Meet Your AMAZING Nominees 2020
Over the past 10 years we have celebrated 334 women for their heart, determination, courage, leadership (now Mentor) and promise. To celebrate our 10th we added five more categories: Advocate, Athlete, Cultural Ambassador, Legacy and Workplace.
Click on each nominee below to learn more about their stories.
Update: Airdrie loses an Amazing Woman
Jane Russett chose to look on the bright side until the end.
The 2020 Amazing Airdrie Women nominee lost her battle with cancer in August.
“I embrace my cancer journey with an open mind and an open heart to be kinder to myself,” she said in her interview for the nomination in the spring.
“To make sure I see each day as a blessing and the blessings in every day. To live in the moment and make those moments magic.”
Russett was first diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2014. She underwent a right mastectomy and chemotherapy, as the location of the cancer made it impossible for her to have radiation.
In March 2018, the breast cancer returned with a vengeance. Russett was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and told it was incurable and had metastasize throughout her body. She was also informed that she had approximately three months to get her affairs in order.
After taking three oral chemotherapy pills for over a year, she started chemotherapy infusions in May 2019 and will continue to do so until otherwise advised by her doctors.
“I don’t know what lies ahead and that’s the exciting part because already I’ve had 20 months of amazing moments when I was informed, I’d only have three,” she said in April.
Karen MacDonald, Russett’s friend and nominator, said she has never met someone who was as loving, kind and selfless as Russett.
“Jane had the purest of hearts,” said MacDonald.
“When you had a conversation with Jane, she made sure you were OK even when she was having her own struggles. Jane made the most of each blessed moment on this Earth – laughing, doing and loving. She was a fighter to the very end. Jane was a born nurturer with a beautiful kind soul.”
airdrielife publisher and creator of the Amazing Airdrie Women Awards Sherry Shaw-Froggatt echoed MacDonald’s sentiments.
“We were very sad to learn of the passing of one of our Amazing Airdrie Women Jane Russett,” she said.
“Her powerful story and attitude towards her battle with cancer was inspiring to so many. We will remember Jane at the awards in November. Our condolences to her family.”
airdrielife is pleased to present to you our 2020 Nominees:
Quest Orthodontics Amazing Advocate Award
Quest Orthodontics Amazing Advocate Award is given to a woman whose passion for a local cause or NFP group inspires and motivates others to become involved and make a positive impact.
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Explosive Edge Amazing Athlete Award
Explosive Edge Amazing Athlete Award is given to a woman who is striving towards (or has achieved) athletic excellence in her chosen field.
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Pureform Amazing Courage Award
Pureform Amazing Courage Award also known as the Tracy Work Memorial Award, named after one of our first year nominees is given to a woman who has mental or moral strength to persevere and withstand a difficult personal experience and triumphs in a manner that inspires others.
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Vitreous Amazing Cultural Ambassador Award
Vitreous Amazing Cultural Ambassador Award is given to a woman whose creative talent and energy is matched by her ability to mentor, engage and promote the art community as a whole.
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Cream Bath & Body Amazing Determination Award
Cream Bath & Body Amazing Determination Award is given to a woman who has has taken decisive action and created change either in her own personal life or in the community at large.
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Pharmasave Amazing Heart Award
Pharmasave Amazing Heart Award is given to a woman who with a generous disposition and compassion has touched the lives of others in her personal circle; family, friends and peers.
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Davis Chevrolet Amazing Legacy Award – recipient
Brenda Moon has been selected by the airdrielife editorial team as the recipient of the Davis Chevrolet Amazing Legacy Award.
Please click on Brenda’s image to read more of her story.
McKee Homes Amazing Mentor Award
McKee Homes Amazing Mentor Award is given to a woman who is a trusted tutor, coach, counselor or guide to others in the community as a role model and leader in her chosen field.
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TD Bank Amazing Promise Award
TD Bank Amazing Promise Award is given to a young woman (age 15 – 21) who demonstrates exceptional promise through her endeavors in her chosen discipline and is a role model for other youth. The award includes a $250 RESP contribution.
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Pink Wand Amazing Workplace Award
Pink Wand Amazing Workplace Award is givent to a business or organization that has created an environment of support and equality for women – this award is presented to the business/organization as a whole, not to any one individual.
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