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It’s a long trek from Beaumont to Newport Beach, but Shamikka Pollard wouldn’t have it any other way. A family trip turned into a special day for her son Emari, 7, as Miracles For Kids launched its ...

“I can’t wait to go to camp and try ziplining,” said Olivia, 12, of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach. “I think it’ll be so cool to fly like a bird.” Olivia is like a lot of other kids in Long ...

Everywhere you looked at sprawling Camp Oakes high in the San Bernardino Mountains earlier this month, you could see kids having fun. There were kids climbing a giant wall, canoeing in the lake, ...