Sonoma Valley Star Volunteer Awards
The Star Awards honor “Star Volunteers” of nonprofits who serve Sonoma Valley.
The founder of the event, Whitney Evans, said “Volunteerism is at the heart of what makes Sonoma Valley such a wonderful place to live.”
We are proud to honor our valley volunteers!
We are looking forward to celebrating the Sonoma Valley Star Volunteer Awards!
Saturday, May 3rd, 3 -5 pm
Vintage House, 264 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476
The event is free and open to the public. To attend, please register through Event Brite with this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-sonoma-valley-star-volunteer-awards-tickets-1303512524049
This year we will begin the event with the Awards Ceremony so please arrive promptly at 3:00 PM.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception.
A very special thank you to our event sponsors!
This year we are proud to honor the following volunteers:
Art Escape - Cristina Ruiz
Audubon Canyon Ranch - Marianna Riser
Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley - Alicia White
Cancer Support Sonoma - Scott Murray
CarePartners Initiative - John Randazzo
FISH of Sonoma Valley - Nadine Yenni
Food for All/Comida para Todos - Araceli de Jesus
Hanna Academy - Sue Warnock-Brooks
Homeless Action Sonoma, Inc. - Petra Longley
IMPACT100 Sonoma - Linda Bruce
Jack London Park Partners - Wendy Byrd
Kid Scoop News - Chuck Pendell
La Luz Center - Russell M. Walter
Pets Lifeline - Linda Balanesi
Redwood Empire Food Bank - Soila Alvaez
Robert Ferguson Observatory - Sam Cena
Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley - David Waldron
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation - Bob Gossett
Seeds of Learning - Wayne Schake
SIFF - Sandy Schlezinger
Sonoma Arts Live Theater Company - Rod Crisp
Sonoma Botanical Garden - Michael John Ahern
Sonoma Community Center - Eudoxia Grande
Sonoma Immigrant Services - Annie Cassidy and Chuck Bingaman
Sonoma League for Historic Preservation - Mary Szykowny
Sonoma Mountain Preservation - Nancy Evers Kirwan
Sonoma Overnight Support - Kyle Fischer
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation - Irene Cook
Sonoma Speaker Series - Joelle Smith
Sonoma Valley Community Communications / KSVY - George Webber
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation - Stacie Hedley
Sonoma Valley Historical Society - Charlotte Gallaway
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation - Richard Conley
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance - Sharon Malakoff
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art - Wayne Wilson
Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley - Lillian Meyers
SPParks - Suzanne Berube
Square Peg Foundation - Mia Lee
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center - Eduardo Muñoz
Sweetwater Spectrum - Janet Gallin
Transcendence Theatre Company - Michael Hyman
Vintage House - Kay Adams
ViVO Youth Orchestras - Laurie Hogen
The Star Volunteer Awards is a chance for non-profits that serve Sonoma Valley to recognize a volunteer who has made a significant contribution to their organization and the Valley.
The 2025 event will be held on Saturday, May 3, 3:00-5:00 pm, at Vintage House in the City of Sonoma.
At the awards ceremony each participating non-profit organization presents their Star Volunteer with a trophy provided by Catalyst Fund. The Sonoma Valley Star Volunteer Awards are held annually in the Spring.
To participate, your organization must be able to say YES to all of the following
Organization is a 501(c)3 OR 501(c)6 registered non-profit
Organization is not political or religious
The nominated volunteer served Sonoma Valley and/or its residents. Sonoma Valley is the area between Schellville and Kenwood.
Nominated volunteer was not compensated in any way for their service
SUBMISSIONS for the 2025 EVENT ARE CLOSED
If you have questions please email info@sonomavalleycatalystfund.org.