Awards and Honors

Mesa de la Comunidad Awards

Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Award for Outstanding Organization

  • Mesa de la Comunidad is the 2006 recipient of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce
    Celebration of Leaders Award for Outstanding Organization!  The award will be presented
    on November 30, at the Computer History Museum, located at 1401 North Shoreline Blvd.
    Scroll down for the event announcement and information.
  • Link here to the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce announcement of the Awards event.
  • Link here for a printable PDF file containing the Celebration of Leaders Award
    event information and directions
    .

 


California Legislature Assembly Resolution

C  A  L  I  F  O  R  N  I  A      L  E  G  I  S  L  A  T  U  R  E
Assembly
R E S O L U T I O N

By the Honorable Sally J. Lieber,
Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly; Relative to commending

Mesa de la Comunidad

    Whereas, On November 30, 2006, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Celebration of Leaders Awards Evening to honor businesses and organizations who have contributed to the vitality of the city; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad is being recognized by the Mountain View business community as Outstanding Organization of the Year, and it is appropriate at this time that attention be drawn to the notable accomplishments of this group of committed residents; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad formed less than two years ago, in February 2005, to bring together residents who were concerned about a proposal to close Castro Elementary School, a neighborhood school that provides critical services to predominantly non-English-speaking students and their families; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad provided a needed voice for an under-represented community and harnessed grass roots sentiment to produce overwhelming turnout at events, meetings, and an all-night vigil ultimately saving Castro Elementary School from closure; and

    Whereas, The founders and members of Mesa de la Comunidad took note of a pressing need for an organization to serve as an advocate and a bridge for under-represented groups in Mountain View, particularly the Latino community; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad followed its initial success with a series of community events and services, including a children’s community-wide track meet, a community soccer tournament, K-12 ballroom dance classes and afterschool programs for children in Mountain View schools; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad has pioneered a new era of collaboration and outreach between Mountain View’s Latino community and city departments, school districts, educational foundations, the Mountain View Voice, Kaiser Permanente, YMCA, and the Palo Alto Red Cross; and

    Whereas, Mesa de la Comunidad is a young organization yet its impact has been deep and far-reaching in Mountain View, and it is deserving of the accolades it has received;
Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly Sally J. Lieber,
That she joins with the Mountain View business community in offering her thanks and congratulations to Mesa de la Comunidad for being named Outstanding Organization of the Year for 2006.

Members Resolution No. 3658
Dated this 30th day of November 2006

signed by Honorable Sally J. Lieber
Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly


 

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Resolution of Commendation

Resolution of Commendation

WHEREAS, Mesa de la Comunidad advocates for and serves as a bridge between under-represented groups, particularly the Latino community, in the civic, business and educational arenas in Mountain View; and

WHEREAS, Mesa de la Comunidad brings together local agencies, community organizations, and individual citizens in cooperative monitoring and education; and

WHEREAS, Mesa de la Comunidad works to create a Mountain View community that is thriving, inclusive and compassionate; and

WHEREAS, Mesa de la Comunidad and its volunteers, past and present, are recognized for reaffirming Mountain View’s commitment to diversity.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, State of California does hereby honor and commend

Mesa de la Comunidad

for achieving the Chamber of Commerce Mountain View’s Outstanding Organization Award for their contributions and generosity to the community.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, this Seventh Day of November, Two Thousand and Six by unanimous vote.

Signed by
James T. Beall, Jr., Chair, Board of Supervisors
Donald F. Gage, Supervisor, District One
Blanca Alvarado, Supervisor District Two
Pete McHugh, Supervisor, District Three
Liz Kniss, Supervisor District Five

Attest: Phyllis A. Perez, Clerk, Board of Supervisors