The document announces a 2008 Women of Distinction Awards Dinner held on March 17th at the Main Street Community Center in Pineville, LA. It lists 13 women being honored as 2008 Women of Distinction, including Verline W. Roland, Lula F. Johnson, Gwendolyn Y. Elmore, Josephine Green, Mattie Cooper, Dorothy Williams, Norvella Williams, Helen Hudson, Mary Boyd Smith, and Sandra Williams Bright. It also lists Sherri L. Jackson, Chelsea Daniels, and Margaret Brown as 2008 Women of Distinction recipients and notes Rosa Fields was the Mistress of Ceremony and Janice Joseph Richard was the speaker.

1. 2008 Women of Distinction Awards Dinner “Simply The Best” Monday, March 17, 2008 Main Street Community Center Pineville, LA

2. Women of Distinction Honorees Verline W. Roland, Lula F. Johnson, Gwendolyn Y. Elmore

4. 2008 Women of Distinction Honorees Mary Boyd Smith and Sandra Williams Bright

5. 2008 Women of Distinction Sherri L. Jackson Publisher/Editor of The Light

6. 2008 Women of Distinction Chelsea Daniels, Niece of Sherri L. Jackson Margaret Brown, Mother of Sherri L. Jackson

7. 2008 Women of Distinction Rosa Fields Mistress of Ceremony First Lady of Pineville, LA

8. 2008 Women of Distinction Janice Joseph Richard Speaker Women’s Basketball Coach Louisiana College

9. 2008 Women of Distinction Hostesses Genita Edwards and Linda McKinney H&L Catering of Alexandria, LA provided the meal