The cover story in our August issue was about community member Gene Lentzner's lifetime commitment to Tikkun Olam. As a result of Gene's tremendous achievements in this arena, The California Conference for Equality and Justice created the Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award, presented annually to those individuals who have made exceptional contributions toward improving human relations in Long Beach.
The 2014 recipients of the Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award are:
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CCEJ Announces
Gene Lentzner
Human Relations Awards
Arnel Calvario
Occupational Therapist
LBUSD
Lian Cheun
Khmer Girls In Action
Anitra Dempsey
Executive Director
Citizen Police Complaint Dept.
City of Long Beach
This year's award, now in its 26th year, will be presented on October 23, at the offices of Keesal, Young and Logan, on Oceangate in Long Beach. A cocktail reception will begin at 5:30PM, followed by the awards program at 6:30PM. For reservations to this event, attendees may contact Katherine McIlquham atThe California Conference for Equality and Justice by phone at 562.435.8184 or by email.