2022 Nomination
1 Nominee Information:
Name of Nominee: Dick Veale
Nominee Address: 703 Avenida Columbo
Nominee Age: 77
Length of time nominee has resided in San Clemente: 47
2 Sponsor Type:
Non-Profit Organization
3 Sponsor Information:
If sponsor is non-profit organization, organization name: Family Assistance Ministries (FAM)
If sponsor is consensus, name of sponsoring individuals (minimum of 10) whose primary residences are in the City of San Clemente: Not answered Contact Person: Elizabeth Andrade
Address: 1030 calle negocio
Phone Number: 7147212254
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
4 Service to the Community:
Services provided by the nominee that benefited the community and length of time they were provided. Estimate the number of hours the nominee spent in the provision of these services. Non-profit volunteer service in San Clemente includes:
Boys & Girls Club of San Clemente - 31 years on the Board including one year in 1994 as President. Worked on various committees and started and chaired the Golf tournament for 23 years. (Approximate hours over two decades approximating 100 hours per year and that is 2300 hours).
Member of San Clemente Golf Commission for 30 years. (700 hours) Beach and Parks Foundation (150 Hours)
Started and chaired the Mary Erickson Foundation Golf Tournament for 3 years. (125 hours)
Family Assistance Ministries Board Member since 2013. Board President 2018- 2021. (Approximate hours 1800).
A description of why the services provided by the nominee were of value to the community and why the sponsor considers the nominee to be ideal for the Wall ATTACHMENT 3
2022 Nomination
of Recognition. The sponsor shall be responsible to verify the accuracy of the information provided. For the past 47 years Dick has given his time, talent and treasure to the community of San Clemente by making San Clemente a more enjoyable place to live, work and play. Through his leadership in the beginning years of the Boys and Girls Club he was an instrumental pioneer force that helped thousands of children reach their full potential. He was responsible for starting and running the annual Golf tournament that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars throughout the years.
Dick's expertise in golf and his leadership skills have helped the San Clemente Golf Commission and the Beach and Parks Foundation to fulfill their mission in helping to make S.C. a place where residents are proud of San Clemente's parks and recreation activities and facilities.
DIck's Family Assistance ministries contributions include his leadership role in the 2017 founding of the first Family emergency shelter in South Orange County where homeless single dads, dual parent households, pregnant woman and children have found safe shelter. Last year FAM helped over 42,000 clients, distributed 5 million pounds of food and dispersed $500k in client aid. Through the pandemic Dick's leadership at FAM helped the city of S.C. reach hundreds of clients that needed COVID relief funds and counseling not to mention school backpacks, Christmas Adopt a Family, Turkey giveaways, etc.
5 Additional Comments (optional):
Not answered