Awards Winners - the Fruits of our Labors
Violet Richardson Award Winner
March 2026
Our Violet Richardson Award was given Leia Atendido. She is a student at Salesian College Preparatory High School. Liea is very involved in the student leadership program, SLAM- Student Leadership and Ministry. She is a busy student who is actively involved in encouraging spirit and cohesiveness across the entire school community.
See below for applications links.
Live Your Dream Award Winners
March 2026
Our Live Your Dream Award recipients were Bianca Gonzalez and Malaya Mahenderker. Both women expressed their gratitude for receiving the awards and told inspiring stories about working to improve their situations because they want to make better lives for their children. Bianca is interested in becoming a police officer and is working on an Administration of Justice degree at Contra Costa College. Malaya, also a student at Contra Costa College, has 6 months left in her program to become an LVN. She plans to continue her education to get
her RN degree.
We wish all of our awards winners the very best in their future endeavors.
High School Scholarship Winners
High School Scholarship Winners
May 2026
We awarded $5,000 scholarships to three very deserving young women. Cali Stewart will graduate from Richmond High School and will attend UC Berkeley. She is academically gifted, resilient and service driven. Cali's ambition is to earn degrees in Cell/Molecular Biology and Economics. Alicia Revuelta, from Richmond High School as well, is a compassionate, driven and resilient young woman. Being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a teenager inspired a commitment to healthcare. Alicia plans to study Public Health at a four-year university to eventually become a Physician Assistant. Monique Hernandez, our third recipient, will graduate from Hercules High School. She is committed to being an active learner and mentoring younger women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Monique will pursue bioengineering at UC Berkeley.