You can learn a lot about who David and Mario Borgatello’s and his family-owned and operated business, MarBorg Industries, are by how they respond to community needs.

Like when the Thomas Fire and the subsequent flooding and mudslides brought much of Santa Barbara, their hometown, to a standstill.

With thousands of residents scrambling to save lives and property, with automobile and train access made impossible by road and rail closures, and with public services severely

“If you believe in community, you believe in giving back because that is part of our faith. That’s why I am here.” Her faith is what Dorene Dominguez intertwined with her drive to give hope to children by creating the Dominguez Dream in 2004, a non-profit foundation in memory of her late father, H. Frank Dominguez.

“My father believed in the importance of education and giving back to your community,” said Dorene, who leads the Vanir Group of Companies Inc. that her father founded.

In the weekly bulletin of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Pasadena, there’s a regular posting about the Ministry of the Sick.

As the mission statement explains, volunteers are needed to visit the sick who are homebound, in nursing homes, and in senior housing facilities.

Colleen Roohan is listed as the contact, with her a phone number and email.

Bill Simon’s idea of a good day is pretty simple: “A beautiful day is when I say a prayer, read a book, break a sweat, and help someone who can’t pay me pack. I usually sleep pretty well on those nights.”

This description has changed over the years with his maturing faith.

Growing up in New Jersey as the oldest of seven children, Simon graduated from Williams College and Boston College Law School. He was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, serving under Rudolph

Paul Tosetti’s experience as a transactional lawyer taught him to see the bigger picture.

So when Archbishop Gomez called him to discuss this year’s Award, recognizing his 20 years of leadership work with Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Tosetti defaulted to his negotiating skills.

He tried to talk the Archbishop out of it.

“I’ve been to this Ceremony, and seen the extraordinary contributions that deserving recipients had made. It wasn’t false modesty – I just didn’t see my work as in the same