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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DATE: March 5, 1996 MATTER OF RECORD
On this day of March 5, 1996, the Substance Abuse 'Advisory Board
presented to this year's recipients the "People that Make a
Difference Awards. "
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO BOARD ACTION TAKEN
CCG Substance Abuse Div 5103136384
C o v E a
' FAX
S H E. E T
To: Cleark of the Board
cc: Karen.Butler. - 20 Allen
Fax #: 646-10.59
Subject: Substance Abuse Advisory Board's People that Udke a.Difference Awards
Date:, February 14, 1996
Pages: 3, including this cover sheet.
Saludos! Following up on fax sent yesterdav and conversation a week ago, this is a,request for the
Substance Abuse Advisory Board to be place on the Board of Supervisor's Agenda on Tuesday
February 27. The request is for a Presentation from members of the Substance Abuse Advisory
Board to this year's recipients of the People that Make a D fference Awarciws. The presentation will
take 10-15 minutes max.
The Contra Costa County Substance Abuse Advisory Board acknowledges both volunteer and non-
volunteer individuals and groups who have significantly contributed towards combating substance
abuse in our community. Awards recepients are honored at a Board of Supervisor's ceremony-
Mr. favid Travers, President of the Substance Abuse Advisory Board will make the formal
introduction and ask the Supervisor's to hand out awards to the following recipients:
• Mr. Tom Aswad - Volunteer Individual Award
• Martinez CASA - Volunteer Group Award
• Mr. David Herrington -Non-Volunteer Individual Award
1 jima Family Recovery Services -Non-Volunteer Group Award
Please let me know as soon as possible if this is possible so I can pass on this information to the
recipients. Gracias.
From the desk of...
Amalia Gonzalez del Valle
Project Director
Community Substance Abuse Services
597 Center Avenue Sulte#320
Martinez,CA 94663
(510)313-8389
Fax,(610)313-8307
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Substance Abuse Advisory Board "People Who Make A Difference" Award
When: On Tuesday March 5, 1996 at 9:30 A.M., the Contra Costa County Substance Abuse
Advisory Board's "People Who Make a Difference"Award Ceremony will take place at
the Board of Supervisors Meeting, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
What: Once a year the Contra Costa County Substance Abuse Advisory Board
acknowledges both volunteer and non-volunteer individuals and groups that
have significantly contributed towards reducing substance abuse in our
communities. This year's Awards honor the following people and groups:
Individual Volunteer Award - Tom Aswad of Walnut Creek serves on five substance abuse planning
boards, facilitates care of recovering addicts and alcoholics, has successfully advocated to introduce
Narcotic's Anonymous in the County Jails, serves as coordinator and co-chair of the Central County
Partnership for a Drug and Alcohol Free Contra Costa County, and is a highly esteemed role model and
mentor to youth in the area of substance abuse prevention and education.
Group Volunteer Award-After the loss of David Buffington,a death related to alcohol sales to minors,
his mother and friends asked themselves: Why did it happen?What could have been done to stop it?Their
decision,to open a safe and sober dance club for teenagers every Saturday night. Club 21 was founded by
a partnership between Martinez youth and the Martinez Community Against Substance Abuse(CASA).The
young people named the club in memory of their friend-21 was David's Alhambra High School football
jersey number. Since the club opened in March 1995, approximately 5,000 young people have attended.
This group of committed volunteers-adults,young adults, and youth have clearly resolved a community
need creatively and effectively.
Individual Non-Volunteer Award-David Herrington works for the California Department of Corrections
and the Bay Area Services Network in Contra Costa County. David has helped move many parolee's into
substance abuse treatment, helped them with their addiction, and exhibits a commitment to serve this
population that goes beyond his assigned responsibilities-allowing people to page him 24 hours a day if
they need support to deal with their addiction; visiting clients at the residential treatment programs; and
educating other providers about how treatment can help parolees stay out of the criminal justice system.
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Group Non-Volunteer Award -For ten years Ujima Family Recovery Services has made a significant
contribution towards combating substance abuse in disadvantaged pregnant and parenting women,children,
and families in Contra Costa County.Ujima's services have been designated exemplary perinatal programs
for the State of California by the Department of alcohol and Drug Programs.Ujima began in 1986, a grass
roots effort of concerned citizens who wanted to address the lack of specialized substance abuse treatment
programs for women and children, particularly low-income and homeless women severely affected by
alcoholism and drug addiction. "Ujima" means collective work and responsibility, one of the values
commemorated in the African-American Celebration of Kwanzaa-a name that fits the value and ideal of
the program, its providers, clients, and recovering families and communities it serves.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT ELAINE CODY(510)313-6301