(San Diego, CA) – Longtime civic leader Penny Dokmo was awarded the Outstanding Development/Fundraising Volunteer award at the 39th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego chapter award luncheon held in honor of National Philanthropy Day.
“I am honored to be given this award for the work I do with Rady Children’s and other local non-profits,” said Penny Dokmo. “Rady Children’s has always held a special place in my heart and the time I have spent helping to support the Hospital has been very meaningful to me.”
David Gillig, Sr. Vice President and Executive Director of Rady Children’s Foundation, said Dokmo has been an inspiration. “Few organizations are so fortunate to find such a committed, compassionate volunteer leader,” Gillig said.
Dokmo’s volunteering began more than 30 years ago as a member of Junior League. Since then Dokmo has been an outstanding volunteer in the community. Dokmo has served as Chair, Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees; Chair, Rady Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees, President, Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary; and SuperBall Chair (1998 Charity Ball). Dokmo has also served as President, North County Philanthropy Council; San Diego Chamber Orchestra and Country Friends.
Dokmo has been a supporting member of the Rady Children’s Auxiliary Rancho Bernardo Unit since 1981 where she has helped organize many fundraising events. In 1999, she launched the unit’s first Poinsettia Fundraiser, which continues to raise more than $25,000 annually.
Dokmo served as Chair of the Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees in 2004-2005. During her leadership, the Hospital’s 5-year $140 million capital campaign was successfully concluded and the goal amount exceeded.
About Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego:
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the largest children’s hospital in California, is a 442-bed pediatric care facility providing the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, Southern Riverside and Imperial counties. Rady Children’s is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare and is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. On October 10, 2010, Rady Children’s opened the Acute Care Pavilion, a LEED-Certified (green) building that is home to the incredible Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, the state-of-the-art Warren Family Surgical Center, and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for our community’s most fragile newborns. In May 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked Rady Children’s among the best children’s hospitals in the nation in all ten pediatric specialties the magazine surveyed. For more information, visit www.rchsd.org and find us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.