Sonoma Valley’s ‘star’ volunteers
The Sonoma Valley Fund, an affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, together with the Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund recognized 41 outstanding volunteers with its annual Star Volunteer Awards. Honored at a celebratory gathering were:
10,000 Degrees – Marty Stein, Steve Page
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley – Selma Blanusa
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley / Teen Services – Joelle Smith
CarePartners Initiative – Bill O’Neal
Food For All / Comida Para Todos – Katherine Fonseca
Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) – Ligia Booker, Sherry Michael
Friends of the Sonoma Valley Library – Susan Shinomoto
Homeless Action Sonoma – Shayla Finato
Impact100 Sonoma – Sarah Carroll
Jack London State Historic Park – JoAnn Augustine
Kid Scoop News – Elena Toscano
KSVY SonomaTV – Pat Carlin
La Luz Center – Elisa Huerta
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation – Jocelyn Vick
Seeds of Learning – Cathy Sowa
Sonoma Arts Live Theatre Company – Sue Martin
Sonoma Botanical Garden – Susan Peterson and Ray St. Francis
Sonoma Community Center – Nancy Barrett
Sonoma Ecology Center – Rebecca Chekouras
Sonoma Immigrant Services – Rocio Caballero
Sonoma International Film Festival – Dana Grantham & Alison Miller
Sonoma Overlook Trail – Roy Tennant
Sonoma Overnight Support – Pat Collins
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation – Gerry Brinton
Sonoma Springs Community Hall – Ariel Osborne-Peterson
Sonoma Valley Collaborative – Ann Colichidas
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center – Jan & Joe Celio
Sonoma Valley Fund – Simon Blattner
Sonoma Valley Hospital – Mrs. Alice Friesen
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance – Marie Bradley
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art – Mimi Makowsky
Special Olympics Sonoma Valley – Maureen Fuentes
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park – Susie Albrecht
Sweetwater Spectrum – Ken Cheitlin
Transcendence Theater Company – Lorraine Reuther
Valley of the Moon Music Festival – Bonnie Walner
Valley of the Moon Observatory Association – Loren Cooper
Verity – Heather Johnson
Vintage House – Irene Pelmear
Nonprofit organizations were also honored.
