NOBLE VIKING CHARITIES Information

Viking Charities was founded over fifty-five years ago in Los Angeles when a group of men came together in good fellowship and decided to create a charity to help underprivileged children and their families. They rallied once a month at the Scandia Restaurant with Meister Ken Hanson, building traditions that still carry on today. In 1984, Viking Hans Prager opened the The Ritz Restaurant in Newport Beach, which provided a meeting place for Vikings based in Orange County to start their own charity. A group of spirited men have come together ever since for monthly luncheons filled with friendly harassment, good food, drink, outstanding guest speakers, and serious discussion as to the best ways to help Orange County's needy children and families. Noble Viking Charities, a California non-profit charitable corporation, became an IRC 501(c)(3) charity organization in 1999. Over the last decade, Noble Viking Charities have packed over 1,000 baskets with holiday dinner food and other necessities for needy families throughout Orange County each December. In addition to this project, we also support a variety of other local charities throughout the year by hosting events and meetings to raise money for disadvantaged local families and children. Some of the many charities the Noble Vikings Charities support are Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana, Boys & Girls Club of Tustin, Boys & Girls Club of Harbor Area (Costa Mesa), Civic Center Barrio Housing, CREER, Father Serra's Pantry, Homefront America, Inc., Latino Health Access, Pio Pico Elementary School, Saint Michael's Society and a host of other smaller organizations. The Vikings pride themselves on making a difference in the lives of the families involved with these charities and will continue the tradition of contributing to the local communities in need with the help of their membership and local resources.