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
Juanita Haugen Scholarship / Fundraising a HUGE Success
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The Pleasanton Community of Character’s 5th annual fundraising BBQ 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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Those attending the event enjoyed a wonderful dinner and the music of the band “Rusty Vinyl”, who donated their time and music. A huge display of Auction Items added to the success of the evening.
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Thanks go to many local donors for auction items. Even other local nonprofits lent their help and expertise, thanks to Melanie Sadek and her staff from Valley Humane and Gretchen Kyle of Big Bay Ray.
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Many thanks to the attendees for their generous contributions.
Former Scholarship Recipient, Delaney Roehrs, class of 2022, gave a wonderful talk expressing her thanks to the Community of Character for starting her on her journey of successes. She recently graduated from Las Positas Community College with a 4.0 GPA and will be attending UC Berkeley this year, she has been achieving straight A grades. Coming from a very difficult background, she is on the road to success.
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The food and drink for the event was donated by members of the board, so there was no cost to put on the event, the exception being credit card charges, so nearly 100% of funds received is applied to the scholarship fund.
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Class of 2024 Juanita Haugen
Community of Character Scholarships
The Amador Valley recipients are:
Ishmeet, Dhillon, Ajay Reyes, Matteo Gable, Madeline Zhang and Jessi Oropeza.
The Foothill High recipients are:
Elias Benard, Jake Grijalva, Peter Bennett, Colin Harrison and Valentina Avalos.
The Village High School recipient is
David Peregrina.
(See their accomplishments in the Scholarship tab)
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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.
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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Not just words...
THIS IS ACTION!
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