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Women of Achievement honored at 4th annual brunch

Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire bestows honors

Manchester, NH October 29, 2008: Nearly 200 women attended the 4th Annual Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire 2008 Women of Achievement Awards Brunch held at The Derryfield in Manchester on Sunday, October 26, 2008. The women had all come to honor the 2008 winners and to share in the fun of brunch with friends and the chance to win one of the man donated raffle baskets. A Woman of Achievement – or WOA – as the staff at Girls Inc. of New Hampshire refers to her, is a woman who achieves her personal best – whatever that may be. The theme ties in with the tagline of Girls Inc. of New Hampshire – where girls achieve their personal best. The event seeks to not only honor the women who are receiving awards that day, but also to honor the women who are invited as guests with a day of fun and camaraderie. "It is important for women to be celebrated and recognized for who they are, as much as for what they've accomplished and for them to realize how important it is that they mentor today's girls to achieve their personal best, whatever their avocation," said Cathy Duffy, CEO of Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire. "We are fortunate to have four wonderful women to honor this year who exemplify this theme," stated Ms. Duffy.

The event was made possible by sponsorships from the Motta Family Dunkin Donuts franchise, the Andrade Family Dunkin Donuts franchise, St. Mary's Bank, Dartmouth Hitchcock Manchester, WalMart, Cross Insurance, Sam's Club, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NH, Merchants Motors, Comcast, Polaris Direct and Interface Financial Group.

Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire 2008 Women of Achievement Honorees.

From left to right, Honoree Fatima Gusic of Manchester, NH, mother of a girl enrolled at the Manchester Girls' Center – Fatima and her daughter fled their war ravaged home in Bosnia to make a successful life in the states; Honoree Claudie Mahar of Amherst, NH and VP of Hospital Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH; Cathy Duffy, CEO of Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, Host and MC of the event; Honoree Mary Jane Q. Cross of Newport, NH a renowned painter who overcame the onset of a debilitating tremor on her entire right side to continue painting by using her fingers; and Honoree Jacqueline Gadsden of Manchester, NH, VP of Customer Service for Comcast Cable, NNE Region.