Around Town: Local nurse honored for breast health advocacy
Costa Mesa resident and Hoag Hospital nurse practitioner Karen Herold joined two other Orange County women in being honored at Susan G. Komen Orange County’s annual Survivor Celebration and Awards luncheon last month at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.
Herold was recognized with the Outstanding Breast Health Advocate award. She runs the Hoag Early Risk Assessment Program at the Newport Beach hospital, helping to provide breast cancer awareness and education.
Both of Herold’s grandmothers had breast cancer, according to a news release.
Laguna Niguel resident Kathleen Miller was honored as the Most Inspirational Breast Cancer Survivor, and Huntington Beach resident Alley Perkins was named the Most Inspirational Co-Survivor.
Louise Hyland of Newport Beach, an author and breast cancer survivor, was one of the event’s keynote speakers.
Susan G. Komen is a nonprofit organization that provides funding for breast cancer research and support services.
Costa Mesa City Hall accepting dress donations for Marine Ball
Prom dresses, ball gowns and cocktail dresses in good condition can be donated at Costa Mesa City Hall for spouses of members of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines to wear at the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball in October.
The Camp Pendleton-based battalion is “adopted” by the city of Costa Mesa.
The Marine Ball will celebrate the 241st anniversary of the Marine Corps’ founding.
Dresses and gowns can be donated until Sept. 10 at the concierge desk in the City Hall lobby, 77 Fair Drive.
Costa Mesa volunteer honored for 25 years of service
Costa Mesa Historical Society volunteer Mary Ellen Goddard was recognized for her 25 years of service during the recent Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards luncheon at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach.
The event, presented by Orange County nonprofit resource center OneOC, acknowledged people who have contributed 4,000 or more hours of volunteering.
“We are proud of these extraordinary older Americans who have demonstrated through their active volunteerism that age is as much a state of mind as it is a number,” Daniel McQuaid, OneOC’s chief executive, said in a statement.
Spot available on Costa Mesa Senior Commission
The Costa Mesa City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the city’s Senior Commission, an advisory body to the council on subjects related to the Costa Mesa Senior Center.
The vacant seat’s term expires in February 2021. Those applying must live in Costa Mesa.
Application forms are available through the city clerk’s office or at costamesaca.gov/apply.
For more information, call (714) 754-5065.
Early College and Estancia students complete skills workshops
Nine students from Early College and Estancia high schools in Costa Mesa recently completed workshops presented by Costa Mesa nonprofit 5 Saturdays in which they got the chance to create websites and practice resumé-writing and interviewing skills.
“The biggest investment they will make in their lives is in themselves, and the 5 Saturdays program will help them expand and grow toward that end,” Early College Principal David Martinez said in a statement.