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PRESS RELEASE
Submitted by:
Pat Clary
Director of Marketing and Communication
909.697.4720
BLUEPRINT
FOR VOLUNTEER DIVERSITY RECEIVES $17,000
Riverside,
California (February 4, 2002) — Jim King, Riverside District
Manager of The Gas Company presented United Way of the Inland
Valleys with a check for $17,000 in support of the Blueprint
for Volunteer Diversity Program.
This
program was launched in 1995 through a collaboration of Mayor
Ronald O. Loveridge, City of Riverside, Pacific Telesis, and
United Way of the Inland Valleys. The program identifies,
trains and supports members of ethnic, racial and other underrepresented
groups to become effective, knowledgeable members of nonprofit
boards and public-sector commissions and prepares organizations
to successfully involve these newly trained volunteers.
The
Gas Company became involved with this program in 1999 with
a contribution of $500, increasing that to $1000 in 2000.
"We watched how the program worked and in seeing the
direct benefit to our community wanted to invest more"
said Jim King.
The
donation from The Gas Company will be directed to the development
of a youth component in the Blueprint for Volunteer Diversity
Program.
Blueprint
for Volunteer Diversity candidates receive eight weeks of
training which includes: The Overview of Board Service; Legal
Issues and Parliamentary Procedures; Operational Strategies;
Internal Relations and Collective Decision-Making & Team
Building; Fund Raising; and Community and Public Relations.
Volunteers
working with Blueprint for Volunteer Diversity include Mr.
Art Alcaraz, City of Moreno Valley; Ms. Jennifer Blakely,
The Sundance Company; Dr. Damon Castillo, Riverside
County Office of Education; Ms. Connie Confer, Retired
Assistant City Attorney — City of Riverside; Ms. Eliza
Daniely-Woolfolk, Alternatives to Domestic Violence; Ms.
Kathleen Gonzales, City of Riverside; Ms. Debbi Hufffman
Guthrie, Roy O. Huffman Roof Company; Dr. Fritz Guy,
La Sierra University; Mr. Booker Huling, Uptown Kiwanis;
Mr. Charles Johnson, CPP, Parliamentary Consultant;
Mr. Jim King, The Gas Company; Ms. Viola Lindsey,
Loma Linda University; Mr. John Lonberg, Chairman of
the State Rehabilitation Appeals Board; Ms. Gloria Lopez,
County of Riverside; Dr. Nancy Mary, California State
University, San Bernardino; Ms. Rose Mayes, Fair Housing
Council of Riverside Co., Inc.; Ms. Colleen McBride,
Riverside Arts Council; Dr. Jacqueline Mimms, University
of California; Mr. Carlos Managas, County of Riverside;
Councilman Ameal Moore, City of Riverside; Ms. Damaris
Perez, Community Access Center; Mr. Rich Ramirez,
Riverside Community College; Mr. Emilio Ramirez, Economic
Development Agency; Mr. Javier Rosales, City of Riverside;
Mr. Chuck Salcido, Pacific Bell; Ms. Elaine Sanchez,
County of Riverside; Ms. Claraneice Scott, Retired
District Attorney; Ms. Dena
Smith, County of San Bernardino; Eric Solander,
Kaiser Permanente; Ms. Mary Ann Stalder, Retired; Reverend
L.R. Stevenson, Second Baptist Church; Ms. Trang Tran,
Best, Best & Krieger, LLP; Ms. Ofelia Valdez-Yeager,
Riverside County Office of Education; Mr. Shawn Washington
CPA, Independent; Mr. Todd Wingate, University
of California;
For
more information on this program contact Jenice Haskin, Project
Coordinator at 909.697.6719.
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