Patricia Cutilletta named this year's Remarkable Woman
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — In March, we recognized four Remarkable Women in central Illinois as part of Nexstar Media's nationwide initiative to honor influential women across the country.
On Tuesday, we announced that this year's winner was Patricia Cutilletta.
She retired after 35 years in the investment business and has been spending her retirement volunteering at Midwest Food Bank. She is on the food banks advisory board and its National Development Committee.
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She also serves as a board member with the OSF Healthcare Foundation and the Peoria Riverfront Museum Foundation. All of this, while dealing with breast cancer.
As the winner she was awarded $1,000 to donate to the nonprofit of her choice, but said she would like to match the gift and give $1,000 to two other nonprofits of her choice.
Cutilletta will also be invited to an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where she and 124 other Remarkable women will have a chance to win $25,000.
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