CAMARILLO : Attorney to Speak at Women’s Day
Ventura County Assistant Dist. Atty. Colleen Toy White will lead one of 60 workshops at the 13th annual Camarillo Women’s Day on Saturday at Camarillo High School.
In her workshop, “A Trip Through the Legal System,” White will explain the legal rights of women in California.
The event, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., also will include speeches, awards, lunch, a fashion show and a crafts and trade show.
The Oxnard College Reentry Center is sponsoring the event along with five other community organizations.
Stephanie Edwards is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. Originally from Minnesota, Edwards appears in supermarket commercials on television and is also known for her 11 years as co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade.
Organizers said they choose women they consider successful.
“We pick people who have good stories about how they got to where they are by being perseverant and having purpose,” event organizer Priscilla Partridge de Garcia said.
Camarillo Women’s Day drew 150 women in 1979, its first year, and grew to 1,000 women last year. Partridge de Garcia said she expects 1,000 women to attend again this year.
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