Neighbors

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Orange County Affiliate

selected four Newport Beach residents to sit on the golf committee for

its second annual Links to the Cure Golf Tournament. Betsy Klein, Sally

Molnar, Lorrie Tuerk and Jeri Wilson were selected to participate in the

tournament that is geared toward raising funds to support breast cancer

research, education, screening and treatment. The event will take place

at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Coyote Hills Golf Course in Fullerton. The

ability to host such events that allow the foundation to pursue its

mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease is

achieved in part by the people chosen to work for the foundation.

Recently, the local foundation, based in Costa Mesa, announced the

election of officers to serve on its board of directors for 2002-03. The

foundation will be headed by Heidi Shurtleff as president and will

include Aletha Anderson, president elect; Sandy Finestone, past

president; Kathy Yhip, secretary; Joyce Kirchhofer, treasurer; and Sharon

Turner, legal counsel. The committee chairs were also announced, and they

include Kathy Pearson, Race for the Cure; Jacquin Anastasio, board

development; Cathleen Brier, survivorship; Wilson, fund development; and

Molnar, administration and finance. Additional appointments include

Klein, marketing; Crystal Walsh, programs; Marcie Smith, education; and

Lisa Kantrowitz, community grants. While the foundation uses its

employees to help raise funds through various events, it also relies on

donations from local companies. The Vons/Pavilions grocery stores in the

Orange County area recently donated $2,157 to the foundation as a result

of the organization’s Vons Cares program, which provides customers with

an opportunity to make donations to various charities throughout the

year. Vons store manager David Jones presented the check to Komen

Executive Director Ann Truxaw Ramirez. The local foundation has raised

more than $7.7 million over the past 10 years. . . . Marine Corps Pfc.

Brian J. Torres, a 1998 graduate of Estancia High School, has completed

three months of his six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and

Arabian Gulf. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Torres, along

with fellow Marines in the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, have conducted

offensive raids against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan.

Torres’ unit also worked 18 days to complete humanitarian and civic

projects in various coastal areas of Kenya.

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