MARGARETTA BELIN CHAMBERLIN AWARD

The Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award is presented annually to a woman who demonstrates the following qualities:

• Commitment to community: to the well-being of individuals regardless of socioeconomic status, race, religion, ethnic background, age or gender and to the common good
• Vision, creativity, innovation, and ingenuity in response to community need
• Tolerance and sensitivity in response to the human condition
• Achievement of goals which demonstrate commitment and creativity, and serve as a model and inspiration to others
• Leadership in empowering and transforming the lives of women and girls in the community

The Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award has been presented since 1992 when a fund was established by the family of Margaretta Belin Chamberlin both to honor her memory and to recognize accomplishments of women in our community while encouraging their personal and/or professional development. The award is given annually to either a volunteer or professional woman who exemplifies the characteristics of Margaretta, including community-mindedness, tolerance, sensitivity, and leadership.

Prior nominations are kept on file for three years. Should you wish to renominate a prior candidate who had not been selected previously, simply update the information on file regarding the candidate’s qualifications.

Prior recipients of the Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award include:

Eleanore Ginader, Rosemary Broderick, Sharon McCrone, Catherine Richmond-Cullen, Mary Elaine Southard, Judith O. Graziano, Carol Weiss Rubel, Charlotte McIlwee Ravaioli, Diana Statsman, Susan S. Belin, Rachel R. Yaklic (10th anniversary youth recipient), Margaret “Peg” Ruddy, Sally E. Bohlin, Andrea J. Mulrine, Natalie Gelb, Mary Ann LaPorta, Sr. Margaret Gannon, IHM, Mary Belin Rhodes, Sondra Myers, Nancy Dressel, Jeanne Bovard, Suzanne Fisher Staples, Jane Oppenheim, Sister Ann Walsh, Nada Gilmartin, Michelle Dempsey, Laurie Cadden, Maureen Maher-Gray, Mary-Pat Ward, Maria Montoro Edwards, Teri Ooms, and Karen Clifford.

 

The recipient of this award will receive a monetary award of $1,000 for the purpose of enhancing her role as a community leader interested in improving the quality of life in Lackawanna County.

We encourage you to nominate someone for the award who you feel has made an impact on our community.  

Nominations are accepted online through the Scranton Area Community Foundation’s online grant portal. Once you log in to the Scranton Area Community Foundation’s online grant portal, you will be able to submit your nomination. Please review the instructions on the online grant portal homepage PRIOR to creating a new account. For additional questions about creating a login, please email Grants@safdn.org. SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION The recipient of the Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award will be presented at the Women in Philanthropy Annual Celebration on Thursday, November 7, 2024. More information about this event to follow.

 

 

Deadline to submit a nomination: August 1, 2024.