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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MORGAN HILL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HONORS AND THANKS LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS Radio Host Jona Denz-Hamilton from 94.5 KBAY to Serve as Master of Ceremonies Morgan Hill, Calif., (Oct. 18, 2013) – The Morgan Hill Community Foundation (MHCF) is preparing for November’s National Philanthropy Month by hosting the 8th Annual Outstanding Philanthropist celebration, Saturday evening, Nov. 16, at the Morgan Hill Community & Cultural Center. The event showcases the many local volunteers and philanthropists who are nominated by their peers as exemplary contributors to the Morgan Hill community. A typical honoree is a person who may have worked numerous volunteer hours or may have provided critical financial support. This year’s honoree list and the groups nominating them are: Honoree Nominating Organization Robert Airoldi Alexis Almaraz Majid Bahriny Winslow Briggs Ann Briggs Mary Ann Bruegmann Sandra Curran John Firth Rich Gamboa Janie Knopf Marcy Leggett Laura Lundy Margaret McCann Don Nguyen Peggy Pinarbasi Margaret Rodrigues Joy Safakish Linda Shimkus Ric Smith South Bay Piping Industry Jennifer Tate Mike Glantz with Thrivent Financial Arnavaz Wadia Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce Youth Action Council Morgan Hill Downtown Association Pine Ridge Association Pine Ridge Association Morgan Hill Sister Cities The Learning and Loving Education Center Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Independence Day Celebrations, Freedom Fest Leadership Morgan Hill Centennial Recreation Senior Center Rotary Club of Morgan Hill American Association of University Women Teachers Aid Coalition American Red Cross of Silicon Valley Morgan Hill Historical Society Friends of the Morgan Hill Library Community Solutions Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center Morgan Hill Community Foundation Leadership Morgan Hill One Step Closer Therapeutic Riding Morgan Hill Library Themed “Night of the Stars,” this year’s event will feature a red-carpeted, paparazzi-style entrance area, complete with a 6-foot Oscar award statue and Oscar-themed decorations. The half dozen photographers serving as our local paparazzi are representing the Morgan Hill Photography Club, a club striving to further the appreciation and understanding of photography as an art form. Several of its members are award-winning professional and amateur photographers who generously support Morgan Hill’s art scene. For more information, see morganhillphotographyclub.org. Also added to this year’s event is master of ceremonies, Jona Denz-Hamilton, who is a popular radio host on 94.5 FM KBAY, a San Jose-based adult contemporary music station. The catered dinner event begins with a social hour complemented with a live, acoustic jazz band, “Nineteen,” led by Gus Kambeitz, a talented composer, music arranger, and director of jazz studies at West Valley College. For information about the MHCF or to purchase tickets to this year’s event, see www.morganhillcf.org. The MHCF was formed in December 2002 and has awarded approximately $420,000 to local organizations and projects since its inception. It is affiliated with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a tax-exempt public charity with assets of approximately $3 billion. The group meets the breadth of community needs through six funding areas: Arts & Culture, Recreation, Education & Livelong Learning, Health & Human Services, Science & Technology, and Environment & Agriculture. It has an annual discretionary grants process that awards grants to local non-profit organizations and programs, as well as works with donors on an individual basis to assist in philanthropic choices and community investment strategies. ### Media Contact: Amy Whelan [email protected] Morgan Hill Community Foundation