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She challenges others to blaze their own trails Bradford YWCA Executive Director Amy Pierce says some of her favorite women are known to many by just one name: Oprah, Beyonce, Hillary and (her daughter) Bird – and Harrijane. Harrijane Hannon Moore was presented with the YWCA’s first-ever Trailblazer Award during the agency’s annual Leader Luncheon this afternoon. Moore said receiving the award from the YWCA is particulary special to her because the organization – both locally and nationally – has left us with a rich legacy. The legacy, she said, “is not simply that we can vote, or own property or work outside of the home. Their legacy is that women can change their communities, their countries, their worlds. “Trailblazing,” she added, “happens when you do what is right; when you do what needs to be done.” Moore challenged the women who attended the luncheon– especially the young women – to blaze their own trails. Also honored this afternoon were Kelly Zurat Case and Marlene Kijowski as...

The YWCA of Bradford held its 13th Annual Leader Luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Pictured are Outstanding Leaders Kristen Tate Luther and her daughter Lauren; Mariann Kahle and her daughter Lauryn; and Cathy Zapel with her daughter, Youong Leader Katie Zapel. ( I tried to get Donna Tate and Emma Sherwin in the picture, too, but I kept losing them. ) To listen to the introductions and the speeches, click on each woman's name: Mariann Kahle Kristen Tate Luther Katie Zapel Kris, Katie and Marianne with YWCA Executive Director Amy Pierce.