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Sally Lapides Honored with Woman’s Center Corporate Leadership Award

Providence, RI (May 16, 2011) — The Women’s Center of Rhode Island presented Sally Lapides with the Corporate Leadership Award at the 2011 Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon (WEAL) on May 6th at the Providence Marriott on Orms Street. This is the ninth year of the awards and this year’s event was hosted by Patrice Woods, anchor of NBC 10 News. The keynote speaker was Mary Murphy, judge of the popular TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.”

In addition, the luncheon honored several other women and some students who have contributed to the betterment of women in the struggle against domestic abuse. Ms. Murphy and a domestic abuse survivor gave moving speeches about the trials and tactics to survive domestic violence in each of their own lives.

In her acceptance speech Sally noted, “I am truly humbled today to receive this honor. Anyone who knows me well knows that I think of myself as a real estate professional, a devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and an activist when I see injustice. However, today, I am being recognized for something that feels so integral to my being that I’ve hardly given it a thought. So, it forced me to think, what have I done to help other women to achieve greatness?” She also noted, “I am very lucky that my profession has allowed me to do what I am passionate about while being able to give back to the causes and communities that support us and make RI and the world a better place to live. I have a quote on my desk that reinforces my core values every day. Sir Winston Churchill once said, ‘We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.’ I pray for the day that domestic violence is not part of our society but until then, I thank the Women’s Center of RI for their amazing work and for this honor today.”

Sally also thanked her parents, who taught her that we all have an obligation
to give back, and said she considers herself lucky to be able to give back to the causes
and communities that make Rhode Island a better place to live, and thanked the
Women’s Center of RI for all of their amazing work and for honoring her with the award.

Sally is President, Owner and Founder of Residential Properties Ltd.

The other recipients were:

A Domestic Violence Survivor Award (Name Withheld)
Mary Reilly, RSM – Youth Advocacy Award
Carrie Bridges – Community Award
Ann Keefe, SSJ – Advocacy Award

There were also several Student Awards given.

About Residential Properties Ltd.
Residential Properties Ltd. has been serving sellers and buyers of distinctive properties since 1981 through service, innovation and sheer hard work. The Company, with five offices located in Barrington, Cumberland, East Greenwich, Narragansett and Providence, services all of Rhode Island, the Connecticut shoreline and southeastern and central Massachusetts. In addition, the relocation department assists buyers and sellers on transactions throughout the country. More information is online at ResidentialProperties.com 

About Women’s Center of Rhode Island
The Women’s Center of Rhode Island has been serving the victims of domestic violence since its inception in 1974. Its mission is to end interpersonal violence by empowering all served through culturally competent programs that provide safety, shelter and court advocacy to victims of domestic violence. They work collaboratively to prevent the occurrence of violence and and to educate the community about the dynamics of violence. Visit womenscenterri.org for more information about this organization.

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