Last month I attended a press conference at CHOC Children’s Hospital on their new Mental Health Initiative and learned some very eye-opening facts about pediatric mental illness.
The topic is an important one to me yet I have never written about it on my blog. For my entire life I have struggled with anxiety, starting as early as age 4.
But I have never really opened up about my struggles on my blog.
Disclosure: This is sponsored campaign by the Orange County Community Foundation to raise awareness for the i♥oc Giving Day 2015.
Today you have the chance to be a part of Orange County history and your participation will make a difference. This first-ever countywide giving event, i♥oc Giving Day, has begun!!! Can I get a, ‘Woo hoo!!!’
But don’t read this and say, “I’ll do it later”, because this historical event is happening, like NOW! And only runs for 30 hours, through noon tomorrow, so seriously, the time to act is NOW!
The Orange County Community Foundation has a goal to raise $2M in the next 30 hours for local Orange County charities working hard right in our own backyard for causes important to our community.
If you feel the tug at your heartstrings today to support an Orange County charity and be a part of OC history (no gift too small), make the donation now.
The clock is ticking, so –>click this link to donate, then share with your friends to join in the fun! You will be glad you did – giving feels good.
1. Click here –> iheartoc.org website starting at 6am on April 21st through 12p on the 22nd and make a secure, tax-deductible donation to one of the participating local non-profits.
3. Spread the love! Share the #iheartoc movement and iheartoc.org website on your social media pages and inspire others to participate in this amazing community event!
Giving feeds the soul. I hope you will be inspired to give where you live! Off to make my donation….
Be a part of the 8th Annual Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation at Montage Laguna Beach Culinary Event on May 17, 2015!
Montage Laguna Beach will host the 8th annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach event on May 17, 2015 at the oceanfront resort where the nation’s hottest chefs cook to fight childhood hunger.
My husband and I attended this event a few years ago, and let me tell you, it was one of the most memorable date nights, or rather date days, we have ever had.
First, it gives you a reason to get dressed up, which, for this mom is a real treat. Then, with one step onto the Montage Laguna Beach grounds you are immediately transported into a different world. Add in a glass of crisp Pinot Grigio or a festive bubbly while gazing out to the Pacific and you might think life couldn’t get better, but wait, the fun has just begun…>
Imagine a number of celebrity chefs all in one place where you get to…
This post is sponsored by the Orange County Community Foundation to raise awareness for the i♥oc Giving Day 2015.
This post is for my fellow Orange Countians (I have never written Orange Countian before and I think I like it!) Do you love where you live? I do. It’s hard not to, right? Truth be told, I also have a mad love for fundraising.
For those of you who have followed my blog for awhile, you might remember our Team Tiny Oranges raised over $30,000 for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation a few years ago. The most beautiful example of what is possible when many people come together to donate to a cause.
-> It all adds up and makes a BIG difference!
Which is why I am over the California sun excited about the Orange County Community Foundation’s i♥oc Giving Day coming up on April 21st – 22nd, 2015. A first-ever countywide giving event to benefit local Orange County non-profit organizations working hard right in our own backyard.
i♥oc Giving Day will take place from 6am on Saturday, April 21st through 12pm on Sunday, April 22nd with a goal of raising $2 million for local Orange County non-profit organizations. To kick start the fundraising, OCCF is investing $500K to establish the bonus pool with a goal of generating $1.5M in online donations in 30 hours. Think we can do it? I know we can!
1. Enter the –> #iheartoc sweepstakes for a chance to win a $150 grant you can use to give to one of these amazing Orange County non-profits……….
I get a gazillion emails, not to sound ‘oh so important!‘ because I am not, it’s simply due to the fact that bloggers can get added to numerous PR and pitch lists so over time the volume of emails can get a tad overwhelming.
Many of them I have to skim and move on, because there often are not enough hours in the day, but this one email caught my eye. Well, actually it was the follow-up email that caught my eye…