Honorees
Each year KUED and Speaking of Women's Health honors women who have made a tremendous difference in the lives of women in our community. Honorees are special women who have enhanced the quality of life for women through efforts in the fields of women's health, well-being and personal safety. Between one and three women are honored during the luncheon presentation. A local Speaking of Women's Health committee made up of community leaders selects honorees.The 2007 Honorees will be recognized at the eighth annual Speaking of Women’s Health Conference, held August 4, 2007 at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Irene Fisher
Irene Fisher has served the community in numerous ways, both in her professional life and her personal life. A native of South Dakota, Irene began her career as a public school teacher. After relocating to Utah she went on to initiate public and legislative campaigns to improve conditions for low-income families, the disabled, the elderly, minorities, refugees, single parents and children. She is a past president of the League of Women Voters and former executive director of Utah Issues, a statewide non-profit organization that seeks long-term solutions to the problems of poverty. Irene is also a former director of the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah.
Irene has an extensive list of community service that extends past her professional life. She has served on many boards and coalitions that include the Equal Rights Coalition of Utah, National Rural Housing Coalition Board, Child Support Task Force, Coalition for Utah’s Future and is currently a member of the Intermountain Health Care Board of Trustees. She has further impacted the community through her teaching, publications and public presentations that extend beyond the local and state level to the national level.
In 2001, Irene was recognized for all her service when she was presented with the Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Utah. Irene has received many other awards for her service and it is with great pleasure that KUED and Speaking of Women’s Health are able to recognize Irene this year for all of her service.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Few medical crises are more devastating or frightening than a child with a life-threatening disease or an unexpected injury or illness. Few situations place greater stress on parents and families. And while tremendous advances have been made in treating seriously ill children, the families’ financial and emotional burdens remain. The Ronald McDonald House was created to help ease some of these burdens and is the only charity of its kind in our region.
Without Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area, many families would have nowhere to turn. The Salt Lake Ronald McDonald House is the cornerstone of our organization, providing a home-away-from-home for more than 1,600 families annually while their children are being treated local hospitals and care facilities.
The Ronald McDonald House is a home for forty-five families each night . . .a place where they can break away from the hospital, yet be available at a moment’s notice. . .or a place where children being treated as out-patients can live with their parents, brothers and sisters. Just as important, it is a place where parents can meet and talk with other families who are experiencing some of the same fears and concerns, and establish a mutual support system so critically needed at this time.
Since their opening in 1988, they have served 23,000 families from all over the world. The cost of housing families is approximately $60 per night. Families are asked to share in the cost of their stay by contributing $10 per night; however, their extensive medical expenses often preclude even this modest amount. No family is turned away because of an inability to pay.
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