How to Become a Volunteer:
The California International Airshow is a fun way to get involved to help raise money for local charities. While you are working you can feel, hear and see the excitement all around you. We are looking for adults, 18 and older, to volunteer their time to work in the following positions: ticket sales, working admissions, directing traffic, ushering, parking cars and various other positions. We need volunteers to be available for a minimum of 8 hours.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please click on the volunteer application below:
Volunteer of the Year Award
For 15 years, Alice Beck was a fixture during Airshow week. She coordinated all of the meals for hundreds of volunteers and the prisoners. Her area became known as “Alice’s Restaurant.”
The Alice Beck Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award is given to one volunteer that stands out for their dedication towards our event. This person must have been a volunteer for at least 5 years.
This year’s Volunteer of the Year Award was given to Sherrie Isaac
Sherrie Isaac
The California International Airshow was pleased to honor former Airshow board member and active volunteer, Sherrie Isaac as their Volunteer of the Year, posthumously.
Sadly, Sherrie passed away earlier this year after a sudden illness. Her legacy, however, will live on especially with her legacy of leadership and community service which is a testament of who she was, whether it was the California Rodeo, the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation, Rotary, Palma High School, the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, YoSal or the California International Airshow.
In the early years of the Airshow, Sherrie built the entire finance and banking system that was do detailed and effective, she was able to stand in front of directors at the end of each day’s show give detailed reports and accurate reports for Admissions, Parking and Concessions – even down to the exact dollars in each booth. Simply put, she was amazing!
Sherrie served several terms as the Airshow’s Finance Director and was one of the few 3-term Presidents of the Airshow, including one of our biggest shows – the year we hosted the Soviet MIGS.
Once her term was up, she never faded away. She continued to take leadership roles to help guide the organization. She was so smart about seeing “the big picture” of the Airshow and was extremely helpful to many of the directors throughout the years.
She continued to help in many ways, mentoring new Finance Directors, including preparing our annual tax return, as she was to “Go To Guru” when it came to Quickbook questions. She was always a part of the annual “Alice’s Restaurant” volunteer lunch. She was a passionate volunteer in the Airshow office selling tickets and answering phones. Best of all, her daughter Rachel joined her as an Airshow volunteer in the office.
Sherrie will be missed, but her leadership and support will never be forgotten.
Past winners include:
- 2018 – Sherrie Isaac
- 2017 – Rick Della-Mora
- 2016 – Julie Ann Lozano
- 2015 – Karen Curtis
- 2014 – Joyce Fabela
- 2013 – Mikel Ann Miller
- 2012 – Trin Valdivia
- 2011 – Richard McClellan
- 2010 – Jim & Maureen Flanagan
- 2009 – Laura Hunter- Michels
- 2008 – Jerry Crawford
- 2008 – Bob Venegas
- 2007 – Rex Sellick
- 2006 – Cynthia Hess
- 2005 – Don Holley
- 2004 – David Novarina
- 2003 – Liz Butterworth
- 2002 – Martha Vazquez
- 2001 – Roger Fulton
- 2000 – John Paul Jones
- 1999 – Elaine McGill
- 1998 – Norm Carp
- 1997 – Cindy Rogers
- 1996 – Tim Batinovich
- 1995 – Shirley Middleton
- 1994 – Tom D’Acquisto
- 1993 – David Novarina
