At our recent 2013 Annual Awards Dinner, the Berkeley Community Fund (BCF) honored Berkeley activist, philanthropist and clown, Wavy Gravy with the Wheeler Medal, presented to Berkeley’s “Most Useful Citizen.” Susie Medak, 2012 Wheeler Medalist and Executive Director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre bestowed the medal upon Wavy in front of a sold out crowd at Hs Lordships Restaurant. As attendees donned their red clown noses in Wavy’s honor, Susie said that “Wavy Gravy represents our community’s values as a philanthropist, an artist, and a citizen.”
The crowd also had the opportunity to hear from Joleen Ruffin, BCF’s new Executive Director; Chuck Fanning, Vice President of the BCF Board of Directors; and Berhan Bayeh, a 2009 BCF High Hopes Scholar who recently graduated from UC Riverside with a degree in Physics and Economics. BCF was happy to have present at the dinner, past Wheeler Award recipients including Narsai David, Helen and John Meyer, Davida Coady, Robert Cole, Arthur Rosenfeld, and Mal Warwick.
The evening was officiated by Narsai David. BCF was able to raise a record amount of money to support the fund’s High Hopes Scholarship Program.
To see additional photos from the event, visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/berkfund.
The evening included a report about the High Hopes Scholarship program, the video featured is available at the following link:
