Girls Scouts and YWCA offer tribute to ‘Women of Achievement'

New Windsor — For 14 years, the Sarah Wells Girl Scout Council and YWCA of Orange County have honored women in Orange County who have made a difference to the community in their professional lives, personally, or through school activities. This year the 2006 Tribute to Women of Achievement of Orange County will be held on Wednesday, May 10, at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. Sponsors of this year’s tribute include: Computer Management Enterprises, First Federal Savings of Middletown, Fox 96.7/103.1, Gene Gouss Photography, Walden Savings Bank, Elant, Central Hudson Gas & Electric, M & T Bank, Orange & Rockland Untilities, Orange Regional Medical Center, Nugent & Haeussler PC CPA’s, Wolfe Heating Plumbing & Air Conditioning, Bank of New York, GHI, Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, Holbert’s Catering, Citizens Bank, Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union and R. J. Smith Realty. Women of Achievement of Orange County 2006 honorees include: • Village of Chester Mayor Susan Bahren (public service). • Debbie Bogdanski (business category) from Orange County Chamber of Commerce. • Mary Lou Deitrich (education category) from Orange Ulster BOCES. • Kara Lynn Dorsey (winner of the Bobby Lahey Award for volunteer service) from Canine Companions for Independence. • Christina Hale (human Services) from Stop DWI & Drug Abuse Council of Orange County. • Christine Krahulik (professions category) from Orange County Family Court. • Judy Lekoski-Eurich (communications) from Sullivan County Community College. • Beth Quinn (communications) from the Times Herald-Record. • Jessica Ruggles (young woman category) from Middletown High School. • Heather Van Dam (arts) from Monarch Productions. • Chiropractor Margaret Verhagen (healthcare category). The tribute is a fundraiser for YWCA of Orange County and Sarah Wells Girls Scout Council. To attend or put an ad in the journal, write to kathyd@sarahwellsgirlscouts.org.