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General (28)You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date:6/17/2025 3:13:55 PM From:"Legal Matters" To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net Subject:[EXTERNAL] Fwd: CA MassResistance, Orange County: Tell Clarvida We llne ss Cente r Central to Remove ALL Pride Promotion Attachment:say_no_to_groomers.docx;CA MasssResistance Clarvida Center Talking Points.pdf; Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unle ss you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. Please help save Disabled Patients at Clarvida Wellness Center from forced immersion into the vile gay/trans/ pride agenda ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Legal Matters < Date: Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM Subject: Re: CA MassResistance, Orange County: Tell Clarvida Wellness Center Central to Remove ALL Pride Promotion To: <cityclerk@tustinca.org>, <council@lakeforestca.gov> On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM Legal Matters < wrote: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Arthur Schaper <Arthur@massresistance.org> Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM Subject: CA MassResistance, Orange County: Tell Clarvida Wellness Center Central to Remove ALL Pride Promotion To: Arthur Schaper <Arthur@massresistance.org> Hey, everyone! Pleas e s hare this C all to a ction with everyone you can reg a rding C la rvida Wellnes s Center C entral. We need to s prea d the word! https ://drive.g oog le.com/file/d/1jtZ KO a 3NTVjmo3oVuqfC 6oj6FelC RFv7/view?pli=1 Arthur Schaper, Field Director Webs ite: Ma s s Res is ta nce.org Email: arthur@ma s s res is ta nce.org Ma in O ffice: (781) 890-6001 CALL TO ACTION HELP SAVE THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FROM GROOMERS WHAT: FORCED “PRIDE” ACTIVITY AT WELLNESS CENTER IN ORANGE 401 S Tustin Str, Orange – per OC district maps this is in Vince Sarmiento’s District BY WHOM: CLARVIDA – Virginia -based nonprofit operating under authority of the BoS WHO HAS OVERSIGHT: County of Orange Continuum of Care & its various Committees please review all links & screenshot ! its highly likely the Wellness Centers will pull the calendars offline OR make “fake changes” outwardly but continue the event as planned at time of writing WELLNESS CENTER CENTRAL still has it advertised •even more intriguing is they claim its only for 90 minutes – still 90 minutes too long but see sample letter for why this is a gross underestimate of the actual time members will be deprived of actual wellness focus activities. 552bbcaf88d2586aeb1edbebac6b13e7 here’s wellness center SOUTH’s calendar which is more transparent – they say the Wellness Ctr Tustin event is til 4:30 so 3 and a half hours ☹ https://www.wellnesscentersouth.org/calendar/ •please do NOT contact Clarvida directly – they have obviously approved the event as described and are unlikely to budge •please do NOT contact Supervisor Sarmiento as he’s equally unlikely to budge – see his record of voting of these types of issues rather: contact the ENTIRE Board of Supervisors, if they get enough emails they can collectively bring a vote to address this at the BoS meeting. please send emails to response@ocgov.com by 8am Tuesday– no need to show up ! click here Board of Supervisors Meeting Agendas | Orange County Board of Supervisors an immediate way to bring this to the attention of the FUNDING SOURCE, OCHCA •follow the money and take concerns to the FUNDING SOURCE The OC Continuum of Care Policies, Procedures and Standards committee meets THIS Tuesday, at 3pm. Agenda Packet_Final 25.06.10 PPS Committee.pdf You could : come in person and comment OR send an email 24 hours ahead of time •zoom comments are not permitted Members of the public may also submit public comment by emailing CareCoordination@ocgov.com. All comments submitted via email at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting will be distributed to the PPS Committee members and all comments will be added to the administrative records of the meeting. Please include “PPS Committee Meeting Comment” in the email subject line •SAMPLE CUT & PASTE LETTER INCLUDED BELOW 😊 3rd option: go straight to those who micro-manage the care of the Disabled in the OC Management Services | Orange County California - Health Care Agency •NOTE: may take longer to resolve than emailing comments to the addresses listed above, but can try cc’ing the following OC Health Care Agency heads amugrditchian@ochca.com jhudson@ochca.com clam@ochca.com NOTE that not all Wellness Center Staff look happy and pleased at having to pose under the vulgar rainbow.. every employee had to pose. The pic below can be seen here at this link Orange County Wellness Center calendar of events If some staff feel uncomfortable and ill at ease what does that say about the dynamics of management and their concern for employees ? What about the “wellness” of employees who maybe did not want to be associated with this ? 4th option : in person Behavioral Health Advisory Committee click this here link for deets HEALTH CARE AGENCY WHY ?? •UPDATE JUNE 6th in re the Creating Together Art class: Members informed us today the *real* reason there is no Open Art is because Art Sessions are now geared towards “pride-themed” creations •UPDATE JUNE 9th in re the calendar originally submitted to and approved by the County of Orange staff: it did include the Trauma Recovery Group. After the calendar was approved, the Wellness Center staff made unauthorized changes. As a reminder, all Wellness Center staff are employed by Clarvida, but the approval and oversight comes from the County. A copy of the original calendar originally put out May 30th is attached so you can see the differences. There is no option in the alternative on June 20th. While its true that the calendar claims “if you would like to participate”, there are no other activities if one does NOT desire to participate – and therein lies the crux of the problem. It’s not “optional” if there are no other choices. There is also not the possibility to opt out of jewelry making and art class which are both “pride” centric all month long. It is obvious this event will not end at 2 or even 2:30 pm. Also, the level of intense preparation for the event, including distribution of free catered food means staff will be occupied and unable to run classes as early as 10:30 am. June 20th IS IS AN ALL-DAY EVENT It is particularly noteworthy that the ONE single Wellness Center that is operated, staff and managed by County employees is not having any “pride” themed or related events. Their calendar can be seen here . its WHOLESOME and everyone is included and nobody has to feel unsafe or worried about being groomed https://wellnesscenterwest.org/calendar-1 SAMPLE LETTER – feel free to edit according to preference To Whom it May Concern, It has come to my attention that members of the Wellness Center Central in Orange are being forced to participate in “Pride” celebration and regularly scheduled groups are being cancelled. Members are also told to come make jewelry for “pride” all month long. Many members are DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED to various degrees, and thus especially vulnerable to grooming. A significant minority of members of the Wellness Center are not allowed to obtain a driver’s license from the State of Ca or open a bank account due to some of them having mild-to- moderate mental retardation. Many are under full or partial conservatorship. These are not adults who can “just say no” Even those members who are able to make everyday adult decisions for themselves should not be forced into participation by default nor should they have to forfeit crucial classes that are cancelled due to the “pride” celebration. The times on the calendar are not accurate. Just because something has a “start time” does not mean there are other options before and after. By way of example: last week’s Member Carnival, which began at noon, members started lining up by 10:30 am for free food and staff was busy signing members in and assisting with the food truck. That left no staff to run classes, and the event did not end until well after 4 pm, with regular activities resuming around 5 pm. It is also unethical to lure Wellness Center members – many of whom are food insecure - into this event with free catered food. Enticing participation by offering a free meal is targeted promotion of the homosexual/ transexual/ pansexual agenda to vulnerable persons. 401 S Tustin Street in Orange is technically COUNTY PROPERTY and in 2023 the OC BoS voted to BAN “pride” flags from county buildings. The Wellness Center is situated in a compound where literally ALL other buildings are county owned and operated and that cater to Disabled and Mentally or Behaviorally challenged populations, who are in need of care centric services that enhance their well being. I am writing this letter out of goodwill and compassion for those whose voices are left unheard and whose safety is being recklessly disregarded. I am especially concerned about survivors of Sexual Assault, Child Sex Abuse and Human Trafficking. Will the County take responsibility for harassment against those who disagree with the “pride celebration” as well in situations where innocent persons are groped or sexually harassed as is so common at these types of pride-themed events ? To protect the vulnerable members, I ask you move the pride event off site and cease inducing or coercing members to participate in “pride” themed activitiesTheir safety should take first priority over displays of sexual vulgarity. Sincerely Yours [ Name, Address or email handle and / or phone # for contact ] CA MassResistance, Orange County: Shut Down PRIDE at the Clarvida Wellness Center Hello, team! We need your help! The Clarvida Wellness Center Central is pushing PRIDE propaganda and perversion on the patients. They have contacted MassResistance, asking for our help. We can shut this down, but we need Orange County residents such as yourselves to contact them and tell them they need to get rid of all this PRIDE propaganda being pushed on the patients. Please Contact Alycia Wallace and Sohail Eftekharzadeh, the program directors at the facility: Alycia.wallace@clarvida.com Sohail.eftekharzadeh@clarvida.com Phone: (714) 361-4860 Here are some talking points for use when confronting the administration of the wellness center. 1. The facility is violating the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ flag policy (notice the photo, etc.) 2. Patients in the facility are very upset but are afraid to speak out for fear of being ejected. CA MassResistance, Orange County: Shut Down PRIDE at the Clarvida Wellness Center 3. The facility is promoting a virulently anti-Christian political movement that represents destructive and unhealthy sexual perversions. You do not support drunkenness, drug abuse, or other toxic behaviors. A health facility is the last place where promotion of homosexuality and transgenderism is appropriate. 4. “Gay pride” is very aggressively promoted. Patients are assigned to make “pride” jewelry in art classes during June. Use of “preferred pronouns” is strictly enforced, according to patients we’ve spoken to. CA MassResistance, Orange County: Shut Down PRIDE at the Clarvida Wellness Center 5. People in the facility are recovering from trauma, have mental illnesses, and have other challenging issues. They should not be having this forced upon them. How does “gay pride” affect their mental health? The facility administration doesn’t seem to care, but should! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: Arthur Schaper Field Director, MassResistance (781) 474-3005 arthur@massresistance.org