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May 24, 2013 
Nancy & Garth Meade Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Nancy and Garth Meade were recently selected to receive the award for their outstanding volunteer efforts with the Probation Department's Restorative Justice/Catholic Detention Ministry.


May 23, 2013 
Golf & Give in Support of Operation Santa Claus!

The County of Orange Operation Santa Claus Program invites you to Golf & Give by joining us for the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, June 17, 2013, at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, in the city of Mission Viejo.


April 24, 2013 
County of Orange Volunteers Recognized with OneOC's Spirit of Volunteerism Award!

April is National Volunteer Month, and as a way of honoring the incredible work volunteers do in our community every day, OneOC, formerly Volunteer Center Orange County, hosted the 37th annual Spirit of Volunteerism Awards. During the April 19th event, thirty-four County of Orange volunteers were selected as Spirit of Volunteerism award winners.


April 24, 2013 
Patricia McFall Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Patricia McFall was recently selected to receive the award for her outstanding volunteer efforts with OC Public Libraries, Laguna Hills Technology Library.


March 20, 2013 
Phillip Mansour Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Phillip Mansour was recently selected to receive the award for his outstanding volunteer efforts with OC Public Libraries, Costa Mesa - Mesa Verde Branch Library.


March 1, 2013 
OC Parks Volunteers Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Allie Eckert, Ranger Reserve Russell Onkka and the Laguna Canyon Foundation were recently selected to receive the award for their outstanding volunteer effort with OC Parks.


January 23, 2013 
Pat Highfill & Lynda Weisman Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Pat Highfill and Lynda Weisman were recently selected to receive the award for their outstanding volunteer efforts with OC Animal Care.


January 8, 2013 
Lori Martinez Recognized with the County's Excellence in Volunteerism Award!

The Excellence in Volunteerism Award recognizes County of Orange volunteers who generously apply their time, talents and expertise in meeting community needs and challenges. Lori Martinez was recently selected to receive the award for her outstanding volunteer efforts with the Orange County Health Care Agency.


January 7, 2013 
Annual Report Highlights Volunteer & Intern Involvement Countywide

During FY 2011/12, 37,910 individuals donated their time, energy and expertise to County of Orange volunteer and intern programs and contributed more than 885,416 hours of service. The value of volunteerism can be seen throughout our communitites and is measured monetarily at an estimated $22 million in avoided costs for County government.


December 20, 2012 
County Volunteers Recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award!

The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued by the Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States to recognize the best in the American spirit, and to encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service and civic participation.


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