Newport Beach resident Christopher Gialanella is getting stark naked in public – but it’s for a good cause. Gialanella, publisher of Riviera Magazine, is one of six local residents who volunteered to transform their bodies over a six month period by working out at Stark Training in Irvine, and then getting naked – well, nearly [...]
Some local young singers will get the chance to hit the stage with a top a capella group and raise funds for their organization on Saturday. The Young Singers of Orange County will perform together on stage with Chapman University’s SoundCheck. Both groups will also perform songs from their own collection. The concert will benefit [...]
Guests at the upcoming annual gala for a local charity are invited to go on a quest of thinking pink. The Orange County chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will host their seventh annual Komen Pink Tie Ball on May 11. The event is themed “Quest” and will be held at Lake Mission [...]
More than 1,400 people walked for wishes last weekend, raising enough money to help grant between 35 and 40 wishes for local children facing life-threatening medical conditions. The Orange County- Inland Empire chapter of Make-A-Wish held their third annual OC Walk for Wishes event was held at the Great Park in Irvine on April 27 [...]
Get some exercise and help a good cause all at once next weekend at the Third Annual Make-A-Wish Orange County Walk for Wishes event. Teams of friends, family, co-workers and student groups will walk two miles at the Great Park in Irvine on April 27, helping grant wishes for children in Orange County and the [...]
Local celebrities and professional dancers are coming together next week for a night of dinner, dancing, and donations – all for a good cause. The Assistance League of Newport Mesa will hold its sixth annual Dancing for Tomorrow’s Stars fundraising event on March 23. The gala will start at 6 p.m. at the Grove of [...]
Children participating in the Kids With A Vision program learn an alphabet of character qualities, and so much more. Kids With A Vision (KWAVS) is for children in pre-K through third grade. Their mission is “to create a safe place where kids will learn about God, explore Bible stories, positively develop character and integrity, learn [...]
“It was getting dark outside, but we weren’t done, so we actually finished assembling a wheelchair at night with candles and a flashlight,” said Meryl Resnick about the recent trip she and her husband Barry took to Lesotho in Southern Africa with Free Wheelchair Mission to deliver wheelchairs. “It was for a young man who [...]
Kids in the cancer ward at a Long Beach children’s hospital had their heads – and hearts – warmed on Wednesday when a local charity delivered a package of handmade knitted and crocheted caps and other goodies. Knots of Love, a local non-profit that donates hand knitted and crocheted caps to cancer centers across America, [...]
Innovating, mobilizing and rehabilitating the community. That’s the mission statement for Karma Camp, a new non-profit organization based out of Newport Beach. The charity is also about building relationships, connecting people and organizations, breaking down stereotypes, resetting social standards, and helping those in need. But above all, it’s about hope. “Is there hope? Yes, there [...]
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