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Inspiring the Pleasanton community to model and live through the Community of Character traits

03/19/2026

PLEASANTON COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER
JUANITA HAUGEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS –
APRIL 7, 2026 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative is seeking nominations for the 2026 - 17th Annual Juanita Haugen Community of Character Awards. These awards were established in 2008 to recognize Pleasanton citizens who model high ethical and moral standards of behavior and are dedicated volunteers contributing their time to our community.
Candidates for this award should exhibit traits chosen by the Citizens of Pleasanton and Advocated by the Collaborative: Compassion, Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Self-Discipline, and Responsibility.

This award is named in honor of a longtime community volunteer and Pleasanton Unified School District Board Member, Juanita Haugen. Haugen, a co-founder of the Pleasanton Community of Character program, believed that part of Pleasanton’s success is due to its compassionate citizens, folks who exhibit good character traits and those people who volunteer throughout our community.

To nominate an individual or a non-profit group demonstrating a commitment to our Community of Character traits through their volunteer work within our community, a nomination form is available at our website on the AWARDS tab, www.communityofcharacter.org.

Nominees must be Pleasanton residents or non-residents or non-profit groups conducting their volunteer work within Pleasanton.

Award recipients and Scholarship Award Recipients will be honored at the May 13, 2026 Community of Character Collaborative Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Building.

Tickets are $45 per person and available at www.CommunityOfCharacter.org

01/20/2026

The Community of Character Collaborative Announces Application Deadline for Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship

The Community of Character Collaborative invites all High School seniors attending Pleasanton Unified School District schools to apply for the annual Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship.

Long time school board member, trustee and president of the Pleasanton Unified School District, Juanita Haugen inspired the Pleasanton Community of Character initiative.

In her honor, annual $1,000 scholarships will recognize students who have a strong record of civic engagement and have demonstrated exceptional character by role modeling the traits of Compassion, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, and Self-Discipline.

An award will be presented to at least one student in each of Pleasanton’s three high schools, last year nine scholarships were awarded due to successful fundraising. Applications are being taken for Foothill and Amador Valley and Village High School students.

Applications and guidelines are available online at www.CommunityofCharacter.org (Click on “Scholarships” and download the Application”.

The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb 9, 2026. Selections will be announced approximately a month after the deadline.

08/23/2025

Thanks to ALL!
Community of Character Fundraiser makes $30,000 for Pleasanton Scholarships.
The recent BBQ/Auction by the Pleasanton Community of Character was a great success.

Scholarships were first awarded in 2012, established to honor the legacy of Juanita Haugen, long time school board member, who passed away after a battle with cancer in 2007. From then until 2023, one or two scholarships were awarded to seniors at each PUSD high school, honoring students who demonstrated exceptional character and service to their family, school and community. The goal is to encourage our citizens and community organizations to model the character traits of Responsibility, Compassion, Self-Discipline, Honest, Respect and Integrity. These traits have been demonstrated by our scholarship recipients through overcoming adversity and their tremendous contributions of service, many of them even starting their own organizations for the benefit of others.

A few years ago, a small backyard barbeque with a few auction items was held to augment the funding of scholarships. The past three years, the event has grown until this year’s event earned $30,442, an increase of 30% over last year, with nearly 120 attendees. Due to this success, the number of scholarships has also increased to as many as eleven.

Many thanks to the board of directors, who planned, obtained auction items, cooked and served the food. Because it is held in a backyard and board members donate all the food and other expenses for the dinner, nearly 100% of the proceeds go toward scholarships, this year’s only expense was $959 for credit card fees. Profits will be used to increase scholarships awarded as well as augment the scholarship and general fund. The board of directors all serve voluntarily and there is no paid staff.

Thanks also to all those who attended and for their generous donations, as well as community groups and companies who made donations of items and certificates for auction items. The local band, “Rusty Vinyl” donated their time by played at the event and the Pleasanton Weekly supported the event through advertising.

A “Thank You Video”: https://bit.ly/bbq-thankyou
Event Photos: https://bit.ly/bbq-photos

The Community of Character encourages the character traits in the schools and city and honors community members for character and community service at an annual luncheon and by awarding scholarships to PUSD senior students. Support is also provided for other community events, such as the Make a Difference Volunteer Festival, the Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, the Martin Luther Legacy Breakfast, Adopt a Senior at Christmas and other worthwhile events.

www.CommunityOfCharacter.org

08/05/2025

Find your Scottish Relatives at the Scottish Games.
“FamilySearch” will be at the annual event, helping you to find your Scottish ancestors.

The 159th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games takes place Saturday & Sunday, August 30–31, 2025, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
https://alameda.saffire.com/p/pages/scottish-games

The Games feature heavy athletics, highland dance, music, food booths, clan tents, and the dramatic mass band pipe & drum performance.

For the first time, “FamilySearch” will have a tent at the Games to help people with their Family History. The booth will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Trained volunteers will show how to use the FamilySearch app to find your deceased ancestors and historical documents related to them in a database that has access to billions of historical records of deceased individuals.
Simply bring your phone and any information about your ancestors and one-on-one help will be provided to assist you in finding more information about your family and ancestry.

To connect with relatives at the Scottish Games, go to: https://bit.ly/sg-fs

“FamilySearch” is a free service, provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, inspiring people everywhere to connect with their family—across generations.
FamilySearch is an international nonprofit organization.

To learn more about your ancestors, go to: www.FamilySearch.com

08/02/2025

Pleasanton Community of Character
Fundraising for Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarships

BBQ VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kBjGkyYsh0

Amazing Auction Items in a beautiful backyard setting

The auction committee has been working hard to provide some amazing items: Blowing the whistle in the cab of a Steam Engine in Virginia City
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39OqXARL8D8
Includes 2 night stay at the Tahoe House Hotel, dinner & lunch Golf with Mayor Balch at Castlewood (foursome) Golf - foursomes at Ruby Hill & Callipe Preserve Wine Tastings at many local wineries Weekend Retreat in Arnold, Ca San Francisco Symphony and Opera Performances: Firehouse Arts, Bankhead Museums: SF Moma, Blackhawk, Monterey Bay Acquarium

Keep the memory of Juanita Haugen alive and help these Pleasanton students fulfill their dreams:

5pm, Saturday, August 16, 2025
3649 Chelsea Ct., Pleasanton
$100 per person

Funds provide scholarships for PUSD students
Cost of the dinner is donated by the Board.

Purchase Tickets or make a donation at the Auction website:
www.bit.ly/2025-cc-bbq
With the success of our past two events, the number of scholarships has increased significantly. Nine scholarships were awarded in 2025.

07/31/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kBjGkyYsh0

07/28/2025

Our 2025 Summer BBQ is almost here! Buy your ticket now! Included with each ticket is great food, exciting wines, live music from Rusty Vinyl and lots of entertainment.
Check out one of our amazing new auction items this year:

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