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PRESS RELEASE
Submitted by:
Pat Clary
Director of Marketing and Communication
909.697.4720
RELEASE DATE MARCH 28, 2002
VOLUNTEER DIVERSITY PROGRAM
GRADUATION
March 25, 2002 (Riverside, California)–Riverside
Community Hospital hosted the seventh annual Blueprint for
Volunteer Diversity graduation ceremony on Wednesday, March
27, 2002.
The Blueprint 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. The Program also prepares
organizations to successfully involve these newly trained
volunteers.
Founded by Mayor Ronald Loveridge,
City of Riverside, Telesis Foundation, and United Way of the
Inland Valleys, this year’s program was sponsored by
Bank of America Foundation, Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical
Center, Kiwanis Club of Uptown Riverside, Riverside County’s
Credit Union and The Gas Company.
Riverside’s Mayor Loveridge
said, "Part of Riverside’s greatness is the diversity
of its citizens. Our commitment must be to provide the opportunity
for all citizens to be involved with the governance of their
community." Jose Marquez Program Officer with The California
Endowment was the keynote speaker delivering a timely message
on the difference one person can make through their involvement
in their local community.
Kathleen Gonzales, an Assistant
Attorney for the City of Riverside and Viola Lindsey, Assistant
Professor with Loma Linda University, Co-Chairs for the Blueprint
for Volunteer Diversity Planning Committee presided over the
ceremony. "I want to live in a community where people
see a need, they roll up their sleeves, they get involved,
and they make a difference" said Lindsey, a graduate
of the first Blueprint for Volunteer Diversity Class of 1995.
The 2002 Blueprint Class of 21
graduates are: John Aguilar, Jr., Delores Armour, Reverend
James Baylark, Kimberly Bracy, Naomi Bradley, Blanche M. Cook,
Monique Flaherty, Bernie Gutierrez, Andrea Head, Juan Heredia,
Burma Lee Manns, Philip Nava, Ursula Peine, Francisco Robledo,
Abraham Schwartz, Muriel Schwartz, Mona Lisa Stallworth, Roxanna
Starkey, Michelle Wafer, Fanchon "Candi" Walker
and Cheryl Willams.
The 2002 graduating class is prepared
and available to serve on local boards and commissions in
their respective communities of Riverside, Moreno Valley,
Corona and Perris. For more information contact Jenice Haskin,
Program Coordinator at 909.697.4719.
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