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CAN BE TAILORED TO ANINDIVIDUAL’S SCHEDULE

In addition to packingfood boxes and workinga line at a soup kitchen,

a volunteer role could be athree-year commitment toserve on a nonprofit’s board,a one-day restoration of asenior center, or a half-hourspent editing a nonprofit’sWeb page from home.

BOOSTS LOCAL ANDNATIONAL ECONOMIESThere is a tangible valueto the work volunteersperform. In 2012, for in-

stance, 64 million Americansvolunteered nearly 7.9 billionhours. The value of thosehours came to almost $175billion nationally and $20.8billion in California.

BENEFITS ONE’S HEALTH

Research shows thatpeople who give theirtime and talent to a

cause are protecting theirhealth by twice as much asaspirin protects againstheart disease. Studies showthat in older adults, volun-teering reduces the mortalityrate by 44 percent.

IS BECOMING A PART OFCORPORATE CULTURE

There’s a growing trendtoward companies en-couraging employees to

give back to their commun-ities, making volunteer op-portunities easier to find atwork.

DESERVES SPECIALRECOGNITION

Nonprofits are makingmore of an effort to givevolunteers a pat on the

back for their work. While itmay seem like a minor ges-ture – a personal card froman executive director, a Face-book post about their contri-butions or a special lunch –the effort and money spenton recognition is an impor-tant investment in keepingvolunteers committed.

Source: OneOC

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If the Boeing Co. and Bolsa Chica Con-servancy were a married couple, they’dbe presenting each other with some-thing silver in 2015.

They are marking the 25th anniversary ofa partnership that has seen the conservancybenefit from thousands of volunteer hoursput in by Boeing employees, along with morethan $400,000 in corporate and individualdonations.

And for Boeing employees, being involvedwith the conservancy has meant getting up

JEFF GRITCHEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Boeingvolunteersinclude VanessaSmith, left,Teresa Howe andMaria Passaseo,shown at theBolsa ChicaWetlands.

FOR THESE WORKERS,

GIVINGIS FOR THE BIRDSBoeing and the Bolsa Chica Conservancy are being

honored for corporate-nonprofit partnership. SEE PARTNERS ● PAGE 6

BY THERESA WALKER

STAFF WRITER

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close and personal with a unique stretchof natural beauty a short drive from theaerospace company’s Huntington Beachsite.

Even though no silver anniversarygifts are being exchanged, this long-run-ning relationship is not going withoutnotice.

Boeing and Bolsa Chica Conservancyare being honored this year with the Giv-ing is Living Award from OneOC, OrangeCounty’s hub for mobilizing volunteersand supporting nonprofits.

In the words of OneOC president andCEO Daniel J. McQuaid, the Giving IsLiving Nonprofit/Corporate VolunteerPartnership award is “the highest honorthat recognizes outstanding partner-ships between nonprofit organizationsand companies.”

The collaboration between the compa-ny and the conservancy will be spotlight-ed at the annual Spirit of Volunteerismluncheon.

The award is notable, said GraceAdams, executive director of Bolsa Chi-ca Conservancy since 2003.

“It gives us a sense of validation for thekind of work that we do and the impact

COURTESY OF BOLSA CHICA CONSERVANCY

Volunteers from Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach spent a recent Saturday with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy, removing trash and invasive plants.

2015 GIVING IS LIVING NOMINEES● AccessOC, Southern California/St. Joseph Health ● Alzheimer's Family ServicesCenter/Paul Hastings LLP● Bolsa Chica Conservancy/Boeing Co.● Boys & Girls Clubs of GardenGrove/Republic Services● Community Action Partnership ofOrange County, OC Food Bank/PIMCO● Families Forward/Kia MotorsAmerica● Girls Inc. of Orange County/ADP ● Giving Children Hope/Nutrilite● Grandma's House of Hope/WellsFargo

● Inside the Outdoors Foundation/Boeing Co.● KidWorks/Nike● Mercy House Living Centers/Western Digital● Project Access/Mazda NorthAmerican Operations● Second Harvest Food Bank of OrangeCounty/Mazda North AmericanOperations● Strength in Support/Mission ViejoCountry Club● WHW (Women HelpingWomen/Men2Work)/UsAgain

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we’ve made on our community.”Adams said the nonprofit has numer-

ous corporate partnerships that help tocarry out its mission of restoring the1,400-acre preserve and providing edu-cation to youth in wetland science, coas-tal ecology and sustainability.

But no other partner can boast of thelongevity of Boeing.

The conservancy was launched in 1990and Boeing, Adams said, has been therefrom the start.

Repeatedly.“They’re a company that walks the

talk,” she said. “They don’t just write thecheck; they come and roll up theirsleeves. They get down in the trash andhelp us clean up the basin.”

A place that is known as a birder’s hea-ven has become a favorite pet projectand respite for many employees at Boe-ing, famous for its own winged prowess.

“I always appreciated it when I droveby at 60 mph, but to really appreciate it,you’ve got to walk the paths and see thenature up close and personal,” said Tere-sa Howe, Boeing’s environment, healthand safety director in Huntington Beach.

Volunteering drew in Howe, who hasworked at Boeing for 13 years.

“For years, I drove by the wetlands,glanced over and thought, ‘Oh, that’skind of neat.’ But I had never popped in.”

Now she not only attends the annualclean-up day, but has served as treasureron the conservancy’s board of directorsthe past four years.

Howe appreciates having what shecalled “a little oasis” like Bolsa Chica thatJEFF GRITCHEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Boeing volunteers Vanessa Smith, left, Teresa Howe and Maria Passaseo areamong staff who have put in thousands of hours with Bolsa Chica Conservancy.





offers a relaxing wilderness experiencein Orange County’s urban environment.

“It’s kind of ours to keep and maintainand support. It’s notsome distant conceptualthing. It’s right here inour neighborhood.”

Some 85 Boeing em-ployees turned out in Fe-bruary for the company’sannual day of service atthe conservancy – pullingweeds, removing invasiveplants and picking up de-bris. They wore T-shirtsthat read: Give Inspire Volunteer EveryDay.

Anne Blaikie, configuration data man-ager in Huntington Beach, has partici-pated in the clean-up since 1998. She’s al-

so volunteered at the wetlands as part ofBoeing’s Global Day of Service.

In the past, Blaikie has taken her hus-band and children with her. This year,she brought along her father, who wasvisiting from Minnesota.

“I love helping clean the wetlands tohelp the birds have a clean place to live,”

said Blaikie, who hasworked at Boeing for 34years. “I have picked uptrash, cigarette butts,and pulled weeds there. Igrew up on a 160-acrefarm and I love nature.”

Also lending a hand atthe last Boeing volun-teer day: twin girls whowere turning 16 and hadbeen coming to the an-

nual day of service for 10 years.Getting youth engaged in wetland

science – and science in general – is one


Every year, Boeing Co. employees in Huntington Beach give up a Saturday to work on clean-up and restoration with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy.


Students participate in research with the Bol-sa Chica Conservancy. Two of the nonprofit'seducation programs were kick-started withgrants from Boeing employees.



IT ALL ADDS UPSome numbers behind the

25-year partnership:

10tons of invasive plants and

debris removed

100acres of habitat restored

1,700+employees who have

volunteered

5,000+hours of volunteer time

$150,000value of volunteer hours

$400,000 company and employee

cash donations

Sources: Grace Adams, executivedirector of Bolsa Chica Conservancy;

Boeing Co.

‘‘I love helpingclean thewetlands to helpthe birds have aclean place tolive.” A N N E B L A I K I E

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of the conservancy’s goals. Boeing hasplayed a key role in that effort as well.

The conservancy was awarded twoCrystal Vision Award grants through theEmployees Community Fund of BoeingCalifornia. The fund’s money comes di-rectly out of workers’ pockets with pay-roll deductions and one-time giving.

The first Crystal Vision Award grantin 1999 provided $50,000 in seed moneyfor the Wetlands Research Program thatexposes Advanced Placement college-bound high school students to hands-ondata collection and wetlands scienceprojects.

A second Crystal Vision Award for$30,000 in 2011 launched the Youth Lea-dership and Environmental Actions Pro-

gram through which students from mid-dle school to high school receive year-long mentoring at the conservancy. Theycan do research, lead tours, or get in-volved in outreach and educational pro-grams.

Boeing employees also have offeredtechnical support to the conservancy,which has only five employees, served asguides and conducted field activities forchildren. A group of engineers also cameby one time to help paint and do roof re-pairs, Adams said.

“We depend on the support of diffe-rent members of the community,” shesaid. “But to have a longstanding rela-tionship with a company like Boeing isphenomenal.

“It’s impactful for a little organizationlike ours that is trying to do big things.”


CONTACT THE WRITER:

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Bolsa Chica Conservancy Executive Director Grace Adams, right, and biologistRebecca Fent are two of the five staff members at the nonprofit.



Volunteering stems from passion – a sense of caring and ownership of one’s community. Volunteers act on that passion daily,helping neighbors and strangers in their quest to improve our community.

This list represents a portion of that effort. The people listed here – as numerous as they are – stand for hundreds more acrossOrange County who make the community stronger each day. And they barely hint at the thousands and thousands who benefitfrom their kind efforts.

For that, the Register salutes these individuals for their contributions, knowing the impact they make will stretch far into the future andserve as inspiration for others to act on their passions to the community’s benefit.

HUMAN & COMMUNITY

Hufsa Ahmad NAMI OCRichard Amerian Jamboree HousingCorp.Pastor Taisi Aumua Full GospelFellowship of Praise Cheryl Barrett Goodwill of OrangeCountyNatascha Bolden Jamboree HousingCorporationNatalie Bonhall OneOC Jeffrey Bozanic Boy Scouts ofAmerica, Orange County Council Cyd Brandvein Girl Scouts of OrangeCountySandy Braymer Working Wardrobes Melodie M. Burlew CAPOC’s OC FoodBankDonna Bustos Greenberg GrossDorene Butler Boys & Girls Club ofLaguna Beach Donna Buxton Jack & Jill Guild ofCHOC Children’sJessica Candaele Council on Aging –Orange CountyJoanie Canzone QBE North AmericaLibby Carlsson Assistance League ofIrvine Nicole Carrillo Opus CommunityFoundation Tim Casey The First Tee of OrangeCounty Orlando Chacon CAPOC’s OC FoodBank

Nannette Chaplain Family AssistanceMinistriesJana Chavez American Red Cross Ivan Chu CAPOC’s OC Food Bank Diane Clanton Make-A-Wish OrangeCounty and the Inland EmpireRoya Cole Laguna Beach CommunityClinicRoya Cole Olive Crest Bob Cooper Family AssistanceMinistriesLynnMarie Cooper WorkingWardrobes Mimi Cora Taller San JoseMerlinda Coronado ClearinghouseCDFICathleen Davis QBE North America Casey Davis QBE North America Peggy Demicell Macy’s

Virginia DePaola CAPOC’s OC FoodBankVirginia DePaola Wells Fargo DealerServices Kara Dibble NAMI OCRuby Dunek Families ForwardChelsea Epps Rutan & Tucker, LLP Melodee Fahy Assistance League ofOrangeNancy Farrand Boys & Girls Club ofLaguna Beach Teresa Joanning Farrell SecondHarvest Food Bank of Orange County Ray Farrell The First Tee of OrangeCountyHarvey Fetsch SeniorServBryan Flores OneOC Kim Fry OneOCLeeanne Gertsen QBE North America

Donna Giordano Girl Scouts ofOrange CountyRobert Glickley The First Tee ofOrange CountyAdam Goldman NAMI OC Veronica Gray Girl Scouts of OrangeCountyErica Green Project Access Inc. Wendy Greene Tustin Area Woman’sClubTony Guilder Strength in Support Jacque Guzman QBE North America Kris Hanna The Woman’s Club ofFullertonZach Hanna Illumination Foundation Tracy Halphide Assistance League ofNewport-Mesa Chuck Hawkins The First Tee ofOrange CountyJanet Herbold The First Tee ofOrange CountyRayna Hermann OneOC Jaci Hernandez CAPOC’s OC FoodBank Betty Hickey Huntington BeachSenior ServicesMichael Hickman Make-A-WishOrange County and the InlandEmpire Clarise Hoffman BrookhurstVolunteersBill Horwitz Second Harvest FoodBank of Orange County

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ROYA COLECategory: Human &CommunityHelping hand: Cole joined theboard of Laguna BeachCommunity Clinic in 2008,delivering medical care tothose in need, regardless oftheir ability to pay. She servedas clinic president for two years andcontinues on the finance committee.Cole, executive director of wealthmanagement at Morgan Stanley in

Newport Beach, also has along history of support for thechildren and families of OliveCrest, which works withabused, neglected and at-riskchildren and their families. Shebegan in 2006 and hasdirectly served as a volunteermentor for the youths. Sheand Morgan Stanley sponsoredthe inaugural Power of One

event, which recognizes the ability ofone person to make a difference in thelives of others, and have continued tosponsor it each year.


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Gina Hughes Family AssistanceMinistries Lori Irving QBE North AmericaLaura Iwasaki CAPOC’s OC Food Bank VerLyn Jensen The First Tee ofOrange CountyCathy Johnston Council on Aging –Orange CountyDexter Juezan QBE North AmericaShannon Kennedy Girl Scouts ofOrange CountyDiane Killeen OneOC Kathi Koll Southern California HospiceFoundation Alice Lahtela Assistance League ofIrvineMaureen Lamb Project Access Inc. Martin Layco American Red CrossJoseph Le Illumination Foundation Todd Lee QBE North AmericaValerie Lewis Second Harvest FoodBank of Orange CountySusan Low Latham & WatkinsAndrew Luu OneOCTracy McGrade QBE North AmericaJanice McInally American Red CrossSuzy McKown Families ForwardBarbara McMillan South CountyOutreachMelanie Meskell Assistance League ofTustinSuzy Metcalfe WHW(WomenHelpingWomen/Men2Work)Sarah Middleton OneOCJenniann Minardi Orange CountyRonald McDonald House Al Morris The First Tee of OrangeCountyRobyn Moses American Red CrossCraig Mullin The First Tee of OrangeCountyNancy Myers Wang Boys & Girls Clubof Laguna BeachBarbara Najman Council on Aging –Orange CountyLea Nakatsukasa Second HarvestFood Bank of Orange County

Dr. Albert Nemiroff IlluminationFoundationMai Nguyen Clearinghouse CDFIKaren Niles NAMI OCSolbee O Project Access Inc. Nadia Olstad American FundsEu-Jin Ooi Boy Scouts of America,Orange County CouncilRobin O’Shea Big Brothers Big Sistersof Orange CountyVicente Palacios CAPOC’s OC FoodBankSusan Parr Human OptionsLiz Pederson Family AssistanceMinistriesDenise Perez Council on Aging –Orange CountyElise Perkins Boys & Girls Clubs ofTustinChristina Peterson Wells Fargo Phyllis Phillips Boys & Girls Club ofLaguna Beach Steve Plummer The First Tee ofOrange CountyBill Pugh Seneca Orange CountyMeehee Pyo Council on Aging –Orange CountyJason Ramirez Kelley Blue BookSusan Reese OC Human RelationsJorge Rivero Grandma’s House ofHope Richard Robbins Big Brothers BigSisters of Orange CountyCynthia Roe Eddie Nash Foundation Michael Rosoff Make-A-Wish OrangeCounty and the Inland Empire Tony Rotundo Illumination Foundation Margaret Sabino Wells FargoNina Sanchez Corinthian Colleges Dolores SarinanaOCCHC/SteppingUP Duane Schiller CAPOC’s OC FoodBank Donna Sears Illumination FoundationSuren Shah Council on Aging –Orange CountyTraci Shostrom QBE North America Susie Silva WISEPlaceCarol Silver Serving People In NeedInc.


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Anthony and Brenda SiragusaCanning HungerJeanne Slomanson The First Tee ofOrange CountySteve Smith Roosters Foundation ofOrange CountyTym Stark The First Tee of OrangeCountyShaina Stern Boys & Girls Clubs ofGarden GroveMiraya Surya Family SupportNetworkChuck & Danielle Swanson The FirstTee of Orange CountyAnita Taillon OCCR, READ/OC AdultLiteracy ServicesMarci Taylor QBE North AmericaMichelle Taylor Clearinghouse CDFIMike Uptegraff The First Tee ofOrange CountySue Velarde CAPOC’s OC Food BankReni Vidovich The First Tee ofOrange CountyDolly Villarreal Age Well SeniorServices, Inc. Dorothy Visser SeniorCenterTerry Waldon OneOCSusan Wan-Ross Make-A-WishOrange County and the InlandEmpireMeridith Webster Working WardrobesBob White Patriots and Paws

Bill Wood Boys & Girls Club ofLaguna BeachKathy Yee The First Tee of OrangeCountyTootie Yee QBE North AmericaDwain Young Bank of AmericaKeven Yue Children’s Bureau ofSouthern California

HEALTH

Joan Ashlock Epilepsy SupportNetworkJoan Austin-Kaneshiro Alzheimer'sFamily Services CenterTeresa Bell Mission HospitalFoundationTeresa Blanco Susan G. KomenOrange CountyJames Bredenkamp AccessOC,Southern CaliforniaSylvia Contreras Susan G. KomenOrange CountyTina Correa Susan G. Komen OrangeCountyDebra DeSimone Mission HospitalFoundationAngelique Fong Susan G. KomenOrange CountyDr. Jack Fraser St. JudeNeighborhood Health CentersRobert Grimm Hurtt Family HealthClinicMatt Gunderson Mission HospitalFoundationKim Iseley Obria FoundationJim Jenkins Boys & Girls Clubs ofCapistrano ValleyMatthew Kaiyum Serving KidsHope/Dr. Riba’s Health ClubMargaret Kalimada Mission HospitalFoundationHilary Kaye National MultipleSclerosis Society, Pacific South CoastChapterAnnette Kennedy Susan G. KomenOrange CountySue Lookman UnitedHealthcare Gloria Luna Mission HospitalFoundationDiana Lyon UnitedHealthcare Tim Lyons Alzheimer's FamilyServices CenterJoanne Macedo UnitedHealthcare

Kimberly McIntosh Mission HospitalFoundationJackie Mitchell AccessOC, SouthernCaliforniaBrady O’Connell Mission HospitalFoundationLinda Pimental HD CARE Carlos Prietto AccessOC, SouthernCaliforniaSol Reyes Susan G. Komen OrangeCounty RobertsFrances Saldana Disneyland ResortSamir Shah AccessOC, SouthernCaliforniaMichael Shepard AccessOC, SouthernCaliforniaRoxana Spiridon AIDS ServicesFoundation Orange CountyRosa Villalobos AccessOC, SouthernCaliforniaLynette Wiens Obria Medical ClinicsGigi Woodall Susan G. Komen OrangeCountyOlivia Yance Mommy & Me CancerFoundation

EDUCATION

Andria Azevedo Girls Inc. of OrangeCounty Jeanne Baird El Viento FoundationJessica Bello OCCHC/SteppingUPBill Blanning Science@OCElizabeth Blum Tiyya Bart Brown KidWorksJose Carlos Union Bank Robert Cummings El VientoFoundationSusan Dixon STIFELSalina Jimenez Girls Inc. of OrangeCountyCheryl Kamphefner Philip J. ReillyElementary SchoolAnna Kunkle Loara Saxons AlumniAssociation Inc. James Lancaster THINK TogetherCarlos Lopez THINK TogetherPeter Marr KidWorks Laura Rakunas Girls Inc. of OrangeCountyKathleen Rogers Team Kids Inc.



MATTHEW KAIYUMCategory: HealthHelping hand:Kaiyum helpedout with theServing KidsHope after-schoolFit Club programto teach kidsabout nutrition,physical activityand how to live ahealthy lifestyle.Kaiyum was recently diagnosed withleukemia. He has stayed amazinglystrong both physically and mentally.

SUSAN DIXONCategory:EducationHelping hand:Dixon has servedas a businesspartner volunteeralmost since theinception of HighSchool Inc. sevenyears ago. Shestarted byorganizing other business partnersto design the curriculum of theGlobal Business Academy and workedwith students at Valley High Schoolto implement the curriculum shehelped create. Dixon has since“adopted” another academy (NewMedia) to help provide structure andwork with faculty to developcurriculum relevant to business. HighSchool Inc. was created to promotelocal workforce development. It is aprivate/public partnership betweenthe Santa Ana Unified SchoolDistrict, Santa Ana Chamber ofCommerce and the High School Inc.Foundation.

CHERYL KAMPHEFNERCategory:EducationHelping hand: Aretired teacher,Kamphefnerdedicates morehours per weekat Philip J. ReillyElementarySchool in MissionViejo than mostof the teaching

staff – on campus every day forhours, and often late into the night,working with students, parents andfaculty. She works with the PTA andstudent council to help the schoolraise money; has developed funactivities to help students learn whileenjoying school; has revamped theP.E. program by purchasing andorganizing equipment; and hasrevitalized the Character Educationprogram. Kamphefner also hasworked with the Harper Foundationto bring tennis equipment andCharacter Education assemblies tothe school for three years.



Suzanne Ryan Boys & Girls Clubs ofCapistrano ValleyJim Schmitt Ocean InstituteJudi Taylor Girls Inc. of OrangeCountyDung Vu CCCS of Orange CountyBeth Yetzer Braille Institute

ANIMALS & ENVIRONMENT

Debbie Barba OC Animal CareLinda Barker Newport BayConservancyEddie Bielma OCCR, OCParks/Operation SupportBill Braly Irvine Ranch ConservancyJohn Brown Irvine RanchConservancyKevin DeNault OCCR, OCParks/Operation SupportDiane Etchison Ranch ConservancyBronwyn Farber OC Animal CareRick Gaskins Irvine RanchConservancy Mark Gaughan Bolsa ChicaConservancyRich Gomez OC Parks Ross Griswold Bolsa ChicaConservancyWilliam Halladay Newport BayConservancyDon Havens Irvine RanchConservancySusan Hohman OC Parks Rebekah Hwang OC Parks Christian Lutkemeyer Irvine RanchConservancyJay Matchett Irvine RanchConservancyGretchen Mavrovouniotis IrvineRanch ConservancyMichael Mavrovouniotis Irvine RanchConservancyDon Millar Newport Bay ConservancyAwbrea Moss OC ParksKen Pearson OC ParksRon Pennington Irvine RanchConservancyDavid Phillips OC Parks

Christy Porter OC ParksRozet Sangalang Clearinghouse CDFIAnabelle Serratos Girl Scouts ofOrange County Troop 2753Alicia Serratos Girl Scouts of OrangeCounty Troop 2753Donna Starr Bolsa Chica Conservancy Patricia (Pat) Steck OC Animal CareMax & Diane Stites OC ParksSusan Szechenyi-Rohrer Wells FargoLynda Weisman OC Animal Care Susan Westover Giali OC AnimalCareAllan White OC ParksKen Yamagata OC Parks

CORPORATE

Jennifer Barlow PAAMCOJason Billings Cox CommunicationsBarry Brittingham Mazda NorthAmerican OperationsMartha Cannady Bank of AmericaKenneth Chen Fluor Todd Chumley Cox CommunicationsJinhwa Chun Fluor Roya Cole AIDS Service FoundationOrange County

Daniel Crawford Kelley Blue BookAlex Cuevas Fluor Nikki Dao PAAMCOVirginia DePaola Grandma’s House ofHopeJeffry Diacono Bank of America Suzanne Dowe SBGA Katherine Fay Fluor Diana Flores Bank of America Mark Gabelsberg Mazda NorthAmerican OperationsKerry Givant Bank of America Jameson Greco FluorVera Gremling Bank of AmericaJolie Hales SBGAHeather Herd Rutan & Tucker LLP Uyen Hoang SBGAMohammad Jaffrey DisneylandResortDavid Junco FluorChance Kamphefner CoxCommunicationsMichael Macias Bank of AmericaJon Meeker SBGA Kathleen Monk FluorKristy Ollendorff Clearinghouse CDFI

Michael Page Rutan & Tucker LLP Flora Perera Mazda North AmericanOperationsKaren Reed Mazda North AmericanOperationsErnesto Rodriguez PAAMCOD’Adrianne Rystad Union Bank Bev Sawa FluorJim Shaughnessy SBGAMichael Skaggs Bank of AmericaGeronimo Soriano Bank of AmericaDaniel Sumner Mazda NorthAmerican OperationsBrandon Sylvia Rutan & Tucker LLPAngela Tindall PAAMCOEvan Zepfel PAAMCO

ARTS

Michelle Bendetti The LagunaPlayhouseJoann Driggers Cal State FullertonValerie Imhof Pacific Symphony Sandy Johnson Cal State Fullerton Michelle Moreno Zumasys Terry Thoren CAPOC’s OC Food BankFred Trapine Muckenthaler CulturalCenterBella Zintel Boys & Girls Clubs ofCapistrano Valley

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ralph Curcio Orange PoliceDepartmentNoah Daniels Wells Fargo DealerServicesGary Drabek Placentia PoliceDepartmentJeri Fender Irvine Police Department Gerald Fullerton Fountain ValleyPolice Department Richard Gessay Orange CountySheriffs Rich Helmick Orange PoliceDepartmentJohn Kunselman Fullerton PoliceDepartmentLyle Lewinson Placentia PoliceDepartmentChris Masuzumi Huntington BeachPolice DepartmentNancy Michel Orange County Sheriffs



ANABELLE SERRATOSCategory: Animals & EnvironmentHelping hand: Anabelle, 7, volunteered more than 132 hoursof community service in 2014, the majority of her timeplanting, weeding, watering and doing other maintenance inher school’s garden. She has helped at other school andchurch gardens, made dresses for girls in need in Africa andlast year donated her hair for the first time. Anabelle also hasparticipated in two graffiti-removal projects.

ALICIA SERRATOSCategory: Animals & EnvironmentHelping hand: Alicia, 8, dedicated 146 hours to volunteeringin 2014, mostly for her school garden, helping to raise moneyfor supplies and providing hands-on assistance with weeding,planting and watering. She also proposed the idea of a seedlibrary and garden club on campus. Alicia volunteered in otherschool and church gardens, harvested food with The HarvestClub of Orange County for the Second Harvest Food Bank andhas made dresses for girls in Africa in need. She also hasraised awareness about the mistreatment of elephants andraised money for The Asian Elephant Foundation; crocheted a sleeping mat out ofplastic grocery bags and put together care packages for the homeless; helpedwith graffiti removals; and donated her hair.

SISTERS ANABELLE AND ALICIA SERRATOS



HUMAN & COMMUNITY

ALPHA Auxiliary ALPHAAuxiliary-Fullerton Assistance League BB&T Insurance Services of OrangeCounty Jamboree Housing Corp. –Lighthouse Team Connect-to-Council OrganizationConnect-to-Council Cox Cares Boys & Girls Club ofLaguna Beach Debbie and Sierra Hurson Miraclesfor Kids DSAOC Book Club VolunteerFacilitators Down SyndromeAssociation of Orange CountyFood Riders of OCC Share Our SelvesCommunity Health Center Forever Footprints Board andVolunteer Staff ForeverFootprints/Orange County Walk toRemember Inc.Forge 54 Coast to Canyon Real Estate Gay For Good Orange CountyCAPOC’s OC Food BankGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Gibson,Dunn & Crutcher LLP Inaugural Volunteers Bob Hope USOat John Wayne Airport Ingram Micro Children’s Bureau ofSouthern California Innovative Housing Board andAdvisors All Stars InnovativeHousing Opportunities Kelley Blue Book Orange CountyRonald McDonald House LA Coast FSAs Merrill EdgeMariners Church Mission ViejoFamilies Forward OC Junior Roller Derby OC JuniorRoller DerbyProject Access Inc. Project AccessInc.

Soffa-Wong-Nassief-Simon FamilyFOCUS Orange County The Bansil Family CAPOC’s OC FoodBank The Order of Malta Second HarvestFood Bank of Orange CountyVolunteers of Children’s HopeInternational Children’s HopeInternational Literacy & Development

HEALTH

HSK Smiles Healthy Smiles for Kidsof Orange County TeamPatricia McMaster and Sue CatlinAcacia Adult Day Services

EDUCATION

Adult Transition Program TigerWoods Learning CenterCalled by Love Institute Called byLove Institute Delhi Stars Delhi CenterGreater OC Inland Division of UnionBank Junior Achievement ofSouthern CaliforniaHispanic Scholarship GolfTournament Committee Cal StateFullerton International Educators’ Hall of FameYouth-on-the-Move EducationInternationalKeystone Boys & Girls Clubs of LaHabraOLLI Collaboration Cal StateFullertonSouthern California Edison Bike MSPower Peddlers National MultipleSclerosis SocietyThe Gary Center The Gary CenterWomen of Vision, Orange CountyChapter THINK Together

ANIMALS & ENVIRONMENT

SHARE Mountain Bike Club of OrangeCounty OC Parks

CORPORATE

Albertsons/Coast Produce NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society Bank of America CommunityVolunteers Bank of AmericaCarl Warren Cares Carl Warren & Co.Cox Cares Foundation AdvisoryBoard Cox Communications Disneyland Resort Risk ManagementTeam Disneyland ResortEdwards Lifesciences SpecialOlympics Champions EdwardsLifesciences Edwards Lifesciences “StrengthenOur Community” SteeringCommittee Edwards LifesciencesFairmont Newport Beach SouthCounty OutreachFirst American Goes Pink FirstAmericanFluidmaster FluidmasterGetSet Lead Team PIMCOJones Day Pro Bono Attorneys JonesDayMaking a Difference Senn DelaneyQBE North America QBE NorthAmerica QBE North America Core VolunteerTeam Habitat for Humanity of OrangeCountyTeam Beckman Coulter BeckmanCoulter Inc.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Anaheim Homeless Liaison OfficersCoast to Coast Foundation Citizen Assisting Police, BuenaPolice Volunteers Buena Park PoliceVolunteers, Citizens Assisting Police

VOLUNTEERING CAN BEA COLLECTIVE EFFORT

These groupsare beingrecognized fordonating theirtime as a team.

Jeffrey Myer Huntington Beach PoliceDepartmentCarole Peterson Buena Park PoliceVolunteers (Citizens Assisting Police) Donald Piantoni Buena Park PoliceVolunteers (Citizens Assisting Police)Edythe Piantoni Buena Park PoliceVolunteers (Citizens Assisting Police) Barbara Rier Huntington Beach PoliceDepartmentMarty Smith Huntington Beach PoliceDepartmentLeanne Sperling Orange PoliceDepartmentElaine Stephen Orange PoliceDepartmentMaury Thews Buena Park PoliceVolunteers (Citizens Assisting Police)Cheryl Tonic Huntington Beach PoliceDepartmentRoger Weninger Huntington BeachPolice Department


GARY DRABEKCategory: LawEnforcementHelping hand:Drabek has been avolunteer chaplainwith the PlacentiaPolice Departmentfor 23 years and iscurrently the seniorchaplain, assistingwith mentoring newchaplains. |One of

the main responsibilities of policechaplains is to offer invocations at cityevents. |Another duty is to assist withpolice calls. Many times officers orindividuals feel the need for a chaplain,and Drabek has been called out to renderassistance. Situations include assistingwith death notification; speaking with afamily during an active investigation; andcomforting those in need by praying withthem or waiting with them until familyarrives. Drabek served as a reserveofficer from 1993 to 2014, assisting withDUI checkpoints, backgroundinvestigations and beat patrols.

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