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David Yurman Partners With Repeat Roses For Children in Need

06.06.19

On Saturday June 8, David Yurman will partner with Repeat Roses, an organization that recycles and repurposes floral arrangements. At the David Yurman boutique at South Coast Plaza, Repeat Roses will design a ‘Blossom Bar‘, creating a customized, hands-on workshop for 65 guests to make beautiful, one-of-a-kind bouquets. These bouquets will then be delivered to Orange County chapter of The Ronald McDonald House, where a stunning floral arrangement can make all the difference to those in need.

Founded by Jennifer Grove, Repeat Roses was launched in 2014 after Jennifer, an event designer, witnessed the enormous amounts of waste produced with each wedding, gala and hotel opening. Determined to find a solution to greatly reduce the waste for herself and others in the industry, Jennifer was inspired to start Repeat Roses, which transforms event floral arrangements into bouquets that brighten hospitals, nursing homes, and shelters—then composts to keep waste out of landfills.

Coinciding with National Rosé Day, this in-store event will treat guests to glasses of rosé wine and light bites while they shop and create bespoke floral bouquets. Customers will also have the opportunity to learn more about the Repeat Roses organization, and their social and environmental impact.

The Ronald McDonald House Orange County is a facility that provides housing for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment in Orange County hospitals. The majority of their guests receive treatment at the Children's Hospital of Orange County, Kaiser-Permanente, Shriners for Children Medical Center, and USC Orange County Center. The house makes the effort to make the children happier and healthier by keeping the families together and giving them a place to rest and refresh.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year

06.05.19

This year’s Man & Woman of the Year for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Orange County Inland Empire chapter went to ABC7 TV News Reporter, Leticia Juarez and Ryan McGinnis of Provident Real Estate.

Juarez and McGinnis helped raise more than $350,000, to support LLS’s goal to find cures for blood cancers and ensure that patients have access to lifesaving treatments.

For 10-weeks, 11 local community leaders fought in a spirited campaign to raise the most funds to ensure a world without blood cancers. The winners were announced at a Grand Finale Gala at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa on Saturday, May 18.

“I wish I was standing up here tonight honoring my sister Pam instead of honoring her memory,” said Woman of the Year Leticia Juarez. Leticia dedicated her campaign to her sister Pam who passed away from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2015.

Man of the Year, Ryan McGinnis ran in honor of his brother Shaun, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of four years old. Today Shaun is 32.

Candidates and their campaign teams were judged solely on fundraising success, each dollar counting as one vote. Their totals are then considered for the national title. Candidates in each LLS chapter across the country vie for the local title, and the highest fundraisers earn the title of National Man & Woman of the Year. The national titles will be awarded to the top fundraisers in the country, to be announced this summer.

The coveted “Mission Award” went to Heather Hibbard, who is not even a year from undergoing a peripheral stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia. Heather is a mother of three and an ultrasound technician at Kaiser Permanente. The “Impact Award” recipient was Leticia Juarez from ABC-7 News in recognition of her work during the campaign in the community to create awareness for blood cancers and LLS resources. The “Team Member of the Year Award” went to Debbie Apple, whose husband Dean Apple ran for Man of the Year.

Dean is a professional magician who lives in La Quinta. The Grand Finale Gala was sponsored by ABC-7 TV, Tommy’s Angels (Tommy Day Jr. Foundation) and Converze Media Group. 9-year old Matthew Morales served as “Boy of the Year”. Matthew had a rare form of leukemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant and takes a daily gene inhibitor. “Girl of the Year” was Aashi Mittal, a 7-year old who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of four. Aashi finished her treatment in 2017.

Finally, Patty Leemhuis, from Patina Restaurant Group represented the Chapter as “All-Star Alumni Candidate” and Chair of the Man & Woman of the Year 2019 leadership committee.

Photo by Kevin Baldes