Description

WHEN: Thursday, September 18th from 4:30 - 7:30pm
WHERE: Limelight Boulder
COST: 

Expo Only: $45 for members, $65 for Non Members (4:30 - 6:00 Includes appetizers and cash bar)

Expo & Ceremony: $125 for members, $155 for Non Members (4:30 - 7:30 Includes Expo, 2 drink tickets, appetizers during Expo, ceremony and post ceremony networking and dessert)

Table for 8 Sponsorship $1500

We invite you to Sponsor a Table and bring your leadership team, colleagues or friends and family to support and recognize the Women that light our community! 

Includes:

• Company name displayed on table
• Far forward reserved seating
• Listed in the program as a table sponsor

**Expo tables are available for women owned and led businesses and organizations. Please reach out to membership@boulderchamber.com with questions.

Event Description:

Join us in celebrating the 2025 Women Who Light the Community Honorees!
Crowning over two decades of awards to outstanding women in the area, the Boulder Chamber will honor recipients at its 30th annual celebration on September 18.

Celebrate local women who are changing the world.
Meet inspiring leaders who shape our community.
Get connected during this celebratory event.

Dress Code: In honor of 120 years, guests are invited to wear gold or metallic accents —celebratory, radiant, and worthy of the spotlight.

Program:

4:30 - 6:00 Business Women's Expo, Hors d'oeuvres & Networking 

6:00 - 7:00 Women Who Light the Community Ceremony

7:00 - 7:30 Dessert & Networking

We hope you will be able to join us for this celebration!

Our 2025 Women Who Light The Community Honorees:

• Gretchen Wahl | Regional Vice President, FNBO
• Suzanne Hoover | Retired, Philanthropist
• Leslie Durgin | Former Mayor, City of Boulder
• Debra Capra | Retired, Formerly Corden Pharma
• Violeta Chapin | Clinical Professor of Law Associate Dean for Community and Culture, University of Colorado
• Paloma Delgado-Corchado | Emerging Youth Award

In celebration of our 120th anniversary and the 30th year of the Women Who Light the Community awards, we are proud to introduce a new award category: Legacy of Impact. This special recognition honors a group of women in a specific sector whose collective leadership, compassion, and resilience have shaped our community during times of profound need.

This year's Legacy of Impact Awards will be presented to: 

• Suzanne Crawford
• Julie Van Domelen
• Edwina Salazar

COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: By attending this event, all participants are expected to abide by these, BOULDER CHAMBER Community Agreements and Code of Conduct.

SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING: The BOULDER CHAMBER and Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) encourage you to use sustainable transportation options to get to Chamber events! Learn more about transportation options in Boulder and how BCTC can help employers encourage their employees to commute sustainably, on the BCTC website or by emailing us at transportation@boulderchamber.com. BCTC promotes transportation choices that are efficient & sustainable and enhance the Boulder community as a great place to live, work, & play.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE: By attending this event, photographs and videos of the event and individuals will be public and possibly used on future marketing for the BOULDER CHAMBER and its associates.

NOTE: The opinions and information provided by the BOULDER CHAMBER event speakers are strictly those of the speakers. The BOULDER CHAMBER does not necessarily endorse their opinions and has not independently verified the information presented.