Thirteen volunteers recently received the Ventura County Community Foundation’s President’s Award for their efforts. The awards were presented at the community foundation’s biannual volunteer reception in August.

The honor recognizes community volunteers whose commitment has furthered the success of the foundation’s programs and services. Recipients were chosen for their outstanding service on committees, as unpaid faculty for the Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership or as volunteers for the Ventura County Civic Alliance. One person won for learning salsa steps to participate in a dance contest to benefit the Social Justice Fund for Ventura County.

The local 2011 President’s Award honorees are Rich Burlingham of Moorpark, Stan Carmichael of Thousand Oaks, Dao Minh Doan of Newbury Park, Risa Littman of Oak Park and Rebecca J. Merrell of Moorpark.

Rich Burlingham served on the Advisory Council and the Visibility Committee for the ArtsLIVE in Ventura County initiative at VCCF and created videos showcasing the work of ArtsLIVE grantees for 2009 and 2010.

Stan Carmichael, a plannedgiving adviser, served on VCCF’s Planned Giving Advisory Committee and has worked to build long-term charitable capital through the Charitable Gift Annuity program.

Dao Minh Doan served as chair of the Ventura County Civic Alliance at VCCF from 2009 to 2010. Doan guided the alliance while working full time and earning a master’s degree in planning at UCLA.

Risa Littman serves on the faculty of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership at VCCF and as a member of the Center’s Advisory Committee to strengthen the center’s programming to train representatives of local nonprofit organizations.

Rebecca J. Merrell is a faculty member in both the ArtsLIVE training program and the Board Leadership Institute module on the board’s role in fundraising.

Using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figure of $21.36 per hour for the value of donated time, foundation volunteers give the equivalent of more than $202,279 annually when all their hours are tallied.