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From
the UA
News, May 12, 2010:
The
Rotary Club of Upper Arlington has a 37-year traditions
of honoring the volunteer community service contributions
of five northwest area women. This year, organizer's
couldn't stop at five. They decided the 2010 Northwest
Women of the Year Awards will honor six women.
Women
receiving the award are nominated by their peers and
must submit a nominee application, which is reviewed
by a panel using an established score criteria. A
luncheon ceremony to honor the recipients was held
Tuesday, May 11 at the Confluence Park River Club.
Our
own Tri-Village Rotary president, Peggy Tidwell, was
one of this year's award recipients.
Peggy
Tidwell, a resident of Upper Arlington, is president
of Tri-Village Rotary, where she has served as chairwoman
of and led many community service activities.
For
more than 35 years she has been entrenched in the
faith outreach efforts of Fishinger and Kenny Roads
Church of Christ. She has taught classes, led small
groups, facilitated personal assessment training sessions,
hosted annual events, mentored teens, and chaperoned
youth activities and field trips.
Her
other board, advisory board and committee chairwoman
services are numerous and include the National Association
for Women Business Owners, Leadership Upper Arlington,
Women for Economic and Leadership Development, Ohio
Department of Development Women's Roundtable, FirstLink,
YWCA of Columbus, Boy Scouts, OSU Health Insights,
and Upper Arlington schools - elementary through high
schools.
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