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Webb Travis of Turf . fitness center , which is a finalist for the Better Business Bureau ’ s Torch Award for Ethics
BACK TO SCHOOL
Before students ventured back to school , the Newport-Mesa Unified School District organized a resource fair to provide families with much-needed materials . Held Aug . 5 in partnership with the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living and Ikea , the event allowed 81 different community organizations to provide support to local residents . More than 2,000 school-aged children from NMUSD campuses were treated to free provisions , including backpacks filled with school
EXERCISING ETHICS
For the third annual Torch Award for Ethics , the Better Business Bureau ’ s Pacific Southwest division has announced Turf . fitness center in Newport Beach as a finalist among companies with one to 15 employees . The award recognizes businesses displaying a high level of ethics and integrity and 10 OC companies including Turf . have been nominated across four categories based on size . Founded by husband-andwife team Webb Travis and wife Kacey Taormina , Turf . hosts a plethora of workout classes , personal training sessions , outdoor experiences and nutritional education services . Striving to encourage mental health and workplace wellness in addition to physical fitness , Turf . aligns with the BBB ’ s four ethics and trust categories of character , culture , customers and community . Decided by an independent panel of judges , the winner of each category will be announced Oct . 19 at The Westin Anaheim Resort . ( Better Business Bureau : bbb . org ) ( Turf .: 949-642-3215 ; turfnb . com ) — I . D .
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District and Hoag partnered up to give back to local students before school started .
supplies , boxes of food , and thousands of pairs of shoes and socks . Some other items handed out were dental kits and toothbrushes , lunch bags , baseball caps , T-shirts , bike helmets , life vests , cooling towels and teddy bears . Stylists from Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa were also on hand to offer back-to-school haircuts while health screenings were provided by Share Our Selves and Families and Communities Together of Orange County . To top it all off , volunteers helped supply the 4,300-plus attendees with a hot dog lunch . ( 714-424-5000 ; nmusd . us ) — Ashley Ryan
A HAUNTING TALE
Candi Sary of Newport Beach recently released her mystical book “ Magdalena .” An accomplished writer , Sary won a Chanticleer International Book Award for “ Magdalena ” and , for her previous novel , “ Black Crow
“ Magdalena ” by Candi White Lie ,” she received Sary ( pictured at top ) a Reader Views Literary Award and was named first runner-up for the Eric Hoffer Book Award . In her latest release , aspects of Sary ’ s personal experiences as an empty nesting mother are conveyed through protagonist Dottie , a reclusive woman struggling to grieve with her four miscarriages . Taking a keen interest in her mysterious 15-year-old neighbor , Magdalena , Dottie ’ s relationships with those in her community begins to change . This haunting ghost story is set in a Newport Beachreminiscent town full of gossip and superstition where Dottie learns to find her own voice . Described as a satisfyingly creepy , captivating and poignant tale about love in advanced praise by other authors , this Shirley Jackson-inspired book details the story of a missing girl , ghosts and a mother-daughter-like bond . The book is available at Lido Village Books , from other retailers and online . ( candisary . com ) — I . D .
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