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In The Spotlight
Shining a Spotlight on Nonprofits Making a Difference
Let’s Encourage Each Other
Let's Encourage Each Other On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I attended a wonderful 9/11 Commencement Ceremony presented by The Power Of One Foundation and hosted by actor Jack Scalia. This was an amazing [...]
New Board Members
Volunteer Network OC Welcomes New Board Members Nashita Datsur As Volunteer Network OC is continues to grow, we are excited to introduce our two new board members, Nashita Pagdiwalla Dastur and Valerie [...]
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Angels Among Us
Individuals Making a Difference in the Lives of Others
Lindburgh McPherson – A Shining Example of Giving
You know that feeling you had when you were a child and you walked into a room full of Christmas trees and decorations? The wonderment of it all? You just couldn't take in the [...]
Lunch with a Few Friends
I would like to highlight the journey of a remarkable woman who shares her life, meals, and love with a few friends. This description could be for anyone of us, except Toija Fitzgerald’s [...]
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Inspiring Stories
Individuals Who Beat the Odds and are Living a Better Life
HEART HAPPY
It's encouraging to see how, even in the midst of challenging times, our communities are finding ways to support one another. Thank you so much. I thought this would be a good time to write [...]
Ask Not What You Can Do For Yourself, But What You Can Do for Others
Ask Not What You Can Do For Yourself, But What You Can Do for Others Over the past couple of weeks as the COVID-19 crisis has hit our communities, we witnessed a couple of [...]
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In The News
Current Events Related to Poverty and Homelessness in O.C.
2022 Homeless Persons’ Interreligious Memorial Service
The Seventh Annual Orange County Homeless Persons’ Interreligious Memorial Service was held Wednesday night. The service commemorated the 492 lives of our neighbors who were experiencing homelessness and died on our streets this past [...]
New Addition to Our Board
We are proud to introduce our new board member, Darrick Garcia. Darrick brings to Volunteer Network OC a wealth of experience and wisdom that will help us achieve our goals to serve disadvantaged members [...]
“The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.”
∼Henry Wadsworth Longfellow