Pleasanton Do-Gooders Awarded

From the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce:

February 21 2020

PLEASANTON, California – The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce will recognize those deserving individuals, groups and businesses who have demonstrated excellence and community leadership in business, volunteer activities and achievement within the Pleasanton community on Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Firehouse Arts Center. The Community Service Awards began in 1963 to recognize good people doing great things in the community and since then hundreds of recipients have been honored.

The honorees for the 57th Annual Community Service Awards are:

Business Philanthropy UNCLE CREDIT UNION

Chevron Fuel Your School Teacher Award JONATHAN GRANTHAM

Distinguished Individual Service BERNIE BILLEN

Excellence in Business BUMBLEBEE MARKETING SERVICES

Excellence in Service SPECTRUM COMMUNITY SERVICES

Green Business EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Lifetime Achievement VIC MALATESTA

The Chamber is also pleased to announce the continued partnership with Chevron for the Fuel Your School Teacher Award, presented to a teacher in the Pleasanton Unified School District. Chevron’s Fuel Your School program is available to help fund classroom projects posted by K-12 public school teachers on DonorsChoose.org. The Fuel Your School program is part of Chevron’s overall support for education, which has totaled over $400 million worldwide since 2013, helping to provide teachers with the tools to prepare students for the jobs of the future.

This event, sponsored by the Amos Productions, Black Tie Transportation, Cellar Door, Chevron, Golden 1 Credit Union and Moving Perceptions, will celebrate amazing people who go the extra mile to make Pleasanton a fabulous place to live and do business. The public is invited to attend this fun-filled evening beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a hosted bar and heavy hors' doeuvres in the wonderful setting of the Firehouse Arts Center followed by the awards presentation inside the theater. Cost to attend is $40 per person and tickets are on sale now at www.pleasanton.org.

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available. If you are interested in company recognition through an event that is evidence that we live and work in a thriving community, contact the Chamber via email.

The Pleasanton Chamber presented nine Community Service Awards in March of 2019 – Chevron Fuel Your School Teacher Award: Kelly Lack; Business Philanthropy: Black Tie Transportation and Omni Fight Club; Excellence in Business: Ogden Costa Creative Group; Excellence in Service: Sunflower Hill; Distinguished Individual Service: Joe Carlucci and Susan Hayes; Green Business: Sabio on Main; Lifetime Achievement: Ted C. Fairfield.

This press release was produced by the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.