Fillmore Town Theatre, 338 Central Avenue was the historic venue for The 2010 Inaugural Unsung Heroes Music Festival and Awards Ceremony Saturday April 17! The bands and the turn-out were awesome!

Fillmore High School Marching Band, No Requests, House Arrest, The Last Dog and Pony Show, End Transmission, Dead of Night, Awesome Otter, Panik Attack, Tempting Fate, Sea Glass Zander, Nostaljik and 8Stops7 serenaded, in their own unique ways, 10 Fillmore Unsung Heroes briefly identified below. Each band and organization donated their services for the day. Generosity, particularly by bands and technicians, was key to the event!
Mr. Greg Godfrey, Ms. Janet Bergamo and Mr. Scott Helgeson were honored for dedicated years of service to the Fillmore Unified School District’s (FUSD) various music programs.

Other worthy recipients were Dr. K.S. Hart who makes medical care available at the Fillmore Senior Center and Ms. Hilary Carson, who co-ordinates the One Step A La Vez Youth Drop In Wellness Program at the Community Hall of Trinity Episcopal. This latter initiative was created over 7 years by another Unsung Hero, Ms. Lynn Edmonds.
Horticulturalist Bill Dewey, who has been behind many environmental initiatives including several recent school and community clean ups, and Rev. Fr. Barney Gatlin for his many years spent nurturing the community of Piru, were also honored.

Our final Unsung Fillmore Hero was Claudia Montanes Toledo. She has just returned from Navy deployment in the Middle East. After 11 months of separation from her daughter Selma and parents Maria and Nacho Toledo, she is very grateful to be back in the town and country she loves so well.

The event was masterfully Emceed by Josh Overton from the FHS drama department and ably assisted by a huge crew of volunteers front and back-stage throughout the day.

Many community organizations and individuals made invaluable material, financial and technical contributions:
City Council, City Parks and Recreation department, Band Boosters & Debbie and Darren Gallarza, John Foy of Sespe Players, Middle School Admin., Christine and Rick of Central Music, The Clear Choice, Fedex, The Lab, Oxnard, El Pescador, One Step & The Artivists, SEG-Way, Amelia Aparicio, Abel Ayala, Dave Adams, Mike Barahonas, Mikey Ramirez, Steve Bedau, Lennon Bedau, Susan Bolanos, Annete Cardona, Larissa Downing, Susan & Gerald FitzGerald, Paul FitzGerald, Anita & Colm FitzGerald, Jessica Mendez, Bill Faith of The Scented Path , Alonzo of the Vacuum Center, Max Gabaldon, Stevie Garner, Susan Bolanos , Councilor Laurie Hernandez, Genaro Morales, RJ Stump and team, Janey Munoz, Brandy Lengning and the One Step Team, The Coffee Boy team and many, many more.