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The annual Hoag Classic brings top golfers to Newport Beach .
TOURNAMENT ACTION
The only official PGA Tour Champions event to hit Orange County returns this March with a week of festivities to delight golfers and sport fans alike . Hoag Classic events begin March 13 with an opening shootout and continue the next day with invitation-only celebrations : a Hall of Fame breakfast and wine pairings reception . The public , however , is welcome to attend beginning March 15 , when the two-day Legends Pro-Am begins . Then , the first round of the Hoag Classic starts Friday , March 17 , with a three-day tournament and , on Sunday , a champions trophy presentation will take place at the 18th green following the end of the game . Members of the armed forces will be honored on March 18 for Military Appreciation Day , with special recognition and charity presentations taking place following gameplay ; the final day of the tournament is also Student Day , with an autograph arena set up for young scholars . Last year ’ s winner was South African golfer Retief Goosen , who also won two U . S . Opens in the early 2000s . ( 949-660-1001 ; hoagclassic . com ) — Ashley Ryan
EXPANDING ACCESS
With the goal of improving access to services and opportunities for all , regardless of age , race , gender , sexual orientation , religion , disability and other factors , the Newport Beach-based Orange County Community Foundation announced in February that it had launched the Orange County Social Justice Fund . In partnership with the OCCF , longtime philanthropist Keith Swayne seeded the fund with hopes that it will grow to $ 10 million . Initial grants , a totaling $ 400,000 were distributed among 25 local nonprofits whose missions align with the fund ’ s vision . Grant recipients included the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast ; Human Options , which helps victims of domestic violence ; LGBT Center OC ; and more . OCCF aims to move the community toward unity , create a local impact and raise awareness that diversity is an asset by supporting grant recipients ’ services , coalition building and policy advocacy . Founded in 1989 , the foundation works to match donors with nonprofits that need financial support , and finds solutions to community needs . Since it started , OCCF has awarded more than $ 900 million in grants and scholarships , making it the third most active grant maker among all community foundations in the nation . ( 949-553-4202 ; oc-cf . org ) — Sharon Stello
Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina has made some donations to local nonprofits .
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast , one of the first recipients of a grant from the Orange County Social Justice Fund
SITUATED ON THE UPPER NEWPORT BAY FOR OVER 60 YEARS , NEWPORT DUNES WATERFRONT RESORT & MARINA MADE A YEAR- END CONTRIBUTION OF $ 33,000 TO ORANGE COUNTY NONPROFITS THAT PROTECT WILDLIFE AND HABITATS INCLUDING THE NEWPORT BAY CONSERVANCY , WETLANDS & WILDLIFE CARE CENTER AND PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER , AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP UNDERSERVED YOUTHS AND FAMILIES INCLUDING LAURA ’ S HOUSE , CHILDREN ’ S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY , PROJECT HOPE ALLIANCE AND MORE . ( NEWPORTDUNES . COM )
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