Introducing the 2023 Superheroes of Tustin

The following community volunteers, ranging in age from 16 to 101, were recognized yesterday for going “above and beyond” to help meet Tustin’s greatest challenges. They donate blood, they tutor our students and help get them into college or even into the next grade. They nurture our seniors and coach our youth on playing fields throughout town. They preserve our history, bring art to the masses, and care for those among us who need a helping hand. They provide the funds that are vital to providing needed services. They strengthen our business community, help keep us safe, and they provide food and medical care for a growing number who rely on their support. If there’s a need in our community, you can guarantee that there’s a Superhero of Tustin trying to solve it.

Ash & Michael Abdelaaty
Recognized by
Sabil USA

Barry Ackerman
Recognized by
Kids Read!

Zain Ahmad
Recognized by
Sabil USA

Janette Alfrey & Larry McCombs
Recognized by
Tustin Dollars for Scholars

Joyce Allard
Recognized by the
Salvation Army Tustin Ranch

Sahar Aziz
Recognized by
Sabil USA

Yasseen Aziz
Recognized by
Sabil USA

Sandra Bensworth
Recognized by the
Tustin Host Lion Club

Tammis Berkheimer
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Hon. Dr. Allan Bernstein
Recognized posthumously by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Lloyd Boucher
Recognized by the
Tustin Chamber of Commerce

Dottie Brown
Recognized by the
Tustin Area Woman’s Club

Sharyn Cable – Enderle Center
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Roger Carlson
Recognized by the
Rotary Club of Tustin – Santa Ana

Nathan Chandler
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Wayne Clark
Tustin Kiwanis Club
Recognized by Kids Read!

Debbie Ewing
Recognized by
Trinity United Presbyterian Church

Adele Heuer
Recognized by
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts

Sari Hicks
Recognized by the
Tustin Area Historical Society

Sharon Hirahara
Recognized by the
Tustin Chamber of Commerce

Wendy Joe
Recognized by
Tustin Girls Softball

Pretty Kaur Dang
Recognized by
Sabil USA

Michael Lopez
Recognized by the
Tustin Host Lions Club

Kelly Meyers
Recognized by the
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts

Beth Moore
Recognized by the
Assistance League of Tustin

Melody Mosley
Recognized by
Family Promise of Orange County

Marina Navarro
The Giving Tree
Recognized by New Life Church

Elsa Padilla-Waite
Recognized by the
Tustin Chamber of Commerce

Hon. Jim Palmer
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Ethan Posner
Ethan & Chocos Book Club
Recognized by Kids Read!

Jackie & Don Powell
Recognized by
Family Promise of Orange County

Heather Ready
Recognized by
Beyond Blindness

Chris Ring
Recognized by the
Voices of TustinTACFA program

Sam Robertson – One Seed Community Garden
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Susan Svoboda
Recognized by the
Tustin Host Lions Club

Laura Waite – Tustin Senior Advisory Board
Recognized by the
Tustin Area Senior Center

Nathan Yeargin – Tustin Chamber of Commerce
Recognized by the
Tustin Community Foundation

Tim Zierer
Recognized by the
Tustin Area Historical Society

Thank you to our Guardian of the Galaxy Sponsors

And a special Thank You to all of our Superhero VIPs, Sidekicks & Donors

Mayor Austin Lumbard, Mayor Pro Tem Letitia Clark, Councilmember Beckie Gomez, Councilmember Ray Schnell, Brendon Moller (Congresswoman Young Kim), Brian See (Senator David Min), Paulina Alvarez (Assemblyman Phillip Chen) and Michael Tou Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris), Lee Fink, Tony Wong, the Voices of Tustin and the American Legion Tustin Post 227.

Above & Beyond Senior Referral Services, Assisteens from the Tustin Assistance League, BeauShar Salon, Linda Blevins, Cindy Brunner, Libby Buckley, Cancer Kinship, Gayle Carter, Lesley Cavanaugh, Chick-fil-A 17th at Tustin, Coastal Window Designs, Marsha Corzine, Cathy Crair, Anna Davy, Louise Davy, Lori Gabrielson, Cathy Gaertner, Barbara George & Friend, Katherine Hanson, Kids Read!, Rose Kyger, Jef Maddock, Diane Monka, Beth Moore, Eligia Nicolai, Paula Ross, Mark Senesac, Susan Hirzel & Annette MacDonald Real Estate Group, Christine Uribe, Nathan Yeargin plus the TAWC Hands On Garden Lovers Sections.

Here‘s a way you can Support one of our Superhero’s Super Program

This coming Monday (Labor Day) Ethan & Choco’s Book Club (ECBC) is holding their most important fundraiser BOOK IT! 2023: Racing for Reading for Hospitalized Kids and they are offering a 30% discount coupon for supporters of TCF! Click HERE for info about the race and to sign up for the 5K or 1K Fun Run and use the coupon code BOOKIT2023_TCF30
(ECBC) was founded by Leukemia survivor Ethan after he noticed that books and reading were missing from the hospital experience of patients at CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange County. ECBC’s mission is to make access to high-quality books and literature-based experiences part of patients’ everyday care. Currently, ECBC is running a bedside reading program in patient rooms, a mobile book cart for patients in isolation, and is gifting hundreds of books each month to patients in a variety of ways (e.g., curated book bags for every child at CHOC diagnosed with cancer monthly deliveries to the outpatient oncology clinic and the Outpatient Infusion Center, BOO-KS for Treats on Halloween, Kindles and Kindle books for teen cancer patients and survivors). ECBC recognizes that literacy support for children fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditions can help promote cognitive health and social connections that are part of thriving through treatment and beyond.