Heritage Oak Private Education students donate 700 pounds of food for Canning Hunger
National Junior Honor Society students at Heritage Oak Private Education in Yorba Linda recently donated 700 pounds of food for Canning Hunger.
The national organization is dedicated to collecting and distributing nonperishable food items to community members experiencing food insecurity.
Students held a food drive to benefit the nonprofit, which will help feed thousands of community members in need. Through this initiative, students learned the importance of giving back to others in their community.
– Submitted by Heritage Oak Private Education
OC Supervisor Doug Chaffee announces honorees of the Fourth District Kindness Awards
Orange County Fourth District Supervisor Doug Chaffee announced the fifth annual Fourth District Kindness Awards honorees during a ceremony at the Ehlers Event Center in Buena Park. The Kindness Awards ceremony is hosted annually on Nov. 13, which is internationally observed as World Kindness Day.
Chaffee recognized honorees from each city in the district. They were chosen for making significant contributions to their communities through kindness.
“It is especially important for us to acknowledge and appreciate kindness wherever we can find it,” Chaffee said. “Our Kindness Awards honorees have risen to the challenge and have gone beyond that to ensure the needs of our communities are met.”
The honorees for the fifth annual Fourth District Kindness Awards are:
City of Anaheim: Rosa Dominguez
City of Brea: Gianna Mulkay
City of Buena Park: Ellie Westenhaver
City of Fullerton: Sandra White
City of La Habra: Sara Ursenbach
City of Placentia: Joe Rasic
City of Stanton: Lorena Flores
Chaffee also awarded the Honorary Kindness Award to Jo-Anne Matsuba, chair of the Orange County Human Relations Commission.
– Submitted by the office of Supervisor Doug Chaffee
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