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►Miss FV Orientation is Nov. 9
The Orientation meeting about the upcoming Miss Fountain Valley and Miss Fountain Valley Teen Scholarship Competition will be held from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Nov. 9 at Coastal Community Fellowship, 10460 Slater Ave.
The competition is open to young ladies ages 14-27 who live, work or go to school in Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa or Westminster, or who attend UC Irvine, or Cal State Long Beach. Thousands of dollars in scholarships will be awarded with two titles at this year's Competition on Feb. 2, 2025. For more information: www.missfountainvalley. com
►Veterans Day ceremony is Nov. 11
The City of Fountain Valley and the West Orange County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post & Auxiliary 9557 will present the city’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 11 at Veterans Park, 17635 Los Alamos St., next to the Fountain Valley Library.
For more information, call (714) 5934446
►FV Woman’s Club Lunch is Nov. 12
The Fountain Valley Woman's Club will hold its next luncheon and meeting Tuesday Nov 12th at 11am at the Mile Square Golf Course Banquet Room. The club raises money for various causes.
For more information about the club and its upcoming meetings and fundraisers, please contact Suanne White at (310) 283-1471 or Amparo Candelario at (714) 397-4828.
►Operation Christmas Child
Since its 1993 inception, Operation Christmas Child, a project of the international relief organization, Samaritan's Purse, has collected and distributed gift-filled shoeboxes and a message of hope to more than 220 million children in over 170 countries and territories in partnership with local churches worldwide. For many of these children, this the first gift they have ever received.
The 2024 Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is November 18- 25. During this week, residents are invited to fill an empty shoebox with school supplies, personal care items, and fun toys for a boy or girl and deliver it to Shoreline Baptist Church at 10350 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708.
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For detailed packing instructions, volunteer opportunities and more information about Operation Christmas Child, visit http://samaritanspurse.org/occ .
For more information, call (657) 3298577
The Center at Founders Village will host the annual seniors Thanksgiving Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19.
The event is sponsored by MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center and will include lunch, entertainment and dessert.
Tickets are $7. Founders Village is at 17967 Bushard St. More information: (714) 593-4446
►Women’s cancer support group meetings planned
Orange Coast Medical Center offers a support group for women at any stage of the cancer experience via Zoom on the second Thursday of the month. Sessions are planned for 2:303:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and Dec. 12.
This group provides educational information, supportive discussion, and addresses vital cancer issues and concerns. For additional information and to register for a Zoom session, call (714) 378-7146. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered guests at least a couple hours before the Zoom session.
►Medical center offers Parkinson’s support groups
Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley offers a variety of ongoing Parkinson’s disease support groups.
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic neurologic condition that affects many areas of one’s life. The medical center offers patient and care partner support groups, exercises classes, physical therapy, speech therapy, and leading minimally invasive and surgical treatment options.
For more information about the support groups, call (714) 378-5022
►Men’s cancer support groups offered
Orange Coast Medical Center will offer virtual men’s cancer support group meetings from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 and again on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
The group is for men at any stage of the cancer experience, and provides educational information, supportive discussion, and addresses vital cancer issues and concerns.
For more information and to register, call the medical center’s Social Work Department at (714) 378-7146.
►Find the Fountain
There is a small fountain hidden among the pages of this magazine.
The first person to email a photo of themselves pointing to the fountain to publisher@fvlm.com will win a $10 Starbucks card and have their photo published in the next issue. Jack Majick found the fountain in October. Can you be the first to find it in the November issue?