Rays of Funshine, INC

06/03/2022

We are collaborating on this awesome summer camp!! Please spread the word!

Yay Summer! We are excited to announce our summer camps starting In July in Orange, CA. Our focus will be to provide your kids with natural social opportunities, team problem solving activities and lots of sensory-rich fun! And we are open to kids aged 2 and up! Follow this link for details: https://forms.gle/RY34pBYALcG1xZs58

01/11/2022

To people who live outside of our world:

I have a favor to ask you.

When you see that child screaming uncontrollably on the floor of the supermarket.

Stop.

Pause.

And…

Before you blame the parents,

Before you shake your head in disgust,

Before you make snide comments about lack of discipline,

And most importantly, before you judge the child,

Stop.

And know that…

You may be seeing autism at its most challenging. It’s most confusing.

A child who may simply have seen, heard, or smelled something new and not quite right.

A teen who cannot communicate.

An adult who is overwhelmed.

A person who is trying so hard to live in a world that doesn’t understand them.

And they responded in the only way they know how.

And the parent, well, they are doing their absolute best to help their child through something really hard. And they are doing it with an audience. And under a microscope.

So, stop. Stop judging. Stop blaming. Stop shaming. And pause.

And…

Try to understand. Try to help if possible. Try to learn.

Give grace.

Or move on.

10/31/2021

Please be patient and kind! Remember every child deserves an amazing experience during the holidays! ❤️

09/10/2021

Awesome resources for the new school year! For all my teacher friends, these are great to read to your students! ❤️

These books foster awareness and empathy for kids on the spectrum.

07/05/2021

❤️

08/16/2019

Fun way to spend a Saturday night!! Benefiting Rays of Funshine and Cancer research!

05/10/2019

It’s that time of year again when we have our big fundraiser for our nonprofit! The event is being held May 19th at Oak Creek Golf Course in Irvine. There are many ways you can support, but the easiest is the helicopter ball drop! You do not need to be present to win and can live anywhere! Each ball is $10 (when you buy balls you are emailed your ball numbers) and we will drop 1,000 balls from a helicopter on 5/19 and if yours goes in the hole or is the closest you win $2000! It’s a live raffle! Really fun!

Link is below, please support if you can. All proceeds go to our scholarship program to help children with special needs and their families!

With almost 20 years of experience between them, Lella Hoang and Dana Umbarger have worked extensively with children on the autism spectrum, as well as students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD, Cognitive Impairment, Auditory Processing Disorder, Emotional Disturbance, Cerebral Palsy, and Se...

04/27/2019

Please check out our new video and spread the word about Rays of Funshine! Our golf tournament is approaching, which is our largest fundraiser with all money raised going into our scholarship fund.

https://youtu.be/Kdd4y4j7Hg4

To sign up for the golf tournament or buy balls for the ball drop (your chance to win $2000!) please visit
https://www.charityvalet.com/rofgolf2019/index.asp

Join us for the 4th annual Rays of Funshine golf tournament. On Sunday, May 19 at the Oak Creek in Irvine, you'll be able to help Rays of Funshine continue i...

04/03/2019

Today is Autism Awareness Day... we are proud to help these children and their families through this journey!

03/25/2019

Thank you to everyone who came to our “Wine Down with Funshine” event on Friday! It was a huge success and we raised lots of money for our scholarship program! A special thank you to our board member Stefanie Oliveira Castro who generously hosted the event at her home!