FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information contact:
President Marie Stapleton, (408) 888-5194, marieoshea@yahoo.com
Heather Haugen Rizzoli, 925.321.6449; heatherhaugenrizzoli@comcast.net
Vice President Ken Mano, (925) 846-4381 kenmano@comcast.net
PLEASANTON COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER
JUANITA HAUGEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS –
APRIL 7, 2026 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative is seeking nominations for the 2026 - 17th Annual Juanita Haugen Community of Character Awards. These awards were established in 2008 to recognize Pleasanton citizens who model high ethical and moral standards of behavior and are dedicated volunteers contributing their time to our community.
Candidates for this award should exhibit traits chosen by the Citizens of Pleasanton and Advocated by the Collaborative: Compassion, Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Self-Discipline, and Responsibility.
This award is named in honor of a longtime community volunteer and Pleasanton Unified School District Board Member, Juanita Haugen. Haugen, a co-founder of the Pleasanton Community of Character program, believed that part of Pleasanton’s success is due to its compassionate citizens, folks who exhibit good character traits and those people who volunteer throughout our community.
To nominate an individual or a non-profit group demonstrating a commitment to our Community of Character traits through their volunteer work within our community, a nomination form is available at our website on the AWARDS tab, www.communityofcharacter.org.
Nominees must be Pleasanton residents or non-residents or non-profit groups conducting their volunteer work within Pleasanton.
Award recipients and Scholarship Award Recipients will be honored at the May 13, 2026 Community of Character Collaborative Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Building.
Tickets are $45 per person and available at www.CommunityOfCharacter.org
The Community of Character Collaborative is a 501 (c) (3) 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.
