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The CHOC Walk Helps Support CHOC Hospital: A Premier Destination for Children’s Health
CHOC Hospital: A Premier Destination for Children’s Health CHOC Children’s Hospital has been meeting the needs of children and families with first-class care and state-of-the-art facilities since it opened it’s doors many years ago. CHOC has emerged as an extensive healthcare system, featuring a main hospital in the city of Orange, a second hospital in Mission Viejo, 14 primary care health centers, and multiple community clinics and mobile health vans — ensuring that every child in Orange County has access to outstanding care. A dear friend of mine niece, Jerrica, was a recipient of the wonderful care that CHOC Children’s Hospital provides and has a team this year walking in…
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Join the CHOC “Walk in the Park” Event October 11th!
Next weekend is the annual CHOC “Walk in the Park” event presented by the Disneyland Resort. The Walk, which will be held the morning of Sunday, October 11, is the largest, most unique single pediatric walk event in the nation. Among the event’s estimated 15,000 walkers are participants from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and Japan. This year’s event is all the more special as the CHOC Walk commemorates its 25th silver anniversary against the sparkling backdrop of the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration. The 2015 Walk covers three miles through Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park where “CHOC walkers” get a special peek at the magic of the Disneyland Resort before the parks open to the…
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The Most Rewarding Travel Experience Ever – Helping the Syrian Refugees in Turkey
My travel article this time will focus on a special type of travel that has changed my family in the most profound way and has been the most rewarding travel experience we have ever had – volunteering where it is desperately needed. As you probably know, my family travels full-time and are always wanting to experience new places and adventures. Our original travel plans for September had included extensive travel throughout Romania and Portugal – two countries we had yet to explore as a family. However, when we heard the news about the terrible refugee crisis in Turkey, we changed our plans and headed straight to Bodrum, Turkey to help…
