53 Orange County Service Organizations Awarded $450,000 by Disneyland Resort.Business Editors ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 The Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort complex in Anaheim, California. awarded $450,000 to 53 Orange County agencies today at the 43rd Annual Disneyland Community Service Awards held at Disneyland Park. The Disneyland Community Service Awards grants included two $50,000 Outstanding Awards, one $30,000 Jack B. Lindquist Award, two $20,000 Special Judges Awards, eight $10,000 Leadership Awards, and 40 $5,000 Category Awards. The awards recipients represent organizations in the categories of Cultural Arts, Youth, Health, Educational, Civic Community Service, Service by or for Senior Citizens, Social Community Service and Environment and Conservation. The ceremonies also honored Disneyland Hotel Cast Member, Manuel Borja, who was named Disneyland Resort VoluntEAR of the Year for being the founder of Club Chihuahua of Orange County which collects donations for the Tarahumara tribe of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Disneyland VoluntEAR program encourages Cast Members to donate their time and talent toward community enrichment and helping those in need. The organizations receiving the $50,000 Outstanding Awards were Saint Joseph Ballet, Santa Ana, Calif., for its program to empower low-income youth from diverse backgrounds through dance, academic and family programs, and Taller San Jose, Santa Ana, which is a vocational center that offers hope to unskilled young adults who seek a self-reliant future. The $30,000 Jack B. Lindquist Award went to ArtsBridge-UCI School of the Arts School of the Arts is the name of several schools (usually high schools) that are devoted to the fine arts, including:
Special Judges Awards of $20,000 each were presented to Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Santa Ana, who provides high quality, cost-effective civil legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. to persons at or below 125% of the poverty level, and Orange County Human Relations Council, Santa Ana, a program to foster mutual understanding among residents in order to make Orange County a better place for all people to live and work. In other categories, winners of the Community Service Awards in the Cultural Arts category were STOP-GAP, Santa Ana, $10,000; Anaheim Arts Council -- Children's Festival; Anaheim Ballet; Hi Hopes Identity Discovery Foundation Inc., Anaheim; Metropolitan Ballet Co., Los Alamitos, Calif.; and Very Special Arts of Orange County, Santa Ana, $5,000 each. In the Youth category, the winners were Girls Incorporated of Orange County, Costa Mesa, Calif., $10,000; Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim; Career Beginnings of Orange County, Santa Ana; Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County, Irvine; Future Leaders of America, Orange County, Santa Ana; and Save Our Youth, Costa Mesa, $5,000 each. In the Health category, the winners were Lestonnac Free Medical Clinic, Orange, Calif., $10,000; Iris Professional Auxiliary/Assistance League of Anaheim; Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine; CHOICES/Teen Awareness Inc., Fullerton, Calif.; The John Henry Foundation, Garden Grove, Calif.; and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County, Irvine, $5,000 each. In the Educational category, the winners were Discovery Science Center Discovery Science Center is a learning complex with more than 100 hands-on science exhibits designed to spark children's natural curiosity. Located 2500 N. Main St. in Santa Ana, California, Discovery Science Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Santa Ana, $10,000; Ebell Club of Anaheim; Boys & Girls Club of Stanton, Calif.; Orange County Rescue Mission, Santa Ana; Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Adolescent Diabetes Research & Education Foundation, Orange; and Volunteers in Parole, Orange County, Santa Ana, $5,000 each. In the Civic Community Service category, the winners were American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , Orange County Chapter, Santa Ana, $10,000; Leadership Anaheim; KOCE-TV Foundation, Huntington Beach, Calif.; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. , Tustin, Calif.; Orange County Pioneer Council, Santa Ana; and Volunteer Center Orange County, Santa Ana, $5,000 each. In the Service by or for Senior Citizens category, the winners were Adult Day Services of Orange County, Huntington Beach, $10,000; Paint Your Heart Out Anaheim; Asian-American Senior Citizens Service Center, Santa Ana; Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. -- Buena Park, Calif.; Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, Garden Grove; and Vietnamese Community of Orange County Inc., Santa Ana, $5,000 each. In the Social Community Service category, the winners were HomeAid Orange County, Irvine, $10,000; Anaheim Interfaith Shelter; Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Service Inc.; H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday), Cypress, Calif.; Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center, Santa Ana; and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Orange, $5,000 each. In the Environment and Conservation category, winners were Animal Assistance League of Orange County, Midway City, Calif., $10,000; "Kids for Parks" Program, Anaheim; Bolsa Chica Conservancy, Huntington Beach; Friends of Santa Ana Zoo The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California is a 20-acre site focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. ; Laguna Canyon Foundation, Laguna Beach, Calif.; and Orange County SPCA SPCA serum prothrombin conversion accelerator (coagulation factor VII). SPCA abbr. serum prothrombin conversion accelerator SPCA, n an acronym for serum p , Huntington Beach, $5,000 each. The 2000 Community Service Awards winners were selected by a panel of distinguished community leaders who exhibit the spirit of giving of oneself. Each year six new judges review the applications; the Disneyland Resort does not select the award recipients. This year's panel included Al Mijares, Ph.D., superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is a school district in Orange County, California that serves the city of Santa Ana. Although its geographic size is only 24 square miles, it is the third largest school district in the state of California with 61,693 students. ; Marilyn Powell-Berns, Orange County community leader; Lydia Wang Himes, from Lydia Wang & Associates Inc.; Marisa Lengor, a student from Savanna High School Savanna High School is a high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district. , Anaheim; Andrea Manes manes (mā`nēz), in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the dead and, later, to the individual souls of the dead. , owner of The Fun Starts Here!; and Stan Oftelie, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Orange County Business Council. The Disneyland Community Service Awards were begun in 1957 by Walt Disney himself. He recognized the importance of valuing the selfless works and unparalleled dedication to making a difference in the quality of life in our community. |
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