Capitola Soroptimists Seeking Applicants for its $2,000 Women’s Opportunity Award

CAPITOLA — Soroptimist International (SI) of Capitola-by-the-Sea is seeking qualified candidates to apply for its 2013 Women’s Opportunity Award (WOA), which carries a $2,000 cash award. While it is a Capitola-based club, all women who are heads of households in Santa Cruz County are eligible to apply for the WOA and applications will be shared with the Watsonville Soroptimist club.

To be eligible to apply for the WOA, women applicants must be enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program, and be the primary financial support of their families.

“The Women’s Opportunity Award helps women overcome personal difficulties and better their lives through education and skills training,” said Rayanna Richardson, WOA coordinator. “And the beauty about this award is that winners may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education, including books, childcare and transportation.”

Deadline to apply or be nominated for the award is December 15, 2013. Applications can be downloaded at the SI of Capitola-By-The-Sea website www.best4women.org. For more information, contact Rayanna Richardson at sicapitola.by.the.sea@gmail.com or (831) 295-2038. Winners will be honored at an annual awards dinner in March, 2014.