Author: Newport Indy Staff

May 2022 Calendar of Events at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve

Upper Newport Bay May 6, 13, 20, 27: Wild Tales / 10 – 10:45 a.m. Wild Tales will be offered every Friday and includes a different outdoor story time in our newly renovated amphitheater, an age-appropriate hike and a craft project in our classroom. Registration: www.letsgooutside.org/ocparks/activities. May 7: Accessibility Day Read More

Women’s Pickleball Tournament at Newport Beach Country Club Nets $64K for KidWorks

Pickleball committee The 4th Women’s Pickleball Tournament organized by KidWorks, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that provides academic, personal development, and leadership programs for children and teens in underserved communities, attracted 64 women on April 1 who came to play on the pickleball courts at The Tennis Club at Newport Beach Read More

Chipotle Sustainability Report Showcases Efforts to Cultivate a Better World

Newport Beach-based Chipotle Mexican Grill has published its 2021 Sustainability Report Update, which showcases its efforts across People, Food and Animals, and the Environment. The report covers Chipotle’s impact, progress and goals in areas that play a critical role in its mission to Cultivate a Better World. According to the Read More

OC Community Foundation Hosts ‘Help Them Home’ Giving Day April 27

On April 27, Newport Beach-based Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) will host Help Them Home, a collaborative Giving Day aiming to raise $1.6 million for 24 OC nonprofits working to combat homelessness and its devastating impact on our community. As the wide-ranging fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact Read More

OC Community Foundation Raises $317K During Giving Day

On March 24, Newport Beach-based Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) hosted The Future is Working, a collaborative online Giving Day to support 15 nonprofits that offer programs and services to remove barriers to employment, create pathways to success for vulnerable communities, and build a flexible and resilient workforce. OCCF announced Read More

City of Newport Beach Accepting Applications for Community, Special Events Grants

The City of Newport Beach is now accepting applications from organizations that provide community programs available to Newport Beach residents, and from qualified event organizers seeking financial support for Newport Beach-based events. To qualify for the special events grant, the events must take place between July 1, 2022 and June Read More

Newport Execs Help Women’s Giving Circle Raise More than $100K for MemorialCare

From left, Saddleback Medical Center Foundation President and Newport Beach resident Christy Ward, grateful patient Julie Switzer; Saddleback Medical Center Breast Care Navigator Jackie Hower, and Newport Beach resident and Beauty In Grace Chair Cathy Han, M.D. The moment someone hears, “You have breast cancer,” her whole life changes. For Read More