Category: Giving Back

Family Events at the Komen OC Race for the Cure

OC families are invited to join more than 30,000 advocates and survivors in the local fight against breast cancer at the 19th annual Susan G. Komen Orange County Race for the Cure, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26 at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.

The Komen Orange County Race for the Cure is Southern California’s largest and most anticipated fundraising event that supports local breast health education and awareness programs, medical services for low-income women and breast cancer research.

This year there are two fun family events at the race that I wanted to share with you!

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OC Haiti Relief Drive

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I am sure there are many of you out there, like me, that have watched the coverage of the devastation in Haiti and heard the stories of the people, children and babies in need, and felt your heart just ache with empathy. I can barely watch the footage of the kids and babies who have lost their parents or the parents who have lost their children.

Do you also sometimes feel helpless? Like, you want to do something, you just don’t know how or which organization to turn to? I was watching the local CBS news last night when I heard this story, and it just spoke to my heart.

Two local moms, one of which is Lori Coble,who so tragically lost her three children in a car accident three years ago, and has since started the Coble Kids Foundation with her family to honor their memory, have organized an effort to collect necessities for the children of Haiti. Starting now and for the next two weeks, they will be collecting basic necessities. They are asking for your donation of the following items:

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Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.

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We all know Disneyland is in the business of making dreams come true and this year’s “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” program is helping dreams come true in more ways than one!

Volunteer a day of service in 2010 to a participating organization and get one day admission to the Disneyland Resort, FREE!

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