On May 27th We Celebrated Our Community Partners!













Once a year we gather in our Center to celebrate our friendship with partners, supporters and friends who help us achieve our mission!

Our 2015 Community Partners Celebration Awardees are:

Special Individuals:
Fino Ortiz, Maria Reyna. Marina Aguilera, Marion Renk-Rosenthal, Nilo Lipiz.

Community Partners:
Aliento & Pepperdine University, City of Santa Ana/Community Development, City of Santa Ana/Parks and Recreation, Chamber Music OC, Chick-Fil-A, Chapman University & Libreria Martinez, County of Orange/Social Services, Disneyland Resort, Festival of Children Foundation, Fundacion de Sobrevivientes de Trafico Humano, Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies, Mexican Consulate, NACOPRW, OC Patient Care, Office of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Partners in Position, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana Zoo, State Farm, St. Andres Presbyterian Church, Union Bank, VSA of OC, Wells Fargo, Youth on the Move Education International, Zonta Club of Newport Harbor.

We enjoyed performances by our musical and dance students!





















The event was planned and executed with the help of all of our amazing staff and our WIA Students!







Thank you all for your hard work and help!

We could not do this without you and we truly appreciate you!


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