Fundraiser to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs, Fullerton Police Explorers.

 October  3rd : Second Annual Fullerton Car Show in the Downtown Plaza.

Admission is free for the fundraiser, which is expected to draw 6,000 people from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Downtown Plaza. Last year, 3,500 attended the show.

The entertainment menu includes the Screaming Eagles, a classic rock band; a "G-rated" frozen T-shirt contest; and a dunk tank for police.

Fred Johnson, executive director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton, said a portion of the proceeds will go toward club programs including the computer lab, learning center, athletics, leadership activities and the Teen Center at the Richman site.

The 40-member Fullerton Police Explorers program will benefit from additional funds. Explorers coordinator Hazel Perez said money will be used for equipment, uniforms and travel expenses for the police academy.

During the car show, the Explorers will be in charge of the Bounce House, dunk tank, opportunity drawing and traffic control.

Heroes restaurant owner Jack Franklyn will provide food and refreshments for sale.

Information: www.fullertoncarshow.com or 714-239-9875. The Downtown Plaza is on Wilshire Avenue between Harbor Boulevard and Pomona Avenue

Here is another Wonderful Event that you may be able to contribute to.

Salon Amerige in downtown Fullerton will be hosting a Cut-A-Thon for Children's Cancer from noon to 6pm on Sunday, Sept. 27th.  The cost will be $15.00 for Wet Haircuts (No Blow Dry or Style) for Men, Women and Children.     Proceeds will be donated to benefit CHOC Children's Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society's Courageous Kids Celebration.  With the permission of the client, hair that meets the requirements of Locks of Love will be donated (min.requirement 10 inches, non-bleached).  

Their goal is to raise as much as they can, 100% of funds raised and/or donated will go directly to the benefit of these two wonderful causes.  Please join in helping make a difference in the lives of Children with Cancer.

SALON AMERIAGE is located at: 122 N. Harbor Blvd.,#101  Fullerton, CA.  92832 (714)738-8800 ask for Amy Ausman!!

FULLERTON - Marilyn Hobbs knows what it's like to be defenseless.

Bound to a wheelchair with the slow debilitating effects of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), the former nursing director at St. Jude Medical Center was recently by herself in a shopping area when she realized if a threatening situation occurred, she wouldn't be able to run.

She wouldn't be able to fight back.

She wouldn't be able to yell for help.

But she could encourage other women to learn about safety and awareness. At the same time, those women could help the ALS Association, Orange County Chapter fund a full-time nurse case manager for the Patient Services Program that serves 176 ALS patients and their families in the area.

Hobbs' liaison to safety and awareness is former Fullerton Police Chief Pat McKinley, author of the book "She Bear: Empowerment & Safety for Women."

McKinley, who has conducted dozens of safety seminars in the past years, will - for the first time - charge admission with all funds directed to ALS.

The "She Bear Seminar" will be held at 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Oct. 3 at St. Jude Medical Center with a continental breakfast and parking included in the $25 cost of the ticket. To register, call 714-285-1088, ext. 221.

McKinley, who racked up more than 40 years in law enforcement, says one in four women will be a victim of sexual assault in her lifetime. He's on a personal mission to change those statistics.

During his lectures, he outlines ways to outsmart a potential attacker.

Hobbs trusts McKinley's opinions. Indeed, she and McKinley's wife, Barbara, have been friends since attending Pomona Catholic High School 50 years ago. The two went to nursing school, and worked together at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles.

Little did the McKinleys realize that four years after Hobbs and her family moved to Fullerton, Pat McKinley would be hired police chief in the same city.

The women spent hours together, shopping until they dropped. They played tennis, swam and walked around Fullerton. Their families vacationed on Balboa Island, and they shared life's ups and downs.

The "big down" came in 2007 when Hobbs was diagnosed with ALS. The first symptom, she said, was weakness in the foot that eventually crept up the leg, then the trunk and then into her vocal cords.

Barbara McKinley's eyes welled with tears when she recalled "the way it was."

Hobbs is dependent on caregivers to help navigate the house. And she's fortunate to have the ALS Association's loan of a microphone so guests can hear her speak. The association also lent an easy chair and breathing machine.

"One man even gave me an expensive ramp after his wife died," Hobbs, 67, said.

She acknowledges the support from "my angels" at St. Jude, her four children and grandchildren.

"The goal for this seminar is to raise $8,000," said Pat McKinley, adding: "and to empower women."

article courtesy of Orange County Register