We hope you will join us ONLINE on Sunday, June 27, 2021 for the

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Our fun awards event is the only local awards celebration where the awardees have songs sung to them.

Gale McNeeley, accompanied by Joe Payne on guitar, will sing to each of the award winners.

Join us to honor activism in North County - virtually - while we recognize 15 outstanding individuals and organizations during our 2021 North County “Looking Forward” Awards Celebration & Fundraiser on Sunday, June 27th at 4 p.m. 

View the Tribute Book here: https://www.flipsnack.com/5ACBEF77C6F/tribute-book-2021-north-county-looking-forward-awards.html 

2021 Award Recipients

Yasmin Dawson Selim, “Looking Forward” Award

Lorraine and Wally Waldau, Giving Back Award

Larry Bishop, Environmental Protection & Sustainability Award

Zulema Aleman Garcia, Working Families Award

Pam Gates and Cliff Solomon, Social Justice Award

Art Hibbits, Lifetime Achievement Award 

Juliana Neel, Youth Activist Award

2021 Special Recognitions

Because of the extenuating circumstances of the past year, we are also giving special recognitions this year to: 

Jane Baxter

Dr. Melissa Smith

Dr. Van Do-Reynoso

Santa Barbara County Public Defender's Racial Justice Committee

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770

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Thanks to our sponsors:

"Title" Sponsor

UFCW Local 770

Platinum Sponsor

CAUSE

Silver Sponsors

AFSCME Local 3930 AFLCIO/UDW

The McCune Foundation

The Fund for Santa Barbara

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County

SEIU Local 721

Kathy Sharum & David Dennis

Bronze Sponsors

Law Office of Marc Chytilo

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Gregg Hart

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Joan Hartmann

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Das Williams

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Louise Hammond

Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of the NAACP

Dick Flacks

Democratic Club of Santa Maria Valley

Santa Maria-Lompoc NAACP

Karen Mayes

Senator Monique Limón

Congressman Salud Carbajal

First United Methodist Church

Janet Blevins & Gary Smith

Los Padres ForestWatch

Assemblymember Steve Bennett

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please email our Events Director at [email protected]

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TICKETS

Tickets are $40 each or $55 with an SBCAN wine glass - we will deliver the wine glass to you! 

This is an online event. After you purchase a ticket we will email you the link to participate in the event. 

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