Four Outstanding Coastside Volunteers Selected as Nominees for Service Above Self Award 2015

Four Coastside residents, June Baxter, Carol Ferguson, Judy Macias, and Naomi Patridge, have been named by the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay as nominees for the 2015 Service Above Self Award for their outstanding contributions to voluntarism on the San Mateo Coast.

2015 marks the fourth year for this award. Nominees will be honored at the Magic of the Coastside fundraiser evening on March 21st at the IDES Hall, and one of the finalists will be given the Service Above Self Award for 2015. These women exemplify voluntarism by their active participation and leadership in several organizations.

June Baxter, a long-standing member of AAUW, is committed to advancing educational opportunities for girls, and her contributions include setting up a school volunteer group for elementary schools and serving on a number of committees focused on providing scholarships and math and science learning opportunities. She loves the beautiful Coastside, and she is an active volunteer with the California State Parks. She’s served for 18 years with AAUW, 17 with California State Park, and 5 years by encouraging voter registration as a member of the Coastside Democrats Club.

Carol Ferguson is another exemplary volunteer who gives her time and dedication to the Senior Coastsiders/Adult Day Health Center, the James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Coastside women’s Club, the Adopt a Family program of Coastside Hope, and the Johnston House Christmas Boutique. Coastsiders see Carol at fundraising events for Seniors, Seniors Night Out, Taste of the Coast, Senior Housing Habitat Day, and Pumpkin Festival. She has served as a Board Member and held a number of leadership positions with the Coastside Women’s Club. Her years of service span 16 years on the Coastside.

Judy Macias, a familiar name in Half Moon Bay as Founding Board Member of the Sonrisas Community Dental Center, is Founder and Co-Chair of Village of the Coastside. This visionary program follows the model of more than 140 Villages in the U.S. to establish a virtual village to help people “age in place.” Her leadership has also been instrumental in Sonrisas providing dental services to thousands of low-income residents since its founding in 2001.

Naomi Patridge is best known in her capacity as elected official, including 7 terms as Mayor of Half Moon Bay, but she is also an active and passionate volunteer. She is Founder and President of the Half Moon Bay Girls Softball League, co-chair of the capital fund campaign for the Boys & Girls Club, and former director of Half Moon Bay Little League and the Coastside Youth Sports Association. Her passion for youth sports extends beyond Half Moon Bay, and she’s served on the Central Coast Section Board of Athletic Directors, and as a representative on the National High School Federation Softball Rules Committee. Her service years span almost 40 years on the Coastside.

Magic of the Coastside is the venue for the award presentation and is the major fundraising event for the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay. For the fourth year, Magic will feature appetizers and no-host bar, dinner,”Bidding for Good” online and silent auction, and entertainment by the Blue Street Jazz Band. The goal is for the event to be casual, fun, and affordable for the Coastside community ($75/person). Funds raised support the Club’s signature cause, the Coastside RotaCare Clinic.

Details on this popular event and tickets are available online at http://www.rotaryofhalfmoonbay.com/SitePage/magic-of-the-coastside.

The members of the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay donate time and money to support the under-served in the community and around the world. The Club’s signature local cause is RotaCare, the free medical clinic for the uninsured in Half Moon Bay and the surrounding Coastside communities. The Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay is one of 34,000 clubs around the world. The Half Moon Bay Club meets each Thursday for lunch at the Portuguese Center at 724 Kelly Street in downtown Half Moon Bay. http://www.rotaryofhalfmoonbay.com/

Contact Mary Corcoran, Public Relations Chairperson, at mcorcoranhmb@gmail.com or 650-218-0436.