honorees
Meet our 2010 Women of Worth Honorees who are tireless advocates for service and change in their local communities.
She sees a need around her and doesn’t hesitate to get involved. She empowers women, mentors children, helps survivors to heal and advocates for seniors. As a leader, she encourages and coaches others to make a difference in their community. Discover their stories … and be inspired to create your own.
Berni Barta
Los Angeles, CA
Kid Flicks collects and distributes donated DVDs to Children's Hospitals and Pediatric Departments in order to help young patients get through an experience that can be scary, lonely and/or painful.
Simone Bernstein
St Louis , MO
Stlouisvolunteen.com is a comprehensive website that connects service minded teens with organizations looking for volunteers.
Taryn Davis
Buda , TX
The American Widow Project provides support and ways to connect young women who have lost a husband in service to their country.
Lynn Gaubatz
Falls Church , VA
Adopt A Library.org utilizes a website to connect individuals with books to donate, with small, underfunded and resource challenged libraries all over the world.
Sue Kutz
Rock Hill , SC
Back the Pack discreetly provides nutritional ready-to-eat food items to identified malnourished students to take home each weekend in their backpacks.
Pauline Olsen
Farmington , CT
Malta House of Care Mobile Free Medical Clinic delivers totally free, primary health care to a diverse, multi-lingual, marginalized population with no other means of accessing the health care system.
Ethel Paley
New York , NY
FRIA is dedicated to making certain that seniors get proper care, services, and treatment from nursing homes in New York.
Robin Steele
Shoreview , MN
Cheerful Givers provides parents who are struggling financially with birthday gifts for their children.
Jill Tappert
Boulder , CO
The Autism Society of Colorado provides services and advocacy for the local community. Jill volunteers in public policy to help individuals who have an ASD access treatment through insurance coverage.
Lisa Williams
Peachtree City , GA
Living Water for Girls combats human sex trafficking of children by providing safe refuge, therapeutic care, and educational and vocational services to young girls who are victims of this crime.