The tenth annual Brigid Awards Luncheon was held on
Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago's Crystal Ballroom.
Brigid, a fifth century Irish woman, dedicated her life to helping the poor and the sick. She was a protector of the environment, a promoter of peace and reconciliation, a defender of equality, and an advocate of the less fortunate. Each year, the Brigid Awards honor three women who exemplify a sense of justice, generosity and compassion in their work and daily lives.
Funds raised from the 2008 Brigid Awards Luncheon supports the construction of a new school for 800 students in northeastern Afghanistan.
Click here to learn more about Concern's primary school project in Eal Keshan Village, Afghanistan.
The 2008 Honorees
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Sarah Flosi |
Sarah Flosi
Sarah currently serves as an attorney and the director of the Our Lady of Mercy Legal Clinic in Albany Park. She works tirelessly on a variety of causes and issues impacting those less fortunate in Chicago, as well as in El Salvador and Bolivia.
Mary Houghton
Mary was one of four co-founders who helped launch ShoreBank to bring economic development to Chicago’s southside neighborhoods. ShoreBank has expanded to Detroit and Cleveland. Since its inception in 1973, the bank has loaned small or minority owned businesses and residential developers more than $3 billion for the renovation and purchase of more than 49,000 units of affordable housing units.
Honorable Carol A. Kelly
During Judge Kelly’s tenure in Juvenile Court in Cook County, Illinois, she has been instrumental in transforming the juvenile justice system in Cook County into one that responds to the needs of youth and their families and serves as a model for reform in other jurisdictions.