Olive Crest holds Grand Opening of the Swenson Family Foundation Campus
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Donald Verleur Jr., Lois Verleur and her daughter Rhonda Tagge with Olive Crest invited the OC Food Industry and others to see the grand opening of two apartment buildings – built in the Olive Crest corporate parking lot in Santa Ana, California – to house young people who are homeless, housing insecure or at risk of exploitation to find safe housing and suport services.
Mike Hendry, Paul Kamholz, Pat Posey, Jim Beauvais.
Vic Chiono, (r) Coca-Cola, Adam Salgado, Heritage Grocers Group, Cindy Hendry, wife of Mike Hendry.
Kathy Talamante,Kristen Risbrudt, Kendra Doyel.
Bob Reeves with Allen Baum,
Gathering inside the Olive Crest Courtyard.
Vic Chiono, Retired Coca Cola, with Davi Hirz, Exec Chairman Heritage Grocers Group.
Rhonda thanking everyone for their support
Nick Castro and Allen Baum, Savi Sales & Marketing
Rhonda sharing how the youth spend time in this facility
Large gathering area inside the Olive Crest office complex
Rhonda sharing stories about the good things that happen here.
Rhonda tours the Dave Hirz Family Foundation Kitchen
Next to the kitchen is a storage area with donated food products from familiar manufacturers
Food donated by grocery manufaturers
The Pantry is filling up with donations of staples like vegetable oil.
Multiple rooms for youth to relax
Areas for youth to gather and talk with counselors as a group.
Areas for extended family to visit.
Private rooms for Therapy
The Curtis and Jill Scheetz apartmet homes to the left. Kenny and Vera Thompson apartment home to the right
Outdoor gathering area with ping pong table
Safe and secure bedrooms
Outside the bedrooms are social areas
Each appartment has full service kitchens on each floor
Multiple Full service kitchens
Large spacious community bathrooms
Safe and secure areas for laundry needs
Bathrooms to serve four resients of the apartment building
Safe and secure rooms
Gathering areas
Kenny and Vera Thompson Apartments
Curits and Jill Scheetz Apartment homes.
Lunch was served to all that atteneded
A large gathering of Grocery Vendors and Retailers in support of Olive Crest.
Mickey Sharp Villanueva with Lois Verleur
Jim Beauvais, Mickey Villanueva, Rhonda Tagge, Kristen Risbrudt, Paul Kamholz, Natalie Washington, Adam Salgado, Vic Chiono.
Cindy & Mike Hendry, Hillary and Donald Jr, Rhonda Tagge, Julie and Dave Hirz, Adam Salgado
Pat Posey with Cindy and Mike Hendry
Donald Jr, Dave and Julie Hirz with Rhonda Tagge in the Dave Hirz Family Foundation Kitchen.
Pat Posey, Hillary and Donald Verleur, Rhonda Tagge, Jim Woodside
Pat Posey, Hillary and Donald Jr. Verleur, Rhonda Tagge
Kathy Talamante, Kristen Risbrudt, Liz Gustafson
Raymond & Diane Swain, Dave Hirz, Tinamarie Squieri, Julie Hirz, Jennifer Oliver
Joe and Anabell Perez, Rhonda Tagge, Julia & Chris Arroyo
Dave Hirz with Bob Reeves
Group of Grocery Industry representatives at the opening.
Chris & Julia Arroyo, Liz Gustafson, Kathy Talamante, Joe and Anabell Perez.