Fight Night 15 on March 15, 2013

Bleu Cotton Photography captured the evening perfectly. Click here if you’d like to purchase pictures.

Get ready for an action packed evening of world class boxing and world title kick boxing. This is a California Athletic Commission sanctioned event. In between matches guests dine on a fabulous dinner and bid on a variety of unique live and silent auction items. We set a Guinness Book record with the sale of our puppy, $50,000! Mix and mingle with sports figures and celebrities. This is definitely an evening you don’t want to miss.

2013 Partners: Drug Use is Life Abuse

Drug Use is Life Abuse (DUILA) is a creator, trainer, and coordinator of effective community responses to youth substance abuse and violence.  As a  501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization has educated children, families, schools, employers, and the community since 1987.

School-based prevention programs, augmented with support activities, form our foundation.  The four cornerstones of the DUILA experience are youth leadership development, community service opportunities, SHORT teambuilding, and professional networking to make a difference-together.

The results?  Young Orange County citizens head towards bright futures, armed with the needed skills, knowledge, resources, confidence, and motivation to actively assist their communities.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­DUILA continues to perform as an ongoing catalyst, creator, trainer, and coordinator of effective community responses to youth substance abuse and violence. Under-18 youth are the primary focus.

Prevention education programs in the schools, augmented with support activities, form our foundation. The four cornerstones of the DUILA experience are youth leadership development, community service opportunities, teambuilding, and professional networking.

The results? Young people with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed for successful futures, and the motivation, confidence, and leadership skills needed to actively assist their communities.

Speech and Language Development

Speech and Language Development Center (SLDC) is a non-profit school and therapy center which serves Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. SLDC provide programs and services for 340 students, ages 6 months through 21 years. Most students have multiple handicapping conditions.

Mission:

To assist children and adults with special needs maximize their potential through education and therapy provided in an environment nurturing growth and inspiring achievement.

Values:

• The individuality and potential of our students and clients
• The integrity, skill and commitment of our employees
• The empowering of all members of our SLDC community to realize their highest potential

The provision of optimal services to our students, clients, families, agencies, employees and volunteers as customers to whom we are responsive and accountable

Vision:

• lives its values,
• is acknowledged as a leader in special education
• and is a model for other organizations.

We envision a community in which our students and clients have the opportunity to realize personal fulfillment.

Marconi Foundation for Kids

The Marconi Automotive Museum and Foundation for Kids strives to reach its goal of helping to raise a million dollars a year for at risk youth in Orange County. A large percentage of net proceeds generated from special events and tours are donated to local children’s charities. Founder Dick Marconi has a mantra that he gives to all groups he addresses. That mantra is “learn, earn and return.” As his father before him said, first you learn by getting a good education, then you go out into the community and earn, and then you start to give back, perhaps in small ways to begin with, and as you reach retirement years, start giving in more significant ways. And that’s exactly what he’s done. Dick is known as one of the great philanthropists in Orange County, California.