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Disneyland Make-A-Wish

April 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

Disneyland Make-A-Wish Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: People, Special Needs Tagged With: charities

Locks of Love

May 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Schooling Kids in Kindness

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: charities

Judiel Ennis

April 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Judiel Ennis MidRange

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 […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: charities

OC Eco-Heroes

April 3, 2017 1 Comment

OC Eco Heroes Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: charities

The Power of a Wish

April 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Power of a Wish Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, People Tagged With: charities

Jessica and Alejandra

March 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

Jessica and Alejandra Creating a Cycle of Good MidRange

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 […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: charities

Ellen K is Thriving

April 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Ellen K is Thriving Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion, Health Tagged With: celebrities, charities

Taylor Makes a Wish

April 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Make-A-Wish Taylor Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, Family, Health Tagged With: charities

Grace O’Brien

October 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Grace OBrien MidRange

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 […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: charities

Hero Dads

June 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hero Dads Slideshow

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: celebrities, charities

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