Join Us For the Holidays & Help Families in Need
The Holidays will be here before we know it and we hope you will keep MOMS Orange County in mind as you plan your holiday giving.
Here are the programs we will be offering for donors who would like to help families enrolled in our program.
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"We really appreciate everything! It means a lot to us!" ~2012 Adopt a Family Client
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Our home visitors have nominated families who can benefit from your help during the holidays. We will match you with a nominated family and provide a wish-list for each family member. Gifts can be delivered to our facility between December 9 - 17th.
Diaper need is real for many struggling families trying to make ends meet. Let's help keep babies comfortable, clean and dry! Groups are encouraged to coordinate diaper drives and deliver donations to MOMS Orange County to be distributed to client families.
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"You made us feel special and this is important in these difficult times."
~2012 Adopt-a-Family Client
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Help MOMS Orange County provide Baby Care Kits for new parents for the holidays. Baby care kits can contain any or all of the following:
Baby Clothing:
6-9 Months
9-12 Months
12-24 Months
Baby Developmental Toys/Books
0 - 2 Years
Baby Care Item Kits:
Baby Bath Wash
Baby Shampoo
Baby Diaper Cream
Baby Powder
Wash Cloths
Baby Swaddling Blankets/Towels
Please email or call Yvonne Sanders (714)352-3427 if you or your group would like to participate in any of our special holiday events.
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We would like to thank the following volunteers for donating their time and energy to help staff the MOMS Orange County booth at the Festival of Children this year. Over 1 million visitors attended the Festival of Children during the month-long celebration. Being able to spread the importance of MOMS Orange County to so many people is invaluable in helping our organization grow.
THANK YOU!
Alma Ruiz
Martha Soto
Saulo Medrano
Kenna Little
Lydia Gardner
Mary Reiser-Todd
Gina Espíndola
Alpha Phi Omega,
UCI Chapter
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Little Monsters 2013
Thank You Disneyland Resort!
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The Disneyland Resort held its Little Monsters event on October 9th. Cast members and their children (in costume of course) had the park all to themselves, and were encouraged to bring new and gently used baby items to help client families enrolled in our program. A total of 18 large boxes filled with baby items was collected. A special thank you to Karlos Siqueiros, Agar Yanulaytis and Lydia Gardner (pictured above right), from the Disney VoluntEARS Leadership Council, and Disney Ambassadors
Sachiko White and Megan Navarette for lending their great positive energy to the evening!
Click HERE to view more photos.
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Thank You Sempra , Allergan & United Way!
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MOMS Orange County is honored to have been invited to two employee giving events in the past few weeks. The Southern California Gas Company invited us to their lunchtime charity fair on September 24th where employees participating in the Orange County Sempra Employees Giving Network could learn more about our organization.
We were also selected to be a part of a United Way giving event, held at Allergan Pharmaceuticals HQ in Irvine, last Friday. Over 500 employees participated, and were able to learn about the mission of MOMS Orange County. In addition, numerous employees helped assemble tie blankets (as seen above) which we will distribute to families in need as cold winter months approach.
See more photos from the event HERE.
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Thank You Hanna Andersson
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We would also like to thank Hanna Andersson clothing stores for their generous donation of over 900 books! The store in Fashion Island has partnered with us for four years, and donated over 700 books this year. The Mission Viejo store partnered with us for the first time this year, and donated 235 books.
Children who are read to from a young age are much more likely to meet developmental milestones and do well in school, and these books will be passed directly to client families in need.
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Funniest Housewives Brought Down the House!
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Funniest Housewives Cindy Burns, Julie Kidd, and Karen Rontowski
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Thank you to everyone who came out to share a laugh with MOMS Orange County and THE FUNNIEST HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY to benefit healthy babies! A hilarious night of comedy with Host/Comedienne Cindy Burns (Anti-Aging Housewife), special guest Julie Kidd (Dysfunctional Housewife), Karen R ontowski (Past Life Housewife), Kira Soltanovich (Inappropriate Housewife and star of Girls Behaving Badly, and Jay Leno's "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda") and Mark Schumacher (OC's Funniest Person 2012)! Click HERE to view photo album.
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Grants Awarded
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$50,000 for Pregnancy & Diabetes Program
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Join the MOMS Orange County Team
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Maternal Child Health Coordinator
MOMS Orange County is currently seeking a qualified individual to perform comprehensive prenatal and post partum maternal-child health and infant development screenings, education and case management through one on one home visits with pregnant clients during pregnancy and up until the baby's first birthday. Please click here for more details.
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We're almost there! Please help us reach 1,000 "Likes" on Facebook.
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