The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Orange County chapter is accepting submissions for the 2012 National Philanthropy Day Orange County Awards Luncheon, where groups and individuals are honored for their philanthropy work in their community.
The Garden Grove Hilton hosted a special luncheon celebrating National Philanthropy Day. As Michelle Kim reports, more than 700 people gathered to celebrate generosity of a few local humanitarians.
Junior League of Orange County’s The Christmas Companytheme, “A Home-Cooked Holiday,” was the inspiration of its overall chair Julie Asher. “I love the idea of coming home at the holidays and smelling those familiar smells,” said the energetic blonde, who also shares she loves to bake. “I made 600 cupcakes for our Fancy Nancy tea parties the last two years,” she said.
Mission Viejo High School quarterback Alex Bridgefordaccepted an honor on behalf of the school’s entire athletics department at a luncheon Tuesday in honor of National Philanthropy Day.
The school’s student athletes raised over $17,000 and volunteered over 800 hours to the cause of pediatric cancer.
Aliso Viejo resident Marilyn Ditty was honored as one of Orange County’s top philanthropists at a luncheon Tuesday in honor of National Philanthropy Day.
The event, held at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove, welcomed 725 guests and presented nine awards. More than 100 entries for outstanding honorees were submitted by local businesses and nonprofit organizations. A panel, which included 40 community leaders and was led by Kris Elftman and Victoria Collins, made the final selection.
Orange County’s top givers were honored Tuesday at the 2011 National Philanthropy Day.
National Philanthropy Day Orange County has honored thousands of individuals, businesses and support organizations since its inception in 1986.
John and Elizabeth Stahr, the 2009 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Honorees, co-chaired the awards luncheon today at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove. The nine outstanding honorees received a blown glass heart-shaped piece of art as their award. More than 700 community members came out to applaud the winners.
There are certain people and organizations in our county that have it in their DNA to give back to the community.
The Register aspires to be one such company – in the type of content we produce, in community sponsorships, our Team Register volunteer group and our Associate Giving Program. It’s about doing something – be it a small gesture or life-changing initiative – to enrich people’s lives.
To that end, we celebrate National Philanthropy Day today. It’s a day that pays tribute to the unsung heroes in the philanthropic community who dramatically give of their time and money to make a difference for our neighbors in need.
Marilyn Ditty will never forget the older woman that she met during a visit to a nursing home.
The woman’s disabilities kept her bed-bound, but she still found a way to help others.
“She told me ‘I call 10 people every day. … I just say, hi, how are you? I’m just calling to check in and see how you’re doing.’ And she makes that her life, giving back, calling these people,” Ditty says. “She said it lifts my spirits.”
Ditty’s life, too, has been about reaching out and lifting spirits.
Irvine business law firm Shulman Hodges & Bastian will be honored with an award for Small Business Philanthropy by the Assn. of Fundraising Professionals on National Philanthropy Day.
The national organization, which promotes fundraising efforts worldwide, will recognize the law firm along with seven other county recipients Nov. 15 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove.
