Comunidad Awards
Tune in for the 2024, 14th annual Comunidad Awards, presented by COX. This award recognizes and pays tribute to individuals or organizations whose work has made a positive impact on those who live and work in San Diego's Hispanic community. One nominee will be selected from each of the five categories: LIVE (health & mentorship), LEARN (education), PLAY (recreation), and SERVE (volunteerism, military, and first responders) and TIJUANA/ BAJA.
The Padres Hispanic Community Advisory Committee will be selecting one winner in each category (five total). The Padres Foundation will make a $5,000 donation to the associated local non-profit organization in the name of each award recipient ($25,000 total).
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients and charitable organizations who received $5,000 from the Padres Foundation in their honor including Dr. Jose Honold (donation benefitting Rady Children’s Hospital), Josephine Talamantez (donation benefitting Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center), Chuy Nunez (donation benefitting Monarch School), Susy Villegas (donation benefitting EJE Academies) and Dr. Beatriz Villareal (donation benefitting Mano a Mano Foundation).
Past Comunidad Award Winners
YEAR | LIVE | LEARN | PLAY | SERVE | TIJUANA /BAJA |
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2023 | Dr. Jose Honold | Josephine Talamantez | Chuy Nunez | Susy Villegas | Dr. Beatriz Villareal |
2022 | Luz Quiroga | Maria Garcia | Clemente Casillas | Arnulfo Manriquez | Salma Amaya |
2021 | Dr. Mark Sanchez | Dr. Albert Pulido | Louis Natividad | Chris and Julianne North | |
2020 | Rev. Richard Brown | Adela Garcia | Blanca Uribe | Memo Cavada | |
2019 | Alejandro Martin del Campo | Rachel Ortiz | Ernie Lucero | Mery Lopez Gallo | |
2018 | Gloria Newell | Ana Reyes | Jose Mercado | Officer Raymus Payton | |
2017 | Yolanda Walther Meade | Venus Molina | Al Alvarado | Jesse Navarro | |
2016 | Humberto Gurmilan | Andrea Skorepa | Janett Gaytan | Dr. Adolfo Gonzales | |
2015 | Niki Mani | Gaby Beas | Alex Rejto | Edwin Garrette | |
2014 | Jose Montaño Foundation | La Maestra Community Center | Ricardo Lopez | Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) | |
2013 | Emilio Nares Foundation and Friends of Scott Foundation |
Aldo Sanchez | Ramon Aldana | Los Bomberos de San Diego | |
2012 | Dr. Raul Trejo | Armando Cataño | Daynara Castillo | N/A |