Community of Character announces Scholarship for Village High School Senior, Abigail Bee Richardson

The Community of Character Collaborative announces Scholarship for Village High School Senior, Abigail Bee Richardson

The Juanita Haugen Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Juanita Haugen, founder of the coalition, who died in 2007 due to cancer. Mrs. Haugen was a former president not only of the local school board, but also of the California School Boards Association.

Abigail Bee Richardson has been a true community leader on the Village High School campus. When she is not contributing to classroom discussions, Bee is buzzing around the campus hosting Leadership fundraisers and putting together videos for our school assemblies.

Bee has single-handedly made our morning announcements a more engaging means of communication. Her positive attitude and generous, welcoming spirit has won her the respect of staff and students. She represents well the character traits of the Community of Character, which are: compassion, honesty, respect, responsibility, integrity, and self-discipline.

Previously announced were representatives from Foothill and Amador Valley high schools: Mikayla Tran from Foothill High School, daughter of Anh and Diane Tran, Joshua Ott from Amador Valley High School, son of David Ott and Laura Melchionne, and Lauren Ho-Tseung of Amador Valley High School, daughter of Lars and Kristen Ho-Tseung. (Details of their awards and accomplishments are on the website: www.CommunityOfCharacter.org)

On-Line Auction to raise funds for the Juanita Haugen Scholarship.

An online auction is currently in progress to increase scholarship funds, some great bargains are available by going to www. biddingforgood.com then input “Pleasanton” into the search box to get to our auction.

Bidding will help the scholarship grow to increase the value of the scholarships and number of awards, and continuing the legacy of Juanita Haugen.

Dinner with the Mayor, another fundraiser to benefit the Scholarship Fund will be held on Thursday, Aug 26, 2017. Tickets are $75 per person, and the intention is to keep it to a small intimate group of about 30 attendees. Tickets may be reserved by going to the Chamber website, www.Pleasanton.org.

Reserve now to hold your place.

The Community of Character is sponsored by the City of Pleasanton, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and other faith and non-profit groups. Their mission is to promote the values within the schools and community.