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Festival of Children Foundation Opening Night Party Marks the Start of the 18th Annual Festival of Children and Celebrates Local Children’s Charities COSTA MESA, Calif. (September 5, 2019) – 400 non-profit, community and business leaders gathered at South Coast Plaza’s Garden Terrace to kick off the 18th annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza. …
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Month-Long Celebration to Showcase 70 Local Children’s Charities and Free Family-Fun Entertainment COSTA MESA, Calif. (August 13, 2019) – Now in its 18th year, Festival of Children® returns this September to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, celebrating the magic of childhood and the charities that work tirelessly to improve the lives of children …
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Designation Serves to Inspire Widespread Support for Children’s Charities COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2019) – The United States Senate, with unanimous consent, has recently designated September 2019 as National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) through the passage of United States Senate Resolution 302. NCAM was created by Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, founder and executive director of …
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Tag: award | Indi | National Child Awareness Month
Festival of Children Foundation Awards $50,000 in Grants to Children’s Charities Across the U.S. in Honor of National Child Awareness Month. Charities Participated in National Online Video Challenge in September with Top Videos Securing Winning Grants Ranging from $25,000 to $1,000 COSTA MESA, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2018) – Festival of Children Foundation (FOCF), a national …
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2018) – With unanimous consent, the United States Senate has designated September as National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) for the 11th consecutive year (U.S. Senate Resolution 612). The resolution serves to raise awareness for U.S. children’s charities and youth-serving organizations and recognize their efforts to create better futures for America’s …
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Festival of Children Foundation Appoints New Members to Board of Directors and Business Council COSTA MESA, Calif. (June 14, 2018) – Festival of Children Foundation, the Costa Mesa, California-based, national non-profit organization that supports and promotes collaboration among nearly 500 U.S. children’s charities, has appointed new members to its Board of Directors and Business …
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Tag: Carousel of Possible Dreams | Dreams Funded | Global Genes
Festival of Children Foundation’s Carousel of Possible Dreams Initiative Nears $4 Million in Total Funds Raised Latest Program Expansion with Global Genes Raises Over $250,000 for 32 Rare Disease Charities on World Rare Disease Day in San Francisco COSTA MESA and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Mar. 5, 2018) – Since 2009, Festival of Children Foundation, …
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Tag: homelessness | Los Angeles Mission | Sharing the Spirit Holiday Party
Festival of Children Foundation Returns to the Los Angeles Mission to Bring Holiday Joy to the Children of Skid Row on Friday, December 22 More than 1,000 Deserving and Homeless Children Are Expected to Enjoy a “Sharing the Spirit” Holiday Tent Featuring Santa and Toys for Every Child LOS ANGELES (Dec. 18, 2017) – Through …
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11th Annual “Sharing the Spirit Holiday Party” at South Coast Plaza Treats 500 Homeless Children from Orange County to a Festival of Toys, Treats and Holiday Fun Hosted by Festival of Children Foundation and The Happiness Project, Party Will Be Held on Friday, December 8 COSTA MESA, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2017) – On …
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5th Annual Carousel of Possible Dreams at Disneyland® Resort Raises Nearly $220,000 for 12 Orange County Children’s Charities In Just Five Years, Event Has Raised $1.6 Million, Funding 101 “Possible Dreams” ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2017) – The 5th Annual Carousel of Possible Dreams, presented by Festival of Children Foundation of Costa Mesa, California, …
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Tag: National Child Awareness Month | NCAM | Photobomb Challenge
Celebrating National Child Awareness Month, Photobomb Challenge Will Award $50,000 to One U.S. Children’s Charity COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2017) – To celebrate and increase awareness for National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) in September, the national, non-profit Festival of Children Foundation has launched the NCAM Photobomb Challenge, which will award a $50,000 grant …
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Tag: National Child Awareness Month | NCAM | Senate Resolution 249
With Unanimous Consent, United States Senate Designates September as National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) Now in its 10th Year, Designation Serves as a Rallying Call to Improve the Lives of All Children in America New NCAM Photobomb Challenge Will Award $50,000 to U.S. Children’s Charity COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The …
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6th Annual Carousel of Possible Dreams Raises $100,000 for Four Children’s Charities Hosted by Festival of Children Foundation and the Sanfilippo Family at the Family Estate in Barrington Hills, Fundraiser Helps Fund Specific Needs of the Marklund Wasmond Center, Ronald McDonald House Charities – CNI, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, and CureDuchenne BARRINGTON HILLS, …
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Tag: National Child Awareness Month | NCAM | South Coast Plaza | Wyland
75 Children’s Charities Take Center Stage at 16th Annual Festival of Children® at South Coast Plaza During National Child Awareness Month in September New This Year: Free Carousel Horse Art Exhibit with Featured Artist Wyland, Famed Marine Life Artist and Children’s Environmental Education Advocate COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2017) – Orange County-based, …
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Tag: Carousel Horse Art Exhibit | South Coast Plaza | Wyland
Festival of Children Foundation Will Debut Carousel Horse Art Exhibit at South Coast Plaza in September 2017 Famed Marine Life Artist and Children’s Environmental Education Advocate Wyland Joins as Featured Celebrity Artist COSTA MESA, Calif. (July 28, 2017) – The carousel, long the symbol of carefree childhood, has taken on new meaning as the …
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Tag: Children’s Book | Nékter | Sneaky Spinach
Nékter Juice Bar Donates $5,000 from Sales of “Sneaky Spinach” Children’s Book to Festival of Children Foundation COSTA MESA, Calif. (July 5, 2017) – Nékter Juice Bar, the popular, Southern California-based modern reinvention of the juice and smoothie bar, has donated $5,000 to Festival of Children Foundation, a national nonprofit organization based in Costa …
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Championing Children on Capitol Hill for 10 Years Festival of Children Foundation Founder Heads to Washington, D.C., to Secure U.S. Senate Support for 10th Anniversary of National Child Awareness Month COSTA MESA, Calif. (Apr. 12, 2017) – Southern California businesswoman and children’s advocate Sandy Segerstrom Daniels has championed the welfare of children for …