July 2013 - In This Issue
ConnectOC's Nonprofit Central
Car Seat Installation Day
30 Years of VoluntEARS at Disneyland
Breastfeeding Awareness Walk - August 15th

Spotlight on:   

TAYLOR DAVIS

AmeriCorps VISTA 

"Serving with MOMS Orange County is my opportunity to pay forward all of the amazing support I have received from my family, especially my mom, over the years."

 

Hi Everyone! My name is Taylor Davis, and I am an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving with MOMS Orange County for one year. I received my undergraduate degree in History in 2010 from UC San Diego, and my master's degree in Political Science in 2012 from CSU Fullerton. Many people ask me why I decided to choose MOMS Orange County as my organization to serve with, and I find that the answer is pretty simple. (Click HERE for full story).  
  
ConnectOC's Nonprofit Central

Connect  OC's Nonprofit Central is Orange County's first-ever, fully searchable online database of local nonprofit organizations. This resource was created to help donors and local residents better understand Orange County's nonprofit community, and discover how to engage in the causes they care about most.   

 

Read what Orange County Community Foundation President, Shelly Hoss has to say about the nonprofit central database. The article was featured in the July 15th OC Register.     

 

Click HERE to check out the MOMS Orange County profile. 

Grants Awarded

Thank you to the following for their recent grant support of MOMS Orange County.

 

PREGNANCY & DIABETES

Ueberroth Logo   

 

 

 

 

 

CORE OPERATING SUPPORT

George Hoag Family Foundation 

 

 

CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION

Hoag Logo 2011

 

BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION & SUPPORT 

   


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Translational Research Day at UCI 
From Left to Right: Yuqing Guo, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Program in Nursing Science, UCI; Ellen Olshansky, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, Professor and Director, Program in Nursing Science, UCI; Pamela Pimentel, RN, Chief Executive Officer, MOMS Orange County.
In June 2013, MOMS Orange County presented at the 2013 Translational Research Day at UC Irvine and was nominated for the 2013 Outstanding Community Partnership Award with the UCI program in Nursing Science.
    MOMS Orange County is proud of its research relationship with UCI to improve its research capacity and provide rigorous evidence to document the effectiveness of its programs. The partnership has been funded by the UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and Orange County Alliance for Community Health Research. 
Click HERE for more photos 
Community Snapshot 

CAR SEAT INSTALLATION DAY 
In partnership with State Senator Lou Correa, the California Highway Patrol, and the National Latino Peace Officers Association of Orange County, MOMS Orange County hosted a Car Seat Installation Day through the support of State Farm Insurance. A total of 41 car seats were installed for 23 low income families.  
Click HERE for more info and photo album 
Disney Celebrates VoluntEARS 30th Anniversary 

Thank you to the Disneyland Resort for inviting MOMS Orange County to participate in the 30th Anniversary Kick-Off event to celebrate 30 Magical Years of Disney VoluntEARS!
    We had a blast interacting with Disney Cast Members while they visited our booth and helped make tie-blankets for our client families. Check out the reflection by MOMS Orange County board member, Bev Kavanaugh, about community leadership and her volunteer experience.           
Click HERE to view photo album from the kick-off event. 
Show Your Support for Breastfeeding
You're invited to attend the
BREAST IS BEST
Breastfeeding Awareness Walk
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 at 9:30 a.m.
In honor of International Breastfeeding Month, and
World Breastfeeding Week



Join MOMS Orange County as we walk in support of mothers who are giving their babies the best possible start in life -
BREASTFEEDING!
Our group will walk from MOMS Orange County to the corner of Flower and Santa Ana Blvd where we will hold up our signs, banners and balloons to bring awareness to the benefits of breastfeeding to the general public.
 
Registration 8:30 a.m.
Group Photo 9:00 a.m.
Walk Begins 9:30 a.m.
Refreshments & Client Recognition 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 Space is limited.

Please RSVP to Claudia Franco, (714)352-3400 no later than
Thursday, August 8th.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU 

MOMS Orange County would like to thank
Luis and Sixto Michele at  
for their generous donation of nearly 11,000 MOMS Orange County logo bags!