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Organizations & Clubs in Orange County, California |
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 Run by a young OC adult, this organization fulfills requests by families of deployed troops.
"Since shipping our first package on March 23, 2005, Helping Our Troops, Inc. has fulfilled individual requests for over 4,800 men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Korea, Japan, Germany, and Africa, as well as those serving onboard Navy ships around the world.
In addition to fulfilling requests while they are deployed, we are also dedicated to Helping Our Troops when they return. Thanks to your generous support, HOT has helped fund the first Family Support Center for the California National Guard. This desperately-needed resource center is located in the Santa Ana Armory and will provide services to members of the California National Guard, as well as other branches of America's military, and their families." |
| The County of Orange, California | |
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"The colorful pageantry of human history in Orange County began at some undetermined point in the distant past when Shoshone Indians came to dwell along the coast and in the lower canyons of the mountains. Theirs was a simple form of existence: they lived off of the abundance of the land.
In 1769, Gaspar de Portola, a military man and Spanish aristocrat, was appointed governor of Lower California. He commanded an expedition traveling northward into the literally unmapped and half mythical territory of Alta California. His assignment was to seek out the legendary Bay of Monterey. He was also to secure the Spanish claim to his vast frontier against any invasion from Russian trappers or British colonizers. Portola called upon Father Junipero Serra, president of the Mexico City Missionary College, to assist in this monumental undertaking.
It was late in July in 1769 when this first party of European explorers reached the boundaries of present-day Orange County. Members of the expedition named the region 'The Valley of Saint Anne' (Santa Ana). It was to this valley that Father Serra returned six years later, where he proceeded with the work of establishing the Church and converting the local people.
While the East Coast of North America was engaged in revolution and spectacular change, the West Coast too was undergoing a quiet and almost undetected transformation. Father Serra dedicated the Mission of San Juan Capistrano, Orange County's first permanent settlement, on November 1, 1776. The Mission became a self-sustaining unit based upon an agricultural economy. Its chapel and adjoining structure were the first signs of civilization erected upon the fertile, virgin soil of the Santa Ana Region....
In 1955, Walt Disney opened his Magic Kingdom in Anaheim. Noted as the pioneer of animated films, Disney revolutionized the entertainment world again with his 'theme park' recreation concept.
By 1960, the neighboring metropolis of Los Angeles was 'bursting at the seams.' As the population spilled over the county line and across the rural Santa Ana Valley, it left in its wake an urban landscape of homes, shopping malls, and industrial parks.
Today Orange County is the home of a vast number of major industries and service organizations. As an integral part of the second largest market in America, this highly diversified region has become a Mecca for talented individuals in virtually every field imaginable. Indeed the colorful pageant of human history continues to unfold here; for perhaps in no other place on earth is there an environment more conducive to innovative thinking, creativity and growth than this balmy, sun bathed valley stretching between the mountains and the sea in Orange County." Santa Ana |
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"Friends of Jazz is a nonprofit, all volunteer, educational corporation dedicated to the continued growth and development of Jazz performance, appreciation, and education.
FOJ sponsors events throughout the year....
The mission of Friends of Jazz is to assure the continued growth and development of Jazz performance, appreciation, and education. To accomplish this, Friends of Jazz works in conjunction with area educators, arts organization, government officials, and independent jazz promoters to support and produce jazz concerts, workshops and clinics, performance opportunities for jazz students, and other special events.
Friends of Jazz is an all volunteer organization dependent on individual and corporate sponsorship. Through this support, the organization's goal is to present jazz programming that is economically accessible to residents of the surrounding community and is designed to increase awareness and appreciation of jazz and its established and rising artists."
Sponsor of RagFest. Fullerton |
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"The Grain Project is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation organized to promote unified, healthy, sustainable communities by establishing farmers’ markets, community gardens, and public art projects.
The Grain Project encourages support & participation from businesses, schools, social service organizations, politicians, artists & religious groups to successfully bridge social & economic gaps within community.
Please consider joining us by volunteering or making a financial contribution." Santa Ana |
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 "The La Habra Host Lions Club is a member club in the International Association of Lions Clubs. Lions Clubs International (LCI) is the world's largest service club organization with over 1,400,000 members around the world. We have clubs in over 190 countries and geographic areas.
Our club was chartered in 1947. Two years later, the members began what has become a very large and successful fund raising event, the La Habra Corn Festival. Each year the festival allows the club and many other groups in La Habra to raise funds to help those in need in our community.
Our club is made up of men and women, not only from La Habra, but from many different communities who have an interest in furthering the goals of our club and our city.
In 2006, the club formed the La Host Lions Foundation. The Foundation is now the fundraising and dispersing arm of the Club. All donations made to the Foundation are tax-deductible as the Foundation is recognized by the federal government as a 501-C3 corporation."
Host of the yearly La Habra Corn Festival. La Habra |
| Orange County Business Council | |
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"The OCBC is the leading business organization in Orange County, California. OCBC is a private-sector alliance of companies and public sector partners that represents hundreds of local enterprises from small shops to giant multi-national companies.
OCBC provides the forum for businesses to join together, often in conjunction with government and educational institutions, to invest in the growth and prosperity of the fifth largest county in America....
Orange County is one of the most desirable places in the nation to live, work, raise families and enjoy an excellent quality of life. The Orange County Business Council contributes to the advancement of business so that the region's vibrant economy will continue to expand, bringing the benefits of prosperity to every corner of the county.
Three strategic initiatives guide the organization's work as it moves into the 21st Century:
* Workforce Development
* Economic Development
* Advocacy" Irvine |
| Orange County Model Engineers | |
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The OC Model Engineers offer Free Train Rides each Third FULL weekend of the month at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.
"The Orange County Model Engineers is a non-profit organization. Membership is open to everybody with an interest in trains; large or small. Guests are invited to any of our scheduled events....
Private birthday parties may be booked for any Saturday, other than the third Saturday, of the month....
A train and crew is provided for your private use.
Decorations, food, and other party supplies are not provided.
Parties are held in the station overhang." Costa Mesa |
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