Events

Show your support for Friendly Center on the greens by participating in our annual golf tournament! The tournament will be held at Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda, where golfers will enjoy a day of golf, raffle prizes, gift bags, a polo, and the awards dinner immediately following the tournament.

Proceeds from this event support The Power of Me, Friendly Center’s after-school program, which includes a comprehensive S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) component designed to cultivate academic interest in these subjects through daily curriculum emphasizing higher education and career exploration.

Location: Black Gold Golf Club, 1 Black Gold Dr, Yorba Linda, CA 92886

Player Package: 

• Golf Polo Shirt
• Driving Range Balls
• Gift Bag (includes $50 off Oakley apparel, 50% off Super Stroke, $50 off at TeeOff.com, and MORE!)
• Boxed Lunch
• Awards Dinner

Hole in One Prizes: 

• A $10,000 cash prize and additional prizes

Tournament Schedule:

11:30AM – Check-in/Driving Range

1:00PM – Shotgun Start

5:00PM – Cocktails

5:30PM – Awards Dinner/Raffle

6:30PM – Closing

Please call (714) 769-8869 with questions about sponsoring or volunteering.

Friendly Center’s presence at the Orange International Street Fair is longtime tradition of our organization. Located in the Orange Plaza over Labor Day weekend, the fair has featured food and live music for over forty years! Friendly Center hosts food and beer booths in the Mexico area, serving great Mexican food for a great cause! Stop by our booths or sign-up to be one of the 100 volunteers that help us raise vital funds throughout weekend. This is a great opportunity for groups to get involved!

Event Schedule:

5:00PM-10:00PM – Friday

10:00AM-10:00PM – Saturday

10:00AM-10:00PM – Sunday

Location:

• Orange Plaza, Orange CA

Please call (714) 769-8869 with questions about donating or volunteering.

Join us for an evening of celebration and support. Each year, Friendly Center’s annual fundraising gala brings together generous donors, both new and old, to celebrate the accomplishments of Friendly Center as we look toward what is to come. By attending this event you can help support our vision to end poverty for families in Orange County!

This is an especially exciting year as we celebrate our 95th Anniversary! You won’t want to miss this historic occasion!  

The Best is Yet to Come: Dinner, Cocktails, Live Music, and Auction

Date: Saturday, October 26th 2019
Time: TBD 
Location: Fete the Venue, 3101 Red Hill Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Sponsorship Opportunities TBA

Please call (714) 769-8869 with questions about sponsoring.

Our Adopt a Family program is a beloved tradition at Friendly Center that allows ‘adopters’ in the community to purchase specifically requested items for a few select families that have participated in our case management program over the past year. These families are of various sizes with varying needs. Adopters receive a wish list from their adopted family and purchase items that fit their unique requests. The drop-off dates of the items occurs the week prior to Christmas.

Adopter Process:

Adopter lets us know what size family they would like to adopt

Wishlist of a family is sent back to adopter, containing a description of the family with their sizes, likes, and needs

Adopter purchases items for everyone in the family, including household needs listed

Adopter drops-off wrapped gifts

Adopter provides grocery store gift card of $50-$100 (depending on size of family)

Adopter receives a card and photo of the family in the mail

Three drop-off locations:

• Orange Office – 147 W Rose Ave, Orange, CA 92867
• Placentia Office – 900 S Melrose St, Placentia, CA 92870
• Stanton Office – 11822 Santa Paula St, Stanton, CA 90680

If you are interested in adopting or have any questions, please call (714) 769-8869.

On a scheduled drop-off date each Thanksgiving season, Friendly Center collects Turkey Baskets containing enough food for a family to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home. Participating in the Turkey Drive is a wonderful way to ensure everyone in the community has the chance to fully experience this season of gratitude – and a delicious meal. Please plan to drop-off your basket(s) on the scheduled event day; your basket will be in the hands of a family in need by the evening.

Each basket should contain:

$20 gift card to purchase turkey (Stater Bros or Food 4 Less)
1 box of stuffing
1 can of cranberry sauce
1 box of potatoes
1 can of candied yams
2 cans of green beans
2 cans of corn
1 jar of turkey gravy
1 pumpkin pie
1 bag of rolls

Other items welcome of course 🙂

Note: Please wrap baskets in cellophane. Boxes are also welcome. Each should feed a family of five or more.

Two drop-off locations:

• Orange Office – 147 W Rose Ave, Orange, CA 92867
• Placentia Office – 900 S Melrose St, Placentia, CA 92870

Please call (714) 769-8869 with questions about donating or volunteering.

The holiday season brings with it so many opportunities to get involved at Friendly Center. Our holiday programs depend on volunteers who help with distributions, toy bagging, hosting craft tables, outreach events, and more! Spread the joy of the season to families in need through volunteer opportunities at our Orange or Placentia locations.

Holiday Opportunities:

Food Distributions

Toy Bagging

Host a Craft Table

Please take a look at our sign-up page below for available shifts and times.

To schedule your drop-off or if you have any questions, please call (714) 769-8869.

Donate a toy and bring a smile to a child’s face this holiday season! Friendly Center graciously collects toys during business hours through the month of December. Through various outreach events, these toys go on to be distributed to children in the community. You can help by organizing a toy collection drive at your work, school, or church. Just set up a collection box, then drop off what you’ve collected at either the Friendly Center Orange or Placentia office.

Toy Drive Success:

New, unwrapped toys

Minimum value of $15

Collect for ages 0-17

Gift cards welcome

Movie tickets welcome

Gifts for teens are great

Two drop-off locations:

• Orange Office – 147 W Rose Ave, Orange, CA 92867
• Placentia Office – 900 S Melrose St, Placentia, CA 92870

To schedule your drop-off or if you have any questions, please call (714) 769-8869.