Pam Ingram, the current president of Soroptimist International of SCV, has received the Carmen Sarro Community Service Award from the Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley. Ingram was selected from a slate of 13 local women nominated by the Santa Clarita Valley non-profit organizations for the honor at Zonta’s annual Women in Service brunch recently at Robinson Ranch.
All 13 nominees were honored during the programs before Sarro’s daughter, second generation Zontian Christine Sexton, announced the final winner. A Zonta committee selects the Carmen Sarro winner each year as the nominee who best epitomizes the commitment to volunteer service that Sarro maintained throughout her lifetime.
In addition to serving Soroptimist International as president, Ingram served as auction chair and has chaired and co-chaired many events during her more than 15 years of membership in the club. Ingram has also been active with the SCV Chamber of Commerce, serving on the Board of Directors in 2008, vice chair of events for 2005-06 and co-chair of membership in 2004-05. She co-chaired the Harvest Ride for the Child and Family Center, was on the Board and president of the Betty Ferguson Foundation and sponsorship chair for the Women’s Conference held at College of the Canyons. She served on a task force for the SCV homeless shelter and has served on the Advisory Boards for Michael Hoefflin Foundation and Child & Family Center.
“We are pleased that 13 diverse organizations submitted nominees this ear, representing thousands of hours of community service” said JoAnn Rodriguez, event co-chair with Zontain Mary Ree. “It was evident when going through the applications that the Santa Clarita Valley is blessed with many giving women.”
photos by Pat Willet