WCNY is proud to announce its 7th annual Makers: Women Who Make America awards ceremony, located at the Wesleyan Chapel of the Women’s Rights Historical Park in Seneca Falls. Ten women chosen from nominations will be honored at the March 8, 2019 award ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. The ceremony is free, open to the public. Registration for the event can be made at: www.wcny.org/events.

The awards first started in collaboration with the PBS documentary Makers: Women Who Make America. Since then, WCNY has continued the Makers Awards as a way to celebrate the achievements of Central New York women and inspire others to follow their examples. The awards are supported by the National Park Service.

Makers: Women Who Change Central New York

For last year’s Makers Award Ceremony, WCNY created a program honoring the remarkable women who work to change the culture, business world, and landscape of Central New York. In this special, we explore the life and work of these groundbreaking women in a one-hour program.

Watch the video promo here, or watch the whole film, Makers: Women Who Change Central New York here.

Join WCNY to learn about some incredible changes taking place across the region and to see some familiar faces in action. The dedication, creativity, and perseverance these women embody in pursuit of a better Central New York is sure to inspire and spark the next generation of change makers.

Featured:
• Kerry Barnes, Quilts of Valor
• Juanita Holmes Bass, Juanita’s Soul Classics
• Shelly Callahan, Mohawk Valley Resource Center
• Maureen Campanie, BRIDGES Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and Concert for a Cause
• Sandra Hamilton, Town of Sodus Historical Society
• Ellen Percy Kraly, Colgate University
• Carol Musacchio, Madison-Oneida BOCES
• Tina Nabinger, Book Cooks
• Pamela Puri, Tech4Kidz
• Tracy Verrier, Cayuga Strategic Solutions
• Debbie Stack, WCNY Senior Director, Education & Community Engagement
• Susan Kennedy, Journalist and WCNY’s Cycle of Health contributor