Outstanding women will be recognized for the 7th year at the Amazing Airdrie Women Awards on Friday (May 12).

The awards, presented by Pharmasave and airdrielife, recognize women in four categories, Amazing Determination, Amazing Heart, Amazing Leadership and Amazing Courage.

Sherry Shaw-Froggatt of airdrielife thinks the Airdrie Women Awards fill a gap that was missing among awards given out in Airdrie.  "We have the Airdrie Volunteer Awards which are excellent and the Airdrie Business Awards which are excellent, but there was this gap of recognizing someone for their compassion, recognizing them for their grit and determination.  It just kind of opened up this opportunity to do that."

Shaw-Froggatt believes this year's crop of nominees are outstanding.  "Every year there's a brand new list.  There's so many people that I'm introduced to for the very first time, which is very exciting.   I would say the calibre, not that it wasn't good the first year, but it just keeps expanding."

Nominees for the awards are submitted by readers of airdrielife.  31 women were nominated for this year's award.  "We interviewed them all, then what we do is invite readers to go online and help us select our three finalists in each category," according to Shaw-Froggatt.  "That vote counts for 50 per cent of the decision.  The other 50 per cent came from our editorial team, our sponsors, and previous recipients of the awards."

The awards will be presented at a sold out luncheon on Friday at The Woods in Airdrie.  The show is being taped for a later broadcast on Shaw TV 10.  Shaw-Froggatt says that in the seven years the awards have been presented, more than 150 Airdrie women have had their stories shared.

 

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