City Puts Spotlight On Volunteers
It was cheers all around last night, as members of the City Council including the Mayor, and City Manager Ken Pulskamp got together at Margarita’s Grill to honor the people that have made the Newhall Community Center highly successful in its first year of operation.
The Newhall Community Center is barely a year old, and serves a community that is mostly underserved in the area of parks and activities.
Twenty five people were given awards for their work in programs like Homework Help, Boxing, Ballet Folklorico, Violin and more.
Stacey Chavez & Javier Rodriguez got the title of “Members of the Year.”
The honored volunteers are:
Manny “Superman” Jimenez – Boxing Program
Judy McClure – Homework Helper
Raoul Hurd – Homework Helper
Wendy Collins – Holiday Party Fundraising
Guadalupe Carrubias – Workshops and Fundraising
Jacquie Ponce – Translation & Community Services
Royal & Terry Montross – Karate and Violin programs
Dave Moreno & Josh Moreno – Karate programs
Marv Wilk – Citizenship Immigration workshops
Mayte Razo – Teen Program Volunteer
Dave Rentz – StraySheep 100 Ministries – Teens
LaVern Antoine – Violin Program
Jesus Acosta – Teen Program Volunteer
Willis Allen – Teen Program Volunteer
Maria Arguello – Translation Services
Nathan Pellegrin – Teen Program Volunteer
Sharon Rendall & Barkley & Sofia – Read to a Dog
Michael Siwula & Tippy 2 – Read to a Dog
Dave and Diane Valantine, Bonnie and Bailey – Read to a Dog
Lisa Fry and Giselle – Read to a Dog
Dr. Francisco del Rio – Chess Club for kids
Jeanette Amaro – Boxing Program
