Around Town: ‘Restoring America’ forum Saturday
The 15th annual Eagle Forum of California State Conference on Saturday at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa will feature a day of speakers and panels focused on the theme “Restoring America: Rebuilding Our Christian Foundation.”
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the chapel, 3800 S. Fairview St., Santa Ana.
Guests are scheduled to include state Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) and pastor Rafael Cruz, father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican presidential candidate.
A $10 donation is requested at the door. Registration is available at Eventbrite.com or via email at [email protected].
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CdM event raises $25,000 for educational nonprofit
The fourth annual Come Sail with Us event April 19 at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar raised $25,000 for the El Viento Foundation, a nonprofit that provides educational support to children from the low-income Oak View community in Huntington Beach.
“This is a favorite event among our supporters because it allows them to visit with and hear from our students directly,” said Colleen Mensel, president and chief executive of El Viento. “They get firsthand knowledge of the impact they’re having on children’s lives.”
El Viento, founded in 1997, forges a long-term commitment with 25 students each year, guiding them from fourth grade through their second year of college, including providing college scholarship money.
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Hoag Women’s Health Institute recognized
The National Consortium of Breast Centers recognized Hoag Hospital’s Women’s Health Institute last month as the only Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in Orange County for the second consecutive year.
The consortium compares the quality of performance in assessing patient care and allocating resources when issuing the annual honor.
“In today’s dynamic health care industry, breast centers are faced with providing quality care while simultaneously keeping costs under control,” said Dr. January Lopez, director of breast imaging at Hoag Health Center.
“A center’s staff must not only be familiar with existing standards of care, but must also be aware of new advances in technology. Hoag actively ensures that it provides the best possible quality breast care to women in [its] community.”
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Tickets on sale for 3 OC Fair concerts
Tickets are on sale for OC Fair performances this summer by Dirty Heads and Magic! on Aug. 9, The Fab Four and the Wings Band on Aug. 1 and Deep Purple and Foghat on Aug. 12 as part of the Toyota Summer Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre.
For tickets or more information, call (800) 745-3000 or visit Ticketmaster.com or the OC Fair & Event Center box office, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
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Charity golf tournament Monday
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County will hold its 38th annual golf tournament at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast on Monday.
The sold-out event is expected to raise more than $275,000 for the Santa Ana-based nonprofit and have about 150 golfers participating.
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Groups to get $48,000 in awards from Elks Lodge
The Newport Harbor Elks Lodge will present awards totaling more than $48,000 to a dozen organizations Tuesday on behalf on the Newport Harbor Charitable Tate Fund.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. at Lodge 1767, 3456 Via Oporto, Newport Beach.
One of the awards will go to the Newport Beach Police Department to support its canine program, which will lose two dogs this year due to retirement.
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UCI chancellor to speak at breakfast
The next Wake Up Newport breakfast presented by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will feature UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman discussing “UCI and the Future of Orange County.”
Thursday’s free event will begin at 7:15 a.m. with continental breakfast, followed by the program from 7:45 to 8:30 in the Friends Room of the Newport Beach Public Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.
For reservations or more information, contact Pam Smith at [email protected] or (949) 729-4411.
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Dance company junior camp
Corona del Mar’s Orchesis Dance Company will host a two-day junior camp for kindergartners through seventh-graders this month.
Dance students will learn a routine led by the Orchesis team members. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt and perform their routines for family and friends at the end of the camp.
The camp costs $50 per dancer for participants who register by May 18, or $60 at the door. The camp runs from 3:15 to 5 p.m. May 20 and 21.
Applications are available on the Newport-Mesa Unified School District website.
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Pastor to speak at Vanguard commencement
A Georgia pastor has been chosen to be this year’s commencement speaker for Vanguard University.
Ricky Temple, senior pastor at Overcoming by Faith Ministries in Savannah, will speak at the Costa Mesa campus’s ceremony May 8. Temple is co-author of the book “Why Smart People Make Dumb Choices” and hosts his own radio show.
“Ricky Temple exemplifies a life of passion and understanding that has inspired leaders and innovators across our nation,” Vanguard President Michael Beals said in a statement. “His messages and wisdom on living intentionally will be an incredible model to our Vanguard graduates as they enter their next chapter.”
For more information about the commencement, visit vanguard.edu/commencement.
From staff reports