The PRISM Awards, presented by the Business Women of Moose Jaw (BWMJ), introduced an impressive list of nominees for the 2019 PRISM Awards at its unveiling event at the Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa on Friday.
The BWMJ also unveiled a limited-edition necklace designed by Pam Butler of Fifth Avenue Collection and presented all nominees with specially-made gold bracelets, also designed by Fifth Avenue Collection.
The limited-edition necklace that was unveiled will be given to the winners at the 2019 PRISM Awards Gala event on Saturday, March 2 at the Macoun Lounge at Sask. Polytechnic, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Each year, the community nominates over 20 local women who have done outstanding work and have made a tremendous impact. The women are nominated for different categories — Perseverance, Role Model, Influential, Successful, Mentor as well as Youth Achievement and Lifetime Achievement.
Each woman was introduced at the unveiling as nominations chair Sharleen Froats read some of their accomplishments in the community and far-reaching impact. Among those nominees introduced was soon-to-be 100 years old Muriel (Mickey) Gower, nominated in the category Role Model, who received a standing ovation as she was presented with her bracelet.
“Our goal is to shed light on the women in our community who are making an impact and celebrate their accomplishments. These women are truly exceptional and we want to celebrate them as much as we can,” said Froats as she introduced the nominees.
The BWMJ says this year’s PRISM Awards theme is STRENGTH and SPARKLE, a theme Froats says is fitting to describe this year’s nominees and the goal of the PRISM Awards to highlight local women’s accomplishments.
The unveiling event was sponsored by Jones-Parkview Funeral Services.
“I’d like to congratulate all the women tonight who’ve been nominated. Each year we have an incredible group of women who have made an incredible impact in our community and it continues to grow,” said Dayna Chamberlain, General Manager of Jones-Parkview Funeral Services as she addressed the room full of attendees.
The 2019 PRISM Awards Nominees are:
- PERSEVERANCE - Emmy Barr and Tina Couzens
- ROLE MODEL - Nicole Radfelder, Kyra Klassen, Muriel (Mickey) Gower, Robyn Cunningham
- INFLUENTIAL - Jacki L'Heureux, Dawn Froats, Crystal Froese, Glady Pierce
- SUCCESSFUL - Kyra Klassen, Tracy Valgardsson Enns, Tahnie Macdiarmid, Tereen Mowry
- MENTOR - Tahnie Macdiarmid, Bonnie Nelson
- YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT - Kaia Isenor; Jenna Meili, Allison Grajczyk-Jelinski, Ryann Handley
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - Vicki Watson, Betty Butler, Cheryl Bellamy
All proceeds from the PRISM Awards will go to the Moose Jaw Transition House. Since its establishment, the PRISM Awards have raised over $80,000 for Transition House. To purchase tickets to the gala, you can visit the BWMJ’s website.
