SOROPTIMIST
INTERNATIONAL
OF MARIN COUNTY
WHAT: THE RUBY AWARD GALA RECEPTION will honor Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Emmy Award Winner Doug McConnell will emcee the event. Music will be played by Wall of Rhythm. Silent and live auction and raffle.
WHEN: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
WHERE: The Corinthian Yacht Club, 43 Main Street, Tiburon
TICKETS: $60. Mail checks to P.O. Box 150704, San Rafael, CA 94915-0704 or you may purchase tickets online by clicking on the button below.
RAFFLE: Raffle tickets can be purchased prior to the event. Contact Marla Hamilton at 415-601-2210 or email contact@marinsoroptimist.org. Drawing Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 7pm. at the Gala Reception at The Corinithian Yacht Club in Tiburon. Winner need not be present to win.
CONTACT: Molly for reservations, (415) 302-4324
email: contact@marinsoroptimist.org. RSVP by March 21, 2012.
WHY: Newsom was chosen for the award for her work as a filmmaker, writing, producing and directing MissRepresentation, and for the inspiring work she does for women and girls. A genuine, sincere, smart, approachable, talented and lovely woman, Jennifer devotes her time and resources to making a difference for women and girls by changing the social paradigm of perception of women in media. And, what an incredible difference she is making. This event honoring Newsom for her major contribution to the advancement of women and girls, is a benefit supporting the Jeannette Prandi Children’s Center (Marin’s child-friendly forensic interview center for abused kids), the SOS Program of the First Responders Support Network, MissRepresentation.org, Project Grace and other Soroptimist causes.
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 "The Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women recognizes and honors the first federation president, Ruby Lee Minar. A ruby is also a deep red gemstone associated with wisdom, importance, vitality, strength, vivacity, power and love: all words embodying the strong and compassionate women who are our award recipients. The Soroptimist Ruby Award honors women who have worked to improve the lives of women and girls through their professional and/or volunteer work. |
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, speaker, former actress, and advocate for women, girls, and their families. Newsom wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 award-winning documentary Miss Representation, which explores how the media’s inaccurate portrayals of women contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. Newsom launched MissRepresentation.org, a call-to-action movement that provides women and girls the tools to realize their full potential. Newsom is an Executive Producer of the 2012 Sundance award-winning documentary The Invisible War, which exposes the epidemic of rape in the U.S. military. She is currently in pre-production on her next film. Newsom is also the Founder and CEO of Girls Club Entertainment, LLC, which develops and produces independent films that empower women. As an actress, Newsom appeared in films and television shows including In the Valley of Elah, Something’s Gotta Give, NBC’s Life, and Mad Men. Newsom currently serves as a board member of the PBS Northern California affiliate KQED; a member of the Girl Scouts Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls; and an honorary board member of the International Museum of Women. Newsom graduated with honors from both Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Newsom resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and their two young children.
Beneficiaries of The Ruby Award Dinner and Dance. To view beneficiaries, click here. |
Heartfelt thanks to our great sponsors. To view all of our sponsors, click here. |
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Hosted by Emmy Award Winner, Doug McConnell, From 1993-2009 McConnell was the Host and Senior Editor of the Bay Area Backroads television series on KRON Television in the San Francisco Bay Area. Backroads was one of the longest-running regional television series in American broadcast history, and was consistently the highest-rated locally produced, non-news program in the nation's sixth-largest market. |
The Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon. Located on San Francisco Bay, the Corinthian Yacht Club is one of California's oldest landmarks. With a glorious "Colonial Revival" facade and majestic corinthian columns, the club has a breathtaking panoramic view of the city by the bay. Club Location |
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