Fifty-nine volunteers from San Benito County nonprofits were
honored Tuesday at the 10th annual Philanthropy Day event, this
year during dinner hours for the first time. Find out who the
winners were here.
Four teens were honored as well as 55 other guests from 51 nonprofit organizations Tuesday in celebration of the county’s 10th annual awards dinner to celebrate National Philanthropy Day hosted by the Community Foundation.
For the first time the awards show honored junior philanthropists from the county. Bobsin, Sarah Bartholf, 17, Natasha Guaracha, 17, and Jimmy Goudge, 18 all received recognition and a standing applause from the room of 300 volunteers.
The following are the rest of the honorees and the organizations that chose them:
American Cancer Society – Pauline Valdivia
Aromas Eagles Aerie #72 – Richie Saxe
Aromas-San Juan Unified School District – Mike McKinney
Baler Education Foundation, Inc – Maureen Bloch
Boy Scouts of America, Monterey Bay Council – Arnie Fontes
CASA of San Benito County – Valerie Westerdale
Chamberlain’s Children County – Sandy Gabe
City of San Juan Bautista – Richard Ponce
CMAP TV – Mary Maio
Community Food Bank of San Benito County – Claudia Teehan
Community Foundation for San Benito County – Bernie Furman
Community Solutions – Shawna & Betty McKenzie
Community Vision San Benito County – Nenette Corotto
Compassion Pregnancy Services – Marylin Lindberg
Emmaus House – Robert Baumgartner
Fishes and Loaves – Jay Smith
Friends of San Benito County Free Library – Lanty Mason
Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast – Cara Denny
Hazel Hawkins Hospitals Foundation – Dee Hone
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital – Jody Larson
Hollister Airmen’s Association – Dale Ritter
Hollister Angels Youth Ministry – Eduardo Navarro
Hollister Downtown Association – Marci Huston
Hollister Lions Club- Allen Ritter
Hollister Little League – Kelly Sepuleveda
Hollister Rotary Club – Roy Schmidt
Hollister Youth Alliance – Tom Breen
Holte Holiday Dinners – Ruben Lopez
Homeless Coalition of San Benito County – Brenda Black
Hope For A Cure – Kristen Wynn
Janet Graham Memorial Fund – Mike & Colleen Conley
Kinship Center: Gabilan Chapter – Lenore Hailstone
Leadership San Benito County – Steve Sanders
Pinnacles Partnership – Paula Grace
Pinnacle Quilters of San Benito County – Bev Hanagan
Sacred Heart Parish School – John Brigantino
Saint Francis Retreat Center – Roberta Bane
San Benito County Arts Council – James Wood, Jr.
San Benito County Chamber of Commerce – Tamra Koll
San Benito County Farm Bureau – Mildred Freeborn
San Benito County Historical Society – Verona Flint
San Benito Health Foundation – Victoria Montoya
San Benito healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition – Rosa Roberts
San Benito Oriana Chorale – Barbara Nicoara & George Lewis
San Benito Stage Company – Mike, Nancy & Danny Perales
San Juan Bautista Library Auxiliary – Suzanne Kerns
San Juan Bautista Rotary Club – Paul Goodman
South County Cal-SOAP – Lynda Kerr
The Giving Ribbon – Jamie Inman
United Way Serving San Benito County – Bruce Woolpert
YMCA of San Benito County – City of Hollister
