Women’s history celebration to feature Geewax as speaker

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Members of the 2012 Trumbull County Women’s History Dinner Committee are, from left to right, first row, Esther Gartland, Beky Davis and Julie Vugrinovich. Standing are Stephanie Furano, Roz Jackson, Judie Hartley, E. Carol Maxwell, Pam Hallett and Renee Maiorca. Absent from the picture are Theresa Salcone, Kenya Howard and JoAnn Liptak.

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Planning has begun for the 26th annual Trumbull County Women’s History Dinner Celebration, which is scheduled for March 27 at Packard Music Hall.

A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Catering will be by Jimmy Economos of Saratoga Restaurant and Catering.

The speaker will be Marilyn Geewax, senior business editor for National Public Radio’s National Desk. The program is “News Women — Past, Present & Future.”

Geewax is a native of Youngstown and has worked as a business reporter for Cox’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her first professional job in journalism was at the Akron Beacon Journal.

Event chairwoman E. Carol Maxwell and her committee will honor and recognize local women’s clubs and organizations.

National Women’s History Project theme for 2012 is “Women’s Education — Women’s Empowerment.”

Paid reservations are due by March 10. Tickets cost $25 per person. To buy tickets contact Esther Gartland at 330-637-4843 or gartlanddj@aol.com. For information contact Maxwell at 330-360-0901 or maxec226@gmail.com.