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WILDERNESS ADVENTURES CLUB (WAC)


Individual and Corporate sponsors and support




We'd like to thank all those who have given generously!



Ms. Barbara Jezek, Captain, Trader Joe's in Rancho Santa Margarita:
  donated $40 worth of backpacking food to support our Channel Islands stewardship trip in August 2010.

Ms. Ann and Mr. Bob Tait of Pasadena, CA: 
Ann and Bob gave us a lot of used gear that they can no longer use, July, 2010.  They also have some camera equipment that I've arranged to donate to Ranger Bob Greenburg of Death Valley NP.

1 canvas camp cot with canvas carry bag
1 two person tent ( for base camp or car camping)
1 foam, fabric covered sleeping pad
1 two person backpacking tent, with fiber glass poles and tent fly
1 inflatable nylon fabric covered mattress
1 Therm-a-rest mattress
1 blue closed cell foam sleeping pad
1 black   ''          ''      ''           ''             ''
2 collapsible clear plastic water containers ....large.
1 camera rain coveer with straps for body of pack
1 Alpenlite frame pack for about 5' height
1 Kelty frame pack, large, with rain cover
1 large and 1 small backpacking cooking pot kits
17 misc tent stakes
3 one liter plastic water bottles
1 small Kelty internal frame pack
1 large Kelty internal frame pack
fiber glass and aluminum extra tent poles

Mr. Chan (Elaine's dad): 
Purchased and delivered freshly baked sweet breads and steamed buns for our entire Joshua Tree NP crew, April 2010....WOW!  What a treat!  Thanks!  Yum yum!

Mr. Paul Carlton (former OC ICO leader): 
Donated $200 worth of used camping and outdoor gear to OC ICO, 3 April 2010

Mrs. Margie Fujiyama (Mr. F's mom):  Donated $30 to WAC, 2 April 2010, and $30 to the Bruce Boydston Memorial Fund for OC ICO.

Ms. Vanessa Morishige, manager; and Kevin Yuskof and Julias Paras of Huntington Beach REIDonated about 50 pairs of used backpacking and hiking boots to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO), 13 March 2010.

Mr. Matt Yurko, Coordinator for the California Coastal Commission's ROOTS program:
  Thanks so much for the 100 native plants!  We'll carefully plant these in our Horticulture garden.  November 2009.

Ms. Vanessa Morishige, manager; and Kevin Yuskof and Julias Paras of Huntington Beach REI:   Donated 64 pairs of used backpacking and hiking boots to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO), September 2009

Mrs. Mari Fujiyama (Mr. F's mom):  Donated $10 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO), and $10 to WAC, September 2009

Mr. Gary Fujiyama (Mr. F's older brother):  Donated $53.19 for pipe insulation and 'zip ties' for our Chinese-style shoulder yokes (for carrying bags of recyclables to the recycling center), September 2009

Ms. Barbara Jezek, Captain, Trader Joe's in Rancho Santa Margarita:
  donated $40 worth of frozen ahi tuna steaks for our grilled fish tacos, Caspers campout / stewardship trip, May 2009

Mr. Chan (Elaine's dad):
  donated and delivered a lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken for our return from Joshua Tree NP, April 2009

Ms. Tran Nguyen (Giao's mom):
  donated enough apples and spring rolls for a small army for our WAC Joshua Tree NP trip, April 2009

Ms. Lang (Lucy's aunt):  donated 6 lbs of cheese for our Joshua Tree NP trip, April 2009

Cabela's: two XPG Ultralight-3 tents, valued at $339.98, May 2009 to WAC

Home Depot, Garden Grove:  $150 for high-pressure garden sprayers for WAC's graffiti clean up project on San Juan Creek, Nov 2008

Mr. Quang Huynh:  water pumps for 5-gal drinking water jugs, June 2008 to WAC

Ms. Pam Banks of the Banks Fry-Bank Company three baking pans, valued at $207, Feb 2008 to WAC

Ms. Jenny Nguyen donated $500 from her academic scholarship from the Ronald McDonald House Charter/Asia Scholarship Program to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO), December 2008

Ms. Ezzy Mohammed at Wal-Mart, Foothill Ranch:
  $50 towards fishing equipment for WAC's Santa Ana River trip/Trout in the Classroom project, Dec 2008

Recreation Equipment, Incorporated (REI):  $5,000 REI Gives Grant, 2008-2009 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO)

Annenberg Foundation:  $2,000 for down sleeping bags to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO), March 2008

Mr. Scott Dye of the Sierra Club Water Sentinels:  30 rod and reel fishing sets, valued at $600, March 2008 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO)

Mr. Billy Whitford of the Newport Aquatic Center:  Steeply discounted rates for kayak rental for our annual stewardship project on Upper Newport Back Bay

Mr. and Mrs. Saloky (Gabby Saloky's mom):  cast iron griddle and cast iron stew pot, valued at $112, April 2007

Ms. Sharon Moore and Cecilia Fidora:  assorted camping gear, valued at $100, July 2008 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO)

Mr. Gary Fujiyama (Mr. F's older brother):  6 new Alps Mountaineering synthetic fill sleeping bags

Adventure 16 in Costa Mesa:  $1,000 worth of assorted backpacks, hiking boots, sleeping bags and sleeping pads to WAC in May 2006

Mr. Norm Callum:  assorted camping gear,  valued at $100, December 2006 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO)

Mr. Mike Reicher:  donated $80 towards our purchase of boots at the REI Used Gear Sale, 2005 to Orange County Inner City Outings (OC ICO)