OCCTAC NEWS

Dear Amigos! We are very happy and grateful to be awarded a $5000 grant by the Zonta Club of Newport Harbor. We will apply the funds in accordance with the Zonta Club's mission to advance the status of women and girls in the Orange County community. Dr. Ana will be attending the Zonta Grants Dinner Program tonight. Thank you to everyone at the Zonta Club for their support of our Center's mission!

Dear Amigos, We feel loved! We were recently contacted by Arturo and Susan Echarte, founders and leaders of Acoustic for a Change who enquired whether we could use donated instruments. Of course we can! We always need instruments. Arturo and Susan gifted us with a beautiful piano, a Fender guitar, and an amplifier for our music programs. Please check out their website! Arturo and Susan Echarte have enriched the lives of so many youth in our communities by donating instruments, providing music lessons for underprivileged youth, live entertainment for charity events, and so much more! We are truly grateful to Arturo and Susan for coming by, taking a tour of the center and becoming a huge part of the OCCTAC family! What a sweet Valentine surprise! Wishing you all Much Love!

We are very proud to share the great news that our Founder and President, Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami, has been honored as an Everyday Hero by Everyday Heroes and Orange County Register. Please see here the story from Orange County Register: Everyday Heroes sponsor Fladeboe Automotive Group presented the Fladeboe Hero of the Year award, with President and CEO  Denice Fladeboe  giving the award to  Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami . As founder and executive director of Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, Jimenez-Hami serves at-risk and special-needs children by providing music and arts programs. Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami (center) holds up her Fladeboe Hero of the Year honor presented by Fladeboe Automotive Group CEO Denice Fladeboe (at left) at the Jan. 28 Everyday Heroes Awards gala alongside Register reporter Samantha Dunn (at right). Jimenez-Hami, who came from a humble background, is powered by the strong belief of her parents in the importance of a good education and giving back