Our Corporate Supporters

A special thank you to our corporate supporters!!!

Please click on the logos below to visit the websites of our sponsors.

Sponsor Spotlights

Mark Rodriguez, Valero Refinery

Valero Sponsor Mark Rodriguez presents donations to Volunteer Center Staff De De Hicks and William Welch

Valero Wilmington Refinery makes a big impact with the Volunteer Center. For the past 14 years, Valero has donated to the Operation Teddy Bear Program, a program that provide backpacks to first grade students in Title One elementary schools. Valero volunteers also assemble backpacks and make deliveries to local schools in the Wilmington area. Mark Rodriguez, Valero Design Engineering Supervisor, has organized ‘Surf for Charity” events to raise funds for local charities including the Volunteer Center. Valero is the first California refinery to earn U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Star Site certification, the agency’s highest plant-safety recognition.

Toyota's Tracy Underwood of Toyota and De De Hicks

Toyota has had a longstanding relationship with the Volunteer Center. In 1993, Toyota gave us a generous grant for $200K toward the purchase of our building. It has been wonderful working with Toyota and Tracy Underwood. We are grateful for Toyota’s sponsorship of this year’s Corporate Volunteer Awards Banquet, as well as four others in the past.

Chef Michael Shafer, Depot Restaurant

Chef Michael, owner of the Depot and Buffalo Fire Department restaurants, has distinguished himself as an award winning chef, astute businessman, and philanthropist extraordinaire. With a personality larger than life and a heart of gold, he has raised millions for many charities including the Volunteer Center, Pediatric Therapy Network, Scott Newman Center, Torrance Education Foundation, Palos Verdes Education Foundation, Wellness Community, Concern Foundation and the Palos Verdes Art Center. Thank you Chef Michael!

Mark Rodriguez, Valero Refinery	Barbara Burgett, ExxonMobil	Michael Shafer, Depot Restaurant
John Cameron of Brigante, Cameron, Watters & Strong LLP	Martha Molina Bernadett, MD The Molina Foundation	Pam Kenoyer Moog Inc.
Latrice McGlothin	Vanessa of Ralphs and Food 4 Less
Smith-Welsh Foundation	Coull Foundation	The Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation

Ralphs and Food 4 Less Presenting Check

Latrice McGlothin of Kinecta Credit Union Presents a check to Operation Teddy Bear, De De Hicks and Jean Adelsman

Latrice McGlothin and Francis Ndoumbe of Kinecta Federal Credit Union with Jean Adelsman and De De Hicks
of the Volunteer Center

Kinecta in an Operation Teddy Bear Classroom