Serving a culinary cause
B.W.COOK
“Flavors of Orange County” unfolds Sunday on behalf of the American
Liver Foundation.
Hosted by chef Alan Greely of the Golden Truffle and chef Josef
Lagader of the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, a who’s-who lineup of Orange
County culinary talent will provide the ultimate taste of the region.
It’s the second annual “flavors” event, this year welcoming 21
Orange County chefs at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort.
Each chef will prepare and serve a five-course dinner for a table
of 12 guests. For more information, call (949) 464-2034.
The giant Pacific Life is planning its annual nonprofit giveaway
for Jan. 25.
Some 200 organizations serving Orange County will receive grants
totaling $3.3 million through the Pacific Life Foundation. Organizers
will hold a reception at 5 p.m., hosted by Pacific Life chairman and
Chief Executive Tom Sutton and Foundation President Bob Haskell.
Special recognition will be paid to Roger Payne, a whale
researcher who first discovered the “songs” of the humpback whale.
Contact Tennyson Oyler at (949) 219-3248 for more information.
The good doctor, Laura Schlessinger, will be in the house today
for a dinner at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort.
Schlessinger is the guest of Toby’s House, an Orange County home
for pregnant women in crisis, and their children.
Organizers are expecting a sold-out dinner crowd that will raise
needed funds for pregnant women with no place to go, no medical care
to speak of, and no options.
For information on Toby’s House, call (949) 364-6674.
Coming up, Childhelp USA has some major events on the social
calendar.
March 11 will be the date of a Spring Fashion Show and luncheon at
the Hyatt Huntington Beach. South Coast Plaza will produce the
fashion show, with Patty McDonald and Debbie Trout handling the
overall chairmanship of the event.
Then, on April 6, Childhelp USA will be recognized by a U.S.
Senate resolution establishing “The National Day of Hope,” designed
to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect.
Finally, May 4, the organization will host its annual golf
tournament at Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Coast. Patti and Jim
Edwards and Eileen and Rich Saul will chair the day on the greens.
Organizers are aiming high, hoping to raise more than $200,000 at
the tournament.
For more information on any Childhelp event, call Nancy Whitlock
at (949) 548-4228.
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