Yonkers Insider: City of Yonkers: ***NEWS RELEASE***: CITY OF YONKERS ACCEPTING 2022 NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR MIKE SPANO'S ANNUAL "WOMEN OF DISTINCTION" AWARD.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CITY OF YONKERS ACCEPTING 2022 NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL “WOMEN OF DISTINCTION” AWARD.

In Celebration of Women’s History Month, Annual Awards Ceremony Celebrates the Yonkers Women Who Positively Impact the Community.

 

YONKERS, NY – March 1, 2022 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the City of Yonkers is accepting nominations for the city’s annual “Women of Distinction” Award, presented each year during March to celebrate Women’s History Month. The annual “Women of Distinction” Award recognizes Yonkers women who have served their local community and positively impacted the lives of Yonkers residents.  Nominations for Women of Distinction are to be submitted at www.YonkersNY.gov.

 

“Many of our women in Yonkers give so much of themselves to ensure our city becomes a better place to live, work and play. They are our community leaders, educators and agents of social change,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “I encourage our Yonkers residents to nominate the heroes in their lives for our Women of Distinction Award.”

 

The deadline to submit a nomination is Wednesday, March 16; the award ceremony will be held on Friday, March 25 at 6:00 pm at Yonkers City Hall (Ceremonial Courtroom, 4^th Floor).

 

About Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month originated in 1981 when Congress passed a resolution requesting President Reagan to commemorate “Women’s History Week.” The President proclaimed the week beginning on March 7, 1982 as the first Women’s History Week and the nation continued to designate a week in March as Women’s History Week until 1987 when the month of March was officially declared “Women’s History Month.”  Learn more at www.womenshistorymonth.gov.