INDUSTRY – Director Tim Motts of the Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley almost had a mutiny on his hands.

Dozens of angry kids wanted their Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, but Motts, at the request of a representative from a big donor, had replaced the snacks with healthier food.

That representative: Fran Inman of the Majestic Realty Foundation.

“You almost got me fired by a bunch of eight-year-olds,” joked Motts during a video message to Inman played Thursday at the Pacific Palms Resort.

The video was part of a tribute to Inman and about 30 other volunteers, who were honored before a crowd of 200 for volunteer work during a presentation hosted by the Volunteer Center of the San Gabriel Valley.

“It’s heartening to see so many people give so much of themselves,” said Ron Wood of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, master of ceremonies of the event.

Inman became the second-ever Spirit of Volunteerism honoree for her work as president of the Majestic Realty Foundation, which gives millions away to charities in 10 communities all over the United States, according to publications from the foundation.

Inman, who is also a senior vice president of Majestic Realty Co., was called “street smart” by one speaker at the event.

“That’s the best think anybody could say to me,” she said.

Those who know Inman said she often spends all day driving around Los Angeles County, sometimes lobbying powerful politicians for transportation projects in the morning while attending charity dinners at night.

She was praised for taking the time to get to know which charities do good work and for getting coordinators what they need to make a difference.

During a speech, Inman said she says “yes” to many requests, while often not realizing how much time she and her staff will have to commit to the project.

She praised workers at Majestic for getting so much done.

As for the healthy snacks, she said she couldn’t help but get a little annoyed when she saw a vending machine at the Boys and Girls club filled with soda and candy.

She said she was asked to support a program to help young women be healthy.

And she just could not keep quiet about the junk food, she said, noting that she had a habit of maybe being a little blunt at times.

“The vending machines didn’t have an apple anywhere to be found,” she said.