Compiled by Jessica C. Lee
Money Mailer LLC in Garden Grove raised $442,095 to support children in need of specialized care. The company donated a portion of its advertising sales to the Children’s Miracle Network. Of the money raised, $73,883 went directly to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Angelitos de Oro, a volunteer women’s auxiliary that supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, gave $170,000 to the group to support mentoring in OC.
Miocean Foun-dation in Newport Beach, which supports clean beaches and coastal waters, gave $200,000 to the Back Bay Science Center on Shellmaker Island in the Newport Upper Back Bay. Of the $500,000 pledged to the center, Miocean donated $200,000 in 2005, $200,000 recently with $100,000 due by the end of the year.
Canyon Acres Children and Family Services in Anaheim raised $135,000 at its Evening Under the Stars benefit dinner. The event was part of Canyon Acres’ 25th anniversary campaign, with a goal of raising $5.5 million.
The 22nd Annual Food, Wine & Micro-Brew Fest raised more than $68,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County in Orange. The money raised will go toward Second Harvest’s programs that help feed OC’s needy population.
The Wives of Professional Athletes, a support group of the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Orange, raised more than $40,000 for the Child Abuse Prevention Center’s in-home prevention programs with its Luck Be a Lady Casino Night. The event attracted some 250 guests.
Galkos Construction Inc. in Huntington Beach gave $35,000 to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. The donation will be used to help fund a primary care treatment room and a second CHOC Breathmobile, a fully equipped mobile asthma treatment unit.
Newport Beach’s On-Cure Medical Corp., a provider of freestanding radiation care, donated $25,000 to the American Cancer Society’s OC Invitational golf tournament.
The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association raised more than $25,000 at an awards dinner and silent auction. The money will be donated to the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County, a nonprofit that helps improve the quality of life for children and adults with Down syndrome.
Ducks Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, gave $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County to support the group’s efforts to increase the number of one-to-one mentoring in OC.
Ansafone Communications in Santa Ana donated $10,500 to Laura’s House in San Juan Capistrano. Laura’s House will use $6,500 of the donation for family transportation, which includes gas, maintenance, repairs and car seats for the shelter’s vans.
The Orange County Executive Network distributed $3,500 worth of checks to local charities at a recent Christmas party.
Associated Realtors, a residential real estate agency, gave $1,000 to Vocational Visions, a nonprofit in Mission Viejo that provides vocational, life skills training and support services to adults with disabilities. The money was given in conjunction to a Gift of Giving award to the center for offering free comprehensive services.
The Orange County offices of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage gave 1,328 pounds of food to local charities. The donation was part of the company’s Thanksgiving food drive, Day of Giving: From Our Hearts to Their Homes.
Residents, businesses and city workers gave more than eight sleighs full of household items through the city of Irvine’s 35 Hours of Giving. The items will go to Families Forward, a nonprofit in Irvine that helps families in need.
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Pacific Life Foundation: $3.5 Million to OC Nonprofits
Pacific Life Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Newport Beach’s Pacific Life Insurance Co., gave out $3.5 million in annual grants at a fund-raising reception for nearly 200 nonprofit agencies serving Orange County. The foundation plans to give $4.2 million in all this year. Nonprofit agencies that focus on arts, culture, civic, community, environment, education, health and human services attended the event. The agencies received grants ranging from $2,500 to $133,000. A $133,000 grant was given to Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, a dental center in Garden Grove that serves uninsured children from poor families. The grant completed the foundation’s pledge of $366,000. A $100,000 committed grant was given to AccessOC, a new program mobilizing a network of Orange County medical volunteers, hospitals and community clinics to provide surgical outpatient procedures to uninsured people. The grant is part of a $350,000 pledge that will be completed in 2010. A grant of $50,000, toward a $100,000 pledge, was awarded to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana to support DinoQuest, an interactive electronic exhibit. During the event, Pacific Life presented the Walter B. Gerken Community Service award and a $25,000 grant to the Bower’s Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana. The award is given annually to agencies that demonstrate commitment to the community.
