UPDATED: I heard from Jonathan today. Apparently NBC contacted him today on a different story (that I seem to have covered here at the NSA previously). Congrats Jonathan! And the donations are coming in. Thanks to all who have donated to help Jonathan pay for his admission fee at Georgetown University!
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Updated: Jonathan Espinoza needs help to get into Georgetown University!
Posted by Admin on February 3rd, 2012
Posted in Charities, Education, Santa Ana, sausd, Youth 
Tags: Application Fee, georgetown university, jonathan espinoza, segerstrom high school 
14 Comments »Santa Ana’s Santiago Creek School wins a “healthy living” grant
Posted by Maryann Maloney on February 3rd, 2012
N E W S R E L E A S E: For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Will Shanley, UnitedHealthcare, (714) 204-8005, will.shanley@uhc.com
SIX GRANTS AWARDED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY
· “UnitedHealth HEROES” grants support local programs that engage children as learners and leaders of healthy habits
· Community-focused, service-learning initiative by UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America
· More [...]
Visit the 3rd annual OC Bruin Parents + Families Coffee Social, today
Posted by Admin on January 21st, 2012
[ January 21, 2012; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ]
Join the Bruin Parents + Families Association for our 3rd annual Bruin Parents + Families Coffee Socials, on Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Share a cup of coffee in a relaxed environment with other Bruin parents and families in your neighborhood. It is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences, and ask questions [...]
Posted in Charities, Coffee, Education, Entertainment, Orange, Orange County, Santa Ana Tags: Bruin Parents + Families Coffee Socials, Orange, Starbucks, ucla No Comments »Surf City USA® Marathon sells out; field size capped at 20K
Posted by Admin on January 17th, 2012
SURF CITY USA® MARATHON RECORDS EARLIEST-EVER SELLOUT; FIELD SIZE CAPPED AT 20,000 TO PRESERVE THE RUNNING EXPERIENCE
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Race organizers today announced that the Surf City USA® Marathon and Half Marathon races are sold out for the seventh consecutive year. The largest combined oceanfront marathon and half marathon event in California, Surf City [...]
Posted in Charities, Huntington Beach, Orange County, sports Tags: field capped, huntington beach, marathon, Orange County, surf city usa No Comments »Buy a Lampost pizza dinner this Tuesday and help NE Santa Ana Little League
Posted by Admin on January 16th, 2012
[ January 17, 2012; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Come out and support Northeast Santa Ana Little League by picking up dinner at Lamppost Pizza (17391 17th Street, Tustin, CA 92780, (714) 669-1111, http://www.lamppost-backstreet.com/Tustin-Home.html), Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and help us raise funds for NESALL. 40% of all sales for the evening will go to NESALL.
Bring the attached [...]
Posted in Baseball, Charities, Entertainment, Santa Ana, sports, Youth Tags: Fundraiser, lampost pizza, northeast santa ana little league, registration, sign up, spring, tustin No Comments »Volunteer opportunities in Orange County, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted by Admin on January 15th, 2012
“On Monday we honor the life and work of a great man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” said U.S. Rep. Sanchez in a press release issued yesterday. “Most importantly we reflect on the ideals of equality and justice which Dr. King championed. Dr. King believed that all people are created equal and he challenged our [...]
Back to Natives receives $7K grant from O.C. Community Foundation
Posted by Admin on January 10th, 2012
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
CONTACT: REGINALD DURANT, DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION, (949) 335-8655
BACK TO NATIVES RESTORATION
BACK TO NATIVES RECEIVES $7,000 GRANT FROM ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR VOLUNTEER HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM
IRVINE, Calif., January 10, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity has received a $7,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation (www.oc-cf.org) to [...]
Back to Natives teams with the U.S. Forest Service to teach restoration
Posted by Admin on January 8th, 2012
The United States Forest Service & Back to Natives Restoration Present a…Restoration Training Program
13 Days in 2012
Back to Natives Restoration, in a cooperative agreement with the Cleveland National Forest, is providing hands on habitat restoration training over the course of 6 weeks beginning on February 16. Each training session will focus on specific aspects of the restoration [...]
Back to Natives receives $5K grant from Ralphs for habitat restoration
Posted by Admin on January 4th, 2012
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
CONTACT: REGINALD DURANT, DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION
BACK TO NATIVES RESTORATION, (949) 335-8655
BACK TO NATIVES RECEIVES $5,000 GRANT FROM RALPHS FOR VOLUNTEER HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM
IRVINE, Calif., January 4, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity has received a $5,000 grant from Ralphs to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.
Back to Natives is [...]
Posted in Charities, green, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana, Volunteer Tags: back to natives, habitat, Orange County, ralphs, restoration, Santa Ana No Comments »Save the Sexlinger Orchard demonstration set for this Sat., Jan. 7
Posted by Admin on January 3rd, 2012
[ January 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
DEMONSTRATION THIS SATURDAY
January 7, 2012 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Come on out to our first demo of 2012. We continue to connect with lots of folks in support of preserving the Sexlinger Orange Orchard. Come on by to say hello, sign our petition or, leave a message to the Santa Ana Planning Department and [...]
Boys and Girls Club tackles high school grad rates in Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on January 3rd, 2012
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana Press Release
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana Tackles High School Graduation Rates in Santa Ana
University of Phoenix Foundation Encourages Youth to Be Great and Graduate with National Education Initiative
Santa Ana, CA, January 2012- One in three youth in the United States fails to graduate each year. Additionally, one in [...]
Posted in Charities, Education, Santa Ana, Volunteer, Youth Tags: be great, boys and girls club, Education, graduation rates, Santa Ana, schools, teens, university of phoenix No Comments »Join Back to Natives and restore nature in the New Year, at Santiago Park
Posted by Admin on January 1st, 2012
[ January 28, 2012; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Habitat Restoration at Santiago Park Nature Reserve, on 1/28/12, 9AM to 12PM
Do some good in the New Year with Back to Natives! Come assist us in restoring habitat for animals at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve in Santa Ana. We meet at the Reserve once a month to remove weeds, cast native seed and plant native [...]
Assoc. of O.C. Deputy Sheriffs raising $100K for deputy’s injured son
Posted by Admin on December 28th, 2011
Picture courtesy of the O.C. Register
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs
Media contact: Kimberly Edds, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Phone: 714-357-4654
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 28, 2011
Bring Jimmy Pequeno Home
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs helping to raise $100,000 for deputy’s injured son
LAKE FOREST, CA, December 22, 2011 – Jimmy Pequeno, the 18-year-old son of an [...]
Posted in Charities, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: aocds, el toro high school, fundraising, jimmy pequeno, rob pequeno 3 Comments »Have Orange County’s politicians forgotten the homeless?
Posted by Admin on December 24th, 2011
It has been getting quite cold at night. Of course most of us are sheltered from the cold. We live in heated homes with warm beds and snug pajamas. But as comfortable as most of us in Orange County are, there are many who suffer in the elements. They are the homeless and those of [...]
Christmas toy giveaway today at Original Mike’s from 11 am to 1 pm
Posted by Admin on December 24th, 2011
[ December 24, 2011; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
Check out the Bordeaux Community Center Community Christmas Toy Drive & Giveaway today, Saturday, Dec 24, from 11 am to 1 pm, at Original Mike’s @ 100 S. Main St., in Downtown Santa Ana, in the outdoor patio.
The first 500 kids in line will get a chance to sit on Santa’s lap and receive one free present from [...]
