Over 350 people gathered at the Atlantis Play Center for the CHARACTER COUNTS! Family Picnic on April 27, 2002. They enjoyed game booths, a rock climbing wall, an inflatable obstacle course, open play in an arena soccer park, live entertainment and a barbecue lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers.

In addition, there was a drawing for 20 youths to march in the annual Strawberry Festival Parade on Memorial Day weekend. The winners will carry a banner reading "CHARACTER COUNTS! because ...," on which all attendees can finish the sentence. Each youth will also receive an event t-shirt and hat to wear during the march to display the city's commitment to character.

Hosts for the CC! Family Picnic were the City of Garden Grove Community Services Department in association with the Garden Grove Community Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Garden Grove.