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Congresswoman
Barbara Lee 2009 Civic Pride Honorary Co-Chair |
Watch your Thoughts, they become Words .
Watch your Words, they become Actions.
Watch your Actions, they become Habits.
Watch your Habits, they become Character.
Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny. |
Joe Haraburda
2009 Civic Pride Honorary Co-Chair |
"Our mission is simple: To make communities better places to live, work, and grow."
A Civic Nonprofit Volunteer Organization "Civic Pride is a nonprofit, youth-oriented, non-partisan civic organization dedicated to celebrating civic values, individual responsibility, and cultural diversity. Our vision at Civic Pride is to create civic-minded communities and provide opportunities for our youth to develop responsible citizenship skills. Civic Pride events and activities foster a collective commitment for promoting civic awareness, character development and high academic achievement in order to sustain the foundation for a free and civil society. Since 1989, Civic Pride volunteers, together with businesses, elected officials, community organizations, and individuals celebrate this collective vision through a variety of activities and events. These events are designed to: 1) enable youth to connect and participate meaningfully within their communities, and 2) ecknowledge businesses, organizations and individuals that improve the quality of live within our community". (States the Executive Director, the Honorable Carol Lee Tolbert, (pictured with Governor Schwarzeneggar to the right). |
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Since 1989, our mission has been achieved through the Youth Ambassador Scholarship Program, Community & Family Resource Fair, Youth Ambassador Scholarship and Civic Awards Dinner, CivicMatters Initiative, Youth Leadership Forum and the College, Career, Community Empowerment Faire. Civic Pride is proud to honor those businesses, organizations and individuals that continue to make the Oakland-East Bay community a better place to live, work and grow.
Some of our achievements include: Establishing Civic Pride Month Awarding College Scholarships Hosting the Youth Art & Essay Contest for Students Grades 3 through 8 Working with School Districts to Draft Civic Pride Resolutions Engaging Civic Pride Youth Ambassadors in Volunteer Service Learning Projects
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We are honored to have received recognition from the White House, United States Congress, California Senate, California House of Representatives, and City Agencies. Annual event Civic Pride events include the annual Youth Leadership Forum, College, Career & Community Empowerment Faire,Youth Art & Essay Contest and Galla. We look forward to your participation. Civic Pride continues to transform communities into more vibrant caring places to live, work and grow. Together the generosity of our sponsors, organizations and individuals likd you we are able to "celebrate our rich heritage of civic mindedness, cultural diversity, and individual responsibility". If you would like to become a sponsor, partners or orgaizational participent please contact Carol Lee Tolbert at 510.450.1844 or send an email to kids@civicpride.net. |
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