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"I have attended the luncheons for several years. My mother, though she did not have the opportunity to attend college, was an independent woman who was very interested in the history and culture of her family and her community. It is encouraging to see that spirit continue, not only in the women of my family, but also in our Yolo County community."
Jim Brewer
West Sacramento
"This annual event ... is a perfect opportunity to highlight all the wonderful ways the women of Yolo County have contributed to and shaped our county. Without them, where would we be?" Mike McGowan Nonprofit StatusYolo County Women’s History Month Committee is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt California non-profit corporation. Contributions to YCWHM qualify as tax-deductible for donors. |
30th Annual LuncheonThe annual Yolo County Women's History Month luncheon highlights the achievements of local women leaders. We are looking forward to the 30th anniversary luncheon, to be held Thursday, March 9, 2017, at the Woodland Community & Senior Center, 2001 East Street, Woodland.
With this year's national women's history month theme of 'Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business,' our guest speaker will be Janice Labadie, co-owner of Strelitzia Flower Co. in Davis, California.
The luncheon will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a buffet lunch, once again catered by Anderson Family Catering. Please click here for the luncheon invitation. Guest SpeakerA 20-year former resident of Yolo County, Janice Labadie is owner and partner in Strelitzia Flower Company, a 40-plus-year-family-owned florist shop located in Davis, California. Strelitzia has been voted “Best Florist in Yolo County’’ and recently received an honorable mention as the best independent retailer in Yolo County by The Davis Enterprise. Prior to Strelitzia, Janice started a landscape maintenance business while attending American River College, where she earned an Associate’s degree in environmental horticulture in 1977. Janice is a former volunteer and board member of several nonprofit organizations, including serving on the Davis Art Center Board of Directors, as Ambassador for the Davis Chamber of Commerce, as member on the Woodland Chamber of Commerce Sugar Queen committee, the Facilities Use Committee for Davis International House, and Board President of the Yolo County SPCA. Janice has dedicated much of her time and support to Soroptimist International, a volunteer organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. A member of the Soroptimist International of Davis since 1992, Janice served on various committees and as club president. Ultimately Janice became district director of the Soroptimist International Sierra Nevada Region in 2006, and was elected governor of the Sierra Nevada Region in 2012. Janice and her husband, Dean, live in Newcastle; she has two step-daughters, Thea and Kristen, and four grandchildren. |
Contact UsIf you are looking for a pair of reading glasses left behind at the luncheon on March 9, please click on Dotty's name below to contact her via email or call 530-666-8230. Board of Directors: |
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