2009 Charities - Events Page

Orange County 2009 Holiday Volunteer Opportunities

• See the following website: http://www.volunteercenter.org/ This includes the opportunity to volunteer in 2010 for the Disney volunteer program.

ELI Home

• See the Website for more information: www.elihome.org
• Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month - come to the "Un Thrift" Store to volunteer your time
• December 10, 2009
  • Black and White Ball
• December 20, 2009
  • Kid's Christmas Party

The Project Charity

• One way to donate to The Project Charity: Children's Rare Disease Network; donate a game. Go to: http://www.donategames.org/donate.html

Community SeniorServ

• See the Website for more information: www.communityseniorserv.com
• For Holiday volunteering: Community SeniorServ participates in a variety of holiday programs throughout the year. This includes providing Thanksgiving meals to our congregate sites, participating in boutiques, and providing holiday gifts in December. As a volunteer for holiday programs, you would help in the organization and execution of such events. The volunteer will help in the planning of each event and may participate in the event on its scheduled day. Holiday program volunteers may be asked to attend events at our congregate sites or pick up and deliver gifts. Please go to: http://www.volunteersolutions.org/ocuw/org/opp/10250488378.html
• No Current Events, but visit the site for volunteer information: www.communityseniorserv.com/volunteer.html

Mercy House

• See the Website for more information: www.mercyhouse.net
• December 7, 2009
  • Heartini Happy Hour (5:00 pm)
• One way to donate for the holidays:
  • please visit the Mercy House Target Wish List to purchase a gift card that will be distributed to the homeless men, women, and children staying in emergency shelters, or to those who visit our Emergency Walk-in Centers. Gift cards are available in $10, $25 and $50 denominations. The larger denominations will be used to purchase items for hygiene kits and breakfast bags.
• December 9, 2009
  • The Handmade Brigade of Orange County has teamed up to support Mercy House and is putting on a Christmas Crafting party to help make it a Merry Christmas for homeless kids in Orange County. We will be decorating Holiday Stockings for Children between the ages of 1 and 18. We ask that every attendee bring $10 to go towards stuffing the stockings with candies, toys and other necessary items. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 from 7PM to 10PM. Please RSVP by email to Handmadebrigadeofoc@gmail.com with RSVP as the subject by Dec. 5th, 2009.
• Other ways to help for the holidays:
  • There are plenty of other ways to help out, such as wrapping gifts or distributing food and stockings. Please let us know if you are free to lend a hand during December. Groups and individuals are welcome to participate. Please contact Sharon Fain for more information at sharonf@mercyhouse.net.

Cure Duchenne

• See the Website for more information: www.cureduchenne.org
• May 15, 2010
  • CureDuchenne will be hosting its 3rd Annual tournament this year on May 15th, 2010 at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Second Harvest Food Bank

• See the Website for more information: www.feedoc.org
• November 26, 2009
  • 2009 Dana Point Turkey Trot – directly benefits the Second Harvest Food bank. Each dollar donated provides about $12 worth of food to the hungry in our community. Volunteers provide more than 55 percent of the labor, or the equivalent of 40 full-time employees. Your donation can make a difference! To donate online, go to the following link: http://www.turkeytrot.com/donate.shtml To participate in the run, go to the following link: http://www.active.com/donate/turkeytrot09
• November 24, 2009
  • Volunteers are needed throughout Orange County to assist in our food drives in November and December. We have a large food drive on Tuesday, November 24 at all of the Orange County Fire Authority fire stations throughout Orange County. We will be assisting the firefighters at their stations to collect food that is brought in. If you are interested in helping out with this event or other upcoming food drives, please let us know and we will call you with food drives in your area. Please email your availability, the city that you live in, the days/hours that you are available and your phone number.
• December 2009
  • Care & Share Holiday Food Drive - The Care & Share Holiday food drive has arrived! October through December, Orange County residents, companies, churches, and schools will team up to fight hunger by donating monetary donations and non-perishable food items. The Food Bank will provide food donation barrels, posters, and flyers; and will pick-up food donations at your food drive location. Contact the Food Drive Department at (949) 653-2900 to reserve your barrels today!