Greer's OC

Our favorite bread baker in Orange County, Master Baker Dean Kim at OC Baking Company, is celebrating World Bread Day on Thursday, Oct. 16  by teaming up with Chef Greg Daniels at Provisions Market in Old Towne Orange. Kim will offer fresh-baked breads for a $10 donation from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Provisions Market. The Dough-nation Center will benefit Share Our Selves, a local nonprofit that provides food, clothing and emergency financial aid for housing, transportation, prescriptions and children’s needs to Orange County’s homeless and low-income populations.

“For me, World Bread Day is an opportunity to focus on those less fortunate right here in our backyard,” says Baker Dean Kim, who would like to make this an annual event. “We’re always looking for ways to give back, and by teaming up with my friends at Provisions Market in Old Towne Orange, we’re making it easy for folks to get involved and pick up some fresh-baked bread in the process.”

Also, OC Baking Company will match the number of loaves sold with a donation of that same amount of bread to Share Our Selves.

All bread  will be baked fresh throughout the day at nearby OC Baking Company.

Provisions Market is at 143 N. Glassell Street in Old Towne Orange.

Celebrate a Vision of Peace

Enjoy a gala evening at the 10th Annual Peace Gala, “Celebrating a Vision of Peace,” on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Soka University in Aliso Viejo.

Cocktails and a silent auction begins at 6 p.m. in Soka Performing Arts Center lobby, followed by a gourmet dinner, program, entertainment by Broadway star Ivan Rutherford, live auction and dancing in the recreation center.

The event costs $350 per person and benefits the Soka University Scholarship Endowment. 

You can purchase tickets here.

Soka University is at 1 University Drive in Aliso Viejo.