Scroll down to see a list of all our events!

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All Events

2016

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June 2016- OC Books on the Run is born
6/20- Met with marketing agency Brower Miller and Cole
     Thank you to Judy Brower for meeting with us and discussing ways to expand OC Books on the Run

2017

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1/27- Book Delivery to Someone Cares Soup Kitchen
2/18- Book Drive
3/11- Book Delivery to Girls Inc.
3/27- Began a library in the City of Hope waiting room
     Provided books for patients to read.
4/15- Book Delivery at Someone Cares Soup Kitchen 
     Delivered 152 books
5/15- Book Delivery to Oasis Senior Center and Soup Kitchen
     Our first delivery to Oasis Senior Center!
8/26- Book Drive
10/11- OC Books on the Run was featured in the Daily Pilot!
     Check out the article here
10/26- Book Delivery to Someone Cares Soup Kitchen
​11/14- Spoke at Newport Beach City Council and Received Recognition from the Mayor
     Thank you to city council member Mr. Will O'neal for honoring us at the Newport Beach City Council
12/17- Book Collection Table
     Set up a table at the Bristol Farms shopping center with decorations and collected book donations, 10am-1pm
12/19- Invited to Speak to the 6th graders at Harbor View Elementary   
     Talked about compassion and how we began OC Books on the Run

2018

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1/30- Book Delivery to Soup Kitchen
Book Delivery
1/28- Dragon Kim Presentation
We were selected as finalists for the Dragon Kim Foundation Fellowship Program
2/6- Human Options Second Step
Book delivery and create a library for the women at the HOSS center.
2/23- Book Delivery to Soup Kitchen and Girls Inc.
Successful book delivery
3/24- Book Drive
Collected books outside the store Along Came a Spider
3/24- Book Delivery to Soup Kitchen and Girls Inc.
Successful book delivery
4/5- Book Delivery to Human Options Second Step
Donated 210 books!
4/19- OC Books on the Run wins City of Hope Community and Kindness Grant!
We're very excited and thankful for this grant!
4/20- Book Delivery to Oasis Senior Center
Donated 110 books!
4/28- Book Delivery to Soup Kitchen and Workshop Planning
Working on creating our first workshop!
5/1- City of Hope Cancer Hospital Book Drop Off
Donated 75 books!
6/12- City of Hope Kindness Grant Luncheon
Presented our organization and future ideas at the COH Kindness Grant Luncheon
7/2- City of Hope Cancer Hospital Book Drop Off
Donated books for patients
7/7- Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Book Drop Off
Donated 175 books- just in time for their summer reading program starting July 10
7/20- Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Book Drop Off
Donated 100 books
8/4- Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Book Drop Off
Donated 140 books
8/4- Bayshores Book Drive
Collected and donated 411 books to refugee children in Thailand
8/14- City of Hope Book Drop Off
Today we reached 3,000 donated books!
8/14- Human Options Book Drop Off
Donated 85 books
10/7- Oasis and Soup Kitchen Book Drop Off
Donated 270 books to Soup Kitchen, 50 books to Oasis
10/17- Spoke at Harbor Day School Assembly
Spoke about our experience starting and running OCBOTR
10/28- Oasis and Soup Kitchen Book Drop Off
Donated 523 books!
11/17- Along Came a Spider Book Drive
Collected books in CDM plaza
12/28- Oasis Book Drop Off
Donated books to Oasis Senior Center
12/29- Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Book and School Supply Drop Off
Donated 616 books and supplies!

2019

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1/5- Harbor View Hills South Book Drive
Collected over 200 books & provided doughnuts and coffee
1/7- Human Options Second Step Book Run
Donated 230 books!