Friendship Circle of Orange County

Friendship Circle of Orange County Brightening the lives of children with special needs through love and friendship!

Day 1 of Friendship Circle Summer Camp 2026☀️🚜 We had an amazing time at Tanaka Farms! Our Buddies enjoyed a tractor rid...
06/16/2026

Day 1 of Friendship Circle Summer Camp 2026☀️🚜 We had an amazing time at Tanaka Farms! Our Buddies enjoyed a tractor ride through the farm, picking our own lettuce 🥬 and strawberries 🍓. We also visited some friendly barnyard animals 🐐! So many smiles and fun memories already!

Our talented chefs wrapped up the Culinary Academy with a special End-of-Year Celebration, preparing a delicious dinner ...
06/11/2026

Our talented chefs wrapped up the Culinary Academy with a special End-of-Year Celebration, preparing a delicious dinner for their families featuring Amba Chicken with Rice, Fattoush Salad, and Peach Crumble. The evening was filled with pride as participants shared their culinary creations, enjoyed dinner with loved ones, and celebrated a year of hard work and achievement. Each chef received a Certificate of Completion, a 2025–2026 Cooking Club Cookbook featuring 50 recipes and photo memories from the year, and kitchen tools to continue building their skills at home. Here's to another successful year of growth, independence, confidence, and accomplishment in the kitchen! Chani Mintz

What an incredible way to wrap up our year! ☀️🏊‍♂️ Last week we had the best time at our Young Adult Circle pool party, ...
06/09/2026

What an incredible way to wrap up our year! ☀️🏊‍♂️ Last week we had the best time at our Young Adult Circle pool party, making our own pizzas, 🍕 and topping it all off with ice cream. So many laughs, great memories, and well deserved fun together 💙

A very special thank you to our amazing hosts, Sam and Audrey, for opening their home to us year after year for over 10 years!🏡 We are so grateful!

On Sunday, we had the BEST time watching Sheep Detectives 🎬🐑 It was full of laughter, smiles, and so much fun 😄💙 Everyon...
06/05/2026

On Sunday, we had the BEST time watching Sheep Detectives 🎬🐑 It was full of laughter, smiles, and so much fun 😄💙 Everyone absolutely loved it! Huge thank you to the Hyundai team for making this incredible day possible 🙌✨

Our talented Mixed Media Arts students wrapped up the year with a creative final class, exploring metal embossing, a new...
06/04/2026

Our talented Mixed Media Arts students wrapped up the year with a creative final class, exploring metal embossing, a new medium for them. They used a variety of materials to create colorful sunset scenes on metal and were excited to learn a new artistic technique. To celebrate a wonderful year of creativity and growth, we presented our amazing art teacher, Lisa Albert, with a commemorative photo book featuring highlights from every class from October 2025 through May 2026. We are incredibly grateful for Lisa’s dedication, talent, and the joy she brings to our Friendship Circle participants.

Happy Birthday to our June stars. You bring so much joy, heart, and light to our Friendship Circle family. Wishing you ...
06/01/2026

Happy Birthday to our June stars. You bring so much joy, heart, and light to our Friendship Circle family. Wishing you a month full of smiles and celebration 🎉💙🎂

Our talented chefs-in-training created another delicious meal in the Culinary Academy. The menu featured Turkey Pita Sma...
05/28/2026

Our talented chefs-in-training created another delicious meal in the Culinary Academy. The menu featured Turkey Pita Smashburgers topped with a fresh Tahini Salad, followed by warm PB&J Thumbprint Cookies for dessert. Throughout the class, the students continued building important culinary and life skills, including measuring with fractions, scaling recipes, learning new cooking terms, practicing safe knife skills, and carefully following step-by-step directions. We always enjoy ending each session with a community dinner together, where everyone shares conversation and their favorite parts of the meal.

We had a great Young Adult Circle this past Sunday with a fun Taco Fiesta 🌮 and creative Play-Doh art 🎨! From building t...
05/21/2026

We had a great Young Adult Circle this past Sunday with a fun Taco Fiesta 🌮 and creative Play-Doh art 🎨! From building tacos to making figures with googly eyes 👀, it was a night full of fun! 💛

Our talented art students completed their Sea Turtle–themed mixed media project. Using photos of real sea turtles as ins...
05/21/2026

Our talented art students completed their Sea Turtle–themed mixed media project. Using photos of real sea turtles as inspiration, they explored color, texture, and creativity to bring their artwork to life. The artists developed their wax resist masterpieces by completing the crayon portion of their designs before carefully layering vibrant watercolors over the top. We are so proud of their creativity, focus, and artistic growth throughout this inspiring project.

Our chefs-in-training enjoyed another delicious and engaging Cooking Club session. This week’s menu featured Sheet Pan C...
05/14/2026

Our chefs-in-training enjoyed another delicious and engaging Cooking Club session. This week’s menu featured Sheet Pan Chicken Skewers, Pearled Couscous Pilaf, and Blackberry Crisp. They practiced essential culinary skills, including safely cutting ingredients for a flavorful marinade and thoughtfully threading the skewers with a colorful pattern. The session concluded with a wonderful communal dinner, where everyone shared their favorite parts of the meal—making it a true recipe for success!

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