Spokes believes in progress, not perfection. We believe in the value of taking little steps towards big results. We believe that we can learn from each other. We believe that we are all capable of continuously growing our leadership abilities. We honor those organizations that identify the hard problems and then do the hard work to resolve them through our annual Medal of Merit Awards program.

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The Shanbrom Family Foundation

About Spokes Salutes

We love to celebrate the dedicated individuals who lead our nonprofit sector; their leadership is critical to the health and well-being of our communities. We honor them each year at the Spokes Salutes awards program. The 2019 program was held on February 28, 2019 at the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo.

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History of Medal of Merit Award Winners

2019 Winners

Governance – Gay and Lesbian Alliance – GALA

Legal Compliance & Ethics – Courtney’s House

Fundraising & Resource Development – One Cool Earth

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2018 – N/A

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2017 Winners

Child Development Resource Center of the Central Coast
Clark Center
Paso Robles Youth Art Foundation

View photographs from Spokes Salutes 2017

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2016 Winners

SLO Noor Foundation
Canzona Women’s Ensemble
Tolosa Children’s Dental Clinic (runner up)
Young Professionals Networking Group (runner up)

View photographs from Spokes Salutes 2016

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2015 Winners

Central Coast Youth Chorus
Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center
DANA Cultural Center

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2014 Winners

Wellness Kitchen
Guadelupe-Dunes Cultural Center
Opera San Luis Obispo