Outstanding Community Leader Awards Presented to Five Leaders

Black Voice News

Los Angeles, 20 July 2003

Dr. David Long, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, today announced the winners of the 2003 Outstanding Community Leader Awards to be given Thursday, July 24, during the Fifth Annual Riverside County Community Action Planning Workshop (RCCAP) in Rancho Mirage.

Five individuals will be honoured  for their commitment to community service, Long said. Unsung heroes and heroines were especially sought out. Elected officials were not eligible. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m., July 24, at The Lodge in Rancho Mirage.

Honorees include:

•  Ms. Doris Adams, Menifee Valley Community Cupboard
• Mr. Jamil Dada, Riverside County Workforce Development Board
•  Sister Esperanza Jasso, Sacred Heart Congregation – Mecca School
•  Mr. Dalip Singh, Singh Chevrolet
•  Mr. Louis Stark, Wildomar
  
  Doris Adams is the President of the Menifee Valley Community Cupboard in Sun City. Since moving to Sun City in 1999, Doris has been an active member of the community, volunteering at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center. She was hired as a part-time Kinship Community Aide. She worked to support grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
  
  She also works in patient care for Hospice of the Valley. As President of the Community Cupboard, she is helping transition the Hospice of the Valley Thrift Store to Community Cupboard, staffing the store, scheduling volunteers and delivery of food, and operating the thrift store so that the Cupboard can purchase a modular building. The Cupboard feeds 90 families a week, 133,000 meals a year.
  
  Jamil Dada is chairman of the Riverside County Workforce Development Board. As Senior Financial Manager for Provident Bank’s Investment Services, he volunteers his time to help make a difference for the workforce of Riverside County. He has helped the Workforce Development Board fund eight Youth Opportunity Centers to provide education and employment opportunities for youth.
  
  He helped form partnerships with local community colleges and health care providers to create a nursing training program and is actively involved with the Riverside County Community Action Planning Youth Summit and Educational Summit committees.
  
  Sister Esperanza Jasso of the Sacred Heart in Mecca was nominated for her work at Mecca School. She has used both her educational and spiritual background to improve the Mecca community. She has taken over the role of the 21st Century after school program. She volunteers five days a week to tutor students in reading, golf, folklorico dancing, and the arts for 250 students. She assists families in overcoming problems through the PRICE parenting program.
  
  Dalip Singh is the owner of Singh Chevrolet in Riverside. He has demonstrated his concern for students in the community by developing an incentive program called “Driven to Succeed.” Senior students with perfect attendance and a minimum GPA of 2.6 are selected for a drawing in which the winner receives a new car, computer, or scholarship money.
  
  The program has been expanded to every high school in Riverside. “Mr. Singh’s emphasis on the importance of attendance in the teaching/learning process has helped students and staff understand that every day in the school year has special significance,” nominators wrote.
  
  Mr. Louis Stark is a Wildomar resident who has spent his life working for education and the environment. He has worked to protect land from industrial pollution. He is active with the American Association of Retired People (AARP). He has served as Principal for a Day, attends school board meetings, and served on numerous school district committees, including the Elsinore Valley Community Action Planning Committee.
  
  “Because he believes that every school should have a garden, each year Mr. Stark and his wife donate money for supplies and equipment to Butterfield Elementary School,“ nominators said. “It is Lou’s belief that we cannot only teach our children, we can learn from them...
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Dalip Singh Sethi named 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year by La Sierra University School of Business

SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN (PRWEB) Tuesday, July 15, 2003

General Motors Minority Dealers Association member, Dalip Singh Sethi, was recently named 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year by La Sierra University School of Business and Management and Students In Free Enterprise in recognition of his concern for his community and commitment to helping people at risk and in need. John Thomas, Dean of La Sierra's school of business, presented Singh with the award early this summer during an annual awards ceremony.

Singh is President of Singh Chevrolet in Riverside, Calif. "La Sierra University's School of Business and Management is delighted by the opportunity to honor Dalip Singh Sethi as its 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year," said Thomas. "The motto of La Sierra's business school is 'create value, make a difference' and we are proud to celebrate the achievements of a community business leader who has so clearly evidenced a commitment to changing the lives of people in our community." Singh has earned a reputation for excellence in the automotive industry and generosity in his community.

General Motors has honored him with the Cadillac Master Dealer Award, Pontiac Master Dealer Award, and GMC 5 Star Award for his dealership success. His Delano dealership was named "Business of the Year" by California Proteus, an organization that provides employment for disabled people.

Singh was also nominated for the Delano Chamber of Commerce's Man of the Year Award. He serves his local community as a director of the Riverside Young Men's Christian Association and a member of the Indo-American Business Chamber of the Inland Empire, Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Riverside.

Sethi earned a bachelor's degree in India and received a master's degree in operations management in 1974 from Northrop University in Inglewood, Calif. He worked as a sales representative and later, as a sales manager at Sangara Mercedes Benz and Buick before starting Singh Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC in Delano, California in 1980. In 1997, Singh became the dealer principal of Singh Chevrolet in Riverside, Calif..... http://www.prweb.com /releases/2003/07/prweb72405.htm

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