West AngelesWest Angeles Unity Awards 201420th annual

DearWelcomeBishop Charles E. Blake and Mrs. Mae Blake

Dear Friends:

It is with great joy that we welcome you to West Angeles Community Development Corporation’s 20th Annual Unity Award Banquet. Tonight we pause to honor Matt Kemp with our 2014 “Man of the Year” award.

Congratulations to our “Corporate Citizen of the Year” Bank of the West.

Thank you for sharing with us and our extraordinary honorees. We can learn much from their example of com-mitment and service to truly build a better community. Your attendance here tonight goes a long way in helping West Angeles CDC fulfill its mission to promote justice and peace, demonstrate compassion, and eradicate poverty as a tangible expression of how West Angeles puts faith into action to the benefit of the community at-large. We We thank you for your contributions and support of West Angeles CDC.

FriendsGreetingsBelinda Allen,

Chair, Board of Directors

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the board of directors, I want to welcome you to the 20th An-nual Unity Awards Banquet of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation (CDC). Our mission is to increase social and economic justice, demonstrate compassion and alleviate poverty as a tangible expression of the Kingdom of God through the vehicle of Community Development.

Tonight, we are honored to recognize our honorees: Matt Kemp as “Man of the Year”and Bank of the West as “Corporate Citizen of the Year”.

We honor and recognize you for your outstanding services and commitment to partner with the West Angeles CDC as we continue to bring about social and economic transformation.

I am grateful to our visionary leaders, Bishop and Mrs. Charles E. Blake, for the opportunity to participate in their vision to build and empower the com-munity of South Los Angeles.

The West Angeles CDC is here to sustain the dream of homeownership, advo-cate for effective community-based solutions, leverage social capital, and build on community assets. May God continue to richly bless you!

Blessings,Belinda AllenChair, Board of Directors

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Good evening friends!It is my pleasure to update you on how we are dem-onstrating our Christian walk in Community develop-ment. Twenty years ago Bishop Blake had a vision of ministry that transformed the people and places out-side the walls of the church and Dr. Ballton our found-ing executive director started out on a mission to do just that. I can’t believe been doing this for 20 years and I have worked inside the organization for at least half the time.

It has been busy over the last 20 years, I can confirm that we have

Above the services I can count and the number of peo-ple we have touched what I can say is that the CDC is a tangible expression of god’s love for all his people.

As I reflect on my time as Executive Director for the last three years, I must thank those that stand before me, behind me and with me. The West Angeles CDC board of directors, those members both current and past have shepherded this vision without fail and I thank the staff who bring their best every day to achieve the most.

And finally but most of all I thank the one that laid the for the CDC and all it’s success-es. I thank god that he gave a vision to Bishop Blake and I am so thankful that Bishop shared his vision with all of us, invested in us, supported us and entrusted Dr. Ballton and me to see that vision grow into a 20 year success!

Well, west Angeles there hasn’t been a year that goes by in all our 20 years when we don’t celebrate and account for the previous year with old and new friends alike.

We are pleased to have Bank of the West as our Cor-porate Citizen of the Year, a deserving firm that has invested in low-income and underserved communities through the West Angeles CDC. I can’t wait to share several additional items we have planned in partner-ship with Bank of the West.

This year we honor Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodger as our man of the year. Matt’s love for the sport and sharing that love with youth is simply infectious! We are excited about our upcoming partnership activities with the Los Angeles Dodger organization.

We hope you enjoy this evening’s program and rest as-sured, for the next 20 years, we will stand close to our values of Community, Diversity, Faith and Hope!

Join us!

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• Feed hundreds of thousands with hot food and groceries

• Prepared taxes for free for tens of thousands resulting in more $10million being returned to our community

• Developed peacemakers through our former mediation programs

• Created hundreds of new first time homeown-ers who have achieved the American dream and

• And we have saved thousands of homes on behalf of struggling homeowners.

West Angeles CDC Board of Directors 2014

Bishop Charles E. Blake, Chairman EmeritusSr. Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Executive Director

Belinda Allen, ChairGwen Austin-Collins, Vice Chair

Terrance Payne, TreasurerGregory L. Johnson, Secretary

Dr. Lula Ballton, CEO EmeritusAmy Gumbs

Sheryl Carey HarrisWinston JohnsonCandida MobleyPaul H. TurnerByron K. ReedRoy Sadakane

Vivian ShimoyamaAnne C. Smith, Esq.

Bishop Charles E. Blake, Chair, West Angeles Church of God in ChristThe Honorable Karen Bass

The Honorable Curren PriceThe Honorable Herb Wesson

The Honorable Steven BradleyThe Honorable Maxine Waters

The Honorable Mark Ridley-ThomasThe Honorable Eric Garcetti

The Honorable Dianne FeinsteinThe Honorable Sebastian Ridley-Thomas

The Honorable Holly MitchellThe Honorable Reggie Jones Sawyer

Ambassador Michael and Mattie LawsonCarl Ballton, Foundation President, Union Bank

Darrell Brown, Executive Vice President, US bankJohn Sotoodeh, EVP and Regional President Wells Fargo

Orson Aguilar, Executive Director, GreenliningMichael Bender, Western Region President, Walmart

Tom Sayles, Senior Vice President, University of Southern CaliforniaLaphonza Butler, President, SEIU ULTCW

Charles Blake II, Assitant Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in ChristCharles and JoAnn Quarles, The Bedford Group

Tammy Tumbling, Director, Philanthropy/Community Involvement,Southern California Edison

Dr. Desiree Tillman, Dental Medical Professional

Herb J. WessonChris Tucker

Mark Ridley-ThomasDanny Glover

Antonio Villaraigosa

Honorary Committee

Past “Man of the Year” Honorees

20TH ANNIVERSARY

“DEVELOPING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY”1994 - 2014

20TH ANNUAL UNITY AWARDS GALATHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

PROGRAM

PRELUDE

West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir, Extension

WELCOME

Chris Schauble KTLA 5, Master of Ceremonies

INVOCATION

Black National Anthem

REMARKS

Belinda Allen Chair, West Angeles CDC, Board of Directors

John Sotoodeh Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk Executive Director, West Angeles CDC

Dr. Lula Ballton CEO Emeritus, West Angeles CDC

DINNER

Live Performance by Akelee

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Bishop Charles E. Blake Senior Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ

CORPORATE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Bank of the West

MAN OF THE YEAR

Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodger

BENEDICTION

20TH ANNIVERSARY

“DEVELOPING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY”1994 - 2014

20TH ANNUAL UNITY AWARDS GALATHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

PROGRAM

PRELUDE

West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir, Extension

WELCOME

Chris Schauble KTLA 5, Master of Ceremonies

INVOCATION

Black National Anthem

REMARKS

Belinda Allen Chair, West Angeles CDC, Board of Directors

John Sotoodeh Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk Executive Director, West Angeles CDC

Dr. Lula Ballton CEO Emeritus, West Angeles CDC

DINNER

Live Performance by Akelee

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Bishop Charles E. Blake Senior Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ

CORPORATE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Bank of the West

MAN OF THE YEAR

Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodger

BENEDICTION

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S WEST ANGELES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

on your

20th Anniversary Unity Awards Celebration.

Thank God for your ongoing efforts to support the

residents of Los Angeles through various community and economic development programs.

God’s continued best to you.

Apostle Frederick K.C. Price & Dr. Betty Price

Dr. Betty R. Price, Founder of VVCDCMrs. Angela Evans, Chairperson

Board of Directors and StaffVermont Village Community Development Corporation

www.vvcdcorp.org

The Black National Anthem

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list’ning skies,Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;

Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,Let us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast’ning rod,Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed.

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered. We have come, treading g our path through the blood of the slaughtered.

Out from a gloomy past, till now we stand at last,Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;

Thou who has by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;

Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native land.

Chris SchaubleChris Schauble is the co-anchor of KTLA 5 Morning News from 4:30 am to 7:00 am on weekdays.

He’s passionate about his work, family and fitness. During his 12 years working in Los Angeles, Chris has earned multiple awards including an Emmy and five Golden Microphones. In 2007, he was also named to the San Fernando Business Jour-nal’s 40 Under 40 list. Schauble is a marathoner and triathlete, having competed in two Ironman competitions including the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Prior to his Los Angeles work, Schauble spent time at KCNC-TV in Denver where he covered a number of stories of nation-al importance. His superb coverage of the Columbine High School shootings helped the station earn a local area Emmy for Best Spot News. In 2000 Schauble was named “TV Per-son of the Year” by the Colorado Association of Black Jour-nalists and in 2001 he was honored as one of Denver’s Top 10 History Makers by Urban Spectrum Magazine.

Schauble holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He was honored by Fort Lewis College with the 2002 Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition to his work as a journalist, Schauble has been an instructor for speech Communica-tions, Media Research Analysis at Miles College in Birming-ham, Alabama and was a guest Instructor at the Poytner Institute in St. Petersburg. He is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

As an adoptee himself, Schauble has dedicated much of his free time to helping needy children find homes. He has been recognized by the City of Los Angeles and the State of Cali-fornia for his ongoing and seemingly non-stop community service. Schauble, his wife and their two sets of twin girls live in the Los Angeles area.

Evening Host

Chris Schauble

CommunityCommunityPartnering for the community

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At U.S. Bank, our success is directly related to the success and vitality of the communities we serve.

And we believe strong communities help make a strong economy. That’s why we feel it’s important to

partner with organizations like West Angeles Community Development Corporation to provide

corporate leadership on issues of community importance. Because no company gains the same

strength alone as it can with the help of others. We’re glad to have the opportunity to partner with

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U.S. Bank is proud to support West Angeles Community Development

Corporation's 20th Anniversary Unity Awards

When someone comes along who has the courage and vision to turn dreams into reality, the future looks brighter for everyone.

Matthew Ryan Kemp, winner of the Person of the Year, thank you for creating a lasting legacy of success.

Achieving great things for our community

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man of the yearMan of the Year

Matt Kemp

“A player with a magnetic personality to match his magical home run swing - in every way,the man for the moment.” – Sports Illustrated

Matt grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma where he attended Midwest City High Schoolexcelling in two sports – basket-ball and baseball. He was pursued heavily by basketballrecruiters his senior year but because of the talent showcase he put on in baseball that spring, hispath had already been chosen. That year Matt was drafted out of high school by the Dodgersorganization in the 6th round of the 2003 draft.

Extremely active with charity work, Kemp’s Kids is a player program within the Dodgers Organization established by Matt to provide underprivileged and inner-city youth with opportunities to visit and experience Dodger Stadium. Along with the player program, Kemp’s Kids is dedicated to elevating and increasing the relevance of Major League Baseball and participation of youth baseball among inner-city youth in the greater Los An-geles area. This past season Kemp’s Kids hosted a private screening event of the

move “42” on the Warner Bros lot and will host a special holiday event in December. Matt is also active in his home state as well, donating $1,000 for every HR hit to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and working with Positive Tomorrows, which is a school for children of homeless families.

outstanding corporate citizen of the year

Outstanding Corporate Citizen of the Year

Bank of the West

Bank of the West has dedicated $75 billion in loans, investments, and charitable contributions by 2015 to strengthen our lo-cal neighborhoods, especially underserved areas. West Angeles CDC is honoring Bank of the West for making this bold com-mitment. To date, Bank of the West has made $78.7 billion in

loans, investments and charitable con-tributions. They have exceeded expecta-tion in three crucial areas: Community Development Loans, Consumer Loans and Leases, and Community Develop-ment Investments. Bank of the West is making strides toward building healthy and vibrant communities through their investment in low-to- moderate income (LMI) individuals and the organizations

and businesses that serve them. West Angeles CDC is proud to work with Bank of the West in fulfilling their goal to make sup-porting small business, afford-able housing and other critical economic and social services a key to our mutual success.

The University of Southern California congratulates West Angeles Community Development Corporation on your 20th anniversary and Unity Award Honorees.

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We are proud to support the important work and outstanding achievements of the

West Angeles Community Development Corporation

Thank you for all you do to bring hope and happiness to our communities.

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We are proud to support the important work and outstanding achievements of the

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Thank you for all you do to bring hope and happiness to our communities.

Pacific Western Bank is a leading commercial bank with 73 branches and $6.5 billion* in assets serving the commercial real estate and business communities throughout California.

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Previous Unity Award Recipients

Outstanding Community ServiceLaw Office of Milan D. Smith, Jr.

Outstanding Corporate CitizenUnion Bank of California

Family of the YearEarvin & Cookie Johnson

Outstanding Corporate CitizenSony Pictures Entertainment(Alan J. Levine, President & COO)

Family of the YearRobert & Cheri Townsend

Outstanding Community ServiceAT&T(Richard Bromley, V.P., Law and Government Affairs)

Man of the YearStevie Wonder

Outstanding Community ServiceAlbertsonsGary G. Michael, Board Chairman & CEO)

Outstanding Community ServiceWells Fargo BankBrenda Ross-Dulan, V.P. of Corporate Community Development)

Family of the YearDenzel & Pauletta Washington

Outstanding Corporate CitizenSouthern California Edison(Frank J. Quevedo, V.P. of Equal Opportunity)

Family of the YearLaTanya & Samuel L. Jackson

Outstanding Community ServiceWashington Mutual(Robert J. Flowers, President of Community Investment and Development)

Man of the YearMayor Richard Riordan

Outstanding Corporate CitizenWells Fargo(Paul M. Watson, Vice Chairman, Commercial Banking Group)

Gospel Producers of the YearLouis “Buster” Brown & Scott “Shavoni” parker

Outstanding Corporate CitizenUnion Bank of California(Richard C. Harnack, Vice Chariman, Community Baniking and Investment services Group)

Man of the YearGeorge Wallace

Outstanding Corporate CitizenBank of America(Liam E. McGee, Bank of America National Consumer Bank/President, Bank of America, California)

Man of the YearBishop Charles E. Blake

Outstanding Corporate CitizenHerbert F. Boeckmann, llOwner and Chief Executive Officer, Galpin Motors

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Man of the YearChris Tucker

Outstanding Corporate CitizenPierre P. HabisSenior Executive Vice President, Union Bank

Outstanding Community CitizenLaphonza ButlerUnited Long-Term Care Workers’ UnionPresident, SEIU

Family of the YearCarl & Lula Ballton

Woman of the YearU.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

Outstanding Corporate CitizenWalmart(Michael Bender, Executive Vice President and Presi-dent of Walmart West Business Unit, Walmart Stores, Inc.)

Man of the YearL.A. City Council President Herb J. Wesson

Outstanding Corporate CitizenFreddie Mac

Man of the YearReuben Cannon

Outstanding Corporate CitizenCitibank(Lisa Barrett, Regional Business Manager, Citibank West Divsion)

Man of the YearMayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

Outstanding Corporate CitizenWashington Mutual(Wayne Bradshaw, President, Southwest & Northwest Regions Community and External Affairs Division)

Man of the YearForest Whitaker

Outstanding Corporate CitizenJ. Michael Fried, Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Realty group, LLC

Family of the YearAngela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance

Outstanding Corporate CitizenCheryl L. EvansRegional Director of Communications, Citibank

Outstanding Corporate CitizenFrank J. QuevedoVice President of Equal Opportunity, Southern Cali-fornia Edison

Man of the YearDanny Glover

Outstanding Corporate CitizenChoice Group, Incorporated

Man of the YearHonorable Mark Ridley-Thomas

Outstanding Corporate CitizenDarrell BrownSenior Vice President, Consumer Banking, US Bank

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Los Angeles California, Akelee was introduced to music at a very young age. As she listened to her mom sing around the house, she would join in and sing along to powerhouse vocalists such as Aretha Frankilin, Patti Labelle, The Clark Sisters, Sam Cook and other great artists. She spent long hours studying, teaching herself and learning how to own her gift, and now it is all paying off.

Akelee was one of the top three finalists out of 10,000 people who auditioned in California for American Idol, Season One. She reached the top 45 in the United States at the age of 17.

Akelee has since worked with Grammy award winning art-ists, performing alongside gospel icons such as Mary Mary. She was featured in the gospel track, “Mr. Pretender,” from the gospel album, Weight and Glory, which reached #1 on the Billboard charts. Akelee is currently recording her debut album, which she strictly likes to pattern and think of as “Kingdom music” aka music for the Kingdom. She states,

“IT IS MY DESTINY TO STAND UP AND BE A LIGHT FOR MY GENERATION.”

it is my destiny to stand up and be a light for my generation.

When the community works together,the community works A healthy, vibrant community depends on the participation of its members. And the more diverse their backgrounds, experiences and skills, the more interesting and unique their solutions. Bank of America is honored to be connected to West Angeles Community Development Corporation for their leadership in creating common goals while nurturing self-empowerment.

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February 6, 2014 Dear Friends, On behalf of the City of Los Angeles, I welcome you to the 20th Annual Unity Awards Gala, hosted by the West Angeles Community Development Corporation. I congratulate Matt Kemp for being honored with the 2014 CDC Unity Man of the Year Award and Bank of the West for being honored with the Unity Award for Outstanding Corporate Citizen. After two decades of service, the West Angeles CDC continues to inspire individuals for their selflessness and commitment to faith, family, and community. In the midst of their endless responsibilities, Matt Kemp and Bank of the West dedicate time and energy toward enriching the communities that surround them and help make Los Angeles great. I extend my best wishes for a memorable event and continued success. Sincerely,

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20TH ANNUAL UNITY AWARDS GALA!

CONGRATULATIONS MATT!

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California Bank & Trust has been committed to the growth and prosperity of our communities for more than 60 years. That is why we take great pride in supporting those dedicated to making a difference.

Committed to California Communities. Contact us today to learn more.

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West Angeles Community Development Corporation’s 20th Annual Unity Awards

West Los Angeles Region Wayne Ward, Senior VP / Regional Manager100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 110Culver City, CA 90230(310) 258-9310wayne.ward@calbt.com

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Crenshaw Sherri Harris, Branch Manager3810 Crenshaw Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90008(323) 295-4301sherri.harris@calbt.com

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California Bank & Trust has been committed to the growth and prosperity of our communities for more than 60 years. That is why we take great pride in supporting those dedicated to making a difference.

Committed to California Communities. Contact us today to learn more.

California Bank & Trust is proud to support the

West Angeles Community Development Corporation’s 20th Annual Unity Awards

West Los Angeles Region Wayne Ward, Senior VP / Regional Manager100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 110Culver City, CA 90230(310) 258-9310wayne.ward@calbt.com

Century City1940 Century Park E.Los Angeles, CA 90067(310) 407-6600

Crenshaw Sherri Harris, Branch Manager3810 Crenshaw Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90008(323) 295-4301sherri.harris@calbt.com

Encino16130 Ventura Blvd.Encino, CA 91436(818) 986-5600

Gardena1655 W. Redondo Beach Blvd.Gardena, CA 90247(310) 217-6500

La Palma5471 Orangethorpe AvenueLa Palma, CA 90623(714) 523-9090

Long Beach444 W. Ocean Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 432-0931

Santa Monica100 Wilshire Blvd.Santa Monica, CA 90401(310) 587-1888

Torrance21515 Hawthorne Blvd.Torrance, CA 90503(310) 316-9190

West Los Angeles11345 W. Olympic Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90064(310) 477-8211

Wilshire Center3250 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90010(213) 487-1800

Wilshire — San Vicente6500 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90048(323) 658-6688

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Congratulations on 20 years of developing affordable housing, stimulating economic growth, and building community.

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Thank you!Special Acknowledgements

The Staff and Volunteers of theWest Angeles Community Development Corporation

West Angeles Community Development CorporationThank you for your continued support

We look forward to welcoming you to the 21st Annual Unity Awards in February 2015

Tunua ThrashExecutive Director

Emma AlleyneMaibi Benhorsfall

Vonni CastroCarol Dedeaux

Karen DownardErica FreemanKen Hooper

Patsy MoralesCarolyn PattonIrvin Shannon

Terry Monday (Intern)Noquomas Wilson

Yvonne DavisAisha Frazier

West Angeles CDC Volunteers