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focused totally as a scholarship fund. With many other groups duplicating its efforts, ATHENA Oakville has decided to focus on the ATHENA Oakville Legacy Fund and mentor women with financial backing. The fund is one that has been set up in years past by ATHENA Oakville a self-supporting fund that can be grown financially, but which will support women who are mature students at Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) at the Centre for Skills Development in Halton. The Legacy Fund is being administered by the Oakville Community Foundation (OCF). To be part of ATHENA Oakville and the recip- ient of its final official award feels like things have come full circle for me, said Green, a mother of two daughters, Tania and Julie and grandmother of five aged 10 to 19 four grand- sons and a granddaughter. Its an extremely humbling award, said Green, adding, Ive seen some of the women who have gone before me and its quite, quite humbling to even imagine yourself in that sort of ATHENA company. Green said other recipients have included some high profile women whereas she describes herself as a team player. Its nice that was recognized, she said, adding, The day to day choices that I make, reas- sure me that Im doing exactly what I was meant By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF One pair of twinkling brown eyes mixed with a sunny disposition, a genuine interest in people, sprinkled with a willingness to help without thought of glory, a good measure of believing in justice and fair play, all topped with the passion of an Italian heritage combine to create a recipe for successful leadership for Lorraine Green. The former owner of Lorraines Pantry is this years recipient of the ATHENA Oakville Award. While Green is a team player who is happy to be part of the team rather than in the limelight, she found herself in the spotlight recently as win- ner of the 2010 ATHENA Oakville Award. And it made an impression. Green confesses now that the spotlight has faded from the official gala held on Nov. 3 in Oakville, she keeps looking at the ATHENA stat- ue at home and reminds herself that she is indeed in the very good company of past ATHENA winners and that she was selected as representing what ATHENA is all about. In her heart she knows it, of course. Green helped establish ATHENA Oakville in the beginning. Green has been involved in reviewing and selecting the winners of the prestigious award over the years. And Green, has been in awe of the women who have won former CEO of ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development Linda Rothney, Laura Kupferschmidt, Anne Day, Patricia Dillon, Kathyrn Parke, Judy Henderson, Norma Gamble, Mary Jane Howie and former mayor Ann Mulvale, the first ATHENA Oakville Award recipient. I was at the very first meeting that brought ATHENA to Oakville, said Green in her River Oaks house where she and her husband, Rod, have made their home in Oakville since the mid- 1980s. When I read the eight ATHENA tenets, it really resonated with me because it felt like that was how I had been living my life up until then, said Green. ATHENA Oakville, like similar programs around the world, was inspired by the Greek god- dess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. It bestows an annual award to someone who exemplifies the ATHENA tenets of authenticity, creativity, relationship, intellect and spirit and someone who mentors women. ATHENA is about making contributions to the community, providing leadership opportu- nities for women and making a difference in the lives of others. The ATHENA Leadership Model is built around core principles of womens innate wis- dom and experience. Women who exemplify this model are com- mitted to mentoring their colleagues and to giving of their services to the community. Their motives are unselfish and celebrate the reci- procity of giving back to others. This year marked the last that ATHENA Oakville will bestow an ATHENA award. Instead, ATHENA Oakville will move forward Program Showcase & Information Night White Oaks Secondary School Centre for Science and Technology Tuesday, December 7, 2010 6:30 pm 7:00 pm Welcome in the Cafe Regional Program Showcase begins in the Gymnasium at 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Specialist High Skills Major Landscaping Manufacturing Hospitality & Tourism Community Safety & Emergency Services Health & Wellness Arts & Culture Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Hairstylist Manufacturing Transportation Halton Home Builders ALP & IB In addition to other Regional and WOSS Technology Programs & Local Community Colleges 1055 McCraney St. E., North Campus W 21 Friday , D ecem ber 3, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Greens recipe for success leads to ATHENA award IN GOOD COMPANY: Lorraine Green is in outstanding company as the winner of the 2010 ATHENA Oakville Award. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER See Green page 28