Fun, Food, Funds
Sterling BMW, the Argyros Family Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Northern Trust Bank of California, Refrigeration Equipment Specialist Co. and Western Mutual Insurance were among the underwriters of the 2018 Hoag Summer Fest, formerly known as the Hoag Summer Classic. The sold-out event, hosted by the Hoag Hospital Foundation and its 552 Club, was held on June 27 at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach and raised more than $261,000.
The event was fashioned after an outdoor food festival, guests sampling food and beverages from 40 local restaurants, including Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails, Back Bay Bistro, Bluewater Grill, Coastal Catering by Island Hotel, Don Francisco Coffee, El Cholo Corona del Mar, Fig & Olive, Gabbi’s Mexican Kitchen, Ho Sum Bistro, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Muldoon’s Irish Pub, Nothing Bundt Cakes in Costa Mesa, Red O, Royal Thai Cuisine and Rusty Pelican.
Caring is Critical
CHOC Children’s received a $200,000 grant last month from the James M. Cox Foundation. The donation will support the region’s first pediatric psychiatric consultation access line, helping pediatricians with psychiatric consultations to increase the speed at which patients receive psychiatric services. In addition, the line will help pediatricians connect patients with mental health conditions to appropriate resources.
The foundation, named after Cox Enterprises’ founder, provides funding in priority areas of health, conservation and the environment, early childhood education, and empowering families and individuals for success in the communities where the company operates.
“We recognized the important role technology has for delivering a psychiatric access line to address the growing need for mental health resources,” said Sam Attisha, senior vice president and general manager at Cox Communications. “We hope through this grant to improve the quality of service and access to critical healthcare programs in Orange County.”
Banking on Nonprofits
Bank of America announced $625,000Â in grants on July 11 to 29 nonprofits that help address needs of those at risk of or experiencing homelessness in Orange County.
The nonprofit groups that received funding help put underserved OC residents on paths to economic stability by providing resources that include emergency and short-term supportive housing; basic needs, such as food and hygiene; and services that connect youth to first-time jobs and provide alternative paths to employment.
“Issues like homelessness and income disparity are impossible to tackle alone, which is why we partner with organizations that are addressing both the root causes and the immediate needs of Orange County’s most vulnerable populations by providing basic needs services or education and skills training” said Allen Staff, Orange County market president at Bank of America.
“So many of us are just one life event away from being unable to pay rent or put food on the table. By supporting these nonprofits’ lifesaving work, we are able to deploy capital to advance economic opportunity in our community.”
 Grant recipients include United Way, Mercy House, Angels Baseball Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Camino Health Center, Families Forward, Girls Inc. of Orange County, Goodwill of Orange County, J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, KidWorks, Orange County Community Foundation, Project Access Inc., Veterans Legal Institute and Working Wardrobes.
Stars & Stripes Forever
The 22nd Annual Stars & Stripes Tournament, a four-day fishing and golf tournament and music festival, raised more than $3.7 million to benefit seven youth charities in Southern California and Mexico: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Miracles for Kids, Orangewood Foundation, HomeAid Orange County, Tilly’s Life Center, South Bay Community Services and Building Baja’s Future. 2018 honorary charities included Plasticos Foundation and Halo for Freedom Warrior Foundation.
More than 600 people joined the June 28 to July 1 event at the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in Mexico.
AÂ volunteer board of directors, The Knights, manages the event, and includes members Dick Gebhard, founder of Pinnacle Land Management; Al Baldwin, chairman of Baldwin & Sons; Larry Kirkenslager, senior vice president of preconstruction at Sasco Electric Inc.; Charles Ruck, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP; Erik Anderson, president of Anderson Financial; Zlatko Zadro, president of Zadro Products Inc.; and Rick Hausman, business development executive at Rudolph and Sletten.
This year’s event sponsors included Sasco, Majestic Realty and Baldwin & Sons.
Bits & Pieces
Human Options recently won a two-year unrestricted $200,000 grant from the Weingart Foundation to fund the nonprofit group’s core programs, which provide safety, healing, education and a way forward for those affected by domestic violence. … The Orange County Rescue Mission held Christmas in July on July 27, when families living at the Village of Hope, the rescue mission’s transitional living facility, celebrated “the season” with festive food, and winter-themed games, including a “snowball” fight, and received personal-care items and other gifts. … Saddleback Memorial Foundation announced new board members Sandy Benson of Resources Global Professional; Heidi Stoops, a real estate agent at First Team Real Estate; and Gus Alvarez, founder of Team Alvarez Insurance Services.
