YMCA of the East Bay Celebrates Volunteerism at the "DIFFY" Awards

Last night, at the Oakland Marriott, the YMCA of the East Bay celebrated volunteerism throughout the East Bay with their 135^th Annual Meeting & “You Are the Difference” Volunteer Recognition Awards Ceremony.

Capitalizing on its ongoing volunteerism initiative, the YMCA of the East Bay recognized exemplary volunteers working throughout the region in 2014. The honored individuals donated their time to a number of East Bay organizations – among them, the Y and its partners.

The award ceremony included Bay Area music legend John Santos leading a multi-cultural ensemble of musicians (“The Difference”) as Bay Area media personality Aimee Allison presided as host. This year, the DIFFY award was designed and created by Mario Chiodo: renowned sculptor, artist and Oakland native that also created Oakland’s ‘Remember Them’ sculpture- amongst many others.

"Youth of Character" award recipients from Oakland included: Ella Eason, Loata Fine & Stephanie Stubbs

"Volunteer of the Year" award recipients from Oakland included: Jody Stevens, Mark Humphrey & Dylan Hamilton.

"Community Partner Volunteers of the Year" serving Oakland included: Leonard Tramiel from the Chabot Space & Science Center, Douglas Deaver from the East Bay Buffaloes, Bryce Grubbs from the East Bay Regional Park District, Cesar Escalante from Hoover Elementary School, Raymond Tang from Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Dena Watson-Lamprey from the Oakland Museum of California, Arnold Perkins from The Mentoring Center & Peter Van Wesep from Volunteer for Oakland.

For more details on these awards recipients or any of the other many volunteers honored, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/YMCAoftheEastBay

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