Suburban Sugar Land Women Honors Women in the Community in Their Women’s History Month 2018 Celebration

2/1/2018

Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) has made a lifetime commitment to affect a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Our mission is to design, implement, and evaluate educational, civic, economic, and cultural programs that build self-confidence and expand knowledge and skills to succeed in school and life. A perfect example of the putting the mission into action is honoring women who have positively impacted our community. This year, SSLW honors six women who have made lives in our community better.

The celebration will take place at Veritas, 1550 Lake Point Dr. Sugar Land, TX 77479 on March 24, 2018 from 3:00p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The National Women’s History Project recognizes and celebrates the diverse and historic accomplishments of women. History helps us learn who we are, but when we don’t know our own history, our power and dreams are immediately diminished. Multicultural American women are overlooked in most mainstream approaches to U.S. history, so the National Women’s History Project champions their accomplishments and leads the drive to write women back into history. Recognizing the achievements of women in all facets of life – science, community, government, literature, art, sports, medicine – has a huge impact on the development of self-respect and new opportunities for girls and young women.

Cynthia Ginyard – Fort Bend County Supporter Cynthia Ginyard has a passion for helping others and has worked in the Fort Bend County community for many years. She is described as a passionate leader and public servant. As a retired educator, Cynthia works to promote literacy with our children.

Tran Pham Rich – President of Cookie Joe’s Dancin’ School, Sugar Land, TX. Cookie Joe’s made a positive impact on our community by offering a place for students to dance out their frustration after Hurricane Harvey.

Ammie Blahuta – President of Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers. GiGi’s Playhouse is a unique Down syndrome organization offering direct educational and therapeutic programs to individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.

Manuela Arroyos – Chief Executive Officer, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels The Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels program includes three types of meal services: home-delivered meals, emergency shelf-stable meals and congregate meals. They also provide activities, recreation, and transportation for our seniors.

Lupe Uresti – Rosenberg Housing Authority Director and Treasurer for the Board of Directors of Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum. As a previous mayor of Rosenberg (1992 – 1995), Mrs. Uresti is dedicated her life to helping friends, neighbors, and the community.