NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Christmas Company, the largest annual fundraiser for the Junior League of Orange County, CA, Inc. (JLOCC), will take place November 17-20, 2011, according to Event Chair Julie Asher. The theme, "A Home-Cooked Holiday," will set the tone for the four-day shopping extravaganza to be held at the OC Fair & Events Center, which is located at Fair Drive and the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa.
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The Christmas Company, now celebrating its 36th year, offers the opportunity to kick-start holiday planning by bringing together more than 90 unique vendors from Orange County and across the United States. "Chairing The Christmas Company is the experience of a lifetime," says Asher, who served as the event's chair-elect last year. She is finding the time for this important charitable involvement while continuing her employment at The Capital Group Companies offices in West Los Angeles.
In addition to a focus on shopping, The Christmas Company will feature a variety of events. A Preferred Shopping Breakfast will launch the festivities on Thursday, November 17. The Opening Night Gala that evening will feature small plate dining, entertainment, and a silent auction; sponsor Gallo Family Vineyards will provide a variety of libations. On Saturday morning, Santa will listen to Christmas wishes at a PJs & Pancakes Breakfast for families. Mother-daughter tea parties featuring the "Fancy Nancy" children's books author Jane O'Connor and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser are in the planning stages for Sunday, November 20.
General admission to The Christmas Company is $10 per person, which includes entrance to the shopping extravaganza. General admission tickets good for multi-day entry will be available at the door and online at www.jlocc.org starting on September 15. Tickets for the special events and the Opening Night Gala will also be available for purchase online or by calling (949) 263-3785 through November 11.
The funds that are raised annually by the JLOCC directly impact the community through collaborative projects with partner organizations and support JLOCC's mission of promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community. This year's projects include the Second Harvest Food Bank Backpack Program, Crittenton Services Connect Program, Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Reading Program, Olive Crest Kinship Support Services Program, and the League's Bear Hugs and Bear Necessities Program, which partners with the Orangewood Children's Foundation. The JLOCC members also conduct done-in-a-day volunteer projects through the JLOCC's Impact Orange County Committee.
About the Junior League of Orange County, California, Inc.
The Junior League of Orange County, California, Inc., is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The JLOCC has helped found organizations such as Orangewood Children's Home and OneOC, formerly known as the Volunteer Center of Orange County. As a solely educational and charitable organization, the JLOCC's trained volunteers actively support the community through collaboration with organizations that promote and support the health, safety and education of all individuals in Orange County. A 501(c)(3) organization, the JLOCC reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins. Originally established in 1956 as the Newport Harbor Service League, the JLOCC is a member organization of the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. To learn more about the JLOCC, call (949) 261-0823 or visit www.jlocc.org.
