ONT has a special meeting each year to talk about our favorite charities. We put money into a virtual hat and send a donation to the winning charity.
The Fisher House Program is a unique private-public partnership between the Fisher House Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense that supports America’s military in their time of need. The Fisher House Foundation builds, furnishes and donates these “comfort homes” located on major military and VA medical centers. The local community raises a portion of the construction costs, and the Fisher House Foundation contributes the rest. Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher first recognized the need to provide “homes away from home” for families of hospitalized military men and women in 1990.
Linden Oaks, formally SLDC, is a non-profit school and therapy center for children and adults with special needs. We provide special education services K- 12 and transition, Adult Day Programs, and full Therapy Services. We do not choose stock plans to fit, every child has their own custom intervention plan. As a therapy center we provide outpatient speech, OT, Counseling, and Behavior services to families in our community.
We supported a woman suffering from an emotionally and financially abusive husband. Our financial donation was extremely helpful to keeping her afloat until her abuser was out of the house so that she can start recovering and stand on her own two feet.
The Salvation Army is a Christian organization with a mission to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and communities. Its primary purposes include:
You may see the Salvation Army at work this holiday season as its volunteers are situated outside of many retail shopping locations ringing a bell while standing aside a bucket used for collecting donations from kind folks.
These donations are used to feed, cloth, and comfort our local fellow citizens in need.
ONT decided to donate to Bryson (age 4, in middle of the picture) who was diagnosed in December 2022 with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma (stage 4/high risk). Matthew (Dad) and Tricia (Mom) are self-employed and just opened their own business, Fort Fitness in Laguna Hills, in July 2022 (just five months before learning of Bryson’s diagnosis). All donations help with medical and living expenses.
The group decided to donate funds to Mikah’s journey. In 2018, Mikah’s family found out their 4-year-old had B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He has been through several trials and tribulations, and the group wanted to support his care and better treatment plans. We donated $1050.
We were compelled to support the Child Guidance Center. The Child Guidance Center provides excellent behavioral and mental health services for vulnerable youth and families. They work with family members, pediatricians, teachers, and all those that have the important role of ensuring all children are able to achieve their true potential. We donated $1300.
After hearing the horrible story of the car crash that killed the parents of 3 children, we decided to donate to the children. We collected and donated $810.