19th Annual Cesar Chavez Community Award Request Nominations

Press release from Friends of Watsonville Parks and Community Services:

March 18, 2021

The Friends of Watsonville Park and Community Services and the City of Watsonville invites nominations for their 19th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Community Awards being held virtually on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 6:30 pm. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, March 19th at 5pm by email, mail or online.

The Cesar E. Chavez Community Awards recognize individuals, organizations and businesses who engage Watsonville youth and empower them to help contribute to their community.

This year’s event theme is “Celebrating Community,” one of the ten values recognized by the Cesar Chavez Foundation. It states, “This is the value of sharing the joyous and respectful expression of cultural diversity through the reinforcement of the values of equity and responsibility to and for one another.”

TO NOMINATE: Online Digital Form: https://forms.gle/nc2akKt9kp9GPEeX9 Website Application Form HERE, to be printed and mailed to Parks and Community Services: Attention: Director Nick Calubaquib, 231 Union Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 or email to: board@friendsofwatsonvillepcs.org.

Awards will be given in the following categories:

● Young Person (age 22 or under)

● Adult Role Model

● School

● Youth-Serving Organization

● Business

A selection committee representative of our community will review the nominations and select the award recipients.

Winners will be announced at the 19th Annual Cesar Chavez Community Awards being held virtually and online on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 6:30 pm. More information about the event and Zoom link for the award ceremony can be found at the Friends of Watsonville Parks and Community Services web site www.FriendsofWatsonvillePCS.org.

This press release was produced by Friends of Watsonville Parks and Community Services. The views expressed here are the author's own.