A March for Mental Health Awareness, sponsored by Rotary District 5320, was held at Yorba Regional Park attracting some 300 participants, raising thousands of dollars.
The 3K walk, which supports May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, was spearheaded by Rotary District governor and Anaheim Hills Rotary member, Roy Jefferson, as part of Rotary International President Gordon McInally’s request for district governors around the globe to give some focus to mental health awareness this club year. Members of Anaheim Hills Rotary were joined by Rotarians throughout Orange County and parts of Los Angeles, Interact high school Rotary clubs, Anaheim District 6 City Councilmember Natalie Meeks and members of the community.
“Nearly 50,000 people die by suicide each year, while another 100,000 attempt it and it is important to bring attention to the mental health crisis and help erase the stigma of asking for help with mental needs,” Jefferson said.
Funds raised with the help of event sponsors Gen Korean BBQ, City of Anaheim, OC Supervisor Don Wagner’s office, TAWA Marketing and Jefferson’s State Farm Insurance among others, will be donated to small organizations to help support their mental health efforts. Rotary plans to make this an annual event.
More support for Miracles for Kids
The recent sixth annual Miracles Golf Invitational was an enormous success raising more than $243,000 to support the Miracles for Kids organization in its mission to assist families with critically ill children.
This special fundraising event, presented by Perricone Farms and held at the prestigious Santa Ana Country Club, was a day full of camaraderie and philanthropy for the 131 supportive golfers, and more than 180 sponsors, donors, vendors and numerous dedicated volunteers.
Funds raised will help the nonprofit continue to assist families during a child’s illness in a variety of ways, including housing at its Miracle Manor located near CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange. Visit MiraclesForKids.org for additional information.
Help collect school supplies
The Presbyterian Women’s group of Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a mission project collecting backpacks and school supplies for the Orangewood Foundations’ teens and young adults. And the community is encouraged to participate.
Items needed include high school/college backpacks, pens, pencils, highlighters, index cards, binders, post-it-notes, dividers, white out, white erasers, college ruled spiral notebooks, college ruled notebook paper, graph paper and planners.
The school supplies will be presented to the representative and guest speaker from the nonprofit Orangewood Foundation during the June 22 luncheon hosted by the Presbyterian Women in the church Fellowship Hall. Orangewood Foundation helps current and former foster youth develop and achieve educational goals from high school, to college, to grad school.
Donations of school supplies may be dropped off during the 10 a.m. Sunday morning worship services through June 16. For additional information about this project or the Presbyterian Women’s luncheon, visit canyonhillspc.org.
Check out summer fashions with Women’s Club
The Anaheim Hills Women’s Club will celebrate a Summer Fashion Finale during its June 19 luncheon at the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. All women in the community are invited.
The 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. program will feature a fashion show presented by Chic Revelations Boutique located in Old Town Yorba Linda.
Cost to attend is $35 per person and reservation deadline is June 10. Contact Karon at gmakelleher@gmail.com or 714-912-4907 for information and reservations.
The Chance wins big
The Anaheim Hills-based Chance Theater won nine awards during the third annual OC Theater Guild Awards held recently at the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Awards included: Outstanding Direction of a Play, Darryl B. Hovis, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time;” Outstanding New Play, Jenny Connell Davis, “Matinicus: The Story of Abigail Burgess;” Outstanding Lead Performance in Play, Aaron Lipp, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time;” Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical, Em Flosi and Wyatt Hatfield for “Ride the Cyclone;” Outstanding Scenic Design, Antonio Beach and Bradley Kaye, “Ride the Cyclone;” Outstanding Lighting Design, Andrea Heilman, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time;” Outstanding Sound Design, Darryl B. Hovis, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time;” and Outstanding Projection Design, Nick Santiago, “Ride the Cyclone.”
Congratulations!
Sharon Hlapcich writes about events and happenings in the Anaheim Hills area. Reach her by phone (714-998-4604 or e-mail (smhlapcich@sbcglobal.net).
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