13 local teachers honored at the 5th Annual WAVE Awards! Event hosted by the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee

EVENT: VENICE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S WAVE AWARDS

The Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee hosted their 5th Annual Wave Awards at the Venice Boys and Girls Club on May 14, 2015. Thirteen local teachers were recognized and honored at the awards dinner.

ABOUT: The WAVE Awards were launched in 2011 to acknowledge the enormous contribution teachers make every day to the children of Venice and the surrounding areas. Teachers are nominated and selected by their peers for excellence and recognized at an awards dinner. The event has also become a forum for educators, parents and community leaders to share ideas and build relationships.

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Special guests: Odysseus Bostick, Senior Field Representative for Assemblymember Autumn Burke 62nd District, Claudia Vizcarro, Chief of Staff for Steve Zimmer, LAUSD District 4, Cecilia Castillo, Field Deputy for Councilmember Mike Bonin, Bud Jacobs, Chair of the VNC Education Committee, Bonnie Eslinger, a reporter for the Argonaut

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Special thanks: Donna Lasman and the Venice Chamber of Commerce, The Boys and Girls Club of Venice for hosting the event at their venue, Venice Paparazzi for photography, Maxine Banks Events for catering, Bianca Landworth for floral design,Alex and Nadine Rosales for trophies and program printing and Kristin Duerr as our MC.

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Sponsors: The Beach House, Bread Artisan Bakery, Boys and Girls Club of Venice, Ecole Claire Fontaine, Google, Law Offices of Dumas and Associates, and Venice Whaler

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Raffle Sponsors: Consulate General de France of Los Angeles, Erwin Hotel, Exhale, Family Friendly Chiropratic, Ginou Leigh, Girl’s Pact, Hal’s Restaurant, James Beach, Marina Del Rey Boat rentals, Nimbus Health, Rainbow Acres, Sculpture Gardens, Southern california Federation of scientists, Tanya Chorin and Venice Beach Suites.

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Congratulations to this year’s Wave Awardees!

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Beethoven Elementary School–Corby Arthur
Boys and Girls Club of Venice–Christian Londono
Broadway Elementary School–Carol Chen
Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary–Valerie Neri-Munoz
Ecole Claire Fontaine–Marina Ramey
Mark Twain Middle School–Jamie Trinh
Neighborhood Youth Association–Sara Nowakoski
Venice Arts–Christina Simons
Venice High School–Cris Vicente-Aguilar
Venice Lutheran School–Meg Rehrer
Walgrove Elementary School–Julie Levi
Westminster Ave. Elementary School–Daniel Shear
Westside Global Awareness Magnet–John Garner

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View event photo highlights below!

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Founder of the WAVE AWARDS, Chair of the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, & Educator/Owner of Ecole Claire Fontaine

Venice Chamber Executive Director Donna Lasman and Cecilia Castillo, Field Deputy for Councilmember Mike Bonin.

Thank you Joelle and the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee for all your work in recognizing our local teachers!

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About Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
The Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee seeks to be the forum for and the bridge between business and education. Our common purpose is to nurture a future community of Venetians whose abilities to learn, create and lead inspire the world.

The Education Committee meets every 2nd Friday at 1pm at 310 Westminster Ave, Venice. All are welcome to participate in our discussions about supporting Venice schools. Click here to find dates for upcoming meetings on the calendar or join our email list to get the most up-to-date information about Education Committee Monthly Meeting locations and minutes.