Newport Beach News

A stirring performance of actors in multicolored Chinese dragon-style costumes accompanied by drums and cymbals capped a successful Lunar New Year celebration and fundraising event staged by Hammitt, Inc., an emerging leader in the prestige handbag market, in association with Orange County-based nonprofit Dragon Kim Foundation (DKF). Held at Newport...

Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne, a global nonprofit committed to finding and funding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has announced an addition to its executive team with the hiring of Vice President of Corporate and Donor Relations, Ryan Meardon. The strategic reinforcement of the organization’s corporate and philanthropic engine further solidifies...

The Orange County chapter of Childhelp will host its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach on March 17, 2023. The event is sponsored by South Coast Plaza. Event Co-Chairs Patti Edwards, Patricia Ford and Pam Pharris anticipate welcoming approximately 300 guests for an...

Families Forward, an Orange County-based nonprofit committed to helping local families who are facing a housing crisis, has welcomed Newport Beach resident Michael Kaufman to its board of directors. Kaufman will assist Families Forward in its mission to prevent and end family homelessness by providing access to housing and resources...

Extraordinary Lives Foundation (ELF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving children’s mental health and wellness, will present its inaugural Pickleball Fundraiser on Saturday, March 4 at the Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach. The event offers opportunities for beginning and intermediate pickleball players as well as social attendance. In partnership...

Sgt. Pepperoni’s pizza store in Newport Beach loves their pizza, and they love giving back to charity. And so, in celebration of National Pizza Day on Thursday, Feb. 9, Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store will be donating 100 percent of the proceeds from all heart-shaped pizza sales to Team Kids. This...

The Grand Ballroom of the Balboa Bay Resort came to life Thursday, Jan. 19 as some 300 guests attended the inaugural celebration of the new nonprofit organization, The Life Savers Foundation of Orange County. The Life Savers Foundation began in 2017 when Laguna Beach businesswoman Heidi Miller stepped forward to...

In 1986, Newport Beach businessman and philanthropist Doug Freeman lobbied the U.S. Congress and convinced President Ronald Reagan to establish National Philanthropy Day to thank those in the community who are the “ultimate givers.” Now, every year more than 130 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) chapters throughout the U.S., Mexico...

On Sunday, Dec. 11, The Gray Academy welcomed several hundred guests to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach for a festive evening of giving in support of raising funds to bring the nonprofit, non-public K-5 Elementary School for children with special needs to Orange County. Guests mixed and mingled over cocktails...

In the spirit of giving, Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort celebrated the close of 2022 by contributing $33,000 to local charities and non-profit organizations in Orange County. “It’s an incredible feeling to be able to partner with so many meaningful and diverse local causes that are making a difference in our...