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. The program, established in 2008, recognizes those who consistently model high ethical and moral standards of behavior, including responsibility, compassion, self-discipline, honesty, respect and integrity. Mrs. Haugen died in 2007, but her Community of Character beliefs live on in the form of classroom instruction, on a plaque in the City Council chamber and on one-word banners touting each of the traits that frequently hang over the entrance to public buildings and at times under the Arch on Main Street.
Each year we honor a selection of individuals, organizations and students in Pleasanton that have gone above and beyond to model the values of the Pleasanton Community of Character. High School students modeling these values are granted scholarships from the Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship Fund to help them further their education.
The Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative will host it's 2026 Awards Luncheon at 11:30am on May 13th, 2026 at the Veterans Hall in Pleasanton, CA.
We will honor our 2026 recipients of the Juanita Haugen Awards, as well as our 2026 student scholarship winners.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Come help us celebrate our award winners!
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Date and Time
Wednesday May 13, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
