2022 WTS Annual Scholarships & Awards Event

1000 Oak Street,Oakland CA 94607

06 October, 2022

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Together Again: A Night Under the Oakland SkyThe WTS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter invites you to #Reconnect with us at our biggest gala event of the year. The WTS Annual Scholarships & Awards Event will be held in-person at the beautifully redesigned outdoor Garden of the Oakland Museum of California on  Thursday, October 6, 2022 6:00 PM: Doors open to welcome guests with a live female-led jazz band, open bar, plenty of crowd pleasing appetizers, and lots of other fun activities to #Reconnect with us and YOUR transportation community. 7:00 PM: Scholarships & Awards Presentation Membership drive prizes and raffle drawing times coming soon ScholarshipsTransportation YOU High School Scholarship Shreya Chandra, Dublin High School Paula Hammond Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship Emily Belding, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship Lu Dai, UC Berkeley AwardsWoman of the Year Deborah Dagang Honorable Ray LaHood Award (Man of the Year) John Fisher Lifetime Achievement Award Captain Lynn Korwatch Member of the Year Aida Banihashemi Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award Elsa Ortiz Employer of the Year Mott MacDonald Innovative Transportation Solutions Award AC Transit “Tempo” Bus Rapid Transit Ticket PricesStudent: $35 In Between Opportunities: $35 Maiden Voyage (First time celebrating with us): $50 Member: $100 Non-Member: $175 Star Supporter (Because you can and care about the WTS mission): $250 Sustaining Supporter: Donate what you can to support the WTS mission Ticket sales will end on October 3, 2022. The amount of your donation minus $100 is tax deductible. Your donation will go to sustain our leadership programs and scholarships. Ticket purchase is a financial commitment, and no refunds will be issued. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another person by updating the attendee information through this site.Please note: In an effort to keep our guests safe, the Annual Scholarships & Awards Event will be held entirely outdoors in the museum garden. We will be following the Alameda County Public Health Department's guidelines for masking and physical distancing as they apply. Please check the Alameda County COVID-19 website the day of the event.In-person guests will enjoy the event from the Garden lawn—please dress with the environment and weather in mind.Contact information For questions about the Annual Event and information on volunteering during the event, please contact: Lacy Vong, [email protected] or DeNise Blake, [email protected] For more information on how to purchase Table and Event Sponsorships or on how to donate or contribute to the raffle, please contact Monique Fuhrman, [email protected] or Srushti Dupare, [email protected] Travel DirectionsThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is located at 1000 Oak Street at 10th Street in Oakland. OMCA is situated between downtown Oakland and Lake Merritt and conveniently located near multiple transit options (see below). There is limited space in the parking garage. We encourage you to bike, take transit, or carpool if you choose to drive. Bike Parking Free, on-street bike parking is available outside the Oak Street entrance to the Museum. Limited free, covered bike parking is available in the OMCA Garage during garage hours, and on Oak Street Plaza, which is on the third level of the Museum. OMCA and WTS assume no responsibility for loss or damage to bicycles or other property left at bike parking. By BART OMCA is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station (between 8th and 9th Streets at Oak Street). OMCA is at the corner of Oak and 10th Street. An accessibility ramp is located at the main entrance on Oak Street between 10th and 11th Streets. By AC Transit OMCA is accessible by a number of AC Transit bus lines, including the award-winning 1T (Tempo), 18, 40, 62, 88, 96, and O. For more information, visit actransit.org. Trip Planner For a complete guide to reaching the Museum from the Bay Area on public transit, visit transit.511.org. Parking Paid parking spaces in the OMCA garage is limited. Event parking for the evening will be $10. The entrance to the parking garage is on Oak Street between 10th and 12th streets. Once you have parked, you may enter through the Level 2 garage entrance. Signage will direct you to the Garden from there. Additional parking is available at the Alco Parking Garage located at 165 13th Street at Jackson Street. Hours are subject to availability.