Mission San Juan Capistrano’s 2004 Music Under the Stars concert raised $50,000 for the historic mission’s preservation. The series featured dining and dancing and is set to take place again next summer.
The Cordelia Knott Center for Wellness, a project of the Cordelia Knott Wellness Foundation in Orange, raised $55,000 at its fifth annual fund-raiser, Treasures, which featured dinner, auctions, entertainment and stories from cancer survivors. The center’s programs offer support and information for cancer patients, their caregivers and the community.
Boyd Hendrickson, chief executive of Foothill Ranch-based Skilled Healthcare Group; James Sullivan, senior vice president and general counsel for The TriZetto Group; and George J. Wall, partner with Rutan & Tucker LLP, were elected to the advisory board for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County. CASA is a nonprofit that provides trained volunteer mentor-advocates to serve as role models and a voice in court for abused, abandoned and neglected children.
Mighty Ducks Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, gave $532,000 in grants for 2004 to 32 local nonprofit groups. The fund raises money annually through events, including those conducted with other charitable groups, such as Dux in Tux with Cystic Fibrosis; The Annual Country BBQ with the Fran Joswick Therapeutic Riding Foundation; and The Big Race with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The first class of students from Taller San Jose’s free CareerTech program earned Microsoft Word certification, the first step in becoming Microsoft Office Specialists. Taller San Jose is run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange.
Second Harvest’s Kids’ Cafe program, which provides nutritious after-school snacks and summertime meals to needy children in Orange County, received $10,000 from the Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation, $5,000 from the Richard E. & Nancy P. Marriott Foundation and $5,000 from Experian Information Solutions Inc. for expanding the number of cafe sites. ConAgra Foods Inc. awarded $5,000 through its Feeding Children Better program for meals this summer.
Albertsons Food For All donated $20,000 for the purchase of a delivery van for Second Harvest Food Bank. The van will help increase food distribution to the needy.
Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo received a $1 million donation from Young’s Market Co. Mission, part of St. Joseph Health System and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, will use the money for expansion of its regional designated trauma center, one of only three in the county.
Pacific Life Foundation, an arm of Newport Beach-based Pacific Life Insurance Co., donated $1 million to the U.S. fund for UNICEF, designated to South Asia Tsunami Relief. It is the largest single donation made by the foundation.
Fluidmaster of San Juan Capistrano, a maker of toilet repair products, bought 500 advanced copies of Mission San Juan Capistrano’s new cookbook for a total of $15,000, which will help fund production and printing of the book. Proceeds from sales will benefit preservation of the mission, which was founded in 1776.
Junior Achievement of Southern California received a $100,000 donation from Citigroup. The grant includes $60,000 for high school based financial literacy and workforce preparation programs and $40,000 for Smith Barney’s Young Investor’s Education Program for middle grade students. The high school programs include a student-led enterprise.
The Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center’s sixth annual KidCare Campaign raised $158,000 for the prevention of child abuse, domestic violence and teen pregnancy in OC. The funds were generated by an eight-week campaign conducted with the support of Broadcom Corp., Housing Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, Beech Street Corp., First American Title Co., Lavey Roofing Services, Paula E. Meyer & Associates, Siemens AAG, Bassman-Blaine & Associates, Western Digital, Newport Harbor Exchange Club, Experian and The Irvine Company.
Canyon Acres Homes for Abused Children received $100,000 from the Stearns Family Charitable Foundation at the California Half Marathon benefiting Canyon Acres. The foundation’s gift was made in celebration of Canyon Acres’ 25th year anniversary of healing and caring for children.
