21st Annual Agricultural Woman Of The Year Recognition Luncheon, June 6

Soledad, CA – Ag Against Hunger will award the 2014 Agricultural Woman of the Year, celebrating a woman who has contributed significantly to the success of the tri-county agricultural industry at the 21st Annual Agricultural Woman of the Year Recognition Luncheon at Paraiso Vineyards in Soledad on Friday, June 6, 2014. The award is a surprise to all guests including the recipient, and seeks to honor unique leadership qualities held by women working within the local agricultural industry. The award will go to a woman that demonstrates support for her agricultural community, is an agent for change and a leader in the industry. 

The past 20 honorees of the prestigious award are:

• Georgeann Cowles Eiskamp   2013
• Mari Rossi                               2012
• Abby Taylor-Silva                    2011
• Karen Antle                             2010
• Darlene Din                             2009
• Celeste Settrini                       2008
• Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin     2007
• Lorri Koster                             2006
• Mary Orradre                         2005
• Nita Gizdich                             2004
• Dorothy Errea                         2003
• Kay Filice                                 2002
• Connie Quinlan                       2001
• Elia Vasquez                            2000
• Mary Hansen                          1999
• Betty Ichikawa                        1998
• Susan Gill                                1997
• Karen Miller                            1996
• Claudia Smith                          1995
• Sharan Lanini                          1994

This year's keynote speaker will be Steffanie Smith, CEO of Colorful Harvest.

Sponsorships for the event are available at agagainsthunger.org. Tickets for the event are $75.00 which includes a catered lunch from Portobello’s and wine from Paraiso Vineyards. There will be wonderful raffle prizes this year and a live auction.

All proceeds from this event will go towards Ag Against Hunger’s efforts to alleviate hunger. On the Central Coast of California, more fruits and vegetables are grown, packed and shipped than in any other region in the world. Yet, in the midst of this abundance there are many who are hungry. Ag Against Hunger was founded to provide people in need with nutritious, fresh, surplus produce from local fields by creating a connection between the agricultural community and food assistance programs. Since 1990, the generous donations of surplus produce from local growers and shippers have helped Ag Against Hunger bring 216 million pounds of produce to millions of hungry children, adults and seniors. In 2013, almost 13 million pounds of fresh produce was donated to food banks in the tri-county area, across California, and across the West Coast.

Ag Against Hunger’s Annual Agricultural Woman of the Year Recognition Luncheon

What: 21st Annual Agricultural Woman of the Year Recognition Luncheon – Honoring the 2014 Agricultural Woman of the Year

When: June 6, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Paraiso Vineyards, 38060 Paraiso Springs Rd., Soledad, CA

For More Information & To RSVP: Ag Against Hunger – 831-755-1480 or purchase tickets online at agagainsthunger.org

Source: Ag Against Hunger