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NB Resident Gets Naked for Charity

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 [...]

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Chapman University’s a capella group, SoundCheck

Voices Unite to Benefit Youth Choir

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 [...]

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Dennis Kuhl and his wife at the Pink Tie Ball in 2012.

Thinking Pink

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 [...]

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The 2013 Orange County Walk for Wishes event.
— Photos by Lawrence Sherwin.

Wishful Walking Raises $170K

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 [...]

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The Orange County Make-A-Wish 2012 Walk for Wishes event. — Photo by Bob Ortiz

Walking for Wishes

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 [...]

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At the recent cast party: (top row, left to right) Natalie Schultz, Christopher Gialanella, Ray Eldridge, Allesia Minaeva, Shawn Weatherly Harris, Eddie Alba; (bottom row, left to right) Gordon Orsborn, Nichole Eden, Stephanie Argyros, and Auris Petrulevicius.

Dancing for Donations

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 [...]

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Kids With a Vision

Kids With a Vision

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 [...]

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Don Schoendorfer, founder and president of Free Wheelchair Mission, gives a child a much-needed wheelchair.

Mission to Deliver Free Wheelchairs

“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 [...]

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Bella, a patient in the cancer ward at Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, shows off her handmade cap donated by Knots of Love on Wednesday.

Local Charity Delivers Handmade Caps to Children’s Hospital

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, [...]

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Karma Camp Executive Director Greg Sipe (right) and Communications Director Sean O’Neill in their Newport Beach offices.

Giving Hope to Those in Need

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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