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Secretary Matt Rodriquez receives the Augustus Freeman Hawkins Award
Secretary Matt Rodriquez, California Environmental Protection Agency, was awarded the Augustus Freeman Hawkins Award of Distinguished Merit in Community Service at the Our Promise appreciation event on March 1, 2016.
The award was presented by Karen Baker, Our Promise Chair and Chief Service Officer of CaliforniaVolunteers. The award celebrates the vision of the man who created Our Promise, Augustus Freeman Hawkins.
Our Promise Appreciation Event & Awards
The appreciation event honored our committed and hard-working department and agency chairs, vice chairs and other campaign volunteers, who worked to spread the word about the opportunity to give back, and the 37,000 state employees who contributed to Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work.
Thanks to the generosity of state workers, the 2015 campaign raised $6.2 million! View full campaign results here.
View all photos from the event here.
2015 Campaign Results
Here you will find information for 2015 that includes the total number of employees, how many of those participated in the campaign, and how much money those employees raised.