Executive Board

Yvan Cao President

Rob Frizelle

Tracy Cameron

Prem Balani

Glenn Grandis

Steve Nagel

Jo An Poirel

Barbara Montz

Matt Taylor

Board Meetings: The Executive Board meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm Activities Committee: The Activities Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm. If you are looking to get involved – this is the place to be. The Executive Board and Activities Committee meetings are held at The Center at Founders Village, 17967 Bushard St in Fountain Valley. Board and Activities meetings are open to the public - we invite and encourage community involvement. Join us April 16; May 21; June 18

Upcoming Community Events:

Charity Poker Tournament Saturday, March 5 Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 26 E-Waste and Shredding Saturday, April 16 Community Service 2016 Sat and Sun, April 23 and 24 Summerfest

Thursday – Sunday, June 23-26

Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp 5K

Raises over 17k for local Non-Profits

The Fountain Valley Community Foundation distributed $17,466 to local nonprofit organizations as a result of participation in the Foundation-sponsored Fit Body Boot Camp 5K held February 6th.

The FV Fit Body Boot Camp 5k Fun Run/Walk has become one of the most successful annual fundraisers for local charities serving Fountain Valley. This year forty-seven non-profit organizations help sign up over 750 participants. Fulton Middle School was the top nonprofit in 2016, registering 76 runners for the event and earning $1455 for their school. The 5k would not be possible without the generous donation of time and money made by our title sponsor: Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp. Sam and Zenia Joyner along with their staff of supporters helped design one of the best t-shirts we have had in years. Zenia also worked hard to help earn over $6,000 in additional sponsorships and vendor fees. The Foundation would like to thank the entire 5k Committee for another amazing event. Members include: Scott Baker, Zenia Joyner, Annette Schwerin, Tammy Tipple, Tracy Cameron, Jo An Poirel, and Matt Taylor

Building Community, Strengthening Lives

Spring 2016

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 26 8:30-11:30am

Fountain Valley Sports Park

16400 Brookhurst

Crafts, Carnival Games, Inflatiables, Easter Egg

Hunts – all free!

$5 Pancake Breakfast sponsored by FV Kiwanis

$2 Pictures with Easter

Bunny

Ages 11 and under

The Foundation will have a booth at the Easter Egg Hunt where we will let children decorate cute Easter Bunny Ears that they can wear throughout the event. If you are interested in helping at the Foundation’s booth please contact Jo-Anne Collins at collinsalkyldy2@aol.com

Welcome to the Board The Community Foundation is happy to announce the appointment of two new Executive Board members. Tracy Cameron and Matt Taylor have been active volunteers in Fountain Valley and will make an excellent addition to our leadership team.

Charity Poker Tournament Raises Funds

for Local Nonprofits

The Fountain Valley Community Foundation will host the semi-annual Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday March 5th. This charity event raises important funds for many non-profit organizations serving Fountain Valley. When players register and pay their $50 entry fee they are asked to select a participating non-profit organization. At the end of the event the Foundation sends a check to each organization in the amount of $60 per player. This means that this event is so successful that The Foundation is able to donate 120% of the entry fee back to the participating non-profits. This will be our 27th poker tournament where we have raised over $600,000. If you would like to participate you can register to play at http://fvcommunityfoundation.org/charity-poker-tournament/

Fountain Valley Community Foundation

Contact the Fountain Valley Community Foundation for more information, or to lend your support to any of our many

community events and programs:

Phone: 714-593-4670 Website: www.fvcommunityfoundation.org Email: info@fvcommunityfoundation.org

Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony

The FV Community Foundation will again sponsor the Luminaria for this years Relay for Life-FV. The Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 9pm at the FVHS Track. The Luminaria Ceremony is a time to remember people we have lost to cancer, support people who currently have cancer, and to honor people who have fought cancer in the past. The power of this ceremony lies in providing an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope. You can purchase a luminary for $10 to honor your loved one prior to the event. Our volunteers will be also decorating and selling luminaria during the day on Saturday, May 14th (at the event). For more information on the luminaria ceremony please call 714-593-4670 or send an email to annetteschwern@gmail.com.

Old Car Breakfast Tuesday, April 5 8:00am

Applebee’s Restaurant 18279 Brookhurst St, FV

On Tuesday, April 5, Pete Haak, on behalf of the Fountain Valley Community Foundation and Classic Car and Truck Show, will be hosting the Old Car Breakfast at Applebee’s.

A one-menu breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, and your choice of coffee or orange juice will be served from 8am until 10am. At 10am the group will visit a couple of car related businesses for some “secret” treats. Each year Pete surprises the crowd with fantastic car experiences.

If you are interested in attending tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Founders Center, 17967 Bushard Street. Tickets may be purchased at the door as well.

Open to all Adult Old Car Enthusiasts

Please Drive Your

Old Cars!

Community Service 2016 The Community Foundation is pleased to join “Community Service 2016.” Annually the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council spearheads a day of service in Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach to help improve the lives of those less fortunate in our community. They also adopt several community beautification projects. If you would like to participate in this important day of service you can choose your project by going to www.justserve.org. In the advance box type code CS2016. If you have questions please contact Bill Cameron at bmcamero@gmail.com.