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14 Wyandotte Women to be Honored at Black Tie Gala

The women are being honored for helping their community, their family or someone else.

Fourteen Wyandotte women will be honored at a Woman of the Year Gala, co-hosted by Women of Wyandotte and the Wyandotte Jaycees.

The women are being honored for going above and beyond to help their community, their family or someone else.

The honorees will be recognized during a Feb. 16 black tie gala at . Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. and the awards presentation at 8 p.m. An afterglow party will be held at Portofino. 

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The honorees are:

  • Julie Abshire
  • Roseann Gabrys
  • Eula Grooms
  • Kathleen Kane
  • Mary Karasinski Haverington
  • Vicki Lucas
  • Kaitlyn Maiani
  • Tammy Maiani
  • Diane Paul
  • Carol Resto
  • Anne Ronco
  • Lynn Stefensky
  • Heather Thiede
  • Tammy Torzewski Trudelle

Tickets are $50 each and include a sit-down dinner catered by Silver Shores Waterfront, drinks, entertainment and an art auction. 

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For tickets, mail a check payable to Women of Wyandotte to P.O. Box 788, Wyandotte, MI 48192.

For more information, call 734-552-6077 or email wow@wyan.org.

In addition to the gala, the women will be honored during the preceding week at a fashion show, lecture series and a hands-on arts class.

Check out the coverage from last year's gala and meet all of the 2012 honorees.


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