We hope you'll join us for the 2016 North County "Looking Forward" Awards Dinner on Sunday, May 22 at 5 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 3455 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria.

We will recognize five individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community.

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This year’s award recipients are:

• Rosemary Holmes, Giving Back to the Community Award, for giving back selflessly to the community through volunteer activities and community projects.
• Chuck Madson, “Looking Forward” Award, for strong leadership and vision in community building, civic engagement, and improving the quality of life in our community.
• Patricia Solorio, Working Families Award, for helping working families to obtain affordable health care, housing, educational and job opportunities; or to improve wages, benefits, working conditions, and worker rights.
• Franca Bongi Lockard, Social Justice Award, for promoting fairness, tolerance, equality, respect and compassion for all people in our community.
• Doug Jenzen, Environmental Protection & Sustainability Award, for valuing, protecting, and preserving our natural resources and environment.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Looking Forward Sponsor

United Food & Commercial Workers Local 770

Platinum Sponsor

Service Employees International Union Local 721

Gold Sponsor

Service Employees International Union Local 620

Silver Sponsors

Fund for Santa Barbara

May Kwok

United Domestic Workers Local 3930 AFL-CIO

Bronze Sponsors

Democratic Club of the Santa Maria Valley

Law Office of Marc Chytilo

Lompoc Valley Democratic Club

Los Padres Chapter of the Sierra Club

McCune Foundation

Ng & Ng Dental & Eyecare Center

Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of the NAACP

Click here to see our op-ed on this event that ran in the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record on March 30, 2016. 

Gale McNeeley, with Betty Faas on piano, will sing a song selected by each recipient to each recipient.

Tickets:

If purchased by May 15, tickets are $70/person, or $65 for SBCAN members.

Tickets purchased after May 15 are $75 for members and non-members.

Dinner Choices:

We had to turn in the dinner choices already. Anyone who orders now will have to order off the menu (but the menu doesn't look too bad).

Click here to check out a video of last year's awards dinner.