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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 66-2003 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Office of the City Manager Letter to Commission No. ~.~/. ,2g~.5 To: From: Subject: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez '"~r-~-~/?,~ City Manager WOMEN WORTH KNOWING AWARD Date: March 14, 2003 March is Women's History Month, and, as in previous years, the Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women will celebrate the event with a reception in honor of four women in our community whose outstanding works have made a difference to the lives of people in Miami Beach. The award was voted on recently by the Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women. A list of the four honorees and a brief summary of their major accomplishments is attached. The Committee, along with the City of Miami Beach will hold a reception in honor of this event on Monday March 31, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. During the reception each honoree will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Miami Beach and will have the opportunity to highlight her major accomplishments regarding her work in the community. We hope that you will be able to attend this important event. Please RSVP to Lisa Dixon at (305) 673-7010 by March 12 if you plan to attend. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me. JMG:MDB:JH~ Attachment F:~,mg r~ALL~JU DY~COSW',VVVVK 03~TC.doc Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women Women Worth Knowing 2003 Judith Berson-Levinson Former college administrator, now a Miami Beach hotelier, author and civic activist. Notable works in the community involve her raising the awareness of the important role that Miami Beach held during World War I1. Ms. Berson-Levinson received much recognition for her accomplishments with the WWII veterans' reunion, currently volunteers on boards and committees throughout the City. Sheila Duffy-Lehrman Award winning writer, producer and director for the last 17 years and recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious Peabody award. Ms. Duffy-Lehrman currently serves on the advisory board for the girls' advocacy project, a new intervention program to help girls in the juvenile detention system. In 1998 she helped establish the Florida silent witness initiative against domestic violence. Ana Kasdin First Hispanic wife of a Miami Beach Mayor. Mrs. Kasdin's openness and willingness to help the community is renowned. Mrs. Kasdin was a founder and chair from 1979 to 1983 of the electric island run, which was one of the most important races in Miami Dade county and raised thousands of dollars annually for juvenile diabetes. She is currently one of the founding members of the learning disabilities association, South Florida Chapter. Phoebe Morse Contributed greatly to the Humane Society of Greater Miami, fund raising and public relations for 40 years. Also for her work with the Children's Home Society is notable. The Society named the Phoebe Morse branch of the Children's Home Society in recognition of 15 years of voluntary work with the organization, raising funds for the Society. She is also recognized as being one of the first women to have her own radio show back in the 1920's.