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Article: HISPANIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM DIRECTOR AWARDED 2007 PERDITA HUSTON PURPLE STARFISH AWARD
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- Article date:
- May 17, 2007
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University of New England issued the following news release:
The Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England awarded the 2007 Perdita Huston Purple Starfish Award to Anais Tomezsko of Milbridge, Maine at the 5th Annual NAACP Celebration of Excellence in Education Ceremony held on April 27, 2007.
The award honors the memory of Portland, Maine native, journalist and Peace Corps activist Perdita Huston. It is given annually to a young (under 30), emerging woman leader who strives for a more vibrant and culturally diverse society in the state of Maine.
Tomezsko received $1,500, funded by the Lillian M. Berliawsky Charitable Trust and Maine Women Writers Collection, to ...