NEIGHBORS
Bleu Cotton and Alison Pierce of Blue Cotton Photography in Costa Mesa
were invited as the keynote speakers to the Federation of Filipino
Photographers’ PhotoWorld 2000, a convention held in Makati City. Cotton
and Pierce participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the event’s
opening with Philippines Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. ... Girl
Scouts Troop 2331 of Costa Mesa provided food for the volunteers working
at the Wallace Avenue site of a Habitat for Humanity construction
project. Among those lending a hand were troop leaders Laura Wells and
Tiffany Gecsey, and scouts Priscilla Avila, Madison Gecsey, Rachelle
Wells, Lauren Kipp, Kylie Crivello, Michelle Eastman, Blaire Paiso, and
Nina Wood. ... The “Evening of Memories” gala that was held earlier this
month to honor Maureen Reagan raised $90,000 to provide services for
Orange County families affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Honorary
co-chairs of the event were Lori Warmington of Newport Beach and Peter
Villegas of Los Angeles. ... The presidential campaign of Sen. John
McCain (R-Arizona) in Orange County has chosen Laura Dietz of Corona del
Mar to head its effort in Newport Beach, Corona del Mar and Newport
Coast. Dietz was a member of the national campaign staff for President
Richard Nixon from 1971-1973 and is active in many Republican women’s
organizations ... The Garden Grove Unified School District has appointed
Newport Beach resident Virginia Lombardi principal of Santiago High
School. Lombardi replaces George Willson, who is retiring after 41 years
with the district.
* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please direct
noteworthy information to Alex Coolman via fax at (949) 646-4170; or send
e-mail to o7 dailypilot@latimes.comf7 .
All the latest on Orange County from Orange County.
Get our free TimesOC newsletter.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Daily Pilot.