The Care for our Coast campaign raised $566,425 for beach cleaning, dune restoration, recycling and other improvements. The money raised will go to Southern California’s most visited beaches, such as Huntington State Beach, Carlsbad State Beach and Bolsa Chica State Beach, among others.
The 18th annual Mission Hospital Golf Classic raised more than $360,000 to benefit the hospital in Mission Viejo. The money was raised by sponsors, golfers and live and silent auctions. Audi and Infiniti of Mission Viejo donated a car for the event’s raffle.
Goodwill of Orange County raised more than $100,000 at its annual golf tournament. Goodwill helps people with disabilities achieve personal and economic independence. The money will support the group’s programs, such as job training.
The city of San Juan Capistrano has been given a $100,000 habitat conservation fund grant from the state of California. The money will go toward improvement of public trails and the removal of invasive species in Trabuco Creek.
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana raised $65,000 at its annual Ride the Coast charity motorcycle ride and blues festival. The ride took the group from Seal Beach to Orange before arriving at the Blues Festival. The money raised will support the club’s academic, fitness and life skills programs.
Fountain Valley-based JMG Security Systems Inc. raised nearly $60,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley at an annual golf tournament. The money will go toward the group’s programs, including after-school care, sports leagues, performing arts and licensed childcare. In addition to the entry fees, money was donated by sponsors and local businesses.
Thomas Whitelaw & Tyler LLP in Irvine hosted its inaugural invitational bocce ball tournament which raised $50,000 for United Way of Orange County. More than 300 people attended the event. United Way sponsors food, shelter, medical care, education and financial management programs for poor people.
Newport Beach-based Project Access, a nonprofit that provides health, education and employment services to poor families, received $45,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The money will support the group’s after-school tutoring program.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Orange County/Inland Empire chapters raised $25,000 for blood cancer research at its annual Cocktails for a Cure event. The fundraiser drew more than 100 participants. The group, along with Tustin’s Enderle Center, also raised $1,400 in its Paper Pennies campaign.
Wells Fargo & Co. gave $10,000 to Advance in La Habra. The group provides free college counseling to local communities and includes workshops to help students pursue higher education.
First Bank workers in Orange and Los Angeles counties helped raise $4,374 during the Junior Achievement Inspirational Bowl-A-Thon. The money raised will go toward the nonprofit’s financial literacy programs for kids.
C-Level Management Inc. in San Juan Capistrano teamed up with its clients and volunteers to pack $150,000 worth of meals for Stop Hunger Now, a meal packaging program that delivers food to crisis situations and to schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world.
