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January 20, 2006
- New York City
Screening of movie
BARAKA at the Romanian Cultural Insitute. Attendees wil be exposed
to our cause and invited to become members. This is an invitation
only event
Janaury 21, 2006
- New York City
Potential new
members are invited to attend a fundraising salon hosted by Luminita
Dardac at her private home.
November 19, 2005 - Santa Monica
Shopping event at
Jules Allen's Santa
Monica-based store benefiting Blue Heron with 20% from all sales of
the day. Jules Allen's cashmere sweaters and scarves for women and
children can be found at major department stores
nationwide. Raised $2,600.
June 20-29, 2005
– Brasov and Iasi, ROMANIA
Blue Heron
Foundation President Stefania Magidson, Vice-President Mike Costache,
and Advisory Board Member Silvian Centiu conducted interviews with
62 students from the counties of Bacau, Brasov, Iasi, Prahova, Sibiu, and Suceava as
part of the selection process for the 26 Blue Heron Scholars for the
2005-2006 school year.
June 16, 2005 - Beverly Hills
Salon hosted by
Anastasia Soare with approximately 35 attendees; 15 became Blue
Heron Foundation members.
June 15, 2005 –
Beverly Hills
Salon at Beverly
Hills Tennis Club with approximately 40 attendees; 3 became Blue
Heron Foundation members.
June 15, 2005 -
Carlthorp School, Santa Monica
Stefania Magidson
spoke to the students of Carlthorp School, thanking Girl Scout Troup
171 for raising $450 for Blue Heron Foundation’s “Loving Arms”
program. The money paid for almost 500 hours of caregivers’ time
holding and cuddling babies.
April 21 , 2005 -
New York City
Fundraising salon with
approximately 25 attendees; 10 became Blue Heron members.
April 20, 2005 –
New York City
Fundraising salon with
approximately 30 attendees; 5 became Blue Heron members.
October 2004 –
Rupea, Brasov, ROMANIA
Inauguration of the
Rupea Playground and Sports Court in Rupea (Brasov County),
Romania. Blue Heron Foundation President Stefania Magidson,
Vice-President Mike Costache, and over 50 local officials and
members of the press were present.
June 2004 -
Carlthorp School, Santa Monica
Stefania Magidson
thanked Girl Scout Troup 171 for raising $450 by baking and selling
cookies at the school fair. This money was donated to Blue Heron
Foundation to be used for the “Loving Arms” program.
May 16,
2004 – Los Angeles
 Approximately 300
guests, sponsors, celebrities, and elected officials came together
to support Blue Heron Foundation’s fundraiser, which included a
sit-down lunch, fashion show and silent auction. Among the guests
present were the Honorable Claudiu Lucaci, Romanian Consul General
in Los Angeles, abstract artist Alexandra Nechita, and fashion
critic Steven Cojocaru.
Honoree: Anastasia
Soare, President of Anastasia Salon in Beverly Hills, received the
Forget-Me-Not Humanitarian Award for outstanding contribution and
endless efforts to better the lives of abandoned children in
Romania.
Media coverage: Los
Angeles Times, People Magazine online, Beverly Hills Sheet,
Meridianul Romanesc.
December 1, 2003
– Los Angeles
Blue Heron
Foundation’s founder, Stefania Magidson, was special guest and spoke
about the plight of Romania’s abandoned children at the Romanian
National Day hosted by the Consulate of Romania in Los Angeles.
October 2, 2003 –
Los Angeles
The kick-off event for Blue Heron Foundation was a great
success. Founders, advisors, volunteers and interested donors came
together to discuss the plight of Romania’s abandoned children and
the need to help.
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