Community snapshots

Lion

Karen Cook, vice district governor of the Paradise Host Lions, was given 18different $50 Walmart gift cards to be distributed to fire victims at the Hope Center in Oroville. Left to right, Chico Breakfast Lions Casey Dunning, president Bill Padula, Linda Dunning and Cook.

Award

Vicky Breeden was presented with a 2020Presidents’ Special Recognition Award for her service to the Chico Branch of the American Association of University Women. During her 31years as a member, Breeden has served in many essential roles, especially on the Tech Trek Scholarship Committee. The committee sends local girls entering 8th grade to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer camp on a university campus every year, funding nearly all of the costs through its scholarships. Left to right, current president Jan Britton, Breeden and past president Kathy Sweet celebrate.

Women

Sue Blizman received a Presidents’ Special Recognition Award for her contributions to the Chico Branch of the American Association of University Women. She has been an active member for 30years and heads the Tech Trek Scholarship Committee. She lans the annual Appraisal Faire that funds the Tech Trek Summer Camp scholarships for girls entering eight grade. This camp allows girls to experience many areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities for a week on a university campus. Left to right, past president Kathy Sweet, Blizman and and current president Jan Britton celebrate.

HOWTO SUBMIT A SNAPSHOT

Snapshots, reader-submitted photos of community events, are published Monday. They may include service projects, guest speakers at club meetings, awards being presented or kids doing school projects. Just make sure there are people in the photo — no more than 12— and keep it current.

Send a high-resolution JPG with a paragraph explaining the content of the photo: who (in left-to-right order with last names), what, where, when and why to snapshots@ chicoer.com. Non-digital submissions will not be accepted at this time.

We can’t accept photos about businesses, private events or those adorable pet photos.