The Sisters Only Club will have its third annual Shero Award Ceremony on Saturday.

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"We began the Shero program to recognize the outstanding efforts of women in the CSRA," said Cher Best, the founder and president of the club. "We recognize women in a variety of categories who have made an impact in the community."

Awards will be given in the following categories: vision; health and social services; media; law and government; community service; youth mentoring; business; and faith and spirituality.

A new award, the Woman of the Year award, also will be given, Ms. Best said.

"This award takes the program to the next level and identifies a woman excelling in all aspects of her life," she said. "She is excelling in (her) family life, professional life, spiritual life and throughout the community. This award recognizes a woman excelling in everything that she does."

The public submitted nominations during a three-month period. A selection committee has chosen the award recipients, who will be announced during the ceremony, she said.

The nominees are: Tawanna Kelly, the house manager of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta; Earnestine Lockett, the youth leader at a Seventh-day Adventist Church; Monique Braswell, a co-host of WNRR News Radio; Angela Odom, a community volunteer; Angela Barnes, a health and community activist; Larissa Jones, a youth mentor; Shannon Mapp, a business owner; Judith Simon-Butler, a director and drama instructor; Gwendolyn Watts, a community volunteer; Angela Gaston, a retirement service officer at Fort Gordon; Arlean Edwards, a radio talk-show host and executive producer; Betty Harris, a business owner; Hazel Battle, the founder of Child's World Day Care Centers; Judy Heath, community volunteer who is retired from the Department of Juvenile Justice; Angie Townes, a business owner; and Vivian Wiley Thompson Sylvester, a community volunteer.

The Sisters Only Club, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1999 as a book club and has transformed into a civic club. For more information about the club, visit www.sistersonlyclub.com.

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