HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11241992 - 1.17 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Honoring )
THE SAN FRANCISCO !1FOUNDATION for ) RESOLUTION NO. 92/ 797
Presenting the Koshland Awards )
The San Francisco !wFoundation is known throughout the Bay Area for
its generous awards to local agencies and individuals. In 1982,
the Daniel E. Koshland Civic Unity Award was developed to be
presented to the dedicated leaders of struggling communities. This
year' s focus was on North Richmond.
Each award consists of a $1,500 prize to an individual who has
shown tremendous commitment to the North Richmond community. Also,
the winner receives $5,000 to be given to the North Richmond agency
of their choice; land an additional $5, 000 goes to the winner' s
organization annually over the next four years.
Twelve people were honored on November 5, 1992, during a memorable
ceremony: Bobby'{ Bowens--Alcohol, Drug, & Violence Prevention
Specialists for Opportunity West; Henry Clark--Executive Director
of West County Tolxics Coalition; Robert Creer--Director of Race
Relations for Richmond Unified School District; Claudette Garner--
Director of Healthy Tomorrows for East Bay Perinatal Council;
Arthur "Bubba" Godfrey--Outreach Worker for Neighborhood House of
North Richmond; Taalia Hasan--Executive Director for West Contra
Costa Youth Service Bureau; Annette Lerma--Director of the AIDS
Project for Familias Unidas; Jacqueline Malbrough--Education
Counselor for Neighborhood House of North Richmond; Comilas
Robertson--Director for Richmond Police Athletics League; Choy
Saephan--Outreach i�hWorker for Neighborhood House of North Richmond;
Martha Watson--Drug & Alcohol Counselor for Shields Reid Community
Center; and Margery Woodard--North Richmond Community Activist.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors honors
THE SAN FRANCISCO1FOUNDATION for presenting the Koshland Awards.
This is a unique a!`pproach towards civic improvement and unity, and
we appreciate these efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON November 24, 1992, by a unanimous vote of the
Board members present.
SunneeWWright McPeak, C i
Tom Powers Robert I . Schroder
Nan( Fanden Tom Torlakson-
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.I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on
the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
24th day of November, 1992.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Adm' ' str or.
BY
De erk
Introduced by Supervisor
Sunne Wright McPeak,
District IV