Twenty-four pallets of new toys are donated to aoknick.org for the Annual Christmas Drive. It took a whole team of people to bless the children of Baja, thank you to everyone involved and please enjoy the video.

Baja Support Run provides a fun opportunity for the Baja race community to give back to the people. Giving back is an integral part to the race and meaningful for everyone involved. Please enjoy the video.

On November 15, 2009, Under the leadership of AOK’s Nick Baldwin the Wahoo’s Baja Support III mission was achieved by embarking on the Rancho El Milagro children’s home which is about 30km inland from Ensenada, Mexico. Together with the

The aoknick.org team is partnering with an Olympia Washington church and one of its missions teams, Warm Blankets Orphan Care International, to provide fresh drinking water and fish to the Kong Pixay Church Orphan home in Cambodia. With the construction

Nick and Melissa Curzon just recently teamed up for another AOK. Nick donated funds to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for breast cancer research at the Women’s Cancer Research Institute at the Samuel Oschin

Martin has been busy at Bertha Kindergarten since cleaning out the ceilings and finishing the tile floors. He just finished placing chicken wire in the attic to keep the cats and rodents

Martin finished laying the new tile floor this past week at Bertha Kinder. The tiles are no longer chipped and dangerous for the children to walk on. It is exciting to see

Martin worked diligently last week to clean and wash the classroom at Bertha Kinder. He started at 6:00 am with just himself and his tools. Cats were living in the ceiling and

Martín donated his time this past week to the Bertha Von Glumer school. As another AOK he worked hard to retile and floor the school. Now the children have a safer and cleaner environment to learn in. Thanks Martín again

Martin and friends worked from 7:00am to 4:00pm at the Bertha Von Kinder school trimming the trees. It was hard labor, but worth it to give the children a safer and cleaner environment for their learning.

 

Another recent and fulfilling AOK venture is AOK’s sponsorship of AccesSurf. This is a great organization that helps to get challenged athletes into the ocean surfing again. With every challenge, there is always a means to overcome it and AOK

On Wednesday, July 15th, Chad of Baja Junkies (www.bajajunkies.com) paid a visit to Nick Baldwin at AOK headquarters and kindly donated over 3,000 brand new toys. These toys, from Fisher Price Remote Control Trucks to CSI Investigation Kits, and

A full bag of DeWALT tools was donated to AOK from our sponsor Full Circle Events in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jay Gray and Rudy Lekar, owners of Full Circle Events, are good friends and a great help to the

This past Mother’s Day, Grace Church in Yorba Linda, Ca hosted a Women’s Tea for the women of the Sheepfold Shelter. The Sheepfold Shelter is a woman’s home that provides a safe place for women and their children to live.

After Church on Sunday, Nick Baldwin and Brian Nix drove up to Dwight’s House to ask what it is that they need to feed the women that they shelter there. It turns out that what they need is the basics:

A former employee and personal friend Lyla Hassel contacted Nick to purchase Girl Scout Cookies from her daughter Alexa. Lyla has been a friend of Nick’s for almost twenty years, so Nick thought it would be fun to present her

Martin Romo is a busy man. He has almost completed the steps at the Jardin de Ninos at Baja Marina. These are going to play an important part for the school children because the students will now have safe access

Martin Romo, an integral part of the AOK team, is almost finished with the installation of a new tile floor at Jaime Nuno Elementary in Baja. He used the official AOK truck to haul all of the materials for this

Martin Romo and Chad from ntensetees orchestrated another great opportunity for the people of San Felipe. Chad collected numerous amounts of t-shirts from his various racing clientele and gave them to Martin to distribute throughout San Felipe. Martin packaged the

About six months ago, Nick received another opportunity for an AOK. George, who owns the Cortez Hotel in San Felipe, asked him if he would like to participate in a raffle benefiting the local people. Nick purchased $1000 worth of

Another AOK team member was busy this past holiday season. Geoff Curzon, son of Melissa Curzon, threw a Christmas party for his friends and presented them with a unique opportunity to give. A large group of high school students and

On December 21st, Nick along with his son Cole, Brian Nix, and Cole’s friends Miguel and Matt delivered numerous food items to a woman’s homeless shelter in Santa Ana, California. The shelter houses and sleeps over 90 women every day.

This year Nick was presented with a new opportunity to help people in need during the holiday season. Every year Calvary Chapel Tustin in California sends out request cards for people needing a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day

Every year, for the past fifteen years, Nick organizes an “AOK Turkey and Ham Drive” for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.  Over 300lbs. of turkey and ham are delivered each holiday to various food shelters throughout Orange County, California.  Nick began

One of Nick’s close friends sought and found an opportunity to present him with a unique and meaningful gift. He donated $1000 as an AOK to build a well in the Philippines. The children of this village used to walk

Nick’s AOK helped support the efforts of missionaries in Costa Rica. He donated $3000 to complete a schoolroom for impoverished students. These children had no access to technological advancements until this money was donated that allowed the school to purchase

Nick’s AOK collaborated with the Carson Fire Department to bring some much needed tools to Northern and Southern Baja. He donated money to the fire department so that they could purchase the “Jaws of Life” for the emergency personnel of

Nick wanted to continue his AOK mission in San Felipe by finding another school in need. In 2006, he went to tour a local school’s site and found nothing. There was no structure, only open land ready and waiting for

Nick’s AOK has donated baked goods to the residents of Atria Senior Living in San Juan Capistrano, Ca for years. Once a month and for every holiday delicious baked goods are created by Jacinthe and her team at Homemade by

Nick continued his “Acts of Kindness” in the town of San Felipe because of his good friend Martin Romo. Martin owns a restaurant in San Felipe called Rice and Beans. After sitting and chatting with Martin for a bit in

Nick noticed that there was an open piece of land across from where his truck of donated goods was unloaded (See Food and Clothing Drive) in the small town of Ojos Negros. He asked the local people what

Nick Baldwin has been racing through the landscapes of Mexico for over twenty years. It was during a race in 2005, as he watched the people of Baja cheer and support him that Nick decided it was time to give

Lindsey from Texas delivers junk food to Dwight’s House for movie night!

Some much needed support for the Dwight’s House to enjoy on game day.

About a week ago, Dwight’s House had a Beauty Day for all the ladies that stay at the shelter. Cosmetology apprentices came and treated the ladies to hair cuts and styling, face treatments, and make-up. Nick and Brian Nix served

Nick Baldwin sold his successful development company in 2006 and focused more of his effort and time on “Acts of Kindness.” He is committed to

Nick and Brian loaded up on a bunch of staples for Dwight’s House. This time around the need was for paper products and household items. Another great visit and opportunity to help the ladies at Dwight’s House.

Nick and Brian Nix purchased more supplies and food for the shelter and this time Thanksgiving items started to make the list!

Nick’s nephew, Austin, joined in the AOK fun a couple of Sunday’s ago by pricing out the shopping list for Dwight’s House. He got up early and went with Nick to the store to price and select all of the

Dwight, founder of Dwight’s House, provides a very unique and helpful service to the women there. He supplies a P.O. Box number that the women can use in order to receive regular mail. Every Sunday he collects the mail and

Another food delivery to Dwight’s House. This one brought much needed supplies from Food 4 Less for the women.

This past Sunday Cole Baldwin and his friend Brendan helped deliver much needed supplies to Dwight’s House. The people behind Dwight’s House supply Nick with a list of items they need regularly and AOK purchases and delivers them. This past

Brent and Debbie and two of their friends were just recently visiting from Las Vegas and wanted to see what it is we do at Dwight’s House. It was another perfect opportunity to go and take supplies for the homeless

A new member of Nick’s AOK joined in helping out the women of Dwight’s House. Grandpa Vic, Debbie Baldwin’s father, helped make a delivery this past week to the house. The women are always very grateful for the food and

Over the weekend, Nick’s AOK sponsored a barbeque for the women of Dwight’s House. The women enjoyed hamburgers, cheeseburgers, baked beans, watermelon, and chips that were purchased, prepared, and served by Nick Baldwin, Brian Nix, Chuck and Michelle Cheek of

This past Sunday, while sitting in church, Nick Baldwin realized that it was time for another AOK. He and Brian Nix purchased fifteen 10lb. hams, six giant cans of pork and beans, fresh fruits, and vegetables for the women at

Chad from Ntensetees, a sponsor of AOK, helped to create and organize a children’s book and clothing drive for the children of San Felipe. Chad’s good friend, Dennis Rogers, recently drove to San Felipe with a pick-up truck filled with

Martin Romo is a busy man. He has almost completed the steps at the Jardin de Ninos at Baja Marina. These are going to play an important part for the school children because the students will now have safe access

Martin Romo, an integral part of the AOK team, is almost finished with the installation of a new tile floor at Jaime Nuno Elementary in Baja. He used the official AOK truck to haul all of the materials for this

Martin Romo and Chad from ntensetees orchestrated another great opportunity for the people of San Felipe. Chad collected numerous amounts of t-shirts from his various racing clientele and gave them to Martin to distribute throughout San Felipe. Martin packaged the

About six months ago, Nick received another opportunity for an AOK. George, who owns the Cortez Hotel in San Felipe, asked him if he would like to participate in a raffle benefiting the local people. Nick purchased $1000 worth of

Another AOK team member was busy this past holiday season. Geoff Curzon, son of Melissa Curzon, threw a Christmas party for his friends and presented them with a unique opportunity to give. A large group of high school students and

On December 21st, Nick along with his son Cole, Brian Nix, and Cole’s friends Miguel and Matt delivered numerous food items to a woman’s homeless shelter in Santa Ana, California. The shelter houses and sleeps over 90 women every day.

This year Nick was presented with a new opportunity to help people in need during the holiday season. Every year Calvary Chapel Tustin in California sends out request cards for people needing a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day

Every year, for the past fifteen years, Nick organizes an “AOK Turkey and Ham Drive” for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.  Over 300lbs. of turkey and ham are delivered each holiday to various food shelters throughout Orange County, California.  Nick began

One of Nick’s close friends sought and found an opportunity to present him with a unique and meaningful gift. He donated $1000 as an AOK to build a well in the Philippines. The children of this village used to walk

Nick’s AOK helped support the efforts of missionaries in Costa Rica. He donated $3000 to complete a schoolroom for impoverished students. These children had no access to technological advancements until this money was donated that allowed the school to purchase

Nick’s AOK collaborated with the Carson Fire Department to bring some much needed tools to Northern and Southern Baja. He donated money to the fire department so that they could purchase the “Jaws of Life” for the emergency personnel of

Nick’s AOK has donated baked goods to the residents of Atria Senior Living in San Juan Capistrano, Ca for years. Once a month and for every holiday delicious baked goods are created by Jacinthe and her team at Homemade by