year we honored Latosha Sanchez and Keyla Trejo with the award and a $2,000 monetary award to help offset the cost of their quest to attain higher education.

The Ruby Award is given to women who are making extraordinary differences in the lives of other women or youth. Tere Tibbets was selected for her dedication to empowering women through education, and in particular literacy, by creating the Club Literario Book Club. Janey Roeser received the award in recognition of her dedication to the S Club at STHS and for being a positive role model for the young women in our community. Both of these honorees were awarded $150.

For more information on both clubs, visit them on line at www.sitahoesierra.org or www.sislt.org.