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Daniel Barrett, Giving the Gift of Giving

December 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

Daniel Barrett hangs out with Santa at last year's Christmas toy drive-Courtesy of Kids Give to Kids Midrange

Anaheim-resident Daniel Barrett is creating a way kids can give to kids in need. Daniel Barrett (pictured above) remembers his rough childhood all too well. Fortunately, he learned a few things from it and he insists it doesn’t have to be that way for every kid. While he’s not trying to change the world, he […]

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Sergeant Major Megan, Young Marine of the Year

November 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

Megan Lynch MidRange

Megan Lynch just wanted to do whatever her big brother was doing. But unlike most 9-year-olds, she joined her brother in the Young Marines. She’s followed. She’s led. She’s learned and given back. She’s also National Young Marine of the Year. Now 17 years old and a sergeant major in the Southeast County Young Marines, […]

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Luke Hatfield, Winner of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Mission Award

August 9, 2019 2 Comments

Luke Hatfield MidRange

Newport Harbor High School student Luke Hatfield recently received Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Mission Award for his work with the organization. When Luke Hatfield got involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Student of the Year program, it was for his dad. “I didn’t even really know what I was getting into, but it […]

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Conor Quill and Miracles for Kids

June 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Teenager Conor Quill began volunteering with Orange County-based Miracles for Kids in first grade, and he shows no signs of stopping. Christmas. Back to School. These are all times of excitement for families with young children. But they can also be times of stress, especially for families with young children who are battling serious illness. […]

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Grace Edwards, Teaching Seizure First Aid

May 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

Grace Edwards with kids at school MidRange

This beauty pageant competitor is on a mission to educate the world about seizure first aid. When Miss California High School America, Grace Edwards, was just 7 years old she already had a couple beauty pageants under her belt. The La Palma Christian School student also had a pretty comprehensive knowledge of seizure first aid […]

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Elias Toscano Supporting Kids of All Needs with Music

April 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Elias Toscano MidRange

Teaching growth, freedom and dignity with music, local musician Elias Toscano helps support kids of all needs. Music is in Elias Toscano’s blood. It’s like the rhythmic beat of a heart. From a young age, he understood the value of it in his own life and it’s a gift he likes to pass on. The […]

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Kristen Nguyen’s Human Trafficking Awareness

February 13, 2019 1 Comment

Kristen Nguyen MidRange

Kristen Nguyen wants the community to know human trafficking happens even in Orange County. Kristen Nguyen was a sophomore at San Juan Hills High School when she met her first human trafficking victim. During a 30-minute talk by Sharon Harrison, founder of Rescue One Foundation, Harrison revealed herself to be a former victim. Though Nguyen, […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes, Safety

Thomas Curran’s Walk Across the Country for Pediatric Cancer

January 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

Thomas Curran MidRange

Local chef Thomas Curran plans to walk across the country in the name of pediatric cancer research. Thomas Curran would never describe himself as an outdoorsy guy. “I love being in nature but I’m not an avid camper or hiker,” he says. Which is why it might be surprising that he will spend most of […]

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Dancing Doctor Tony Adkins

December 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

Dancing doctor Tony Adkins dabs with patient Sarah Faulkner MidRange

Physician’s Assistant Tony Adkins puts smiles on his young patients’ faces by busting out some dance moves. Tony Adkins never intended to go viral. More than a year ago Adkins, a physician’s assistant at CHOC Children’s, was trying to find a way to help boost the spirit of a young patient who had survived childhood […]

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Ryan Hickman, Recycling Entrepreneur

November 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

Ryan Hickman in front of a pile of recyclables MidRange

Nine-year-old Ryan Hickman is an entrepreneur with a passion for the environment. Ryan Hickman’s career as a recycling prodigy began with a crunch. A bunch of them, actually. It was the crunching sound of aluminum cans and plastic bottles being compacted at the re-Planet facility near his San Juan Capistrano home that caught his attention. […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes

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