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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191119T190000
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SUMMARY:General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CHARITABLE GIVING:  EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY!\nOrange County has a robust network of organizations dedicated to helping people from diverse backgrounds meet their basic needs and create positive change in their lives.  Our November program highlights the work of two such fine organizations\, the Orange County Food Bank and Working Wardrobes. \n\n \nThe O.C. Food Bank distributed nearly 23 million pounds of food last year\, serving an average 200\,000 people each month\, with the help of 18\,000 volunteers and thousands of food and financial donors.  The Food Bank works with nearly 400 local charities\, including churches\, senior centers\, shelters\, community centers and social services agencies.  Those charities feed seniors on fixed incomes\, individuals with disabilities\, the unemployed\, the homeless and the working poor.  The Food Bank directly feeds 1\,400 people each day in local communities. \nAbout the presenter:  Mark Lowry is the Director of the O.C. Food Bank.  During his tenure\, the quantity of food distributed by the Food Bank has grown from two million pounds to almost twenty-three million pounds per year.  Mark works closely with elected officials at the local\, state and federal levels on issues related to social and economic justice.  He also focuses on agriculture and tax policy and improving access to federal nutrition programs. \n  \n\n \n\nWorking Wardrobes has been getting individuals back to work for 26 years.  It provides career assessments\, skills training\, career development services\, job placement assistance and professional wardrobes to get individuals workforce ready.  Working Wardrobes serves nearly 5\,000 clients each year from diverse backgrounds\, including welfare-to-work\, alcohol and substance abuse\, domestic violence\, transitional homelessness\, catastrophic illness and traumatic financial losses. \nAbout the presenter: Ashley Baribeault-Vlcan is the Director of Client Services for Working Wardrobes. She oversees the Working Wardrobes Career Success Institute\, including the job search lab and career development services/client programs. Ashley assists with curriculum development\, fund development\, grant identification and submission. She also oversees the in-reach services for formerly incarcerated individuals transitioning out of the Orange County Jail system.   Ashley will be joined by Kathi Shaner\, Working Wardrobes Community Outreach & Volunteer Engagement Manager. \n\n\n\n\nBRING YOUR WINE WALL DONATIONS \nWe’ll be raising funds at our annual O’Neill Holiday Brunch with the return of our popular WINE WALL! If you’d like to contribute\, bring a bottle of wine worth at least $20 to the November meeting.\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n        Courageous Citizenship\nJeremy Cohen\, PhD    \n\n\n\n    \n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Dr. Mike Moodian & Dr. Fred Smoller\nDr. Mike Moodian has served as a faculty member at Chapman University since 2007 and teached for the leadership studies program.  \nDr. Fred Smoller is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Chapman University where he has been a member of the faculty since 1983.     \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Michael Sall\nMichael is the DPOC Director of Democratic Clubs and an attorney at Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger in Laguna Beach\, California\, with a practice in legal ethics and business litigation. He is also a member of the Aliso Niguel Democratic Club and their former Chair.        \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n\n\n        \n        NOVEMBER COMMUNITY OUTREACH\nThis month our community partner is Toys for Tots. \nPlease bring one or more NEW and UNWRAPPED gifts or Gift Cards from Walmart or Target ($25) to our meeting. \nRequested items are gifts for “forgotten ages”: \n – Toddlers from 6 months – 3 years \n – Teenagers – ear pods\, games\, sports equipment\, skateboards\, craft or jewelry kits \nOur Community Outreach Liaison\, Ann Owens\, is also collecting new bicycles. If you would like to donate a bike\, please contact her at outreach@canyondems.org to arrange a time to drop it at her house in Lake Forest. \nThanks for your support of our community!
URL:https://canyondems.org/event/general-meeting-november-2019/
LOCATION:Home of a Mission Viejo Member\, Mission Viejo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly General Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Canyon Democrats":MAILTO:info@canyondems.org
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