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Website sponsored by
Sarita Haberlein,
a Community Volunteer
KWCF still has openings for board members, and is looking for experienced corporate management-level people to be on our board. This is a volunteer position, providing great satisfaction in knowing that your support will make many special kids happy!
Immediate Needs:
Sponsorship for our upcoming Card Making Parties and Website. Also need programmers and web/graphic designers ASAP.
Volunteer Opportunities Available
Administrative, Community Relations, Marketing, Special Events, Fund Raising, Media Relations, Medical Correspondent, Graphic Designer, Social Worker Liaison, Volunteer Recruiter, Writer.
Reminder:Donations are always appreciated, and since KWCF is run by volunteers and donations, please remember that you can donate as little as $5 / month, to bring a smile to a child in the hospital.
September Update:
KWCF is launching a new service to our friends in the hospital. We are putting together a special "Smile Pack" for our friends in the hospital by request. One child will be chosen each month for a Smile Pack. The easiest way would be to donate one item from your birthday/christmas presents to a child (newborn to 18 yrs) in the hospital. We need your help in helping us collect the items for the pack.
Various volunteer opportunities available in summer
May 2008
Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Relief
Kids Who Care Foundation has teamed up with Giving Children Hope to bring aid to the millions of people affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar!
As of May 08, 2008, there is an estimated death toll of 100,000 and more than a million people without food and water after Cyclone Nargis hits Myanmar.
Donation Items Needed:Non-perishable food,bottled water, blankets, Tents, Hygiene products (soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, etc.), Batteries, Backpacks, Plastic tarps , Flashlights, New cloths, Stuffed animals & toys
Drop off locations:
Marshall Reddick Seminars, 17100 Gillette Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, Hours: 9a.m-5pm M-F <
City of Irvine: Deerfield Community Park,55 Deerwood W, Irvine, CA 92604, Hours: 9a.m.-6p.m. M-Su
Celebrating the 20th Annual National Global Youth Service, the events lasted the entire month of April. This past month, Kids Who Care Foundation was a part of this national event where millions of people from across the country volunteered their time and services to help make a difference.
Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball teamed up with the Kids Who Care Foundation. At this Saturday’s game, fans were introduced to the foundation. Risha was asked to throw the first ceremonial pitch that aimed to put smiles on children all over the nation who suffer from chronic illnesses. Attendees were asked to make cards for the children of KWCF, donate, and volunteer. 5Star Public Relations, CSUF students organized this event and also gave four presentations to students at Katella High School in Anaheim to make cards for KWCF on an ongoing basis.
This past weekend (April 25-27) in honor of National Global Youth Service Day, KWCF had booths set up at the OC Youth Expo in Costa Mesa to get the word out, as well as make some “cheer up” cards for the bi-yearly Card Quilt Making Event. KWCF also held a card making event sponsored by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Children’s Ministry in Irvine, where local volunteers came to help make cards and card quilts. At this event, KWCF had Jacqueline Guzzetta, a local Irvine resident, as a guest speaker who shared her story of her son who became paralyzed from a mis-placed epidural during his heart surgery and the difference the “cheer up” cards made in the hospital in Virginia, away from home, friends and family. She gave a talk on how important it is to bring a smile to a child in the hospital and to be a friend to a child that has chronic medical conditions but may or may not look disabled.
For this National Global Youth Service month, over 500 volunteers, made up of elementary, middle, high school, CSUF, and UCI-Alpha Phi Omega students, as well as parents and other adults who came with their children helped make these events possible. Alpha Phi Omega, even collected donations for shpping costs of all the cards quilts and for Smile Pack kits (books). All hand-made with love and care, the volunteers all made cards using jokes and special messages to encourage hospitalized children to keep fighting and never stop smiling. Throughout the school year eleven year old Risha along with her younger sister Rhea, gives presentations to schools and various other organizations to help make a difference by a simple gesture of making cards. KWCF Uni High School and college clubs, UCI and CSUF, YAT, Saddleback schools, Vista Verde and other students including Tiny Tots 4 year old kids, scouts, after school programs such as Deeefield park, and religious organizations have helped in bringing smiles as far away as England. Whether it’s personal or general, the cards made from these events were made with consideration and a lot of thought. Though it was hectic and the kids were busy as bees, the Card Quilt Making event was a success with about 40 card quilts (25 cards per quilt) made and a grand total of about 1000 cards made! Thanks to these volunteers, these quilts will be sent out by the end of the month to children not only in the local southern California hospitals such as CHLA and UCI,but also to Ronald McDonald House in Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic RMH in Rochester, St. Jude's Hospital in TN and some other children in New Jersey, Massachusetts, MN, and Ohio.
Our first Smile Pack along with a card quilt will be for Nicole, who is in the hospital for the last 5 months. Nicole has been in and out of hospitals since she was a child and has had 9 surgeries. We need your help in collecting DVDs, CDs, American Idol, gift cards -games for the cellphone, something to do in the hospital. She also likes cook books with pictures, cooking magazines, and homemade blankets...easy to please. Please email us if you can help in any way.
Jonah: 9 yrs old from OH, likes anything related to sports, especially wrestling. He has Cystic Fibrosis, had pancreatitis and auto islet cell transplant and several other issues. He just got diagnosed with muscle degenerative disease which can be fatal. He is also in a lot of pain.
Thomas: 18 yr old from Orange County: itunes, CDs, Starbucks, Juice It Up, sports. Epidural went the wrong way when he went for his heart surgery and he was paralyzed chest down and is now recovering.
Brandon, 2o year old from MA has been in and out of hospitals since he was a child. He is in a lot of pain for many years and has been unable to go to school for last few years, He had pancreatitis and auto islet cell transplant He suffers from severe chronic pain.
Logan, age 21 months; Diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy; Surgery at Mayo Clinic
Lidia is from Ecuador and she is 8 years old.
Mayah is from North Carolina and is 8 years old.
Juilian is from Colombia and is 4 years old.
Mead is from UAE and is 15 years old.
Taryn is from North Dakota and is 15 years old.
Asmaa is from Iraq and is 9 years old.
Marissa is from North Dakota and is 9 years old.
Luke is from Wisconsin and is 6 years old.
Irais is from Minnesota and is 17 years old.
Kayla is from Minnesota and is 17 years old
Zachary is from Iowa and is 2 years old.
April 2008
Upcoming Events: April 27
Card Making Event to cheer up kids in the hospital on Sunday, April 27 from 1 to 3 pm for the National Global Youth Service Day.Event sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Irvine (corner of Yale/Irvine Center Dr). Guest Speaker: Jacqueline Guzzetta. Great event for the entire family. Community service hours available. We are looking for groups to help us with the event. To volunteer or sponsor the event, please email us.
April 25 and 26 Booth at the Youth Expo in Costa Mesa. Volunteer positions available for Saturday. Please call
Thank You to Caspian Restaurant, Irvine for donating yummy appetizers for the event
Thank you to Ralphs Supermarket(University Dr.Irvine)
Thank you so much to Chick-fil-e for donating free meal vouchers to all our volunteers that worked very hard for all the 3 days!
March 2008
Bring your family and friends to this great game!
Benefiting:
Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org)
At the
CSUF Titan VS. UC Riverside Baseball Game
http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/index-main.html
Saturday, March 29, 2008 @ 6pm General Admission Tickets: $7 Adults $5 Kids *Parking is $5
Watch Risha throw the first pitch!
Be in a drawing to win the “Ultimate Fan” Giveaway!
*Mention “Kids Who Care” name and receive FREE kids admission Please RSVP to: annetteromo08@yahoo.com
Event organized by Five Star Public Relations
TV Show Fundraiser in April. Everyone is invited to join us for a TV Show taping. The bus will depart out of Irvine. If interested in joining us, please email.
Volunteers needed for our booth at the Youth Expo, OC Fair Grounds 10-4pm on Saturday, April 26. Please email if interested in 2 hour spots.Shraddha M and Rhea S, a BIG THANK YOU for donating one item from your birthday gifts to Nicole who is very sick. Thank you for having a BIG KIND HEART!
Thank you to Diana T and Jack T for their donation. It is truly appreciated.
A Special Thanks to Joe G at the “Children’s Ministry at Voyagers Bible Church.”,Irvine for making 11 beautiful card quilts and laminating all of them and even helping us with the postage! About 120 children participated in either making a card or assembling the quilts. Ages were from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Thank You for caring!
Thank you to Rosa V from Marshall Reddick Seminars and Sue from State Farm in collecting empty ink cartridges for our stamp drive.
February 2008
On a sad note: We tragically lost a very dear friend with cerebral palsy. Kelsey had gone thru over 30 surgeries in her 14 years of life. She was a big inspiration, a beautiful, kind, caring and loving child. She will be truly missed. God bless her soul and her amazing family who fought till the last second for her life.
We would like thank Marsha M from Placentia, Ca for making a quilt. We appreciate your group's caring and kindness. We hope that you will continue making more quilts for us.
Thank you to High School Youth Action Team, Irvine for benefiting KWCF for their Battle of the Bands event. It was a big success and a lot of fun. We appreciate your donation and support. We would also like to thank Robert and UCI Alpha Phi Omega volunteers - Bryan and Lea for helping us out that day.
Anaheim Arsenal minor league basketball team, Thank you so much for donating 40 tickets to the game at the Anaheim Convention Center. These tickets were distributed to our volunteers and their families and also to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Orange, CA. Everyone had lots of fun and really enjoyed the game. Thank you.
January 2008
Event: Battle of the Bands
Who: Five local high school bands: Mistaking Angels, After the Arson, The Less You Know, Sail Heezer, Racket on Claremont, and Shant the Mute
What: Local high school band showcase and benefit concert.
Where: Heritage Park Community Center,14301 Yale Ave,Irvine, CA 92604
When: Friday, February 8, 2008 7:00-11:30 PM
Why: This Battle of the Bands will be benefiting the Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org)
Cost: $6 or $5 with canned goods (all canned goods will be donated to Families Forward)
December 2007 Update
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Dec. 22 Card Making Party Sponsored by SCORE, Irvine at their Irvine Location in Woodbridge. Open to the public. The card quilts made by them will be sent to Ronald Mcdonald House in Orange for CHOC patients.
The 40 card quilts (1000 holiday cards)that were made at the Holiday Card Party were sent to:
Declan K, diagnosis Lissencephaly, England
Jack B for transplant at Great Ormond Children's Hospital, London, diagnosis Neuroblastoma
Reuben D, Scoliosis at Great Ormond Children's Hospital, London
Luke H Great Omrond Children's Hospital, London, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (XLP)
UCI Children's Hospital, Orange,
Ronald McDonald House, LA for CHLA Hospital
Ronald McDonald House, Rochester,MN for Mayo Clinic,
Ronald McDonald House, Fairview,MN for Fairview Hospital
Our annual Holiday Card Making Party sponsored by Total Woman Gym in Irvine was a big success! Thank you to all the volunteers that came and to all the businesses for caring. We made over 40 card quilts in just 3 hours! That means this holiday season we will bring smiles to 40 children in the hospitals! A special Thank to all of the following businesses at Heritage Plaza: Total Woman Gym, Ace Hardware, Irvine Design Center, The UPS Store, Machilato, Seattle's Best Coffee, Lamppost Pizza, Finnesse Hair Salon, Wendy's, Ralphs and Caspian Restaurant. Additional Thank you to Albertson (Tabuco/Jefferey), SCORE, Marshall Reddick Network, Vista Verde (Mrs. Wesson), Youth Action Team, KWCF Laguna Hills High School Club, KWCF University High School Club, Mayor Krom, Curt Christianssen (Photographer), ICTV, Kids Factory, UCI Circle K Club,and to all the volunteers for all their hard work and valuable time.
Novemer Update
Card quilts sent to Aidan in Los Angeles, CA, David and Anna in England, Dawson in Rochester, MN, and Matthew also in Rochester, MV. On top of that, more cards were sent to two Ronald McDonald Houses in Rochester, MN to cheer up kids staying there.
To the people who made a difference in a child's day, we would like to give them a special thank you!
* UCI Middle Earth Residents
* Hermanas Unidas de UCI
* Linda Vista Elementary School, Mission Viejo
* La Tierra Elementary school, Mission Viejo
* City of Irvine Programs:
* Deerfield Community Park After School Program
* University Park After School Program
* Tiny Tots Program
* Youth Action Team for Middle School and High School students
Thank You for caring!
Help us by donating Empty Laser & Inkjet cartridges
Start collecting today, to help us towards the mailing cost of "Get Well Soon" card quilts that are sent to children in the hospital/Ronald McDonald Houses across the country. Each card quilt costs between $8 to $24. Help us bring a smile and Make a Difference! It’s FREE!
• Businesses: We can arrange for a pre paid shipping box free of charge sent to you directly for UPS pick up. If you would like a drop box set up your location.
• Students: Earn a gift certificate for every 50 cartridges saved! Help start the program by contacting businesses and schools.
Email us at kidswhocareclub@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
THANK YOU to Rosa from Marshall Reddick Seminars for donating office space to KWCF! We are very grateful for their donation and we appreciate their support very much. Now we will be able to accept UCI students for internship on an ongoing basis. Allowing us the use of this site is a significant millstone for KWCF, since it provides much needed office space for our growing foundation.
Exclusive Opportunity Drawing
50/50 Raffle Drawing
Proceeds collected will be split between the winner and the Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org) SUGGESTED DONATION for the drawing: $20 (Tax Deductible)
Drawing held at Total Woman’s (Irvine) Kids Who Care Holiday Party on Dec. 9, 2007 . (Winner need not be present to win)
Please email to get the drawing form or visit Total Woman.
Forms & donations can be dropped off at Total Woman, Irvine or mail to: 2913 El Camino Real #516, Tustin, CA 92782 Tel: 949-233-0568
December 2007 Holiday Card Making Party:
Sponsored by Total Woman, Irvine
Date: Sunday, Dec.9 from 2pm to 4.30pm
Place: Total Woman, Irvine (Culver/Walnut)
**Need a volunteer group to help at the event.
Other Business Sponsors needed
October Update
Media Releases:
* KOCE aired on 10/22 @6.30pm & 10/23 @ 8am
* Saddleback Valley Newspaper 10/27
* Irvine World News 10/26
* OC Register 10/20
* Korean Broadcasting Service to be aired in Korea in Dec
The following event took place on Friday, Oct.19
400+ students from preschool age to high school participated in making cards to cheer up kids in the hospital nationally and internationally. Some card quilts were taken to UCI Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and mailed to Mayo Clinic and England to cheer up some patients. Over 1000 cards were made by the following after Risha gave the presentations:
* Linda Vista Elementary School, Mission Viejo
* La Tierra Elementary school, Mission Viejo
* City of Irvine Programs:
* Deerfield Community Park After School Program
* University Park After School Program
* Tiny Tots Program
* Youth Action Team for Middle School and High School studentsVolunteers for this event: Anisha, Risha, Rhea, Chet, Grace and UPS Sales Team
A BIG Thank you to:
* Mayor Krom for presenting KWCF with Certificate of Recognition
* Fantastic job by the student council from LA TIEERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & LINDA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for donating $75 towards the stamp drive to mail the quilts out. Keep up the great work! Thank you so much Mrs. Peterson, Linda Vista Elementary School for awarding Risha with a Proclamation award
* Total Woman Gym and Spa in Irvine and Mission Viejo for donating Gift bags for students, teachers and volunteers
* Elephant Bar Restaurant "Free Kids Meal" for all the elementary and preschool students
* ORIGIN 8 for donating stuffed animals and backpacks for UCI Hospital and Ronald McDonald House
* Paul Gaddy from PC House Calls for donating computer
* Marshall Reddick for donating office space to us
* UCI internship started. Welcome Grace!
* George from Monarch Beach Rotary Club for their donation & ongoing support.
* KWCF volunteer t-shirts were printed with the help of Gaurav and Monarch Beach Rotary Club
* UPS Sales Team (JoDawn, Jan, April, Erin, Al, Dave and Fred) for volunteering with KWCF event on Oct.19
* Sujata helping out with Have A Heart Volunteer Fair at UCI, a big success!
* Beth and caring ladies at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints for making beautiful card quilts once again for us on their service day.
* University High school Club started by Jonathan. Congratulations!
* Thank you to Mrs.Kays 3rd grade class at Foothill Ranch Elementary School, Foothill, CA for making card quilts for us.* Help with Postage stamp drive and earn rewards
June
* Collect Empty printer ink cartridges and earn rewards
September Update
Card quilts sent to Jessen and Colton at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Also, stuffed animals sent to Ronald McDonald House, Rochester, MN to cheer up kids staying there.
Thank you so much to Mrs M from Tiny Tots for having her 3 and 4 year old classes make "Get Well Soon" cards. We truly appreciate her ongoing effort to cheer up the kids in the hospitals.
We would like to Thank Chhaya from ORIGIN8 Inc. for donating rolling backpacks and 100 stuffed animals! Because of their generosity we will be able to send a stuffed animal with every card quilt! THANK YOU Chhaya.
Risha, Rhea, Amber, Chet and Anisha went to the Ronald McDonald House in Orange to cheer up the families staying there. A movie/desert night was held. We gave out card quilts, stuffed toys and rolling backpacks to the families staying there. Rolling backpacks and stuffed animals were donated by ORIGIN8 INC to us.
Due to computer problems we were unable to post updates in May. Here are all the updates:
Yati, Thank you so much for creating a link on our website for "My Journal". Now parents will be able to write their journals and share their stories with their friends and family.
Thank you to Beth for having the women of the Irvine Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ- St. Latter Day Saints and Mrs.Oftebros's Westwood Elementary class for making over 200 cards! Thank you to all the women at the church who helped put 10 quilts together. Fantastic job! The quilts will be sent to Ronald McDonald House and to Osmond Hospital in London, England.
Thank you to Sapna P. for having Girl Scout Troop at Westwood Elementary make cards and put together 2 card quilts. Good job Sapna! Cards will be given to children at the Ronald McDonald House.
Thank you to those of you who attended the KWCF fundraiser: Are You Smarter Than A 5Th Grader. The TV show was aired in June at 8pm on Fox 11. So don't forget to check it out!
Kunali Shah received Kids Who Care's Caring Heart Award for all her hard work and commitment to bring a Smile to child in the hospital.
On Sunday, April 22, 2007 on National Global Youth Service Day, Kids Who Care Foundation dedicated the service day to the Virginia Tech tragedy for the students who lost their lives and got injured. The Kids Who Care Foundation created an 80 piece Condolence cloth quilt for the Virginia Tech students with the help of students from the community. We also made 22 "Get Well" Card Quilts: one for each injured student. These 525+ cards were made by over 250 students, some as young as 4 years old, as well as parents. Community groups also joined in creating the Card Quilts, such as Girl Scout Troop 1431, Jain Center Youth Council, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , Creeker's Club, Kids Who Care Orange Coast College, Kids Who Care Laguna Hills High School Club, UCI Circle K club, Boys & Girls Club and High School Youth Action team, and Kids Who Care Volunteers. Mrs. M from Tiny Tots and Ebony helped with drafting messages, Boys and Girls Club hosting the event, Curt Christianssen took pictures, UCI mailed all the quilts, Mayor Krom invited us to UCI's Memorial for Viginia Tech students to share the quilts made by all of you, Mr Hammeras, Brywood Elementary donated butcher paper, Mrs. Amoroso at Brywood Elementary had a mini memorial with all the quilts, Melissa at the City of Irvine for helping with all laminations, Irvine World News for printing the story along with many more caring individuals and groups. All the pictures will be uploaded on the website once we find a volunteer.
Once again, Thank you to all of you for your continued support and kindness. Please don't forget to visit KWCF website every month for updates. If you are not registered on the website, under volunteer, please do so. We are always looking for volunteers of all ages. April
We are deeply sorry for the tragedy at Virginia Tech University. At the upcoming card making party on this Sunday,April 22, we will honor the students that were injured/lost their lives; by making card quilts for them. Please come and give us your support.
You and your friends are invited to the KWCF’S National & Global Youth Service Day Event!
Millions of Young People WILL CHANGE THE WORLD ON NATIONAL & GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
Get your community service hours and help bring a smile!
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Boys & Girls Club of Irvine, 295 E Yale Loop, Irvine Irvine
Event open to the public. Adults & kids 4yrs & old are invited.
Please RSVP to: kidswhocare.occ@gmail.com
Event hosted by Boys & Girls Club of Irvine and Orange Coast College’s Kids Who Care Club
Sponsorship available for this event.
Thank you to all of you who participated in the KWCF's TV Show Fundraiser. We truly appreciate your support. It was a fun event and everyone enjoyed it. A BIG Thank you to TRADER JOES, Woodbury, Irvine, RALPHS on Jamboree, Tustin and TINY TOTS, Irvine for their donation. We would also like to thank Jack T, Brenda Kommareddy, CPA, Greater Irvine Lions Club, Vasant S, and Sarita H. for their donations. We sincerely appreciate your generosity.
March
Kids Who Care Foundation's
Field Trip Fundraiser
Join us for a Live prime time TV Show taping of “Are you smarter than a 5th grader?” It airs on FOX TV Channel, Thursdays at 8pm http://www.fox.com/schedule/
Date: Wed. April 11, 2007
Raleigh Studios, Manhattan Beach (Taping will last for about 3.5 hrs)
Bus Pick-up time: 10.30am Drop off time: 5P.M.
February
Thank you so much to Kris A. for donating her car through Cars 4 Cause. It is appreciated very much.
Thank you to Jack, Bread for the Journey for their ongoing donation.
Principal Edwin Neely, Marian Bergeson Elementary school, San Juan Capastrano School District thank you so much for making 7 card quilts for your Character Count program. A Big Thank you to all your students and teachers for helping us make a difference. The card quilts were given to kids at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. Way to go kids!!!
Thank you to Vicki W and her Girl Scout Troop 609, Irvine for making a card quilt. The card quilt was given to the Ronald McDonald House in Orange.
January Update
Wish you all A Happy, Healthy & a Prosperous New Year!
2006 Updates:
• Over 4000 Cards and 165 card quilts sent to the following hospitals in the last 2 years to bring a smile to the kids: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles (LA), Childrens Hospital of Orange County, Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo), Irvine Regional Hospital (Irvine), Mayo Clinic (MN), St. Mary's Hospital (MN), Great Osmond Street Hospital (London), Fairview Medical Center (MN), Birmingham Hospital (U.K.),Ronald McDonald House in LA, Orange, MN, and Germany. Thank you to Mayor Krom and all our caring volunteers for making a difference.
• Risha, KWCF founder won the Kohl’s Kids Care program at Regional Level 2006 contest (over 1000 stores) and was received $1000 in scholarship
• KWCF featured on ABC, NBC, ICTV, U.S.Embassy of India's website & magazine, O.C.Register, Irvine World News, Saddleback Valley News, Rancho Margarita paper, India Journal, India Post and several others.
• KWCF presentation given to the following: Rotary Club of Monarch Beach, San Juan Capistrano School Board, National Global Youth Service Day at UCI, Del Cerro Elementary School-Mission Viejo,La Medera Elementary School-Lake Forest,Cielo Vista Elementary School- Rancho Santa Margarita, Linda Vista Elementary School-Mission Viejo,Vista Verde Elementary School-Irvine
• Risha for KWCF was chosen "Hero Kid of the Year" by Mission Hospital’s Spirit of Giving. Over 1,000 students in Orange County made cards for the Kids Who Care Foundation, and all the card quilts were put together for us by Mission Hospital’s Spirit of Giving staff. Over 1,500 cards were made by the students in just 3 days! For this event, Risha was the spokes person for Mission Hospital’s Spirit of Giving and spoke to over 1000 kids at different schools to inspire other children. We received a big basket of supplies for the foundation:
. Bread for the Journey, Irvine chapter recognized Risha & the Kids Who Care Foundation for extending our services to another country.
• We would like to thank Boys & Girls Club of Irvine, Bread for the Journey, Sarita Haberlein and all our donors & volunteers for their contribution to KWCF including the fantastic KWCF board members.
• Laguna Hills High club started by Kunali S. and Orange Coast College Club started by Smriti J.
• Events were held at the Ronald McDonald House to cheer up the kids staying there.
. Soneji from Sarathi foundation created a CD for us to send it to kids in the hospital along with the card quilts.
December Update
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
KWCF Holiday Card Making Party was a big success! Over 4000 cards made by our caring volunteers in the last 2 years! Thank you to over 80 volunteers and Mayor Krom that came to help bring a smile to a child. Over 500 cards were made in just 2 hours and 23 card quilts to sent out to the following hospitals: CHLA, Ronald McDonald House (Los Angeles, Orange,& Rochester,MN) and to Great Osmond Street Hospital, London, England. Please do not forget to check out KWCF on ICTV Channel 30(Irvine community)on Wed night at 6.30pm/7p.m. If you do not live in Irvine, you can watch it on their website www.ci.irvine.ca.us
Thank you the following for their support for this event:
. Mayor Krom for being our Guest of Honor and supporting our foundation
• Gretchen and her staff from Boys and Girls Club of Irvine for always supporting us
• Congratulations to Kunali for starting Laguna Hills High School KWCF Club and her team for doing a fantastic job in organizing this event and starting KWCF club at their school
• ICTV Channel 30: Thank you for doing KWCF’s Media Release
• Saddleback Valley News: Thank you for the Press Release on Laguna Hill’s High School Club
• Congratulations to Smriti for starting the club at OCC
• Vons (Irvine blvd/Yale) for their donation
• Albertsons (Jeffrey/Trabuco) for their donation
• Ace Hardware (Walnut/Culver) for their donation
• Jack from Bread for the Journey for their donation
• Eve T, Roger A, Dave R, Rajesh B and Sandhya K for their charitable contributions.
• Sarita Haberlien for being the Web sponsor
• Trader Joe’s (Laguna Hills) for their donation
• Ralphs (El Toro/Moulton) for their donation
• Mail Boxes, Laguna Hills for their donation
• UPS Store (Irvine Blvd/Yale) for their donation
. Thank you so much to all the volunteer board members of KWCF for their amazing hard work and time: Chet S, Jack T, Sandhya K, Kamal V, Rajesh B, Kathleesn S, Nivedita B, Yati T, Anita Mc, Anisha S, Risha S, Kunali S, Smriti J, Kathy T November UpdateL
Get your Communtiy Service hours and help make cards for critically ill children in the hospital!
You & Your Friends are invited to:
Party: Card Making Holiday Party!!
Place: Boys & Girls Club of Irvine
295 E.Yale Loop, Irvine
Time:2:30pm to 5:00pm
Date: Sunday, Dec.03, 2006
Bring a gift under $5 for gift exchange and just label boy or girl on the wrapped gift for our KWCF kids gift exchange and don’t forget to bring in potluck holiday munchies to eat while you make the cards!
KWCC Wish List for 2006:
•Cash donation $5 per family/per month (sign up online or mail in a check or bring it with you!) •Gift card from Copy Max/Kinkos/UPS store •Clear Packing Tapes, Postage stamp books •Volunteers needed (professionals, students, seniors) •Business sponsors needed for card making parties and website
If you would like to volunteer or sponsor this event please email us at: kidswhocareclub@yahoo.com
Thank You to Boys & Girls Club of Irvine for sponsoring this event and Laguna Hills High School Club for organizing this event. Also Thank you to Albertson (Jeffery & Trabuco), Vons (Irvine Blvd & Yale) and Ace Hardware for their donations towards the party. Thank you Jack from Bread for the Journey for his donation for the the event.
October Update:
Congratulations to Kunali, Laguna Hills High School student on starting KWCF High School Club at her school. She has 65 students join the club. We are very proud of her and all the students that are supporting KWCF at Laguna Hills. Wat to Go!!
Thank you so much to Bonnie Baeza's 3rd grade Brownie Troop 2331 at Myford Elementary School for making Holiday cards to send to the children at the Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, London. Keep up the great work girls!!
Becky Gipson thanks for designing all the Halloween theme products on our website. They look cool! Viewer's please don't forget to check out our products. Christmas products will be comming soon including Holiday cards!
Thank you so much to Dr.Lackey for arranging KWCF presentation to Capistrano School Board. Risha gave the presentation to the CAPO School Board and we hope that the Capistrano School District will continue to support us in the future.
Thank you Nivedita for her ongoing help with the computer programming.
August Update:
Card Quilt sent to Megan Hierons, 3 years old from England. Megan's Diagnosis. NED from neuroblastoma, but been left paralysed and is having surgery to have her spine pinned. The card quilt sent to Great Ormond Street hospital, London.
Thank you to George Rendon & the Rotary Club of Monarch Beach for allowing Risha to speak at their meeting and donating funds to KWCF! We appreciate your ongoing support very much.
A Big Thank you to Kohl's department Store in Irvine for throwing a party and awarding a certificate to Risha for winning at the regional level for community service.
Way to go kids! Kids at the Mandir Summer Camp, in Irvine put togather 7 card quilts to send it to children at the Childrens' Hospital of Los Angeles. Cards were made by YMCA, After School Program in Newport Beach and Tiny Tots, Irvine. Thank you Mrs. M for having your 4 year olds make cards for us.July Update:
Awesome! Kids Who Care is now on U.S.Embassy, India's website and their magazine SPAN. Check out the article by visiting the link.http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/in1/wwwhspconmayjun06.html
Congratulations to Risha again for being chosen the Regional winner by Kohl's Kid Care program and winning the scholarship!June Update:
Thank you so much to the Leisure Living Store in Temecula, CA for their kind donation. We truly appreciate your kindness and understanding.
Thank you to Rancho Middle School,Irvine Project Success for making a beautiful card quilt.
Congratulations to Risha for being chosen the store winner for Kohl's kids Care program.
April Update:
Congratulations to Risha for being chosen the “spokesperson” for the National and Global Youth Service Day Banquet at UCI on April 28, 2006, hosted by YMCA. She is the youngest spokes person to speak at this event!
Thank you to YMCA Central Orange County branch for partenering with us in making cards on on-going basis. They made over 300 cards for us in honor of the National Global Youth Service Day! We appreciate your partnership very much!
Card quilts delivered to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and to the Ronald McDonald House of Los Angeles to cheer up the kids! Thank you to all of you for making the cards and putting the quilts together!
Thank you to all our following businesses for their donations towards the National & Global Youth Service Day Card Making Party: Boys & Girls Club of Irvine, Bread for the Journey, Juice It Up (Jeffrey/Trabuco), Starbucks (Jeffrey/Trabuco), Quizmos (Jeffrey/Trabuco), Elephant Bar Restaurant (Irvine), Cirlce K club, Sarathi Yoga Foundation, CVC Audio & Video Supply (Fullerton), and JJ Printing(Cerritos)
A GREAT big thank you to Christine at Circle K club from Irvine Valley College for hosting the National and Global Youth Service Day Card Making Party on April 23, 2006. Thank you to all Circle K club members from UCI, Irvine Valley College and Orange Coast College for volunteering your time for us. All of you did a wonderful job and we appreciate your support very much. We would like to thank all the other community volunteer students that came to make a difference, especially, Jerrod, Natalie, Rhea and Risha for their ongoing support. All the volunteers were given a Certificate of Appreciation.
Boys and Girls Club of Irvine: Thank you for always being there for KWCF and believing in us and supporting our cause. You have helped us bring smile to hundreds of kids by allowing us to use your facility!
A HUMANGOUS THANK YOU to Soneji from Sarathi Yoga Foundation for developing a “Yoga Relaxation for Children” CD for KWCF. We hope that this CD will help the children in the hospital relax with some simple yoga techniques and help bring some inner peace within them. We are hopeful that this CD along with the card quilt will help bring joy to the child that needs it the most!
A BIG Thank you to Edward @ CVC Audio and Video Supply for duplicating our Yoga CDs and to Derek @ J J Printing for making all our labels. Anita, thank you for creating a beautiful CD label for us. We truly appreciate your in-kind donations and support. These CDs will be sent to the children in the hospital along with the card quilt!
Nivedita B, an ENORMOUS Thank you for your continuing support with our computer programming needs for our website. You have been an immense help to our foundation in restoring all our lost information and helping us make our website better. We are very thankful to you for all your hard work and strong commitment to KWCF!
Mrs. Wesson at Vista Verde Elementary School was awarded "Appreciation" award from KWCF for all her support to KWCF. Risha was once again invited to speak to all first graders at her school and have them make cards. Thank You to all the first grade teachers and their students for making over 100 cards for us.
Thank you to H.U.G.S for making such beautiful card quilts and especially choosing KWCF as their first community service project. We are truly honored. Keep up the great work!
A card quilt sent to Hamburg, Germany to Aneri who is 7yrs old, “…is suffering from A-L-L since she was 5 yrs. old. She had undergone two Chemo therapy cycles in India for last two years without any success. She moved to Hamburg Germany with her parents this February for BMT scheduled for March 1st. Upon arrival in Hamburg, doctors discovered that she has second relapse, and will have to wait for remission before BMT is even considered. She is currently undergoing third Chemo cycle in Hamburg. Her chances of successful remission are 30% or less according to her medical team in Hamburg”. We hope that the card quilt cheers Aneri up and we will pray for her speedy recovery! Aneri, the yoga CD is on its way for you! Keep smiling and you will be flying soon!
Thank you to High School, IL for making really cute cards for the card quilt. All your cards were put together at the KWCC Card Making Party.
KD, Thank you so much as usual for updating our scrapbook and creating the Press Release board. We appreciate your support always!
April 2008
Upcoming Events:
Card Making Event to cheer up kids in the hospital on Sunday, April 27 from 1 to 3 pm for the National Global Youth Service Day.Event sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Irvine (corner of Yale/Irvine Center Dr). Great event for the entire family. Community service hours available. We are looking for groups to help us with the event. To volunteer or sponsor the event, please email us.
March 2008
Bring your family and friends to this great game!
Benefiting:
Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org)
At the
CSUF Titan VS. UC Riverside Baseball Game
http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/index-main.html
Saturday, March 29, 2008 @ 6pm General Admission Tickets: $7 Adults $5 Kids *Parking is $5
Watch Risha throw the first pitch!
Be in a drawing to win the “Ultimate Fan” Giveaway!
*Mention “Kids Who Care” name and receive FREE kids admission Please RSVP to: annetteromo08@yahoo.com
Event organized by Five Star Public Relations
TV Show Fundraiser in April. Everyone is invited to join us for a TV Show taping. The bus will depart out of Irvine. If interested in joining us, please email.
Volunteers needed for our booth at the Youth Expo, OC Fair Grounds 10-4pm on Saturday, April 26. Please email if interested in 2 hour spots.Shraddha M and Rhea S, a BIG THANK YOU for donating one item from your birthday gifts to Nicole who is very sick. Thank you for having a BIG KIND HEART!
Thank you to Diana T and Jack T for their donation. It is truly appreciated.
A Special Thanks to Joe G at the “Children’s Ministry at Voyagers Bible Church.”,Irvine for making 11 beautiful card quilts and laminating all of them and even helping us with the postage! About 120 children participated in either making a card or assembling the quilts. Ages were from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Thank You for caring!
Thank you to Rosa V from Marshall Reddick Seminars and Sue from State Farm in collecting empty ink cartridges for our stamp drive.
February 2008
On a sad note: We tragically lost a very dear friend with cerebral palsy. Kelsey had gone thru over 30 surgeries in her 14 years of life. She was a big inspiration, a beautiful, kind, caring and loving child. She will be truly missed. God bless her soul and her amazing family who fought till the last second for her life.
We would like thank Marsha M from Placentia, Ca for making a quilt. We appreciate your group's caring and kindness. We hope that you will continue making more quilts for us.
Thank you to High School Youth Action Team, Irvine for benefiting KWCF for their Battle of the Bands event. It was a big success and a lot of fun. We appreciate your donation and support. We would also like to thank Robert and UCI Alpha Phi Omega volunteers - Bryan and Lea for helping us out that day.
Anaheim Arsenal minor league basketball team, Thank you so much for donating 40 tickets to the game at the Anaheim Convention Center. These tickets were distributed to our volunteers and their families and also to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Orange, CA. Everyone had lots of fun and really enjoyed the game. Thank you.
January 2008
Event: Battle of the Bands
Who: Five local high school bands: Mistaking Angels, After the Arson, The Less You Know, Sail Heezer, Racket on Claremont, and Shant the Mute
What: Local high school band showcase and benefit concert.
Where: Heritage Park Community Center,14301 Yale Ave,Irvine, CA 92604
When: Friday, February 8, 2008 7:00-11:30 PM
Why: This Battle of the Bands will be benefiting the Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org)
Cost: $6 or $5 with canned goods (all canned goods will be donated to Families Forward)
December 2007 Update
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Dec. 22 Card Making Party Sponsored by SCORE, Irvine at their Irvine Location in Woodbridge. Open to the public. The card quilts made by them will be sent to Ronald Mcdonald House in Orange for CHOC patients.
The 40 card quilts (1000 holiday cards)that were made at the Holiday Card Party were sent to:
Declan K, diagnosis Lissencephaly, England
Jack B for transplant at Great Ormond Children's Hospital, London, diagnosis Neuroblastoma
Reuben D, Scoliosis at Great Ormond Children's Hospital, London
Luke H Great Omrond Children's Hospital, London, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (XLP)
UCI Children's Hospital, Orange,
Ronald McDonald House, LA for CHLA Hospital
Ronald McDonald House, Rochester,MN for Mayo Clinic,
Ronald McDonald House, Fairview,MN for Fairview Hospital
Our annual Holiday Card Making Party sponsored by Total Woman Gym in Irvine was a big success! Thank you to all the volunteers that came and to all the businesses for caring. We made over 40 card quilts in just 3 hours! That means this holiday season we will bring smiles to 40 children in the hospitals! A special Thank to all of the following businesses at Heritage Plaza: Total Woman Gym, Ace Hardware, Irvine Design Center, The UPS Store, Machilato, Seattle's Best Coffee, Lamppost Pizza, Finnesse Hair Salon, Wendy's, Ralphs and Caspian Restaurant. Additional Thank you to Albertson (Tabuco/Jefferey), SCORE, Marshall Reddick Network, Vista Verde (Mrs. Wesson), Youth Action Team, KWCF Laguna Hills High School Club, KWCF University High School Club, Mayor Krom, Curt Christianssen (Photographer), ICTV, Kids Factory, UCI Circle K Club,and to all the volunteers for all their hard work and valuable time.
For Teachers/Principals:
It is our ongoing quest to educate and promote awareness about our program and we've found there's no better place than our own local community schools where kids can help other kids! Together, it is very rewarding as the children learn and join in the making of another child happy... or -- bring 'that' Smile when they most need it!If you would like to offer our program to your students, please download a copy of our Information Sheet & Release Form for each student and parent/guardian to sign prior to the start of each program. Thank you, in advance...we know that it all starts with 'you'!
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