The Lobsterfest at Newport Beach began in 2009 as a fundraiser for the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Clubs. Lobsterfest, now in its eighth year, is now its own foundation and has maintained a 501 (c) 3 status since April, 2013. Currently, proceeds from the event have supported the Newport Sunrise Rotary Club, Costa Mesa […]
29th annual Hoag Summer Classic Food Festival
This annual event celebrating its 29th year, will feature live musical performances by The Chicago Experience and The Doobie Experience. Hoag Summer Classic will be held at 5pm onWednesday, June 29, 2016, at Newport Dunes. Hoag Hospital Foundation and the 552 Club are collaborating with more than 30 of the finest restaurants in Orange County to […]
Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation returns to Montage Laguna Beach on May 15
One in five children in the US struggles with hunger, including more than 2,487,750 children in California. The No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, each and every day, by connecting them to nutrition programs like school breakfast, summer meals, and by teaching families how […]
Great Wine Festival at OC Great Park — May 21st + giveaway
The Great Wine Festival, now in its sixth year is a fundraiser for the Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC), a non-profit dedicated to providing civil legal services to some of our community’s most vulnerable populations: veterans, the homeless, low-income families, and the elderly. Blending the Orange County lifestyle with the wine country experience, The […]
MaxLove Project charity event at Tanaka Farms
On August 5th, 2011, doctors told Justin Wilford, a UCLA geography lecturer, what no parent wants to hear. His 4-year-old son, Max, had brain cancer. About two months later, Wilford and his wife, Audra Wilford, founded the MaxLove Project, a nonprofit organization that helps children fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditions. The idea for the project came […]