Eye on O.C.: A hand for the helpers
They’re used to giving their all for others, so on a day when 900 top philanthropists gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine to honor their own at the 28th annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon, some felt uncomfortable in the spotlight. Congratulate Families Forward’s Margie Wakeham for her award as outstanding founder and she’s understandably choked up. Her chief development officer, Kathleen O’Neill, chimed in to give her time to recover. “Margie is the heart and soul of Families Forward. She is very modest, but this award is richly deserved.”
