Nominations

close Friday forBusinesswomenof Year awardsThe Daily ItemLYNN – Nominations close on Friday fro the 10th Annual North of Boston Businesswomen of the Year Lydia E. Pinkham Awards, which will be presented at a breakfast 7:30-9 a.m. Oct. 25 at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield.The event, organized by The Daily Item, will feature Gail Huff, prominent Boston broadcast journalist and wife of U.S. Senator Scott Brown, as keynote speaker.Nominations are open for women in three categories: small business (1-49 employees), large business (50 or more employees) and non-profit business.Nomination forms can be filled out online at www.womenbizawards.com.Nominations are only available through the Web site.”Nominations are set up so that anyone who knows a deserving woman can simply visit the Web site and submit the person by filling out a simple form. Nominees are then contacted to participate in the event,” said Tara Cleary, the Item’s director of advertising and new media, who has organized the awards event since 2006. “We look for women who exemplify professional accomplishments, community service and integrity.”In addition to the three Lydia E. Pinkham Awards to businesswomen, two deserving female North Shore Community College students will receive $1,000 scholarships at the breakfast.”The Item is proud to have put on this event for the past 10 years. We wouldn’t be able to do it without the support of our sponsors who continue to give even though we are in a down economy, showing they truly care about local businesswomen,” Cleary said.This year’s sponsors include Platinum Sponsor General Electric, Gold Sponsor North Shore Community College and Silver Sponsor R&L Associate, Inc.The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, North Shore Chamber of Commerce and MarbleheadChamber of Commerce and North Shore Women In Business are participating organizations.Spinelli’s is located on Route 1 North in Lynnfield. Tickets to the North of Boston Businesswomen of the Year Lydia E. Pinkham Awards are $30. Tickets are available at www.womenbizawards.com, or reserve tickets by calling 781-593-7700 ext. 1254.