Denise Abergel, a floral designer from Newport...

Denise Abergel, a floral designer from Newport Beach, was awarded

honorable mention at the Society of American Florists’ Sylvia Cup

Design Competition during its 199th annual convention in Boca Raton,

Fla. Abergel represented the California State Floral Assn. at the

competition ... Josh Kew, a student at St. Joachim School in Costa

Mesa, received a certificate of merit for his volunteer community

service from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program ...

Kara Foster, a student at St. Joachim School in Costa Mesa, received

a certificate of merit for her volunteer community service from the

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program ... Samantha Ciucki, a

student at St. Joachim School in Costa Mesa, received a certificate

of merit for her volunteer community service from the Prudential

Spirit of Community Awards program ... Steve Christensen was named to

lead product operations and compliance department at Tahitian Noni

Inter- national’s Southern California’s sales office, located in

Costa Mesa ... Kent Harvey, coordinator and co-chairman of the Balboa

Yacht Club’s CHOC Regatta, presented a $3,500 check at the Santa Ana

Country Club to Donna DiBari, chairwoman for the Cinderella Guild of

Children’s Hospital of Orange County for the CHOC Regatta and to

Donna Bianchi, president of the Cinderella Guild of CHOC Hospital.

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