Around Town: Fundraiser benefits needy families, homeless
Skosh Monahan’s in Costa Mesa hosted a fundraiser last week benefiting Costa Mesa’s Network for Homeless Solutions and Fresh Beginnings Ministries to help needy families and the homeless.
About 200 people attended Thursday’s event at Costa Mesa Councilman Gary Monahan’s bar and restaurant, helping to raise more than $5,000. An accompanying donation drive gathered enough food for 200 meals, as well as toiletries and clothing for 20 men and women.
Guest speakers included Costa Mesa Police Chief Rob Sharpnack and U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa).
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National Philanthropy Day honorees named
The Orange County chapter of the Assn. of Fundraising Professionals, an organization that provides philanthropic support to a variety of nonprofits, announced Orange County philanthropists, business leaders and others who will be honored at the 30th annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon.
The honorees are:
• Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, founder of the Festival of Children and the Festival of Children Foundation.
• Donnie Crevier, for his outreach to the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach.
• FedEx Cares, for its employee-supported community service program.
• James F. Amato for his volunteerism.
• Rusty Kennedy, founder of Orange County Human Relations.
• HKA Inc. Marketing Communications, founded by Hilary Kaye.
• KIA Motors America for providing team members with paid time off to volunteer with KIA’s charity partners in Orange County and across the nation.
• Word & Brown Cos., founded by John Word and Rusty Brown, for supporting nonprofits.
• Anika Ortiz, an 11-year-old who launched Anita’s Pink Closet to raise funds for Mariposa Women and Family Center’s domestic violence program.
The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Hotel Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Road. Tickets are $75 if purchased by Sept. 30.
For more information, call (949) 436-2939 or visit npdoc.org.
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Nonprofit donates $25,000 to UCI
The UC Irvine Center for Autism Research and Translation recently received a $25,000 donation from Friends for Fragile X, a Coto de Caza-based nonprofit.
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition that causes developmental disabilities.
“Friends for Fragile X continues to be inspired by the progress great organizations like UC Irvine’s Center for Autism Research and Translation are making toward finding a cure for Fragile X and autism,” Adam Bauer, a Friends for Fragile X board member, said in a statement. “We are convinced that the cutting-edge research being done ... will change the world for those children affected by Fragile X and autism disorders.”