Around Town: Newport group’s fundraiser collects $310,000 for O.C. Big Brothers Big Sisters
Angelitos de Oro, a Newport Beach-based volunteer women’s auxiliary group, raised $310,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County’s program for high school student mentors during its 14th annual Angelitos Card fundraiser from Oct. 7 to 13 at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
The fundraising program included 115 shops and restaurants at South Coast Plaza that offered 20% discounts for customers who had bought an Angelitos Card for $60.
All proceeds benefit the Santa Ana-based Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, whose “High School Bigs” program matches volunteer high school students with elementary school pupils for after-school mentoring once a week.
Angelitos de Oro has donated more than $5 million to the nonprofit since the auxiliary’s inception in 1961.
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Pete Rose to open series of major-league appearances in Newport
Baseball great Pete Rose is set to appear at a dinner Nov. 9 to lead off the 12th annual Hot Stove League Series at The Cannery seafood restaurant in Newport Beach.
Other major-leaguers scheduled for the series are Chicago Cubs manager and former Angels coach Joe Maddon in December, former Angels pitcher Mike Witt on Jan. 12 and former Dodgers outfielder and big-league manager Dusty Baker in February.
The series, hosted by Angels Chairman Dennis Kuhl, features dinner and wine pairings for each event. Seating is limited to 50 guests per evening.
Tickets for the four-dinner series are $999, with proceeds going to the Angels Baseball Foundation. For tickets or more information, call (562) 352-8669 or email HotStove@Cannerynewport.com.
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Locals to ride on American Heart Association’s Rose Parade float
Two local residents will be among four people from Orange County riding on the American Heart Association and Union Bank float in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena.
Former NFL player Jesse Sapolu of Costa Mesa was a four-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers. When he was 4, he contracted rheumatic fever, which left a tear in a heart valve and caused his heart to enlarge and weaken. He has undergone two heart valve replacement surgeries. Nevertheless, he played 15 seasons with the 49ers as an offensive lineman.
Lisa Satchfield of Irvine suffered a stroke in 2006 that left one side of her brain impaired, paralyzed half her body and affected her ability to walk, talk, write and read. However, in 2008 she completed a marathon through the American Heart Association’s “Start Training” program and to date has completed six half-marathons.
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Meeting in Irvine to address adding lanes on 405 Freeway south of 55
The public is invited to a meeting Tuesday in Irvine about a proposal to increase traffic capacity on the 405 Freeway by adding one or two general-purpose lanes in each direction between the 55 and 5 freeways.
The Orange County Transportation Authority and the California Department of Transportation will hold the meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 2 at University Community Park, 1 Beech Tree Lane.
The meeting will provide information and an opportunity to comment as part of an initial study of the potential benefits and environmental effects.
The environmental phase is expected to be completed in late 2017. For more information, visit octa.net/oc405south.
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Reid Day School to host discussions of giftedness
Reid Day School in Costa Mesa has scheduled two discussions about the meaning of the term “gifted.”
From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, independent consultant Sharon Duncan and psychotherapist Joanna Haase will present “Addressing the Elephant in the Room — How to Talk About Giftedness.”
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 7, neuroscientist Nicole Tetreault will discuss “The Neurobiology of Giftedness.”
The public is invited. Admission is $20 to $25, and registration is required at reidday.org.
The school is at 151 Kalmus Drive. For more information, call (949) 680-9592 or email Director Lisa Reid at lisa@reidday.org.