Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center to honor three Eureka businesswomen at their first annual fundraiser,including Barbara Groom

Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center is holding it's first annual event and fundraiser on October 22 at a special lunch at the Adorni Center. October was picked because it is Professional Business Women's Month.

Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center President John Friedenbach said that the event will always be held in October and that the idea is modeled after Fortuna Kiwanis. "They have been doing this for years. We have a lot of fantastic women in our club and we would like to honor them each year at this time."

The Master of Ceremonies is Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass, who was the first woman president of the Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center. Three awards will be presented. The Business Woman of the Year will be given to Lost Coast Brewery's Barbara Groom; Woman of Distinction will be given to Fatima Naylor, President of Families Advocating Autism Now; and Non-Profit Business Woman of the Year will be presented to Judy Sloma, Humboldt Sponsors.

Since this is the first event, the board did not designate a specific charity but keeping with the mission of Kiwanis, the funds will be used for the community. Mr. Friedenbach did not want to commit but said this year's funds, most likely, would be used for the Humboldt Area Foundation scholarship the Club sponsors.

Table of eight can be purchased for $300 or individual tickets for $25.

Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center meets every Wednesday at Rita's on 5th and L in Eureka. For more information, go to their Facebook page.

Purpose:

The purpose of this event is to provide Kiwanis service to our community through a recognition
luncheon which honors a local business woman, woman of “distinction” and local non-profit
organization which have demonstrated commitment and improvement to our community through
their actions.

Award Criteria:

The Kiwanis Club of Henderson Center (Club) is solely responsible for the selection of the
recipients of these awards. The determination of the Award Recipient(s) is final as determined
by the Club and is not subject to any appeal or application process.
Based on the selection criteria, the Club in closed meetings shall present worthy candidates for
consideration, deliberate on their individual merits and through a simple majority vote of the
Club’s Board of Directors, select the recipient(s).
The six Objects of Kiwanis shall be the overall guiding principles for implementing the selection
criteria listed below for the respective awards. The Objects are:
 To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
 To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
 To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional
standards.
 To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable
citizenship.
 To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to
render altruistic service and to build better communities.
 To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism
which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and goodwill.