Each month, Monterey Peninsula Foundation will select a volunteer, nominated by their peers, who exemplifies community engagement and participates with other events and organizations. This ‘Community Hero’ will be someone who goes above and beyond to make our community a better place to live, work and raise our families. To recognize their volunteerism, Monterey Peninsula Foundation will donate $1,000 to a current nonprofit grantee selected by the volunteer.
Community Heroes
Community Heroes
Community Heroes
September 2023
Mary & Rex Young (in memorium)
- Uniform & Gift Distribution
- AT&T & PURE
- Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
October 2023
Marie Ziegel
- Volunteer Support / Corporate Hosts
- AT&T & PURE
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
November 2023
Roy Poss
- Player Refreshments
- AT&T & PIC
- The SPCA for Monterey County
December 2023
John Oldemeyer (In Memoriam)
- Range
- AT&T
- Special Olympics of NorCal
January 2024
Mike Hennessy
- Gallery Management Ambassadors
- AT&T & PURE
- Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
February 2024
Eric Fonferek
- Gallery Management Ambassadors
- AT&T
- Legal Services for Seniors
March 2023
Mary E Knierim
- Tournament Ambassadors
- AT&T
- Gathering for Women - Monterey
Past Community Heroes
| Ann Jaeger (December 2022) | Scott Grafius (December 2021) | Mike Bryant (December 2020) |
| Kenneth Skolnik (November 2022) | Alicia Perez (November 2021) | Bob Sparks (November 2020) |
| Carmi Paris (October 2022) | N/A | Patrick McCoy (October 2020) |
| David Johnson (September 2022) | Terri Kaltenbachm (September 2021) | Henry Yoneyama (September 2020) |
| Colin Carter (August 2022) | Rick Moore (August 2021) | Susan & Mark Whichard (August 2020) |
| Suzanne Garavello (July 2022) | Debbie Poss (July 2021) | Kitako Henderson (July 2020) |
| Jane Whitman (June 2022) | Rachel Zepeda (June 2021) | Shirley Ito (June 2020) |
| David Hall (May 2022) | Ken Fry (May 2021) | Megan Bryant (May 2020) |
| Dave Overton (April 2022) | Mike Miller (April 2021) | |
| Colleen Sweet (March 2022) | Shirlee Crockett (March 2021) | |
| Teresa McIntee-Bruno (February 2022) | Mike DeLay (February 2021) | |
| N/A | Robert Martin (January 2021) |
40 Year Club
Our tournament is fortunate to have some long-term volunteers who have dedicated more than 40 years of service to the event. We salute these individuals, recognizing the year in which they achieved this distinctive milestone.
| Bob Sparks(2022) | Shay Adams (2008) | Jim Anderson (2009) | Bill Avey (2006) |
| Ron Barbieri (2007) | Ted Bell (1999) | Rich Brem (2018) | Dennis Davis (2023) |
| Frank Broz (2020) | Mike Bryant (2017) | Robert Burns (2009) | Robert Ingebretson (2023) |
| Frank Cantrell (2018) | Scott Clark (2012) | Buzz Cole (2020) | Kathleen Hill (2023) |
| Felix Colello (2017) | Cliff Coleman (1995) | Fred Conte (2007) | Dennis Rufner (2023) |
| Don Corona (1992) | Dick DeLorimier (2000) | Mike Dispensa (2007) | |
| Neil Fearn (2015) | Joe Ferreira (1999) | Janet Flint (2000) | |
| Clyde Folk (2015) | Fred Fozounmayeh (2007) | Steve Franza (2017) | |
| Rick Friend (2017) | Janet Gallagher (2009) | Frank Gamberutti (2002) | |
| Bob Goodfellow (2017) | Al Heinetz (2011) | Glen Hudgens (2013) | |
| Robert Jaques (2017) | John King (2012) | Irv Klug (2009) | |
| Maryan Layton (2001) | Joe LoManto (2001) | Jerry Luster (2007) | |
| John Mason (2005) | Charlie Mauck (2018) | John Miller (2012) | |
| Johnny Miller (2011) | LaRue Miller (2003) | Jim Orr (2017) | |
| Brian Pratt (2017) | Guy Pruitt (2015) | Earl Rader (2017) | |
| David Reade (2007) | Jack Reynolds (2003) | Wayne Ross (2011) | |
| Tod Sanchez (2015) | Carol Schock (2018) | Dick Searle (1991) | |
| Jeff Silveira (2012) | Rose Silveira (1996) | Chris Smith (2006) | |
| Gil Souza (2007) | Bob Sparks (2012) | Mike Sullivan (2010) | |
| John Trenner (2011) | Paul Trujillo (2002) | Chuck Vout (1997) | |
| Kurt Wiegand (2013) | Rachel Zepeda (2012) | Dennis Davis (2023) |