The De La Salle Christian Brothers' District of San Francisco was honored by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco as "Outstanding Community Organization for 2003. The award was presented by Most Reverend William J. Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco, at the sixth annual Loaves and Fishes Dinner on March 8, 2003. The Loaves and Fishes Awards dinner honors extraordinary charitable works and raises funds for the archdiocesan programs of Catholic Charities and the Catholic Youth Organization.

Brother Visitor David Brennan, FSC, accepted the award on behalf of the District. As the program for the event put it, "By directly serving our youth, by partnering with Lasallian educators in underdeveloped areas, and by establishing the Lasallian Education Fund, the De La Salle Christian Brothers and their many partners in the District of San Francisco are helping to create new communities of educational endeavor, in which lives can be transformed and young people can reach their full potential intellectually, morally, and spiritually."

Brother David was introduced by Thomas Brady, AFSC, and took the occasion to describe to attendees a major new initiative of the District: the Lasallian Education Fund, the mission of which is to raise a substantial endowment to provide scholarship funds so that more underserved youth, both in this District and throughout the world, can attend Lasallian schools and programs.

The Loaves and Fishes Award Dinner Chairs were Janet and Clint Reilly of San Francisco. The other honorees for 2003 were Judith and Brayton Wilbur for "Outstanding Philanthropic Works" and Intel Corporation for "Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy."