GOALS
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Inspiring individuals, families and organizations within the city of Pleasanton to take responsibility for their choices and actions.
Motivating individuals, families and organizations within the city of Pleasanton to make a difference in the world around them.
Recognizing individuals, families, and organizations within the city of Pleasanton for modeling the accepted Community of Character traits of: Responsibility, Compassion, Self-discipline, Honesty, Respect and Integrity.
Events & Activities Sponsored,
Co-Sponsored or supported by the
Community of Character Collaborative
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Sponsored Activities
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Community of Character Awards & Luncheon
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Juanita Haugen Scholarships
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Juanita Haugen Awards for Character and Service
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Make a Difference Festival
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Martin Luther King Legacy Breakfast & Awards
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Supported Activities
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CityServe - "Adopt a Senior" Christmas Gifts for seniors
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Tri-Valley Community Outreach Thanksgiving Dinner
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Special Olympics Events
Community of Character Collaborative announces Juanita Haugen Annual Award Recipients
RECIPIENTS TO BE HONORED AT MAY 14, 2025 AWARDS LUNCHEON
This year’s Juanita Haugen Awards recipients exhibit the values of the Community of Character through their great examples of service, while living the values of Responsibility, Compassion, Self-Discipline, Honesty, Respect, and Integrity. Their examples inspire each of us to remember these important values in our own lives and do what we can to make a difference in Pleasanton.
The recipients will be honored at the Annual Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:30 am at the Pleasanton Veterans Building.
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This year's recipients are:
Gretchen Kyle,
Audrey & Bryan Gillette Family
Samantha & Steve Nimmo Family
PPIE (Pleasanton Partnerships in Education)
See the Awards page for details.
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The Annual Awards luncheon is open to the community and friends and family of the recipients are encouraged to attend.
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Tickets are $45, available at: https://www.bit.ly/cc-2025-luncheon. In addition to these Award recipients, the Juanita Haugen Scholarship recipients will also be honored.
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Community of Character Collaborative announces Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship Recipients
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Nine high school seniors have been selected by the Community of Character Collaborative as recipients of the 2025 Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship.
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The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Juanita Haugen, founder of the collaborative, who died in 2007 due to cancer. Mrs. Haugen was a former president not only of the local school board, but also of the California School Boards Association.
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Recipients from the Class of 2025 are:
Aahana Biswal, FHS; Sagana Chattanathan, AVHS;
Taylor Cohn, AVHS, Anisha Dan, FHS;
Hope Fisher; AVHS; Colin Gillette; AVHS;
Mateo Molina, AVHS; Carina Montague, FHS;
Crystal Wang, FHS
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To see their full bio's: go to the 2025 Scholarship tab
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Juanita Haugen Scholarship / Fundraising BBQ Coming in August to Raise Scholarship Funding
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The Pleasanton Community of Character’s 5th annual fundraising BBQ in 2024 was held in the backyard of Board President, Craig Eicher.
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The event has grown each year, last year’s event enabled the organization to increase the number of scholarships from 5 to 11 for this year’s PUSD graduating seniors. The event held on August 17th raised over $23,000, a 50% increase over the prior year, as well as a 40% increase in the number of attendees, both all time highs for the event.
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Community of Character Collaborative.
501c3 Non-Profit Organization,
Tax ID: 26-0696969
Juanita Haugen, a nationally known public schools advocate and the longest-serving member ever of the Pleasanton school board, would be proud that the Community of Character program she established has become an ingrained part of our community. Juanita died on March 5, 2007 at age 69 after a long battle with cancer.
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Help keep Juanita Haugen's
Memory alive
100% of donations go to
the Scholarship Fund, with no
Administrative Costs
YMCA Recognizes Pleasanton's Community of Character Collaborative
The Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative was presented with the "You are the Difference" award by the YMCA of the East Bay at the organization's 134th Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition Awards Ceremony on October 16, 2013.
The Collaborative's Joanne Gunson and Heather Rizzoli were given the award, recognizing the organization and its people for their hours of volunteerism.
The Collaborative is a non-profit organization of volunteers working together to create a Pleasanton community culture built on values, goodwill, and community accepted traits of Responsibility, Compassion, Self-Discipline, Honesty, Respect and Integrity.
The Community of Character Collaborative is jointly supported by the City of Pleasanton, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and various business, service and faith organizations.
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