Luxury homes raises thousands for wishes

At a recent art auction at SeaPoint at Crystal Cove, Laing Luxury Homes, Coast Magazine and the Randy Higbee Gallery raised $17,250 to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire.

More than 200 people attended the auction, where work by local up-and-coming artists was displayed in the model homes at Laing Luxury’s newest neighborhood.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps grants wishes for children ages 2 ½ to 18 who are facing life-threatening illnesses. For more information, go to www.wishocie.org.

— Sue Thoensen