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Sierra’s Light Foundation, Inc.
Phone: (949) 251-97771048 Irvine Ave Ste 481, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Sierra’s Light Foundation to host third talent contest
May 30, 2002
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Sierra’s Light Foundation, a local nonprofit group, will hold its
third annual Celebrating Young Talent on Sunday.
The child safety advocacy group was founded by Costa Mesa resident
Cindy Soto in memory of her 4-year-old daughter, Sierra, who died when
Steven Allen Abrams plowed his car into her preschool playground. Brandon
Wiener, 3, was also killed in the May 3, 1999, incident.
Sunday’s event, an annual fund-raiser for the group, will showcase
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dance, instrumental and vocal performance by Orange County children. It
will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange
Coast College.
A special presentation will be made to Costa Mesa Mayor Linda Dixon.
She will receive the first Sierra’s Light Twinkle Award for playing a
part in changing the city’s review requirements and conditions of
approval for enhanced safety and security at private schools and
child-care centers.
Other show highlights will include a performance by the Pacific
Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Sleeping Beauty ballet done by students
of the Dance Center, run by Soto.
Tickets are $10 for general admission, $25 for VIP admission and $200
for the Founder’s Circle that includes four founders tickets and an
intermission reception. Information: (949) 251-1470 or (949) 548-3180.