Awards Winners - the Fruits of our Labors
Violet Richardson Award Winner
March 28, 2019
Our Violet Richardson Award winners, Nicole Ward, a student at El Sobrante Christian School, and Alondra Alvarez-Murillo, a student at Leadership Public Schools, Richmond, were honored for their volunteer work at the The Richmond Art Center and the Leadership Public Schools Key Club.This award is named after the founder of the Soroptimist organization.
See below for applications links.
Live Your Dream Award Winner
March 28, 2019
Our Live Your Dream Award winner, LaTonya Thomas, is attending Contra Costa College to pursue a nursing degree while being the primary source of support for her family. She explained to us that she is currently a Certified Nursing Assistant and plans to continue her education to get an RN degree with the help of the Live Your Dream award.
We wish all of our awards winners the very best in their future endeavors.
High School Scholarship Winners
May 24, 2018 and June 14, 2018
Two young women received The Soroptimist of Richmond Scholarship. Christine Fung and Hayley Thongvanh are shown here with Janis McNair, chair of the Soroptimist Awards Programs. Christine graduated from Hercules High School and Hayley graduated from Middle College High School-Contra Costa College. By coincidence, both girls are heading to U.C. Davis and both want to pursue careers in the medical field.