​2018 UPLIFT TRIBUTE
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​Congratulations
2018 UPLIFT Tribute 
Community Collaboration Honorees!

31th Anniversary Celebration of UPLIFT in Service to San Diego,
​11th Anniversary of the UPLIFT Tribute

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• The Legacy Award - Catfish Club & City Club, Rev. George Walker Smith & George Mitrovich, for decades of collaboration promoting Racial Unity & the Dialogue of Democracy with great food & great minds

 

• Multiply the Blessings Award - City of San Diego Nonprofit Academy, hosted with USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) & USD Nonprofit Institute catalyzing change through access to resources and funding for hundreds of San Diego Agencies

 

• The Home Team Award - Downtown San Diego Partnership’s Clean & Safe Family Reunification Program with SD Housing Commission, Sharp HealthCare & County of San Diego safely reuniting over 2,200 unsheltered with Family or Friends for a new start in life

 

• Education is Key Award - Sanford Education Programs at National University, developing nonprofit leaders and educators to advance inspirational collaborative programs worldwide through Sanford Harmony, Inspire & Institute of Philanthropy

Inspiring Keynote Speaker
Announced
Retired Rear Admiral Len Hering 
On the Value of Collaboration
"Reviving the Lost Art of Collaboration"
Why it is so important for the strength and vibrancy of our Democracy and Society to revive the art of collaboration. Our Forefathers disagreed vehemently on how America was to be formed yet though collaboration they created the most amazing nation in history. 
How this tradition built a strong America & why it is so essential to the vitality of our local, national & global community today.​
His message is a gift!

Retired Rear Admiral Len Hering,
former San Diego Navy Mayor,
served after retiring from the Navy in 2009, as
Vice President of Business Services and Administration
for the University of San Diego and
Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy. 
Honored as a 2018 SD Business Journal
San Diego 500 Influential Business Leader,
and currently stepping up to lead
"I Love a Clean San Diego",
a legacy collaboration partner in
the San Diego Region since 1954,
Admiral Hering will inspire you to live
a life of Collaboration!

Event Photos from the 2017 UPLIFTing Citizen Tribute

Vintage Photos: 2007 First UPLIFTing Citizen Tribute
Hosted at the San Diego Natural History Museum
featuring the Dead Sea Scroll Exhibit

Remembering UPLIFT Founder, Rev. Burt Smith's Vision
for the Missional Ministry of UPLIFT as we
​Celebrate 30 Years of Service to San Diego

More Memories - 2016 Tribute

Vintage Video: Founding UPLIFT Advocate Mildred Hawkins

​Carrying the Torch of Burt's Love for All People Today!

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​Thank you  
2017 Tribute Sponsors

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2017 UPLIFTing Citizen Tribute Event "Share the Spirit" Program

​​Past UPLIFTing Citizen Tribute Honorees
Diane Bell ~ Dr. Bob Brower ~ Father Joe Carroll ~ Jose Cruz 
Bishop Roy Dixon, D.D. ~ Danah Fayman ~Bill Gibbs ~ Trevor Hoffman 
Chaplain Derrick E. Horne ~ Herb Johnson ~ Meb Keflezighi  ~Sheriff Bill Kolender 
Mark Larson ~ Carol LeBeau ~Rev. Miles McPherson ~ Pastor Shawn Mitchell 
George Mitrovich ~ Rev. Canon Mary Moreno- Richardson ~ Kassim Osgood ~ Anne Otterson 
Jake Peavy ~ Mayor Jerry Sanders ~Rev. Burton S. Smith ~ Rev. George Walker Smith 
LaDainian Tomlinson ~ Lorie Zapf ~ Chief Shelley Zimmerman

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