b'AWARD WINNERSRoberta Hollowell AwardRebecca Montgomery R ebecca Montgomery has livedMontgomery has influenced a new through decades of change ingeneration of Democratic Party this country. Through her actions,volunteers by opening her home as she exemplifies the adage, Thinkgroups of dozens arrive for national globally, act locally. postcarding, texting and phone bank parties, enjoying her home Montgomery has broken barriersbaked cookies and refreshments. by serving her country in the AirAt election time, she is the first Force, following up this serviceto arrive and remains late in the by using her presence to furtherevening to achieve daily goals. Her the efforts of womens rights andcommitment has been undaunted pushing the barriers on the frontby the COVID-19 pandemic. She lines of the civil rights movement.has continued to host weekly She tends the Earth and combatsparties by making them virtual. environmental issues whileRebecca Montgomery has spent a working for the California Nativelifetime quietly being the change Plant Society.she would like to see in the world. Also a retired teacher, she volunteers once a week at an East Bay Kindergarten. Requiring a minimum of 10 years of service to the Democratic Party, the Roberta Hollowell Award is named in honor of the late educator and activist who was a mainstay in local politics.'