Humanitarian Awards Celebration
Thank you to the over 150 guests who joined us for our 2025 Humanitarian Awards Celebration on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, at The Reef in Long Beach. Together, we celebrated the incredible contributions of our honorees — Chuck Barnes, Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award, Julie Meenan, Humanitarian Award, and Musical Theatre West, Building Bridges Award — who are dedicated to promoting equity and justice in Long Beach and beyond. We also officially launched our new name, Confluence Rising!
Meet our 2025 Honorees!
Julie Meenan
Humanitarian Award
Chuck Barnes
Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award
Musical Theatre West
Building Bridges Award
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Hope Sponsors
Unity Sponsors
Justice Sponsors
Rosecarrie and Dr. Alan Brooks
Dr. Mike and Arline Walter
Jill Rosenberg
Amy & Rich Lipeles
Dr. Rashida Crutchfield
Community Sponsors
