The local food rescue organization Food Finders will be honored as a Nonprofit of the Year at a celebration of California Nonprofits Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 22.
Food Finders has been selected by Assemblymember Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) as an exceptional nonprofit organization in his district. The organization will join other nonprofit leaders from across the state being honored at the inaugural event.
“Food Finders is honored to be among so many notable nonprofits and appreciates being recognized for making a huge difference not only to recipients but in the business community as well,” said Patti Larson, executive director for Food Finders.
The award recipients will visit the Assembly Floor and then be honored at a luncheon at Sacramento’s Sheraton Grand Hotel, with presentations from former Senate President Pro Tempore and Sacramento Mayor-Elect Darrell Steinberg, Assemblymember Rich Gordon and Jan Masaoka, CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits).
“Nonprofit organizations are vitally important to the economy and well-being of California, but too often nonprofits are ‘hidden in plain sight,'” said CalNonprofits CEO Jan Masaoka. “We are thrilled that the State Assembly has passed a resolution putting the spotlight on nonprofits as an economic power that uses that power for the common good. We congratulate all of the award recipients on being honored for the great work they do every day to make California a better place.”
