Welcome to GDC

Celebrate the Act of Giving!

We've sold a total of 2,746 pieces of candy!

Our Mission

Golden Dandelion Club contributes to our community through passion, teamwork, and ambition. We firmly believe in the cycle of gratitude and compassion. By giving back to our society, we create opportunities for others like us to step forward and make a change as well. Only through kindness can our community change for the better.

Volunteering at Friendship Shelter

Over the summer, the Golden Dandelion Club began visiting and providing fresh and home cooked meals for the residents of the Friendship Emergency Shelter in Laguna Beach, a year round shelter and rehabilitation center for homeless adults. As the Covid-19 pandemic had made it difficult for the Friendship Emergency Shelter to provide for its residents, the GDC’s efforts received a warm welcome from the residents and shelter organizers alike. The food was made on site in the shelter’s kitchens, and was based on cultural Chinese dishes, such as chow mein, fried rice, and kung pao chicken. All ingredients were bought using club funds previously raised through making and selling candies. The GDC plans to volunteer monthly at the shelter throughout the school year to help ensure the residents at the shelter can continue their rehabilitation in a safe and stable environment.

Helping Domestic Violence Shelters

As quarantine and social distancing strained relationships and changed social norms, more women found themselves in abusive relationships, with global domestic violence reports arising as much as 25-33%. Our club decided to do our part in supporting victims of domestic abuse within the local community by donating to Human Options. This organization helps mothers and children suffering from domestic violence get their life back on track. The Golden Dandelion Club GDC members contributed unused essential goods such as clothes, sanitary wipes, shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, soap, dishwashing materials, and more, packaging these in hand-decorated bags. GDC made 158 care packages and delivered them to Human Options to be distributed within their shelters.

Making care packages for domestic violence shelters

CHOC Hospital Donation

The Golden Dandelion Club raised $1000 for the Children’s Health Orange County Hospital (also known as CHOC) through making and selling cookies. The funds were used by the hospital to buy technologies and medical supplies essential in treating childrens’ diseases.

Human Options Thank You Card We are really happy to hear from Human Options that the toys, clothes, and hygiene products we donated have provided the basic needs for the families at the domestic violence shelter. We will continue to raise funds and buy new items to create more care packages fro the shelter in the future!	CHOC Hospital Thank You Card We received a thank you card from CHOC Hospital over in the winter last year! We are very happy to learn that our donation helps care for the children at the hospital and increases the possibility to find out cures for various sicknesses. We hope that we can help the children to reach their full potential!	CHOC Hospital Thank You Card We are really happy to hear from Human Options that the toys, clothes, and hygiene products we donated have provided the basic needs for the families at the domestic violence shelter. We will continue to raise funds and buy new items to create more care packages fro the shelter in the future!