Archive for March, 2010


Orangewood Children’s Foundation…Our First Cooking Session

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on March 31st, 2010
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Today was the first Cooking Session of our year long commitment to Orangewood’s Children’s Foundation.

Emails were sent and arrangements were made with regards to who was bringing what and what time we would meet.

Pam, Lisa, Dee Dee and I met there at 9:30 this morning armed with boxes of food!  We had rolls, pasta, fruit, salad and LOTS of desserts donated by some of our wonderful Seven Gables Agents.

This is Kristy and she is the go-to gal that worked so diligently with Lisa, Pam and I to put this together.

We chopped, and sliced, arranged and moved things around to make sure that there would be plenty of food for any of the youth that showed up today and tomorrow.

This is Jessica who is now a Pre-Mentor, which means she goes to visit with youth in Foster Homes and explains their options and having gone through the system herself, she has great wisdom and compassion for what these young folks are going through.

A HUGE thank you to Orangewood for allowing us to adopt them and give back to our community and Hugs and Thanks to:

Dee Dee Heath for her contribution of rolls and her time.

Laura Till for her contribution of rolls and brownies

Jocelyn Tan for her contribution of cookies.

Barbara Grandolfo for her contribution of cookies.

Diana Kendall for her contribution of lemon bars.

Melida Canfield for her contribution of the most ooey, gooey, chewy mouthwatering brownie cookie bars

Lisa Greubel for her contribution of time, pasta, homemade sauce, and brownies.

Pamela Huitt for her contribution of her time, oranges, apples, pears and lasagna.

And I’ll even throw myself in the mix for bringing a salad and donating time, which is something I LOVE to do!

If you can help out, we will be getting together once a month on the last Wednesday of each month and next month’s menu will be enchiladas!  What can you bring?

Also, please remember that we will be collecting hygiene supplies throughout the month of April for the foundation.  ALL are welcome to contribute!

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Orangewood Children’s Home Monthly Contribution

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on March 25th, 2010
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March is almost at an end and I’m excited for a variety of reasons. First off, next week Wednesday we will be cooking up a storm to take to Orangewood for our first session of monthly cooking contributions.

Secondly, we are looking forward to gathering donations for these young adults!

The theme for April is “Grooming and Hygiene Care” and we will be collecting donations and taking them to Orangewood directly.

Suggested items are:

FULL size shampoo and conditioner

Soap/Body wash

Toothbrushes/Toothpaste

Deodorants

Brushes and Hair Accessories

Feminine Products (yes…THOSE)

Body Lotion

Face Lotion

Hair Products

Curling and Flat Irons

Hair Dryers

Toilet Paper.

Please contribute what you can and drop them by any one of our three offices-

Tustin Office:

12651 Newport Avenue

Tustin CA 92780

Office Hours: 9am-5pm 7 Days a week

Office Phone: 714-731-3777

Anaheim Hills:

5481 E Santa Ana Canyon Road

Anaheim Hills CA 92807

Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday – Friday

Office Phone: 714-974-7000

Yorba Linda Office:

18211 Yorba Linda Bl. Suite 404

Yorba Linda CA 92886

Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday – Friday

Office Phone: 714-577-9377

Remember, we are not a community without your support. Thank you for making the time to give generously. We all appreciate it!

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Claim Jumper as a Community Builder……

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on March 23rd, 2010
Categories: Communitiy, Dining, Social Media

I received an invitation via Twitter to attend a Fundraiser at Claim Jumper….I read the link which was an invitation to Claim Jumper for their Community Support Event to raise funds for Leukemia/Lymphoma fight against blood cancers. Debbi Miller (also known as @TheBigDebowski on Twitter) was putting it all together. Here is a little blurb from her Facebook Page:

“Claim Jumper at South Coast Plaza has generously offered to host a Community Support Event wherein 15% of all purchases made on March 18 with a flyer (found below in the “photos” section) will go toward my LLS fundraising.

What’s even more awesome is that it’s good all day — 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. — and includes food, beverage AND happy hour purchases (pre-tax) AND it’s also good on both dine-in and take-out orders!

The only requirement is that you bring the flyer with you and present it when you order. Go any time of the day — lunch, afternoon, happy hour, dinner — with friends, family or co-workers (tweetups?!); great excuse to go out to eat and support a great cause at the same time”.

I was curious. Was this something that Claim Jumper was known for, or was it the first time they had sponsored such an event? I marked my calendar and set out to get some answers!

I met with Brett Lowe, the Manger of the South Coast Claim Jumper Location.

I found him to be warm and deeply committed to Claim Jumper and it’s far reaching community roots. I was totally unaware until Brett told me that Claim Jumper had been actively supporting different Charities and Organizations for the last 20 years!

Me: What Charities or Events is Claim Jumper involved with?

Brett: Craig Nickeloff actually started contributing to the community 20 years ago through the Special Olympics.

Me: How has this grown?

Brett: We’ve gone from holding Community Support Nights for only the Special Olympics to Girl Scouts, Local Baseball Teams, Pet Fund Raisers, and we’re extremely proud of our “Tip-A-Cop” evening.

Me: What’s that?

Brett: Off duty Police Officers work alongside Claim Jumper Servers to raise money for the Special Olympics

Our next “Tip-A-Cop” Event is scheduled for April 8 and is held at EVERY Claim Jumper Location.

Me: How do you advertise?

Brett: We used to use traditional means such a newspaper and radio but it wasn’t cost effective. We are now using a lot of online media such as Twitter and Facebook.

Me: What does someone have to do to hold a Community Support Event?

Brett: You can contact us via one of our Hospitality Partners

We print out the flyers for your event, or you can put the flyer online and have people print their own.

Me: What happens next?

Brett: You spread the word and people show up, present the coupon and 15% of your bill is donated to your cause.

Me: How much time in preparation does one need?

Brett: 3 weeks to a month is usually plenty of time to get the word out.

So there you go! Another Community Builder recommendation for you! Do you have someone that is an active Community Builder? Would you like us to write a blog about them? Please contact me:

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Seven Gables Blood Drive

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on March 19th, 2010
Categories: Communitiy

Spring is here (though this week it has felt more like summer)! The birds are chirping, and we’re having our yearly Blood Drive here at Seven Gables! What do YOU need to do? Show up!

When: Tuesday March 30th 2010

Time: 8:00-2:30

Why: Because YOU will make a difference

Who Can Participate:
Must be 17 years of age
Bring Photo I.D.
Weigh 110 lbs (minimum)
Not have gotten a tattoo in the last 12 months

What do you need to do to prepare:

Eat a nutritious meal
Drink Plenty of Water
Be in Good Health
Call Barbara to set an appointment at 714-731-3777

Seven Gables will give you, for your participation your choice of a Subway gift card, T-Shirt or a gift card for a Pint of Baskin Robbins Ice Cream!

We hope to see you there!

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Cooking at the Chaparosa Grill

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on March 12th, 2010
Categories: Communitiy, Dining, Social Media

You may have already read the blog I posted about Chaparosa Grill and their generous donation to Haiti. I mentioned in my blog that Tony holds monthly cooking demonstrations at both of his locations.
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I have eaten there before and always enjoyed the food so of course I HAD to see for myself what this demonstration was about! I am SO glad I did!

When I arrived, I saw that Tony had set everything up in the patio…heaters were on (which was nice because it was a little chilly out…yes, even for California), and there were two long tables set up with what seemed like regulars.

I promptly told them all that I was going to be posting a blog about Tony and the Chaparosa Grill and asked permission to take pictures throughout the evening and all agreed.

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Dinner started with an appetizer of Spinach and Ricotta Crepes…

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Followed by the main course, Indian Spiced Lamb Shank

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(my Sister in Law Adrienne diving in)

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(me following suit)

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and then dessert, homemade Butterscotch pudding.

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Wine was flowing and so was the coffee.

Tony’s presentation was flawless…he shared the recipes with us and then showed us step by step how to put it all together….he regaled us with stories from his home and a wonderful evening was had by all.

Visit their website and find out about the next cooking demonstration and join them for a wonderful evening off the beaten path!
http://chaparosagrill.com

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