2021 Soiree on the Shore
Friday, October 15, 2021
We are thrilled to announce a brand new event supporting Share Our Selves and the work we do providing care and assistance to those in need in Orange County — Share Our Selves’ Soirée on the Shore! This evening of food, drinks, live music, and fundraising for a great cause is sure to be a party you won’t forget!
Taking place under the twinkling market lights of Paséa Hotel & Spa’s outdoor, oceanfront lawn, the Soirée on the Shore will feature food stations from some of Orange County’s most loved restaurants in a casual, cocktail party atmosphere that encourages guests to mingle with the chefs and each other as they try the delicious bites, sip on wine and signature cocktails, and enjoy music from the live band. A silent auction, live auction, and wine pull will give those in attendance many ways to show their support for SOS’s many services. After the short program, guests can dance the night away under the stars to the music of the All Star Trio.
We hope you will join us at this exciting new event, as we look to SOS’s next 50 years of serving our neighbors in need!
RESTAURANTS TO DATE
Fonzy De Zuniga
Marco Zapien
SPONSORS TO DATE
Pantry Partner
Jay Donoghue
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Hopkins at ehopkins@sos-fdn.org or 949.270.2137 (office) or 949.402.1182 (cell).
28th Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night
COSTA MESA, CA, – More than 280 people cruised over to the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday, April 24th to take part in the first drive-through style event in the 28 year history of Share Our Selves (SOS) Wild & Crazy Taco Night.
Read More28th Annual Wild and Crazy Taco Night Tickets
ADVANCE TICKET SALES ONLY
Drive-thru times are assigned by 15 minute intervals between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Tickets are per person, NOT per car. Carpooling is encouraged but each passenger who would like to participate must purchase their own ticket.
Ticket sales are now closed. If you purchased a ticket please check your email for detailed information.
2020 Adopt A Family Program
Costa Mesa, CA — We anticipated the pandemic significantly impacting our seasonal programs. Our planning required us to consider many options in delivering our 2020 Adopt A Family Program. However, an option that we knew we didn’t have was cancelling the program altogether.
Read More2020 Family Service Night
Costa Mesa, CA — Our annual Family Service Night went virtual this year, as over 300 parents and kids participated in our first At Home! event. Families, small groups of classmates, and Scout troops spent the evening together at home assembling over 2,000 hygiene kits, diaper kits, shaving kits and snack bags for our neighbors in need.
They later joined a Zoom discussion on homelessness in our community with SOS CEO Christy Ward, and a lively Q&A with staff where families learned more about Share Our Selves and the services we provide to the community, and additional ways to get involved. We were so impressed with the thoughtful questions the children asked, and their creative ideas to help assist our homeless population.
Although we are looking forward to the time when we can welcome families back onsite to volunteer with us, our virtual event gave participants the flexibility to complete the projects at their convenience, and we received a unanimous request to hold another event later this year. Thank you to everyone who participated and donated items.
Stay tuned for details and date for our Summer Service Night!
50th Anniversary Celebration & Auction
In lieu of this year’s in-person Celebrity Chef Dinner we spent the month of October celebrating our 50th Anniversary online! Supporters participated in an online auction and “raise the paddle” fundraiser to raise critical funds for individuals and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Back to School Program
Every year, SOS partners with The OC Fair & Events Center’s We Care Wednesday program to collect school supply donations to fill backpacks for our Back To School Program. With this summer’s fair canceled, this unfortunately also means the loss of these supplies. But, just as we have for the last 25 years, we are committed to providing fully stocked backpacks to local children in need.
While schools may remain closed in the fall, OC students will still need the right tools to learn. We will be purchasing backpacks already pre-filled with the necessary supplies. Help equip kids in need by supporting the SOS Back to School Program!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Donate Now
Your generous monetary donations allow us to purchase supplies in bulk and expand our reach. Looking to donate items? Check out our Amazon wish list and send donations of our most in-demand items directly to us!
Lead A Drive
Organize your own backpack and school supply drive with your corporation or social club! You can use the flyer below or contact us if you’d like other materials created.
Volunteer
Help us sort supplies and prepare backpacks! Contact Imelda Buncab at 949.270.2188 or ibuncab@shareourselves.org to sign up.
Sponsor
Fund the SOS Back to School Program’s major needs so that we can continue to provide students with the tools needed to learn. Contact Stephanie Harrington at 949.270.2166 or sharrington@shareourselves.org for more information on sponsorships.
Resources
Click here for more information on how your group can get involved!
Click here for a school supply flyer to post at your Back to School drive!
Please contact Alina Pineda at 949.536.3913 or apineda@shareourselves.org for more information about this program.