Awards Winners - the Fruits of our Labors
Violet Richardson Award Winner
Violet Richardson Award Winner
March 2025
Our Violet Richardson Award was given to Jenny Gonzalez. She is a junior at Middle College High School. Jenny got involved in a volunteer program at the San Pablo Police Department as some of her family members are in law enforcement. She demonstrated her commitment and abilities in her volunteer work. Jenny later joined the junior police academy where she excelled. She has been given an internship at the San Pablo Police Department.
See below for applications links.
Live Your Dream Award Winners
Violet Richardson Award Winner
March 2025
Our Live Your Dream Award recipients were Rina Escobar and Catalina Chavez. 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. Both are single mothers who have had struggles but are working against difficult odds to better their lives.
We wish all of our awards winners the very best in their future endeavors.
High School Scholarship Winners
High School Scholarship Winners
May 15, 2025
We awarded $5,000 scholarships to two very deserving young women. Alex Vidaurre will graduate from Richmond High School and will head to U.C. Berkeley in the fall. Alex plans to major in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. She is involved in the M.E.T. Program at Cal. Our other recipient was Naysa Yow Fletcher who is graduating from Hercules High School. She will attend U.C. Irvine and major in Electrical Engineering. Naysa was unable to attend our meeting, so we did a FaceTime call to congratulate her.