No request is too extreme for the Make a Wish Foundation of OC and IE, which celebrates 35 years of wishes granted Disneyland style. Thousands of children have not had to wish upon stars to see their dreams come true thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and Inland Empire. The local foundation is […]
Locks of Love
When teacher Heather Lopez decided to cut 12 inches of her hair to donate to Locks of Love, a company that creates wigs for children suffering the effects of chemo, she decided to take her act of generosity one step further. After connecting with her principal at Fairmont School in Anaheim Hills, she rallied students […]
Judiel Ennis
Saving Two Lives with One Swab “You’re a match!” Seeing the email in her inbox, Judiel Ennis wondered how she had landed on an online dating junkmail list. Happily married, the Foothills Ranch mom ignored the email. When a persistent unknown number began showing up on her phone days later, she noted the lack of […]
OC Eco-Heroes
From recycling to redefining green-clean, protecting the environment is more than a passion for these eco-heroes. Bo Glover Forefront on Bo’s mind as he jumped into his VW Bug and headed west to California was making sure the car would survive the nearly 3,000-mile trek from Pennsylvania to Newport Beach without breaking down. After several […]
The Power of a Wish
Taylor Mayes is the spunky Make-a-Wish child who graced our cover last April. We met Taylor and her family as we joined forces with businesses and organizations across Orange County, and Ellen K of 103.5 KOST FM, to help make Taylor’s wish of becoming a singer and living the popstar experience come true. Taylor had […]
Jessica and Alejandra
Creating a Cycle of Good One day in 2010, Jessica Romley (pictured on left) sat sipping coffee with a friend, listening to a story that would change her path forever. Her friend shared her enthusiasm about being part of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Orange County, and of the sweet girl she helped through […]
Ellen K is Thriving
The KOST FM Star Teams up with Thrive Causemetics to Bring Makeovers to Cancer Patients Seeing two glam beauties chatting over a makeup table full of stylish goodies, one could imagine they were discussing the latest movie or a great glass of wine. In fact, these two women, driven by a need to honor cancer […]
Taylor Makes a Wish
As one young girl bravely faces her fight with cancer, a whole community joined Make-A-Wish to make her day. When Taylor walks in a room, people can’t help but be drawn to her impish grin and the unmistakable sparkle in her eye. The fact that this brave little girl chose for her Make-A-Wish experience to “become […]
Grace O’Brien
The Sweet Sound of Helping Others Middle-schooler Grace O’Brien of Rancho Santa Margarita witnessed her father fight a brain tumor, causing him severe hearing loss. Now, just three years later, this extraordinary young woman is on a mission to help struggling children. She travels to poverty-stricken communities in Honduras, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Haiti and […]
Hero Dads
Five Fathers Making a Big Difference in Orange County and Beyond Great fathers make a huge difference in their children’s lives. The five fathers profiled here not only affect their children’s lives, but benefit the community at large with their remarkable charitable efforts. Two of these men are famous athletes, familiar to many here and […]