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Page Tab A Conversation with

Ollie Benn

about the

giv4 homelessness in san diego initiative

Ollie Benn is the Director of Philanthropy and Social

Impact at the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego

(JCF). In August 2021, JCF launched the giv4 homelessness

in san diego fund, a new way to encourage everyone

in San Diego to participate in the solutions to homelessness.

JCF collaborated with homelessness experts to curate a

fund of 12 local nonprofi ts each having a different impact on

the crisis. The fund has provided over $1.25M in impact in

just nine months.

Q

A

Why do you think the giv4 homelessness fund has

been so successful in such a short period of time?

Homelessness is our region’s biggest crisis, but it’s

so complicated and overwhelming. Many people

want to do something but don’t know where to begin. We

made a curated fund of nonprofi ts as an easy way for

people to give and see their impact every month.

Q

A

Where does the money donated to the giv4

homelessness fund go?

100% of the funds we receive go directly to 12

vetted local nonprofi ts focused on (1) immediate

needs; (2) prevention of homelessness; or, (3) systems

change. Some nonprofi ts focus on particular groups like atrisk

youth or victims of domestic violence, while others have

innovative ways to create affordable housing. In addition to

giving with impact, a major benefi t of giv4 homelessness is

that you get to learn about nonprofi ts and creative solutions

you may never have discovered otherwise.

Q

A

What have you learned while overseeing the

giv4 initiative?

People have so many misconceptions

around homelessness: (1) Most homelessness

in San Diego is caused by economic factors – not mental

health and drugs – and for some groups like seniors it can

be 4 GBSAN.COM prevented | quite APRIL inexpensively. 2022 (2) Some people think

“

In addition to giving with impact, a major

benefit of giv4 homelessness is that you get to

learn about nonprofits and creative solutions you

may never have discovered otherwise.

”

housing should be a “reward” for individuals “fi xing” all their

challenges, when the reality is that housing (with supportive

services) provides the stability in their lives to get back on

their feet. (3) Few, if any, people choose to experience

homelessness. We need to treat every individual with

dignity and realize that a job layoff or an accident can

be the difference between paying rent and being evicted.

That compassion and mindset can drive policy change

and help solve this crisis.

Q

A

Is giv4 just an online platform?

If people want to donate, and then receive our

monthly impact videos online, that’s great! But we’ve

also arranged in-person volunteer opportunities, site

visits to see the nonprofi ts, and events like happy hours

at local breweries where speakers have shared their own

experiences of homelessness.

The Jewish Community Foundation San Diego

has facilitated over $1.25 Million from the giv4 initiative

for the following nonprofits.

Prevention

Intervention

Systems Change

For more information, please visit:

giv4.org | or email: hello@giv4.org

AN INITIATIVE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SAN DIEGO

@giv4sdhomeless

@giv4sd

@giv4sandiego


CONTENTS

8 What We Love

April 2022

WILDCOAST

10 Community

Pedal The Cause

14 Concert

Doors of Change

16 Dining

Pink Buddha

18 Luncheon

Roaring ’20s

22 Cross-Border

Burnham Center For

Community Advancement

25 Cover Story

VEBA Resource Center

28 Awards

East County Honors

32 Salud

Meatabolism

34 Health

San Diego Blood Bank

36 Celebration

Welcome Baby

40 Celebration

Home Start

41 Gala

Hope Blooms

44 Reception

Salvation Army San Diego

46 Heroes

Freedom Dogs Golf

Tournament

SYCUAN DINING

50 SWA Community

Girl Scouts San Diego

52 Gala

Patrons Of The Prado

54 Film

San Diego Latino Film

Festival

56 Education

Junior Achievement

58 Visionaries

Irwin And Joan Jacobs

Further Jonas Salk’s Vision

60 Museums

Reintroducing In Person

Arts Programming

62 Gala

The Power Of Love

70 Community

Chicano Federation

Unity Luncheon

72 Environment

WILDCOAST

74 Perfil

Nancy Laturno

76 Mixer

Giv4

78 Families

Home Start Celebrates

50 Year Milestone

80 Leader

OLP Student Wins

NCEA Award

82 Grand Opening

Wildlife Explorers Basecamp

86 Nutrition

Feeding People, Not Landfills

88 Arts

A Night To Dream

90 Benefit

Pub Crawl

92 Empowerment

Meaningful Work For People With

Autism

94 Benefit

Give From Your Heart

96 Museums

Ready For Racing Season!

95 Calendar

April 2022

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SATURDAY

5 :3 0pm

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037

Spring Cocktail Attire

Join us for our Anniversary Celebration to

toast 135 years of providing healing and

hope to children and families throughout

San Diego. This signature event will feature

exclusive live auction packages, dinner

by-the-bite with specialty cocktails, and

inspiring performances from our youth.

Honorary Chairs:

Phyllis & Dave Snyder

PATH Awardee:

Auctioneer:

clint bell

Tickets & Information at CenterforChildren.org/Celebration

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

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WWL

Art & Parisian Elegance

Get ready to dress your best for an elegant evening

at The US Grant Hotel. On April 24th, the Cygnet

Theatre’s Paris by Night event will bring all the glamor

and entertainment including your favorite Cygnet

artists, street artists, cabaret-style performances, and

a meal prepared by the hotel’s award-winning team.

www.cygnettheatre.com

Travel to Another Dimension

On April 24th, the annual Hats and

Heels fundraiser will take place at the

Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Proceeds

from the event support their

Transitional Housing Program for

women and children escaping domestic

violence. A Champagne reception followed

by lunch, silent and live auction and featuring the

award-winning 5th Dimension.

www.sihatsandheels.org

What

We Love

April 2022

MCASD Flagship

Location Reopening

On April 9th, the Museum of

Contemporary Art San Diego

welcomes the local bi-national

communities to the reopening of their

flagship location in La Jolla after a fiveyear-long

renovation. Designed by the Selldorf

Architects, the Joan and Irwin Jacobs building

honors generous donors and arts supporters, Joan

and Irwin Jacobs.

Support

Women in

Policing

www.mcasd.org/mcasd-expanding

Join the San Diego

Police Foundation

on April 14th for

their Women in Blue

luncheon where

you can hear first-hand stories from female officers and civilian

professionals. The Women in Blue program empowers women,

promotes leadership and diversity, and fosters successful

careers - which you will be contributing to by attending.

www.sdpolicefoundation.org


The Conrad Prebys Foundation – Spring Season Sponsor

Aging Magician

Co-created by PAOLA PRESTINI, RINDE ECKERT & JULIAN CROUCH

Co-Produced by BETH MORRISON PROJECTS & NATIONAL SAWDUST

Featuring BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS & THE ATTACCA QUARTET

Conducted by DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER

Directed by JULIAN CROUCH

Friday, May 13, 2022 7:30 PM

Saturday, May 14, 2022 2:00 PM

Saturday, May 14, 2022 7:30 PM

Balboa Theatre

A hauntingly beautiful hybrid of opera and theatre

that celebrates youth, imagination, and the

peculiar magic of ordinary life.

West Coast Premiere.

Scan this QR code

with the camera app

on your smartphone

to learn more about

Aging Magician.

FOR TICKETS, VISIT SDOPERA.ORG OR CALL (619) 533-7000


Community

Heather Reynolds, Melissa

Seipel and Michelle Dastyck

Denise Hawkinson

and Amy Koman

Pedal

the

Cause

Julie Mathew and

Lara Hustana

Cameron Klaus

and Sarah Noble

Padres Pedal the Cause is

Curebound’s signature event,

bringing together thousands of

participants each year to raise

money for collaborative cancer

research. Hosted in partnership with the

SD Padres, “Pedal” is San Diego’s most

impactful fundraising experience with

over $15 million raised to date to fund 78

innovative research grants in all types of

cancer. 100% of every dollar raised funds

life-saving cancer research. This kick off party

was held to get the teams and fundraisers

excited for the upcoming big day!

Staci Chistie

and Alysa Blake

Nika and Nessa Samimi

with Ava Hasani

Maddie Hamann, Sarah Giguere

and Michelle Anise Mackey


Join us in

celebrating

34 beautiful years

of charitable partnerships with

the San Diego community.

We Proudly Support:

Las Patronas

Promises2Kids

Humble Design San Diego

model

model

Call: (858) 452-1981

Text: (858) 203-2944

Hablamos español

Where Dreams Become Real

Learn more about

our charitable support

and awards at ljcsc.com


Community

Padres Pedal

the Cause es el

evento icónico

de Curebound,

que logra reunir

a miles de participantes

cada año con el

objetivo de recaudar

fondos destinados

a investigaciones

oncológicas colaborativas.

Llevado a cabo en

asociación con SD

Padres, “Pedal” es la

experiencia solidaria de

mayor impacto de la zona,

con más de $ 15 millones

en recaudaciones hasta

la fecha, destinadas a 78

subsidios de investigación

oncológica innovadora

sobre todo tipo de cáncer.

El 100% de cada dólar

recaudado es destinado a

esta importante misión: la

de lograr investigaciones

que salven vidas. ¡La

fiesta de inauguración se

realizó para reunir a los

equipos y recaudadores

de fondos encaminados

hacia el gran día!

Dana Friehauf, Jody

Burke and Sally Welly

Dianne Kretowicz, Kim

Reed and Lisette Polny

Ommid Asvaghi, Kate

Sinclair and Ingrid Pardee

Patty Brutten and

Connie Pittard

Joanne Marks

and Sally Welly

Katherine Chapin, Julie Tafel

Klaus and Marie Hiraoka

Molly Edwards, Cheryl

Anderson and Julie Turner



Concert

Doors of Change

Justine was 12 years

old when she fled to

the streets to escape

her mother’s boyfriend,

who was physically

abusing her. When

he started to take off

her clothes, she decided to

chance life on the streets.

When Doors of Change met

her four years later, Justine

had already attempted suicide

twice. She could not envision

a better life for herself, and

she trusted no one. For a

month, she watched warily as

homeless youth like herself

participated in art and music

lessons offered by Doors of

Change. Finally, she asked

to participate in an art class,

and it changed the trajectory

of her life. She began to trust

Doors of Change. She began

selling jewelry to pay for rent

Justine’s College

Graduation

and food. She enrolled in college and earned her bachelor’s

degree; she is now in law school.

Transitional Age Youth (TAY), ages 17-25, are the most

underserved of the homeless community and yet this pivotal

age presents tremendous opportunity to prevent a lifetime of

homelessness. With adult compassion and guidance, these

youth can complete their education, get jobs, get off the streets,

and build a life filled with

hope and opportunity.

Nearly all homeless TAY

are traumatized due to

the abuse, rejection and

victimization they have

endured. As a result, lack of

trust is the greatest barrier

to helping them. The Doors

of Change Taking Music &

Art to the Streets (TMATS)

program is uniquely

successful in building

trust with homeless youth

quickly. Doors of Change

staff and volunteers reach

out to homeless youth,

offering snacks, water and

other necessities. Youth are

invited to attend TMATS,

where they receive a meal

and art or music lessons.

Wraparound services

including clothing, haircuts,

and case management are also available.

Youth are incentivized to return - after attending 6 lessons they

earn art supplies or a musical instrument whether a guitar,

ukulele, keyboard, violin, harmonica whichever they have learned

to play! Through this program, they learn to set and reach a goal.

Many feel a sense of accomplishment for the first time in their

lives. This approach has proven to build trust with homeless

youth months sooner than traditional outreach alone.


Once trust is built,

homeless youth are

receptive to case

management services

that help them

obtain ID, health care

(including mental

health), job training

and housing. Doors

of Change networks

with a myriad of

local community and

government agencies

to quickly get youth

the help they need

to get off the streets.

“Since its inception in

Taking Music &

Art to the Streets

2001, Doors of Change has helped more than 2,300 homeless

youth get off the streets into safe housing. Music & Art is our

Secret Sauce,” Jeffrey Sitcov, President & Founder shared with

GB Magazine.

Grammy-nominated Three Dog Night will headline a Concert

of Hope to benefit Doors of Change on June 30 at the

Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista. The show promises to be

a rockin’ fun night -- the band’s many Top-40 hits include Eli’s

Coming, Jeremiah was a Bullfrog, and One is the Loneliest

Number – and is a great way to Celebrate the homeless youth

being uplifted and empowered to build a life off the streets.

Former homeless youth Nikki Johnson-Huston who is now

an attorney and winner of 2021-2022 Ms. Universe, will share

her amazing story. For more information or to buy tickets visit

www.doorsofchange.org.

Ms. Universe Nikki

Johnson-Huston

Three

Dog Night


Dining

BRAND-NEW PAN-ASIAN RESTAURANT AND

COCKTAIL LOUNGE OPENS AT SYCUAN

Sycuan Casino

Resort

announced

the opening

of a brandnew

restaurant

and cocktail lounge Pink

Buddha and Karma

Lounge.

Pink Buddha, a new

casual dining restaurant,

offers a fresh take on Pan-

Asian cuisine featuring the

eclectic influences of China,

Thailand, Japan, Vietnam,

the Philippines and Hawaii.

The extensive menu boasts

a mix of delicious items

including noodles, fried rice,

pho, dim sum, Bahn Mi

sandwiches, stir fry dishes

and more.

Upon entering the

restaurant, guests are

greeted with an impressive

8-foot-tall original Pink

Buddha statue, vibrant

artwork, playful sculptures,

a massive cherry blossom

tree and pink accents for a

truly whimsical experience.

“Our Pink Buddha

represents prosperity and

good fortune,” DeVere Jones, executive director of food and

beverage at Sycuan Casino Resort shared with GB Magazine.

“The restaurant’s lively atmosphere and cheerful designs

coupled with our diverse Pan-Asian menu make for a really fun

and appealing dining

experience.”

Karma Lounge at

Pink Buddha is a

cozy cocktail hideaway

providing guests with a

place to enjoy specialty

cocktails and small bites

in a beautifully crafted

atmosphere. The

intimate lounge features

plush seating areas,

ambient lighting, bold

neon pink signage and

a floor-to-ceiling cherry

blossom tree.

The lounge’s cocktail

menu serves up a

variety of Asianinspired

drinks mixed

with everything from

Japanese whiskey,

Infanta Lambanog to

Tia Maria Matcha. The

small bites menu offers

both savory and sweet

options for the perfect

cocktail pairing.

“Our talented chefs and

skilled mixologists have

sourced a variety of

unique and international

ingredients to bring to

life a menu that you

can only find here at Karma Lounge,” said Jones. “Both Pink

Buddha and Karma Lounge bring an entirely new experience to

Sycuan that I think our guests are really going to enjoy.”


Sycuan Casino Resort anunció la apertura de un nuevo

restaurante y bar, el Pink Buddha y el Karma Lounge.

Pink Buddha es un nuevo restaurante informal donde se

puede disfrutar de la cocina pan-asiática con influencias chinas,

tailandesas, japonesas, vietnamitas, filipinas y hawaianas. El

amplio menú cuenta con variedad de fideos, arroz frito, pho,

dim sum, Bhan Mi sándwiches, platos de frituras y mucho más.

Al ingresar al restaurante los comensales son recibidos por una impresionante

estatua original de 8 pies de altura de Pink Buddha, una vibrante obra de

arte, acompañada por divertidas esculturas, un importante cerezo en flor y

detalles en tonos rosados que acentúan lo exótico de la experiencia.

“Nuestro Pink Buddha representa la prosperidad y la buena fortuna” comenta

a la revista Giving Back el director ejecutivo del área de comida y bebidas del

Sycuan Casino Resort, DeVere Jones. “El restaurante tiene una atmosfera

de los más alegre con diseños que acompañan al diverso menú panasiático,

haciendo de esta experiencia algo realmente divertido”.

Karma Lounge at Pink Buddha es un cálido

bar donde los invitados pueden encontrar un

espacio donde disfrutar cócteles especiales y

tentempiés sumergidos en un ambiente bellamente

decorado. Esta íntima área cuenta con elegantes

sillones donde sentarse cómodamente, cálida

iluminación, carteles rosados de neón y cerezos

en flor que llegan al techo.

El menú del bar de cócteles ofrece una variedad

de bebidas inspiradas en lo panasiático,

desde el whiskey japonés, Infanta Lambanog

al Tía María Matcha. Los tentempiés pueden

ser salados o dulces, haciéndolos la perfecta

compañía de las bebidas.

“Nuestros talentosos chefs y habilidosos

expertos en cócteles han logrado armar

un menú en base a ingredientes únicos e

internacionales para dar vida a estos platos que

solo se pueden encontrar en el Karma Lounge”

comenta Jones. “tanto Pink Buddha como

Karma Lounge, suman al Sycuan una nueva

y única experiencia que creemos fascinará a

nuestros huéspedes”.

www.sycuan.com


Luncheon

Roaring ’20s

The Ladies Guild is a service

organization whose mission is to

assist in the work of Father Joe’s

Villages. It is an all-volunteer group

of over 250 women who raise funds

solely to benefit children in the

care of FJV. They recently hosted a

fundraiser complete with a social hour, entertainment,

lunch, and a Silent Auction. Annually, Ladies Guild

members volunteer 14,000 hours of their time to help

those struggling with homelessness.

Claire Reiss, Deacon Jim

Vargas and Peggy Umphres

Penny Kellhofer and

Maryanne Miller

Susan Croll, Kathy McKinley,

Guadalupe Swingle and Chi Pham

Abby Buckley and

Kathryn Clark

Megan and

Mario Flores

Linda Clarke, Jeanie Benet, Kim

Perry and Sheila Rathswohl

Louise Marino

and Mary Pringle

Jane Kinsey and

Kim Witham



Luncheon

The Ladies Guild es

una organización de

servicios cuya misión

es la de asistir a la

labor que se realiza

en Father Joe’s

Villages. Un grupo

de más de 250 mujeres que ofrecen

su tiempo de modo voluntario con

el fin de recaudar fondos solamente

para los niños bajo la guarda de FJV.

Recientemente, llevaron a cabo un

evento para recaudar fondos con una

hora social, entretenimiento, almuerzo

y subasta silenciosa. Anualmente,

las Ladies Guild destinan 14,000 de

voluntariado para asistir a aquellos que

más lo necesitan.

Christine La Marca, Jordan

Marks and Cheryl Kevane

Ann Folstad and

Joanne Guth

Evie Patton,

Beverly Marcum

and Caroline Struck

June Berning and

Anita Moody

Mary Lee Lupo

and Tracy South

Kim Hosking and

Joyce McTighe

Phil Reed,

Yanina Ryadaya

and Bill Podway

Ann Link, Marilyn Courtney

and Judy McGreedy

Nona del Vene, John and Jane

Hargrove and Marie Ohle


A TO DREAM

NIGHT honoring

Sherry and Kevin Ahern

This illustration was designed by Mahlani Gumabon England, one of the talented students of art teacher Edward Moller in San Diego Opera’s Artist Residency program at Lincoln

High School. It was inspired by our upcoming production of El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego), which will have its world premiere in October 2022.

San Diego Opera Gala 2022

June 4, 2022 | The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

Rebecca and Mitch Mitchell, Chairs

Visit sdopera.org/gala for more information and to purchase tickets.


Cross-Border

Burnham

Center for

Community

Advancement

Gustavo de la Fuente, Mai

Nguyen and Larry Kesslin

Burnham Center for Community

Advancement is a new organization

built by Malin Burnham. Malin Burnham

and Jose Galicot hosted a binational

conversation and celebration featuring

author Michael S. Malone and the launch of his

book El Tercer Pais. This event is an important

conversation about creating cross-border

binational partnerships and leveraging our border

to create opportunities. There was a robust

conversation surrounding the World Design Capital

2024 designation for San Diego + Tijuana and how

we make the most of the opportunity, as well as

the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, El Chaparral and

other notable binational efforts for our region.

Bob Watkins, John Morrell,

Tom Fetter and Bill Lawrence

Joe Terzi and

Toby Larson

Lori Walton and and

Yolanda Walther-Meade

Bill Walton and

Rob Quigley


Joann Clark, Nancy

Laturno and Laurie Black

Peter and Doris Ellsworth

with Trevor Blair

Richard Kiy, Consul Carlos Gonzalez

Gutierrez and Gaston Luken

Monica Manzanilla Arellano

and Elba Estudillo Osuna

Deborah Ritchken

and Ron Miriello

Wendy Fry and

Arturo Rodriguez


Cross-Border

Burnham Center for Community

Advancement es una nueva

organización creada por Malin

Burnham. Malin Burnham

y José Galicot fueron los

anfitriones de la entrevista y celebración

de la presentación del autor Michael

S. Malone y el lanzamiento de su libro

El Tercer País. Este evento ofrece un

importante diálogo sobre la creación

de asociaciones binacionales y del

aprovechamiento de nuestra frontera para

también crear nuevas oportunidades.

Existió un importante debate en torno al

nombramiento de San Diego y Tijuana

como Capital Mundial del Diseño 2024,

sobre cómo lograr el mayor provecho

de la ocasión, como también del acceso

de Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, El

Chaparral y otros importantes esfuerzos

binacionales de nuestra región.

James Clark and

Malin Burnham

Gonzalo Lopez

and Jose Galicot

Paul Espinoza and

Alejandra Mier y Teran

Jesus Gustavo Monarrez

and Tiffany Warling

Jimena Villasenor

and Kenia Zamarripa


Marcy Morrison

and Tad Parzen

Cover Story

VEBA Resource Center

NOW OPEN AT A NEW LOCATION!

Executive Director Nancy Maldonado

at the VEBA Resource Center

California Schools VEBA (VEBA) is a non-profit health trust that

provides high quality, affordable and accessible health care for over

150,000 public sector employees across Southern California. VEBA

believes that health is universal and is committed to breaking down

barriers of achieving optimal health, because everyone deserves

access to quality care. VEBA values people and promotes equity;

their members are the purpose behind everything they do. They

believe there is always a better way to deliver health care, and that it

should not be a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Therefore, VEBA works

to build an integrated health care system that delivers on each individual’s personal needs at

an affordable cost. VEBA’s top priority is empowering their members to become advocates

for their own health and well-being, and they do this through the VEBA Resource Center.


Cooking Classes

In 2019, California Schools VEBA

launched the VEBA Resource Center

(VRC), a holistic health center to

help VEBA members overcome

any obstacles they may face. The

VRC has since become a hub for

education employees to feel engaged,

empowered and advocate for their own

health and wellness. The goal of the

VRC is to provide a safe, comfortable

space where VEBA members can

Chef Leslie

access the care they need, when and

how they need it. It offers a community

that provides a wide range of classes, programs and

services focused on holistic health and all tailored to a

member’s unique situation.

The VEBA Resource Center has recently acquired a new

building that is centrally located at 5520 Ruffin Road,

and they are thrilled to announce it is now open for VEBA

members! Come in to enjoy one of their many in-person

yoga or fitness classes, cooking classes, and more!

The VRC also hosts special events both in-person and

online. With over 200 monthly classes, programs, and

events offered online, members can access the resource

center from the comfort of their own home. From ondemand

content on YouTube, group classes, seminars

and workshops, to healthy recipes or

blog posts, the VRC has something for

everyone!

The VEBA Resource Center also works

directly with their employer members to

support their wellness plans.

In February, the VEBA Resource

Center hosted their first member event

of the year where VEBA Member

Ambassadors enjoyed a sound healing,

acupuncture, and a cooking class with

various VRC instructors. The VEBA

Resource Center would like to thank the members who

came to the event. It was meaningful to come together

as a community and VEBA hopes to see their members

again in their new building soon! VEBA is looking forward

to hosting more events like this in the future.

The VEBA Resource Center is looking forward to seeing

all their members back in-person! Not familiar with

the VEBA Resource Center or know if you are a VEBA

member? Education employees can start by visiting

www.vebaresourcecenter.com to learn more about the

many resources California Schools VEBA has to offer, or

book a tour of the resource center today!


California Schools VEBA (VEBA) es un fondo

de salud sin fines de lucro que ofrece

atención en salud de alta calidad, accesible

y asequible en todo el sur de California,

a más de 150,000 empleados del sector

público. VEBA cree que la salud es un

derecho universal y se compromete a derribar

barreras para lograr resultados óptimos en salud, teniendo en

mente que todos merecen el acceso a la atención sanitaria de

calidad. VEBA valora a las personas y promueve la equidad,

sus miembros son la razón detrás de cada acción, teniendo

en cuenta que existe

una mejor manera de

brindar atención en

salud y que no debería

ser algo masivo sino

personalizado. Por

esto es que VEBA

trabaja a diario para

lograr un sistema de

salud que ofrezca a

cada persona lo que

ella necesita a un

costo accesible. La

prioridad de VEBA

es la de empoderar

a sus miembros

para que se conviertan

en defensores de su

propia salud y bienestar,

y lo quieren lograr a

través de su Centro de

Recursos VEBA.

En el 2019, California

Schools VEBA

inauguró su Centro

de Recursos VEBA

(VRC), un centro integral

Sound Healing with

Michele McNiff

de salud para ayudar a los miembros de VEBA a sobrellevar

cualquier obstáculo que se les presente. Desde ese entonces,

el Centro se ha convertido en un imán para los empleados de

la educación donde sentirse empoderados y comprometidos,

trabajando en pos de mejorar su salud y bienestar. El objetivo

de VRC es el de brindar un espacio seguro, confortable donde

los miembros de VEBA puedan acceder a los cuidados que

necesiten cuando lo necesiten y de la manera que lo necesiten.

Es una comunidad que brinda una amplia variedad de clases,

programas y servicios enfocados en la salud holística y

diseñados para adaptarse a cada situación personal.

EL Centro de Recursos VEBA recientemente adquirió un nuevo

edificio de ubicación céntrica, en 5520 Ruffin Road, y con

mucha alegría anuncian su apertura para los miembros de

VEBA. ¡Vengan a disfrutar de clases presenciales de yoga o

fitness o clases de cocina y mucho más! El VRC también realiza

eventos especiales presenciales como en línea, con más de 200

clases mensuales, programas y eventos en línea, los miembros

pueden acceder al centro de recursos desde la comodidad

de sus propios hogares, eligiendo contenidos solicitados

en YouTube, clases grupales, seminarios, talleres, recetas

saludables o posteos de blogs, ¡el VRC tiene algo para todos y

cada uno de sus miembros!

Acupuncture

session with Dr. V.

El Centro de

Recursos VEBA

también trabaja de

manera directa con

los empleadores

para apoyarlos

en sus planes de

bienestar.

En febrero,

el Centro de

Recursos VEBA

llevó adelante su

primer evento

anual con sus

miembros donde

los Embajadores

de los Miembros de

VEBA disfrutaron de

sanación por sonidos,

acupuntura y clases

de cocina dictados por

varios instructores de

VEBA, agradeciendo

profundamente a

aquellos miembros que

asistieron al evento.

Fue muy importante el

lograr reunirse como comunidad y VEBA espera ver nuevamente

a sus miembros en sus nuevas instalaciones, esperando realizar

más eventos como este en el futuro.

¡El Centro de Recursos VEBA espera con ansias ver a sus

miembros nuevamente de manera presencial! ¿No está

familiarizado con el Centro de Recursos VEBA o no sabe si

usted pertenece a VEBA? Los empleados de la educación

pueden comenzar por visitar www.vebaresourcecenter.com

donde podrán enterarse sobre los muchos recursos que tiene

para ofrecer California Schools VEBA o para solicitar una visita

guiada por el centro hoy mismo!


Awards

East

County

Honors

The community came

together to celebrate

outstanding East

County businesses,

organizations and

community leaders

who are making a

difference. The attendees enjoyed a

dinner and award ceremony at Sycuan

Casino Resort as they toasted and

championed each other all thanks to

East County Chamber of Commerce.

You know it is going to be a fun night

when you see the Stetsons walk in!

David and

Michelle Moran

Natalie Ray and

Mary Beth Kastan

Renae and

Alan Arabo

Fathima Bouziane

and Mimiko Ocampo

Tennylle Carnes

and Sarah Wood

Rosemary Reed

and Abby Yousif

Anastasya Rapp and

Councilmember Colin Parent


David and Mary Jo Ray

with Amy Reichert

Lauren Morrow, Shannon

Newton and Valerie Scott

RESERVA AHORA EN SYCUAN.COM

LOS HUÉSPEDES DEBEN SER MAYORES DE 21 AÑOS PARA ENTRAR EN EL CASINO.


Awards

La comunidad se reunió

para celebrar a los más

destacados empresarios,

organizaciones y líderes

comunitarios de East

County que hoy en

día están haciendo la

diferencia. Los presentes disfrutaron de

una cena de premiación en el Sycuan

Casino& Resort, brindando por los

galardonados y agradeciendo a la

Cámara de Comercio de East County. Y

si se ve entrar a los Stetson, ¡ya se sabe

que será una noche muy divertida!

Justin Schlaefli, District

Attorney Summer Stephan

and Cameron Celeste

Ray Bach with Suzie

and Connor Toor

Melissa Villa Gomez

and Kathryn Chavez

John Dadian, Patrick

Gomes and Billy Sylvester

Jessica and

Edward Hershey

Debra Emerson, Senator

Brian Jones, Heather

Jones and Kristine Costa

Sheila Hardison and

Victoria Floyd


Scott Staples, Tom Tamar

and Robert Preciado

As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary milestone,

Home Start remains steadfast in our unwavering

commitment to protect children by providing vital

resources that strengthen families.

IMAGINE

FamiliesLivingLife in Peace

HONORARY COMMITTEE: Fiona Mackin-Jha, Chair, Sharmila & Mohit Bhushan, Gigi Cramer, Susan Davis,

Evelyn Favero-Heald, Julie Hussey, Ellen & Steven Osinski, Peter & Sheel Seidler, and Lori & Bill Walton

We Hope You'll Join Us

50 th ANNIVERSARY

Celebration

Saturday, May 14, 2022 • 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm

THE US GRANT • Downtown San Diego

Get your tickets today: HomeStart50th.org

Sponsorship Opportunities Available | Contact Mark Lagace,

Director of Philanthropy • 619-692-0727 x104 • mlagace@home-start.org

TABLE SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Rodeki

Foundation

GOLD SPONSORS

PREFERRED TABLE SPONSORS

Ellen and Steven Osinski

FRIEND SPONSORS

Morgan Stanley

Attention Getters Design


Sponsors as of March 11, 2022

Salud

I

hear people say that as we

get older our metabolism

slows down and we start

gaining weight, but I just

don’t buy this belief.

You would always hear

menopause was the end

of a trim waistline, and we might

as well just throw in the towel. I

have always thought there are

other contributing factors to

this belief; we slow down as we

get older, we are not as active

and even though our resting

metabolism doesn’t change

between the ages of 20 to 60,

the way we live does.

We become moms, work an

office job, sit at our desks,

drive around all day - so how

much are we really moving

compared to our younger

years? We need to learn

to take responsibility of our

actions. The good news is that

once you realize this, we can

make positive changes in our

lives that will keep us looking

and feeling younger. Here are my

favorite tips to help you:

METABOLISM

BY ANGELICA GAVALDON

Lift heavy weights, Stretch

and Yoga

Women are scared to lift heavy,

we immediately think bulky

muscles, but the truth is that

we don’t have the testosterone

to produce that type of muscle

mass. Not only will it help

increase muscle mass, keep

our bones healthier and

stronger but it will increase

our metabolism. A trainer

explained it to me this way:

when you run, you stop

burning calories immediately

after the run. When you lift

weights, you will keep burning

calories for 24 hours after your

workout. You increase muscle

mass, and this improves

metabolism.

Trick Your Body

Step out of your routine and

what you are used to doing. If

you walk, then maybe try jogging

if you jog try running and sprints.

Vary your movement every day,

your body gets used to doing the

same thing repeatedly. Surprise it!

Move More and More

Frequently

Walk, run, take the stairs, get up

and do some jumping squats,

walk the dog longer, just do something extra than what you

have been regularly doing. Life has become so perfect for the

lazy, we don’t ever have to leave our house, we can order

in, shop online, have groceries delivered to us, it has made

us much more sedentary. Do a HIT workout which has been

shown to boost metabolism big time, mix it up, add some

sprints to your run or a fast walk to your regular walk.

Sleep, Protein and Drink More

Water

Combining these three not only

will make you feel better, but you

will be healthier and burn calories throughout the day. Good

quality sleep increases metabolism, you feel more energetic,

and you make healthier food choices. Protein takes longer

to digest so it keeps you feeling fuller longer. Choose healthy

proteins and drink more water! It has been shown to increase

metabolism and keep you hydrated throughout the day.


join us

thursday, may 12, 2022

5-8 p.m. | Julep venue

Meet Our Students and Staff, Entertainment, Auction,

Program featuring Special Guest Speaker, Cocktails and Food Stations

Early Bird ticket pricing through April 18!

Scan the QR code or visit www.blci.org/opportunity-for-impact for details and to purchase tickets.

Scan this Quick Response code

with your smartphone camera

EVENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Ingrid de Llamas & Susy Villegas

EVENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Andy Achterkirchen | Zimrri Gudino | Janice Lowenberg | Keegan McNamara | Eunice Morris | Alicia Quinn-Kitagawa

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS *

*Sponsors as of March 11, 2022

Event Title Sponsor

K. Andrew Achterkirchen

Presenting Sponsors

Ann Hunter & David Welborn

Stiefel Behner Charitable Fund

Additional Underwriting & Sponsorship

Opportunities Are Available

Doctorate In Philanthropy Sponsors

Susy & Pedro Villegas

Masters in Philanthropy Sponsors

Vicki & Moises Baron

Collins Aerospace

Cox Communications

Caroline & Lloyd de Llamas

Bachelors in Philanthropy Sponsor

Carrie Bones & Keegan McNamara

Janice & David Lowenberg

Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation

Associates in Philanthropy Sponsors

Christa Burke

California Coast Credit Union

Ingrid de Llamas

Kaiser Permanente

San Diego Foundation

Diploma in Philanthropy Sponsors

Penny & David Adler

Jolyn Parker

Alicia Quinn-Kitagawa & Keith Kitagawa

Rana Sampson & Jerry Sanders

Visit www.blci.org for more information and ways to support our mission.

2114 National Avenue | San Diego, CA 92113 | blci.org


Health

San

Diego

Blood

Bank

PROUDLY SERVING MORE

THAN 30 SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS

TO SAVE LIVES AND

ADVANCE HEALTH

Since 1950, over 3 million lives have been

saved! The community’s partnership

and philanthropy are at the heart of San

Diego Blood Bank’s mission – Saving

Lives Today, Improving Life Tomorrow.

San Diego Blood Bank’s ability to adapt

during the pandemic, prioritize community

needs, meet the blood demand supply

for their hospital partners and respond

quickly in emergencies means their

mission continues. Collaboration with their hospital partners is

also at the heart of their mission.

There is no way to predict when an accident will happen, and

major traumas can quickly deplete a hospital’s blood supply.

Regular blood donations are necessary to ensure trauma

centers are prepared and have enough blood on the shelves

for patients who need blood to survive the second an injured

patient arrives.

San Diego Blood Bank is there for local patients, responding to

hospital requests through STAT orders. Last year, 6,389 STAT

deliveries were delivered to critically ill patients at operating

rooms and trauma bays to transfuse immediately and save

patient’s’ lives. Susan Stone, Chief Executive Officer of Sharp

Financial gifts support

blood collection efforts

Coronado Hospital shared the importance of the Blood Bank

“Our Patient Blood Management Team has been working

steadily to conserve this precious resource and we are thankful

to have such an incredible partner who continues to outperform

the rest of the country and helps our hospitals save the lives of

our patients each day.”

Blood products are also used to maintain Massive Transfusion

Protocol (MTP) kits for use in emergency rooms in Level 1 and

2 trauma hospitals. MTP kits ensure hospitals have on-site,

ready-to-transfuse platelets, plasma, and red blood cell units

in cases of severe blood loss. Robert Simpson, Director of

Hospital Services at the San Diego Blood Bank shared with

GB Magazine, “Our community might be unaware of all the

moving parts it takes for blood to get to the hospitals. We like

it that way here at San Diego Blood Bank. We handle those

pressures and make sure everything is smooth, so nobody in

the community must worry.”

Through philanthropy, thousands of lives are saved every year.

San Diego Blood Bank financial donors play an integral role in

ensuring critical resources are available to collect, process, and

distribute lifesaving blood to hospitals and their patients. Last

year, 562 financial donors funded state-of-the-art resources

including two bloodmobiles and critical blood collection


San Diego Blood

Bank Blood Drive

Between July 2020 and June

2021, San Diego Blood Bank

distributed to Hospitals:

113,295 Red Blood Cell Units

Saving the lives of accident victims,

leukemia patients and people suffering

with kidney disease.

21,958 Platelet Units

Replenishing cancer patient's platelets

after chemotherapy treatments

deplete their own platelets.

28,083 Plasma Products

A lifesaving infection fighter for

burn victims.

6,095 COVID-19

Convalescent Plasma

Products

Donated by those who recovered from

COVID-19, containing antibodies used

to help patients fighting COVID-19.

75+ Neonatal Units Per Week

An effective treatment of red blood cell

loss due to acute or chronic anemia in

neonates with severe blood loss.

San Diego Blood Bank works to

provide blood to our community

technology needed to operate new donor centers at Liberty Station, Irvine

Business District, and Chula Vista, such as Trima Accel apheresis devices

and HemoFlow systems that enable San Diego Blood Bank to collect blood,

plasma and platelets more efficiently.

Financial gifts come full circle and give meaning when we witness the impact

of patients recovering and thriving. It is the generosity of blood and financial

donors, and all community partners, that enable San Diego Blood Bank to

remain resilient during challenging times and make San Diego Blood Bank a

cornerstone of community health in our region and beyond.

Partner with San Diego Blood Bank and invest in life. To become a financial

donor or corporate sponsor, please contact Sherry Serio, Vice President of

Development at (619) 400-8188 or visit www.sdbbfoundation.org.


Celebration

Welcome

Baby

A

little cutie

is on the

way and

friends and

family from

near and far joined for a

baby shower honoring

Moe Razi at a private

home in North County.

The guests were filled

with happiness as they

toasted and enjoyed

food alongside Moe

who is expecting a

baby. The décor, the

dresses and the host

were an absolute

delight and friends

enjoyed sharing a sunny

afternoon together.

Stephanie Kourie

and Valerie Robbins

Michelle Reale

and Moe Razi

Genta Luddy and

Nicole Gleeson

Sissy Nasri and

Pegah Ghamary


Abeer Hage and

Wendy Walker

The The Manchester Family Foundation proudly supports the the National Conflict Resolution Center

34TH ANNUAL

NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER

PEACE MAKER

AWARDS

DIVIDES

DIVIDES US US

WHAT BRIDGING

BRIDGING

SATURDAY // // APRIL 23, 23, 2022

HILTON BAYFRONT

5:00 5:00 pm pm | COCKTAIL | RECEPTION

6:30 6:30 pm pm | DINNER | & & PROGRAM

HONORING

NATIONAL AWARD

Barbara F. F. Walter

New New York York Times best-selling author of of

How How Civil Civil Wars Start: And And How How to Stop Stop Them

For For sounding a clarion a call call for for a new a new

commitment to to democracy and and civility

throughout the the United States.

Recent semi-finalists

on on America’s Got Got Talent Talent

LOCAL AWARD

Voices of of Our Our City City Choir

For For fostering inclusivity and and igniting

hope in in San San Diego's unsheltered

community through the the healing power

of of music, individualized care care and and

advocacy.

Our Our world is is filled with with conflict.

At At NCRC, we we are are dedicated to to proving that, that, while

conflict is is inevitable, it it is is manageable on on every

level level and and in in all all environments. In In addition to to our our

daily daily efforts to to build bridges, each each year year NCRC

honors others who who find find ways to to use use the the techniques

of of honest communication and and work toward shared

goals that that lead lead to to peaceful conflict resolution.

PHILANTHROPY AWARD

Mary and and Rolf Rolf Benirschke

For For a lifetime a of of charitable giving and and

collaboration to to uplift and and empower

individuals and and communities from from all all

corners of of society.

To To purchase tickets or or to to donate to to the the event,

visit visit NCRConline.com/peacemaker

or or contact David Jay Jay at at DJay@ncrconline.com

or or (619) (619) 238-2400, ext. ext. 229 229


Celebration

Una pequeña dulzura está

en camino y los amigos

y familia de aquí y allá se

reunieron en una casa

privada de North County

para realizar un baby shower en honor

de Moe Razi. Los invitados estaban

felices de brindar por esta nueva vida y

compartir junto a Moe la llegada de la

próxima hermosura. La decoración, los

vestidos y la anfitriona fueron increíbles,

permitiendo a los amigos disfrutar de

una cálida tarde en conjunto.

Emi Stech and

Lauren Eaton

Jennifer Janzen-Botts, Ava

Payne and Gabrielle Phillips

Denisia Chapfield and

Susanne Rohrbaugh

Elise Wolfson, Luisa

Stracka and Jenna Ryan

Sandy Callan and

Shenell Malloy


Marie Green and

Rita Hannah

Mitra Abbasghavimy

and Mitra Moussaian

Emily Sims and

Leyla Larijni


Celebration

Home

Start

San Diego has one of

the highest rates of

unsheltered youth

below the age of

25. Home Start,

Inc., HomeAid San

Diego and Prevost

Construction held a Groundbreaking

Ceremony for Maternity Housing

Program Property. Home Start’s

Maternity Housing Program offers

housing and wraparound supportive

services that include evidencebased

parental education, a Child

Development Specialist, therapy,

financial literacy training, higher

education, employment resources,

and so much more. The goal is

to provide affordable, supportive

housing and the services needed

to build secure, loving, and selfsufficient

families.

Drew DeFalle and

Buddy Bohrer


Joe Vettel and

Jamie Prevost

Greg Libby and

Staci Reidinger

Mary Lydon and

Olivia Diorio

Mark Lagace

and Erik Flores

Laura Tancredi-Baese

and Anthony Bollotta

San Diego cuenta con una

de las tasas más elevadas

de jóvenes menores a 25

años que se encuentran

sin refugio. Home Start

Inc., HomeAid San Diego

y Prevost Construction

llevaron a cabo la ceremonia de inicio

de construcción del Maternity Housing

Property Program. Home Start´s Maternity

Housing Program ofrece vivienda y

servicios de contención que incluyen

educación parental basada en la evidencia,

especialista en desarrollo infantil, terapia,

clases de manejo financiero, educación

superior, recursos laborales y más.

EL objetivo es el de ofrecer viviendas

accesibles y servicios para que los jóvenes

puedan construir familias independientes,

seguras y autosustentables.

37th AnnuAl

Children’s ChArity GAlA

Hope

Blooms

sAturdAy, MAy 7, 2022 • the us GrAnt

2022 Honorary Chairs

CRISTIANO AND ADRIANA AMON

2022 Gala Honorees

FATHER JOE CARROLL AWARD

ED AND ANN WITT

BISHOP LEO T. MAHER AWARD

MIKE AND CELIA SCHLEYHAHN

RSVP by April 29, 2022

619.446.2116 • MY.NEIGHBOR.ORG/GALA


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37th AnnuAl Children’s ChArity GAlA

Hope Blooms

sAturdAy, MAy 7, 2022

My.neiGhbor.orG/GAlA

A Brighter Future for Children

Father Joe’s Villages Children’s Charity Gala

benefits programs that serve children and

families experiencing homelessness.

Every child deserves a happy and healthy life.

That’s why Father Joe’s Villages’ Therapeutic

Childcare Center is dedicated to preparing

children experiencing homelessness and

poverty for success.

The program integrates services that address

behavioral, developmental, medical and dental

needs—all in one location. The Therapeutic

Childcare Center offers families experiencing

homelessness quality, affordable licensed

childcare. With the assurance that their children

are in good hands, parents are free to look

for employment and permanent housing.

Additionally, their children have access to a

safe and supportive environment to learn

and play–essential activities for the healthy

development of a child.

Coupled with Father Joe’s Villages’ housing and

services for families, our Therapeutic Childcare

Center’s comprehensive services help build

strong families, healthy, confident children

and a brighter future.


Cristiano and Adriana Amon

While touring the Therapeutic Childcare Center,

Cristiano and Adriana were moved to create

a program serving young mothers without

family support. The Saint Margaret of Cortona

Harbor program serves new mothers of children

6-months or younger, or expecting mothers

between the ages of 18 to 24.

“Assisting mothers and their children into a

safer, richer life is what inspires us to work with

Father Joe’s Villages. Through the Therapeutic

Childcare Center and Saint Margaret of Cortona

Harbor programs, we are hopeful that many

more families will be positively impacted. We are

honored to serve as this years’ Children’s Charity

Gala Honorary Chairs, in support of Father Joe’s

mission to end homelessness, one life at a time.”

– Cristiano and Adriana Amon

Honorary Committee

Emily and James Adelizzi

Mary Lee and Jon Brendsel

Jennie and Eric Casazza

Kim and Jim Delapa

Colleen and Joe Ergastolo

Andrea and Kevin Harkenrider

Joan and Irwin Jacobs

Anabelle Phounsavath and Randy Kelly

Maureen and Charles King

Andrea and Gregory McMullen

Tracy and Brian Mulvaney

Judy and Sean Parker

Claire Reiss

Kathleen Sellick

Charity and Jamie Settineri

Phyllis and David Snyder

Ellen and Robert Svatos

Betsy and Ron Vernetti

Thank You Sponsors!

Andrea and

Gregory

McMullen


Reception

Salvation Army

San Diego

The Salvation Army

Women’s Auxiliary

celebrated International

Women’s Day with a

Women of Dedication

Patron Recognition.

Past Women of

Dedication who have become patron

donors to the Women of Dedication

2022 event attended and welcomed the

new class of 2022 honorees.

Dee Ammon and

Joyce Glazer

Karin Donaldson, Marla

Black and Betty Brayshay

Sandra Maas

and Ellen Bryson

Danitza Villanueva, Roxi

Link and Clarice Perkins

Sherry Ahern and

Pattie Wellborn

Salvation Army

Women’s

Auxiliary

celebró el Día

Internacional

de la Mujer

reconociendo

a grandes mujeres en su

Women of Dedication Patron

Recognition. Mujeres que

supieron ser comprometidas

mecenas y donantes,

estuvieron presentes para dar

la bienvenida a las nuevas

homenajeadas del 2022.

Julie Sarno, Susan McClellan,

Lena Evans and Jo Anne Kilty


Linda Bruno, Sandra Schafer

and Louarn Sorkin

Inez Thomas and

Pam Palisoul

Patty Moises, Irene

Mylonas and Carolyn Grage

Lynne Guidoboni, Judy

Burer and Christy Billings


Heroes

Freedom Dogs

Golf Tournament

The 9th Annual

Freedom Dogs Golf

Tournament was

held at Fairbanks

Ranch Country

Club. Attendees enjoyed a

great day of golf followed by the

Freedom Dogs Ball Retrieval

Contest and awards ceremony.

The tournament helped raised

funds and awareness for the

specialty - trained service dogs

who are helping wounded

military heroes overcome the

challenges of PTSD. Leaders Jim Greenway

and Nick Marks

of the community were proud

to support such an amazing

organization, and the service dogs

enjoyed an amazing day on the links!

Susan Miller with Murphy, Beth Russell

with Monty and Tom Stanson with Libby

Riaz Bokaheri, Steve Zgliniez

with John and Marcy Steele


Jake Taylor with Haley,

Paige and Abbie with Tobin

Chris Walton

and Kevin Hayes

Lauren Altman

and Roz Hodgins

Proud to serve

HEROES

now and always.

Help Feeding San Diego ensure military families

and veterans have the food they need.

Give funds.

Give time.

Give voice.

Go to

feedingsandiego.org


Heroes

La 9° edición del torneo anual

de golf Freedom Dogs, se

realizó en el Fairbanks Ranch

Country Club. Los presentes

disfrutaron de un gran día de

golf seguido de la competencia Freedom

Dogs Ball Retrieval y una ceremonia de

entrega de premios. El torneo ayuda a

recaudar fondos y crear conciencia sobre

la importancia de los perros de servicio

que asisten a nuestros héroes militares

a superar los desafíos del SEPT (PTSD).

Líderes comunitarios se sumaron para

apoyar esta importante organización y,

¡los perros de servicio disfrutaron de un

increíble día en la cancha de golf!

Dave Nash

and Bob Rief

Maria and Bud

Delgado with Milo

Bill and

Lori Walton

James Henninger with

Monty and Paul Tessaro

Roger Ehlers and

Kevin Buchanan

Jan Greenberg and

Jennifer Friend


Cooper Patterson

and Sara Hansen

Dale Yahnke

and Bill Geppert

Kam Walton, Bob

Best and Sam Higgins

Rich and Linda Kerr

with Maria and Bud

Delgado with Milo

Quinton Umberger, Stephen

Phillips, Ryan Ratti and Phil Bryant

Come think, play and create

with us all year long!

Now open at two locations!

thinkplaycreate.org


SWA Community


Whether in

the air or

on the

ground,

Southwest Airlines believes community is more than

a place – it is at the heart of what brings us together.

Southwest Airlines is proud to partner with organizations

that complement our values of serving others such as Girl

Scouts San Diego. For over a century Girl Scouts San

Diego has empowered girls to take the lead in their own

lives and make a difference in their communities and the

world. This month

we are excited to

highlight their impact

on how they are

helping girls reach new heights and we

welcome you to learn more about the

organization’s impressive history and how

you can join in furthering their mission.

Kelly Knox

Community Outreach Lead

Southwest Airlines

For 110 years, Girl Scouts

San Diego has carried

forward its legacy of

openness, inclusion and

unity. We have actively

embraced all girls and

are reflective of American

society. Through

turbulent and troubled

times, through wars and

economic depressions,

and through periods of

peace and prosperity,

we have always served

Esha Walia

girls in every walk of life,

without regard to their

race, ethnicity, religious

affiliation, economic

standing, orientation,

country of birth or family

history.

As part of the largest

and most impactful

leadership program for

girls in the world, Girl

Scouts San Diego (GSSD)

engages with nearly

15,000 girls in K-12

grades from San Diego

and Imperial counties.

This significant impact is

made possible with and

through more than 8,000

adult volunteers as well

as generous contributions

from its community

partners. Among these

organizations, Southwest

Airlines is proud to support


and its approximately


23,000-person

network.

Celebrating

40-years of

serving the

San Diego

community,

Southwest

Airlines is a

committed

partner and

advocate

through its

pillars of loving

people, building

resilience, and living

responsibly. Since

2014, the airline

has sponsored

various GSSD

events, including

its annual Cool

Women Luncheon,

Urban Campout,

Power Her Promise

and more.

Girl Scouts San

Diego offers

programming that

allows for more

girls to experience

topics and learn

about careers in

Operation

Wing Scout

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related

to the aviation sector. “We are so proud to call Southwest

Airlines a partner for almost two decades,” said Liz Sheahan,

Chief Advancement Officer at Girl Scouts San Diego. “Their

commitment to empowering girls and women is phenomenal.

So many individuals in our network, from Girl Scouts to adult

volunteers and GSSD staff, experience the positive impact of

having Southwest Airlines’ support.”

In 2017, Southwest Airlines partnered with the USS Midway

Museum to launch Operation Wing Scout, a thoughtfully

curated series of workshops where Girl Scouts board the USS

Midway Museum

to learn about

the science

behind aviation

technology. One

of the many

Girl Scouts

who directly

benefited from

the collaboration,

Esha Walia - a

Gold Award

recipient -

traveled to Dallas,

Texas in 2018

after winning

an essay content.

She was able to

visit the airline’s

headquarters for a

tour of its facility and

aircrafts. Esha recalls

that experience: “At

the time, I was so

intrigued by various

industries and career

opportunities that I

wanted to soak up

as much information

as I could. Looking

back at my trip to

Southwest Airlines’

headquarters, it truly

was a once-in-lifetime

opportunity. Without

the partnership to Girl Scouts San Diego, I don’t know how

else I would be able to this.”

More than 45 percent of Girl Scouts in our community live in

households that struggle with economic security. Girl Scouts

San Diego provides a path to a better tomorrow regardless of

a family’s ability to pay - thanks to donors and partners. The

community’s support allows all girls to have the opportunity

to join Girl Scouts, realize their potential, and fulfill their Girl

Scout Promise to make the world a better place. 100% of your

donation stays right her in San Diego and Imperial counties.

www.sdgirlscouts.org


Gala

Patrons of the Prado

Save the date of July 9 when Patrons of the

Prado presents Masterpiece 2022: “Under

the Desert Sun.” Patrons’ annual fundraiser

promises a not-to-be-missed evening of vintage

Palm Springs merriment in Balboa Park’s iconic

Spreckels Organ Pavilion. Attendees will enjoy

a chic cocktail hour featuring libations worthy

of the Rat Pack – with some fun desert-inspired activities

for guests to enjoy, curated swanky silent and live auctions,

dancing to swanky tunes, a gourmet dinner – and, back by

popular demand, Pop the Cork – which gives one lucky winner

the chance to win a complete collection of premier wine!

Returning to its traditional July date, the annual soiree is

Patrons’ main fundraiser and supports its beneficiaries – the

ten arts, science, and cultural centers located along the Prado

in Balboa Park. In addition, Patrons supports Bucks4Buses,

which helps expose San Diego school students to the worldclass

treasures of the park. This year’s event marks a special

milestone, the twenty-fifth anniversary of Patrons of the

Prado. Since its inception, the organization has raised close

to $5 million to support arts, science and culture in Balboa

Park and has provided educational access for more than

200,000 local students.

Dust off your dancing shoes and don’t miss this chance to enjoy

a wonderful evening of live music, delicious food and drink in a

ritzy desert setting – all while supporting Patrons well-deserving

beneficiaries! We hope to see you “Under the Desert Sun”!

For tickets, sponsorship and donation information, please visit

www.patronsoftheprado.org.


Reserven la fecha del 9 de julio cuando

Patrons of the Prado presentarán su

Masterpiece 2022: “Under the Desert

Sun”. El evento anual para recaudar

fondos de Patrons promete ser una

velada inolvidable al estilo vintage de las

grandes fiestas de Palm Springs que

se realizará en el emblemático Spreckels Organ Pavilion

del Parque Balboa. Los presentes podrán disfrutar

de un elegante coctel con bebidas dignas del Rat

Pack, divertidas actividades inspiradas en el desierto,

pretenciosas subastas silenciosas y en vivo, baile al son

de pomposas melodías, cena gourmet y, haciendo caso

a los pedidos, Pop the Cork, ¡que le da la oportunidad al

ganador de llevarse una colección completa de vino de

primera!

Kimberly Alessio and Caroline

Wohl, 2022 Masterpiece Chairs

Volviendo a su tradicional fecha de julio, esta velada

anual es el más importante evento para recaudar

fondos de los Patrons, que destina la recaudación

a apoyar a sus beneficiarios, los diez centros de

arte, ciencias y cultura ubicados en el Prado del

Parque Balboa. Los Patrons también colaboran

con Bucks4Buses, programa que logra que los

estudiantes escolares de San Diego tengan la

posibilidad de enriquecerse con las maravillas

que ofrece el parque. Este año se cumple un hito

especial, el veinticinco aniversario de los Patrons

del Prado. Desde sus inicios, esta organización

ya lleva recaudados casi $5 millones con el fin de

apoyar las artes, la ciencia y

la cultura del Parque Balboa,

brindando acceso a la

educación a más de 200,000

estudiantes locales.

Entonces, lustren sus

zapatos de baile y no se

pierdan la oportunidad de

disfrutar de una maravillosa

velada de música en vivo,

deliciosa comida bebiendo

en un sofisticado ambiente

desértico y todo, mientras

se colabora con Patrons,

una bien merecida causa.

¡Esperamos verlos “Under the

Desert Sun”!


Film

San Diego

Latino Film

Festival

Magdalena Pulham with

Jordan and Martha Jacobo

The 29th San Diego Latino Film

Festival kicked-off in style at

various locations throughout

San Diego including an opening

night celebration and press

conference. Attendees later danced the

night away with live music, spirits, celebrities

– including film legend, Pepe Serna and

more. The ten-day film festival showcased

their films at Mission Valley Mall with all

proceeds benefitting Media Arts Center

San Diego and its education programs

throughout San Diego County.

Arnulfo Manriquez

and Alondra Alvarado

Elsa Roth

and Pilar Kuri

Alma Gomez

and Gaby Reyes


Beittsi Escandon

and Rick Ramirez

La 29° edición del Festival de Cine

Latino de San Diego dio comienzo

en distintas locaciones de San

Diego, incluyendo una celebración

nocturna y conferencia de prensa

todo, derrochando gran estilo. Los presentes

bailaron la noche entera al son de la música

en vivo, compartiendo bebidas espirituosas,

con la presencia de celebridades como la

leyenda del cine, Pepe Serna y mucho más.

El festival de diez días de duración presenta

sus películas en el Mission Valley Mall, con

las recaudaciones a beneficio del Media

Arts Center San Diego y sus programas

educativos realizados a lo largo y ancho del

condado de San Diego.

Frank Robinson,

Pepe Serna and

Ethan Van Thillo

Alicia Vialpando

and Maria Hampton

Gabby Payan and

Gibian Jacobo

Zeji Ozeri and

Rafael Garcia


Education

Junior

Achievement

Students competing in the

Stock Market Challenge

In today’s world, there is a significant

racial disparity when it comes to

investing for the future. Some of

this has to do with trust and fear

but also a lack of financial literacy

being taught at home or in school.

According to CNBC, only about half

of Hispanic and Black Americans own

some form of investment compared

to 78% of white Americans. Less

than a third of Black Americans have a

retirement account, whereas 63% of white

males have invested in their retirement.

Winners from the Stock

Market Challenge


Knowing how to invest strategically is a main aspect of

financial literacy education and a critical component of building

generational wealth. With the rise of technology, investing has

never been easier or more accessible. Over the last year, there

has been a huge increase in the number of people starting to

invest in the stock market.

The fear of taking on risk and lack of diversity among financial

experts are major contributing factors that many Black

Americans cite for not making investments. Another reason is

the misconception that there is a minimum amount of capital

required to begin investing.

We need to

be teaching

young

people about

different

investments,

the levels

of risk each

investment

carries,

and how to

make smart

assessments

on how

much risk to

take on at a

given time.

Investing

should not

be viewed as

something

to be fearful

of, but rather

Students in action

a vehicle

for growing

wealth

and providing financial stability. Investing is critical to beating

inflation and generating a passive source of income.

Young people should be aware that they can start investing

regardless of how much money they are starting with. Fractionalshares

and zero fee brokerages enable anyone to put their

money into the stock market just by opening an account.

Educating young people early on about investing smartly is

essential in the efforts to reducing racial economic inequalities.

Every year Junior Achievement of San Diego County (JA) hosts

their Stock Market Challenge to introduce high school students

to the fundamentals of stock market investments by volunteers

from their own communities. Students can practice making

long-term investments and developing investment strategies

based on real-world events in a risk-free environment. It is a

fun, engaging way to get young people to think about their

futures and how they are going to manage their personal

finances. A total of 513 students received the curriculum while

more than 250 students participated at this year’s event in

March. Teams hailed from all over the county including Hoover

High, Lincoln High, Mt. Miguel, El Camino High, El Capitan

High,

and even

schools

from

Tijuana,

Mexico.

To prepare

for the

event,

students

spent a

period of

five weeks

learning

about

investing

and how

the stock

market

operates

through

JA Take

Stock in

Your Future

curriculum

taught by volunteers in their classroom. Students learned about

the types of investments, the importance of diversification, and

the power of compound interest.

Providing financial literacy education that encompasses how to

invest is necessary in preparing young people for a successful

future and narrowing the racial investing gap. Through

collaborative efforts among schools, teachers, and community

organizations, we can help young people find their path

towards financial freedom.

sandiego.ja.org


Visionaries

Irwin and Joan Jacobs

Further Jonas Salk’s Vision

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Science and

Technology Center at the Salk Institute

Irwin and Joan Jacobs need no introduction when it

comes to giving back, as their generous philanthropy

has touched dozens of organizations in San Diego, and

beyond, the Salk Institute included.

The Jacobs’ contributions have impacted every part

of the Institute. The funding they have provided has

strengthened the Institute’s ability to attract and retain

top scientists in their fields, and pursue research at

the forefront of scientific discovery. At the same time,

the Jacobs contributed countless hours to offer strategic

advice and counsel to the Institute’s governing body and

administrative leadership over the last two decades.

Now, in November, the Jacobs further cemented their legacy

with Salk by announcing a donation of $100 million to Salk’s

Campaign for the Future: Building a More Resilient World. The

transformative gift, match challenge that will help Salk raise

a total of $300 million, will enable construction of the Joan

and Irwin Jacobs Science and Technology Center at the Salk

Institute. The new building will be home to four Centers of

Excellence and will provide critical research and administrative

space that will advance and expand Salk’s scientific efforts for

generations to come.

The Jacobs have long been enthusiastic supporters of Salk

science, inspiring others to join them in advancing the mission


of changing lives

through highrisk,

high-reward

science and

strengthening Salk

overall.

In 2004, they

helped establish

the Crick-Jacobs

Center for

Computational and

Theoretical Biology,

where scientists

use computer

modeling to

study how the

brain processes

information.

Two years later,

Irwin Jacobs, a

co-founder of

Qualcomm, was

selected chair of

Salk’s Board, a

position he held

until 2016.

In his role as chair,

Irwin Jacobs

spearheaded

Salk’s first capital

campaign, The

Campaign for

Salk, which raised

$360 million for

the Institute. In

2008, as part of

Irwin and

Joan Jacobs

that effort, he and Joan established the Joan Klein and Irwin

Mark Jacobs Senior Scientist Endowed Challenge, encouraging

donors to endow 20 chairs for senior Salk scientists. For every

$2 million that a donor contributed toward an endowed chair

at the Institute, the Jacobs added $1 million to achieve the $3

million required to fully endow a chair for a Salk senior faculty

member. This level of support ensured that Salk scientists

could continue to pursue the bold, life-changing science the

Institute is renowned for. All 20 chairs were endowed.

After the Chair Challenge, the Jacobs launched Salk’s

Innovation Grants Program, a donor-funded way to support

out-of-thebox,

potentially

trailblazing

research ideas

that would

otherwise not

attract traditional

funding.

It seems fitting

that the Jacobs,

with Irwin Jacobs’

background

in engineering

and computer

science and the

couple’s longtime

support of Salk’s

computational

biology, should

be providing a

key gift to Salk’s

Campaign for the

Future, helping to

recruit computer

scientists,

bioengineers and

mathematicians

and expanding

the Institute’s

computational

biology

infrastructure.

Through their

generosity, the

Jacobs’ gift will

advance scientific

research at Salk for generations to come. Jonas Salk once said

that the most important question we could ask ourselves is

“how to be good ancestors.” In a partnership that has spanned

decades, Joan and Irwin Jacobs have shown us all how to

answer that question.

“Joan and Irwin’s support of Salk is unwavering,” Rebecca

Newman, vice president for External Relations shared

with GB Magazine. “They have consistently supported

the Institute’s highest priorities and now have provided

an extraordinary opportunity for us to succeed with the

Campaign for the Future.”

www.salk.edu


Museums

Reintroducing In Person

Arts Programming

New Children’s Museum

Summer Camps

The New Children’s Museum is known for

its immersive, full-scale art installations as

well as hands-on art-making experiences

for children. During the pandemic closure,

many of the Museum’s art programs were

placed on hold or reimagined as virtual

content. Since reopening last summer, the

Museum has gradually reintroduced its art

programs for visitors to enjoy in person again.

“During the closure, we focused on virtual learning, providing

online art-making resources and kits for students and families,”

The New Children’s Museum’s Executive Director and CEO,

Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell shared with GB Magazine. “As children

have returned to school and outside activities, we are pleased

to be supplementing their learning with creative and interactive

experiences through our arts-based educational programming.”

Shortly after reopening, the Museum brought back Toddler Time,

its popular weekly program focused on toddler development

through storytelling, music-making, movement and sensory art

exploration. Toddler Time was the first program to go virtual,

with weekly videos posted on the Museum’s website and social

media channels for at-home participation. Classes are currently

held every Friday, free with admission.


In January, the Museum relaunched

its school visit program supported by

the Institute of Museum and Library

Services, which had also gone virtual

during the pandemic with kits containing

an instructional video tour, lesson plans

and art supplies for schools to pick up.

The Museum is currently welcoming

multiple school groups each week

at their downtown location, while still

making virtual kits available as an

alternative.

New this year is a focus on early literacy

learning through a grant from the Dr.

Seuss Foundation. The Reading Two-

Gether Author Visit series has featured

live readings with Penguinaut! author

Marcie Colleen and The Day You Begin

illustrator Rafael López. The next Author

Visit is April 22 with author Matthew

de la Peña reading Milo Imagines

the World. As part of a collaboration

with Words Alive San Diego and

UCSD Extension, this reading will be

livestreamed to schools throughout San

Diego, with students participating in a

creative writing and art project that will

then be exhibited at the Museum.

“Our arts education programs provide

creative hands-on learning and play

School Visits at The Wonder

Sound installation by Wes Bruce

experiences for children that are especially needed after two years of staying home or

doing hybrid schooling. Children can socialize with one another as they learn new social

and emotional skills through art and literacy,” said the Museum’s Director of Arts Education,

Amy Gray.

Beginning in June, the Museum will host summer camps for the first time in two years.

The program includes eight weeks of all-day camps (June 20-August 19) at its downtown

location and four weeks of half-day camps (July 5-29) at its Art + Play Space location in Del

Mar. Mindful of the financial challenge camps may present for some families, the Museum

has partnered with U.S. Bank to sponsor 12 camp scholarships that will be awarded on a

first-come, first-serve basis to those who qualify based on financial need.

Reading Two-Gether Author

Visit with Rafael Lopez

Additional support for the

Museum’s art programming

is provided by: COX

Communication, Nordson

Corporation Foundation,

Qualcomm, The Conrad

Prebys Foundation, David C.

Copley Foundation, Hervey

Family Fund at The San Diego

Foundation, The Rice Family

Foundation, Seth Sprague

Educational and Charitable

Foundation, City of San Diego

and The New Children’s

Museum’s Board of Directors.

For more information, visit

www.thinkplaycreate.org.


Gala

The

Power

of Love

The 113th Anniversary Charity

Ball – The Power of Love was

held at the Hotel del Coronado

with all proceeds benefitting the

Neuroscience Institute at Rady

Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Chairman Vicki

Eddy hosted a dazzling night of celebration

and support as guests dined, danced,

and toasted to the elegant tradition of the

Charity Ball. First celebrated in 1909, Charity

Ball is San Diego’s oldest and grandest

philanthropic event. Since 1954, Charity Ball

Vicki Eddy and

has exclusively benefited Rady Children’s

Lisa Viera

Hospital. This year’s beneficiary is the new

Neuroscience Institute, which offers the exciting

possibility of changing the future of a child who has

a potentially devastating neurological condition.

Andrea Gray Wild

and Katrina Burrus

Ann Hill with Michael

and Maria Brunker

Jim and Christiane Rice with

Tiffany and Terence Cooke


Robert and Stephanie Horsman,

Danitza Villanueva, Lauren and Jon Lek

Don, Kathryn, Sara

and Don Vaughn

Katherine Brown and

Lt. Turner Brown

Papa Doug Manchester

with Lisa Walter

Honoring the memory

of Richard Esgate


Gala

La 113° edición aniversario del

Charity Ball, “The Power of Love”,

se llevó a cabo en el Hotel del

Coronado, con las recaudaciones

logradas a beneficio del Instituto

de Neurociencias del Hospital Infantil Rady

de San Diego. La anfitriona del evento, Vicki

Eddy, organizó una deslumbrante noche de

festejos y solidaridad, donde los invitados

cenaron, bailaron y festejaron brindando

por la elegante tradición del Charity Ball.

Realizado por primera vez en 1909, el

Charity Ball es el evento filantrópico más

importante y antiguo de San Diego. Desde

1954, el Charity Ball, beneficia de manera

exclusiva al Hospital Infantil Rady y este

año, quien recibe esta ayuda es el Instituto

de Neurociencias del Hospital, el cual

brinda importantes posibilidades de cambio

al futuro de los niños con potenciales

condiciones neurológicas devastadoras.

Gwynn and

Brian Thomas

Maggie Watkins, Kristy

Pieper and Ellen Moxham

Kendall and Kevin Chinn with

David and Nicole Silva

Rick and

Leta Keyes

David Marchesani

and Ashley Welton


Josh Stiling and

Raquel Lambbin

Roxi and

Fred Link

Michael and

Irina Fenison

Nelly and

Eric Wilson


Gala

Bruce and Joane Leidenberger

with Clarice and Bill Perkins

Claudio Robertson

and Veronica Gallego

Alexandra Dusenberry

and Katrina Whipple

David and

Alexandra Kreitzer

David and

Debra Schwartz

Erin and

Damon Francis

Bob and Julie Novak with

Caroline and Emil Wohl


Blair and

Georgia Sadler

David and Skylar

Matthews

Merridee and

Jon Book

Ray Riley and

Joyce Glazer

Keith and

Natalia Engert

APRIL 2022 NATIONAL

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH

The Arc of San Diego is the

largest, most comprehensive

service provider for people

with disabilities in San Diego

County and offers a wide

range of services and support.

Thank you to all of

our volunteers. We

appreciate your

support in helping us

to fulfill our mission.

For more information call 619.685.1175 or visit www.arc-sd.com


Gala

Ted and Lidia S. Martinez

with Linda and Mel Katz

Mike Martin and

Lori Fleet-Martin

Jon Erdos and

Jenny Whitson

Howard and Sally Oxley with

Lynne and Steve Wheeler

Jennifer Kornreich

and Ansley Pass

Joe and Shawntele Desantis with

Richard Farler and Angie Lasagna


Shirley Hinckley and

Jose Dominguez

Don and Linda

Swortwood

Steve and

Lynn Doyle

Esteban and

Danitza Villanueva

Kayla Whitman and

Stephanie Kanaski


Community

Chicano Federation

Unity Luncheon

Chicano Federation

The Chicano Federation of San Diego will be

hosting the Annual Unity Luncheon on May

6, 2022. For decades, the Unity Luncheon

has been a staple event in San Diego and

the Federation’s largest fundraiser of the

year. The event brings together hundreds

of community and business leaders to

raise funds to support the Federation’s numerous community

programs and services. In 2022, after two years of restrictions

due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will also be bringing

attendees back together for a 100% in-person event.

Chicano Federation of San Diego County is a leading nonprofit

in the San Diego region and has worked towards the benefit

of all San Diegans since 1969. The Federation’s programs and

services address San Diego’s most critical needs by offering

subsidized care for infants and toddlers, early childhood

education at a preschool in Barrio Logan, healthy meals

for over 7,500 children each month, 300 units of affordable

housing at nine apartment buildings in Barrio Logan, City

Heights, and South Park neighborhoods of San Diego, and a

workforce development program that has helped thousands of

women start family child care homes across San Diego County.


At the 2022 Annual Unity Luncheon, Chicano

Federation will share its 2021 accomplishments

that addressed the most pressing needs in the

community by providing services and resources,

especially to those most impacted by the

pandemic. However, there are still many needs

in our communities. All the funds raised at the

Unity Luncheon will help assist San Diego County

individuals and families who still need support

towards an equitable recovery.

“Chicano Federation has been making strides

in providing San Diego’s most underserved

communities many resources and services

to support the recovery from the COVID-19

devastating effects. Our job is not done. We are

committed to continuing our tireless efforts to

ensure that everyone in San Diego County has

access to services and resources.” Chicano

Federation’s CEO, Liz Ramirez, shared with GB

Magazine. “We are very proud to have many

partners and supporters who believe in our

mission and continue to work with us to assist our

community. The Unity Luncheon is a clear example

of us working together, in unity, to support the

individuals and families who need it the most.”

Julie Perez Scholarship

winner Elisa Bautista

As part of the event’s program, the Chicano Federation

will present its Annual Awards. The Community Partner

of the Year Award and the Corporate Partner of the Year

Award are introduced to an individual and an organization

who, through their work, volunteerism and support of

the Federation, help advance its mission and goals. In

addition, Chicano Federation, in partnership with the

Jacobi Family, will present the Julie Perez Scholarship.

The Jacobi family’s mission is to find talented, driven,

and deserving young Latina women pursuing a college

degree. They believe that young women can change

their lives and the lives of many others to create a more

diverse, inclusive, and equitable society.

To purchase tickets for the Annual Unity Luncheon,

visit www.chicanofederation.org/unity-luncheon or

request more information on how to support the Chicano

Federation’s efforts by calling (619) 285-5600.


Environment

WILDCOAST

BLUE CARBON AND A GREEN FUTURE IN A BAJA WHALE LAGOON

BY SERGE DEDINA, PHD

Laguna San Ignacio in

Baja California Sur

The southern reaches of Laguna San Ignacio

in Baja California Sur, Mexico, may be one

of the easiest places on the peninsula to get

lost or hopelessly stuck. Located west of

the jutting escarpments, layered peaks and

hidden canyons of the Sierra de Guadalupe

are treacherous sand dunes, salt flats and

mud of a no-man’s land. Surfers have been passing over

these dusty tracks southward to San Juanico or Scorpion Bay

for decades.

“Take the wrong turn and you end up on a salt flat filled with

mud so thick that even walking is difficult,” I wrote in my book

Saving the Gray Whale back in 2000. In the early 1990s, my

wife Emily and I spent a few months living there while carrying

out research on gray whale conservation. We got stuck in the

Lagoon’s southern salt flats plenty of times!

Today, the gray whale lagoon is part of the 6.2 million-acre

federally protected El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, which is

also a UNESCO World Heritage site. This isolated and wild

region is ground zero for an ambitious and innovative effort to


help sequester, or remove

from the atmosphere,

carbon via mangroves,

the aquatic plants that

line the wetlands and

embayments of the

central and southern Baja

California peninsula.

Mangroves are a

type of blue carbon

ecosystem that sequester

atmospheric carbon at a

rate five times faster than

terrestrial forests, while

also storing up to 50

times more carbon. They

are of special interest

today as we work to

reverse the impacts of

the past 100 years of

releasing excess carbon

into the atmosphere.

Our coastal ecosystems

are incredibly efficient

at removing harmful

amounts of carbon from

the atmosphere and can

store it for thousands

of years, making these

areas key in the fight

against climate change.

“It is imperative that we

not only reduce emissions

globally, we also must

conserve and restore the

natural ecosystems that

help us sequester carbon.

In the case of mangroves,

these ecosystems

protect shorelines against

rising seas levels and

dangerous chubasco

WILDCOAST Climate Change

Manager, Tannia Frausto

Gray Whale

Tail Fluke

storm surges as well as sequester carbon,” shares Tannia

Frausto a conservationist with WILDCOAST. WILDCOAST

is an international team that conserves coastal and marine

ecosystems and addresses climate change with natural

solutions of which I am the Executive Director.

Mujeres de El Datil planting

mangrove seedlings

With the support of SeaTrees,

WILDCOAST is working

with women in Laguna San

Ignacio to plant 40,000

mangroves over 25 acres

of tidal zones, creating a

habitat suitable for fish,

shellfish, wildlife, and

adapting to and mitigating

climate change. “Mujeres

de El Dátil” are trained in

mangrove environmental

services, seedlings collection

and planting techniques,

as well as monitoring

and maintenance

of restored sites.

Once this restoration

phase is completed,

WILDCOAST will

expand its efforts

by planting 40,000

additional seedlings and

conducting monitoring

of restored sites in

2022 and 2023 with

the generous support

of Sempra Energy and

other partners.

“Our collective efforts

in the Lagoon provide a

clear model for how we

can work at the local and

global level to address

climate change through

natural solutions,” shared

Frausto.

Through legal protection

and management,

WILDCOAST has helped

to conserve 38,336 acres

of mangrove forests that

store 3.5 million tons of carbon, equivalent to the emissions of

2.8 million cars driven in one year. As Frausto points out, it is

a natural solution to tackling climate change - a piece of the

puzzle we can all put together now before it is too late.

www.wildcoast.org


Perfil

Nancy Laturno

GIVING THE GIFT OF LEADERSHIP AND MUSIC

BY: NICHOLE NAOUM

For most of us, music plays a small part of

everyday life. It is playing in the background

during a car ride, lifting our spirits when we

are feeling down, and reminding us of past

experiences with loved ones. For Nancy Laturno,

CEO of Mainly Mozart, music plays an integral role

in both her personal and professional life.

Tell us about your role at Mainly Mozart:

I co-founded Mainly Mozart in 1988. Originally, it was a twoweek

festival featuring an all-star orchestra consisting of North

America’s top orchestral musicians. Since then, I have been

responsible for the organization’s strategic and artistic direction

as CEO, with the support of incredibly talented and innovative

staff and a strong and committed Board.

How would you characterize your leadership style?

My style has changed greatly over the years. Experience and

age have loosened my involvement in details, though it is

probably more thanks to an extremely strong staff with skills

and talents different than mine, but whose values and vision

align. I strive for everything we do to be worthy of what we

put on stage and of the patrons who believe in us. At the end

of the day, I want the Mainly Mozart team to feel that we are

making a difference, often doing the impossible, and doing it

with integrity.

What inspires your love for music?

I love a wide range of genres - classical, R&B, jazz, country,

opera, rock - and I believe absolutely in the healing power of

music. I am not a musician, which separates me from most

of my colleagues, but I have spent most of my career in

classical music, beginning as Marketing Director at the San

Diego Symphony, followed by 34 years running Mainly Mozart.

Exposure to glorious music played at an exceptional level

opened my ear and inspired my passion for classical music.

Just as important have been the incredible people who create

the music and have nurtured my appreciation.


How do you spend your time outside of work?

Above all, I cherish my time with family and friends. I

practice yoga daily and scuba dive whenever I am near

warm water (my favorite spot is Mahahual). I stopped

kick-boxing during quarantine and am eager to get back,

though I dread starting over! I love travel, but home-time

is very important to me. I serve on the Art of Autism

Board, and if life ever slows down, I would love to devote

more time to this incredible organization.

What can we expect from the Mainly Mozart All-

Star Orchestra this summer?

Magic. What happens on the Mainly Mozart stage

when our All-Star Orchestra is assembled can only be

understood by being there. Serious classical musicians

will hear the difference and newer listeners will feel it.

Music Director Michael Francis’s narration during each

performance will deepen the listeners’ experience

enormously. We will have incredible soloists, including

violinist Augustin Hadelich and cellist Maximilian

Hornung, glorious music, and an orchestra like no other.

Nancy Laturno backstage with

Mainly Mozart Team Members

THREADS

We want to be part of your outdoor experience.

(858) 274-8484


Mixer

Giv4

Jewish Community Foundation

hosted a happy hour at Deft

Brewing where 12 organizations

in the Giv4 fund connected

with funders, guests and the

other organizations. The twelve

organizations are passionate about

ending homelessness and through

each organization’s story, they help

you understand a different aspect of

homelessness through prevention,

intervention and policy change. Giv4 is

an initiative of the Jewish Community

Foundation of San Diego and is a

program that others in the community

are beginning to emulate!

Beth Sirull and

Jennifer Handy

Nick Rosenthal, Nicole Flash,

Noah and Sharleen Wollach

Ollie Benn, Hunter

Maerz and Eric Lovett

Gary, Tracy, Ilana and

Abbi Hirschfeld


Ben Katz with Rhonda

and John Fisher

Reed Maltbie and

Jeffrey Sitcov

Estela Mitrani

and Monica Ball

Jewish Community

Foundation llevó a cabo un

happy hour en Deft Brewing,

donde 12 organizaciones

del Giv4 fund se conectaron

con donantes, invitados y

otras organizaciones. Las doce

organizaciones presentes tienen

gran pasión por su misión: la de

terminar con la situación de calle.

Cada una de ellas, a través de su

historia, nos ayudan a entender

los distintos aspectos de la

situación de calle y las iniciativas

para paliarla como la prevención,

intervención y política de cambio.

El Giv4 es una iniciativa de la

Jewish Community Foundation

de San Diego y un programa

que otros de la comunidad han

comenzado a emular.

Ashley Harrington, David Serrano

and Elana Levens-Craig

Heather Lezon, Steven Larky, Laura

Tancredi-Baesi and Melody Vazquez

In honor of

Spay & Neuter Awareness Month,

Mickey at Miramar Kitchen & Bath

would like to ask you to support

SNAP. Sponsor a spay or neuter

today, and save a life tomorrow.

Amanda Laden with

Martin and Tiffany David

This page is sponsored by

pet friendly local remodeler

Miramar Kitchen & Bath.

Visit our website at

SNAP-SanDiego.org

to donate and see our schedule

for the Neuter Scooter!

Mara Hochberg-Miller, Hannah Pack

and Rachael Cunningham

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Families

Home Start Celebrates

50 Year Milestone

Home Start Thrift

Boutique Ribbon Cutting

It was September 1977 – a huge crossroads for a

caring team of social workers dedicated to serving

San Diego children and families in need. As the

home-based component of the Head Start program,

Home Start had already been delivering services to

families for five years. Federal funding had ended for

the pilot program, so Project Home Start had to either

close its doors forever or secure new revenue.

Shutting down was simply not an option. The results were

in – this innovative home-based program was meeting

a tremendous need. Parents were getting the resources

to ensure their children could thrive. Fortunately, under

the direction of Home Start Founder and CEO Dr. Allana

Cummings Elovson, a committed group of staff and parents

rolled up their sleeves. They formed a Board of Directors,

filed as non-profit agency, and Home Start, Inc. was born.


As time passed, tragedies such as domestic violence,

homelessness, hunger and abuse became more common.

Home Start adapted services to expand and address these

crises. In 1986, Home Start successfully implemented

San Diego’s first family

preservation project,

providing intensive services

to prevent the unnecessary

removal of children from

their homes.

Another milestone occurred

12 years ago under the

direction of current CEO

Laura Tancredi-Baese.

That is when Home Start

opened the region’s first

Maternity Housing Program

to specifically address the

unique needs of pregnant/

parenting young women

and their children facing

homelessness. Mothers are

paired with a Case Manager

and receive evidence-based

parenting education, assistance

securing child-care, therapy

and employment-readiness.

An onsite Child Development

Specialist works with each

mother/child to ensure critical

developmental milestones are

reached.

Laura next responded to the

crucial need for job-training for

these young women. In 2015,

she established Home Start’s

Thrift Boutique thanks to a

generous estate gift from Meg

Jacobs. Participants receive

training and coaching that builds

work-readiness skills. Bright

Future Candles was the second

social enterprise opened by

Home Start in 2019. Today,

the agency serves more than

Home Start

Jasmine and

her son

17,000 individuals in the community through seven core service

programs with success stories like Jasmine.

“A car is not a home for me and my son,” Jasmine lay awake

thinking, alone and scared.

After a referral, Home Start

welcomed her and son

Jeremy into their own home.

This young mother no

longer had to lay awake and

anxious. Staff have provided

Jasmine and her son with

housing, case management,

food, furniture, household

items, and parenting

education. Jasmine created

an Individualized Transitional

Living Plan with her Case

Manager. They are working

on securing childcare, so

she can use her restaurant

management experience to

return to work.

Be a part of helping more

families like this by attending

Home Start’s 50th

Anniversary Celebration

on Saturday May 14th at

The US Grant. Join local

leaders and caring San

Diegans to recognize the

tens of thousands of children

and families served by Home

Start, as well as raise funds

needed to continue expanding

services. The evening will

feature a three-course dinner,

auction excitement, live

entertainment and dancing.

Purchase your tickets today

www.HomeStart50th.org.

Together, you and Home Start

can achieve the vision for all

children to live in safe, stable,

and nurturing homes.


Leader

OLP Student

Wins NCEA Award

Head of School Dr. Lauren Lek

and Matthew Cordes presenting

Isabella Cubillas with her award

Imperial Beach resident Isabella Cubillas ’22, a senior at

the Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP) is one of only

10 students nationwide and the only student in the state

of California to win the Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision

Award from the National Catholic Education Association

(NCEA) selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide.

The award annually recognizes extraordinary young

people in Catholic schools in the United States who, through

their selfless service, innovation and commitment to social

justice, are changing the world.

Isabella is the founder and president of Tijuana Sin Hambre

(Tijuana Without Hunger), OLP’s social justice club which

supports a local nonprofit organization focused on ending

hunger in the border city of Tijuana. Isabella volunteered more

than 785 hours in 2021, delivering food and home goods to

low-income families living in Tijuana. Collectively, the group

has helped more than 20,000 Mexican residents. The group


receives about 55 calls on average each day asking for help.

OLP’s club Tijuana Sin Hambre has 60 members committed

to making a difference. Isabella’s role is to provide information

to the club members about the realities of families in Tijuana,

many of whom have children the same age as Isabella and her

OLP peers.

Matthew Cordes, associate director of schools for the Office of

Schools at the Diocese of San Diego, and representing NCEA,

presented the award to Isabella on February 1 during Catholic

Schools Week.

“Isabella is a tremendous representative of the Sisters of St.

Joseph of Carondelet, living out their charism of unifying love

and their mission that all may be one,” Dr. Lauren Lek, OLP’s

Head of School shared with GB Magazine. “We are grateful to

her for being an example to all of us, and for carrying on their

tradition beyond these walls; beyond, even, this country.”

La residente de

Imperial Beach,

Isabella Cubillas

´22, estudiante

del secundario de

Academy Our Lady

of Peace (OLP), es

una de los únicos 10 estudiantes

a nivel nacional y la única del

estado de California en ganar el

premio Youth Virtues, Valor and

Vision, otorgado por la National

Catholic Education Association

(NCEA), que se selecciona

entre cientos de postulantes

del país. El premio entregado

anualmente, pretende reconocer

a jóvenes que se destacan

dentro de las escuelas católicas

de los Estados Unidos, personas

quienes, a través de su servicio

desinteresado, la innovación y el

compromiso por la justicia social,

están cambiando

el mundo.

Isabella es la

fundadora y

presidente de

Tijuana sin

Hambre, un club

de OLP dedicado

a apoyar a

organizaciones

locales sin

fines de lucro

enfocadas en

la lucha contra

el hambre en la

ciudad fronteriza

de Tijuana.

En el 2021,

Isabella trabajó

de manera

voluntaria

más de 785,

The Academy of

Our Lady of Peace

entregando comida y artículos para el hogar a personas

necesitadas de Tijuana. El grupo ya lleva asistidos a más de

20,000 residentes mexicanos, recibiendo un promedio de 55

llamados diarios pidiendo ayuda.

Isabella Cubillas interviewed

at Fox 5 San Diego

El club de OLP Tijuana

sin Hambre cuenta con

60 miembros que se han

comprometido a hacer la

diferencia. El rol de Isabella

en el club es el de brindar

información a sus miembros

sobre las realidades de las

familias en Tijuana, muchas

de las cuales tienen hijos de la

misma edad que Isabella y sus

compañeras de OLP.

Matthew Cordes, director

asociado de las escuelas

para la Oficina de Escuelas

de la Diócesis de San Diego

y representante de NCEA, fue

quien el 1° de febrero, durante

la semana de las Escuelas

Católicas, le entregó a Isabella

este importante reconocimiento.

“Isabella es

una increíble

representante

de las Hermanas

de San José

de Carondelet,

viviendo el

carisma de la

orden con gran

compromiso,

unificando el

amor y la misión

para que todos

sean uno”,

le comenta a

Giving Back la

Dra. Lauren Lek,

directora de OLP.

“Estamos muy

agradecidos de

tenerla como

ejemplo y que

ella esté llevando

nuestra tradición más allá de estas paredes, inclusive más allá

de este país”.

www.aolp.org


Grand Opening

Wildlife

Explorers

Basecamp

Rachel Nau, Megan Callery, Monica

Michel and Lauren Koblischke

Guests are now welcomed

to four acres of wildlife

adventure at the San Diego

Zoo, all with one amazing

goal: to encourage Wildlife

Explorers to learn about

nature, actively play, encounter new species,

and develop an empathy for wildlife. At the

Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp,

you can interact, climb, scramble, and jump

in innovative nature play areas. Guests

enjoyed the opening night celebrations as

they visited habitats from around the world,

from desert dunes and wild woods to marsh

meadows and rainforest.

Brooke Shields

and Rick Schwartz

Matt Weig and

Ben Purcell

Jamilia Popov

and Julie Moore

Marcee Hagan, Ebone

Monet and Kerrie Briggs


Jim and

Susan Brandt

Phil Bert Manuel and

Karen Kate Manuel

PHOTOGRAPHED BY: ROSARIO HEER

Fernanda Mena and

Alejandra Portugal

Jeff and

Melodee Lutjens

Blake Dye

and Kayla Yap

Spencer and

Monica Bezy


Grand Opening

Los invitados son bienvenidos a recorrer los

cuatro acres de aventura dentro del mundo

de la vida silvestre que ofrece el zoológico

de San Diego, todo con un importante

objetivo en común: el de motivar a los

Wildlife Explorers a conocer más sobre

la vida en la naturaleza, divirtiéndose de manera

activa, encontrando nuevas especies y desarrollando

la empatía por la vida silvestre. En el Denny Sanford

Wildlife Explorers Basecamp se puede interactuar,

trepar, revolver y saltar en las zonas de innovadores

juegos en la naturaleza. Los invitados disfrutaron de

los festejos de la noche inaugural visitando los distintos

hábitats del mundo, desde las dunas del desierto y

bosques silvestres a bosques tropicales y pantanos.

They belong

in the Zoo

Caroline Wohl, Emilie

Baribault and Amy Garrity

Shaun White with

Charlie and Teddy

Jamie Simms, Courtney Pulver,

Robert Casillas and Yumi Prentice

Erin Broderick and

Cheryl Carson


Veronica Rivera

and Heather Boye

John and Maggie McMahon,

Jeff levy and Kerry Baddett

Rachel Granadino, Miki

Holmes, David Vance

and Paola Guzman

Brad Williams and

Taunya Bathard

Charles and

Diane Culp

Tiffany Cloer and

David Franco


Nutrition

Feeding People,

Not Landfills

FEEDING SAN DIEGO IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING PEOPLE AND

THE PLANET BY TURNING FOOD DONATIONS INTO FOOD ASSISTANCE

Ending hunger is not a sourcing problem,

it is a distribution problem. It is also an

environmental problem. Curbing food waste,

both on a residential and business level, is a

sustainability issue that, if solved correctly, can

positively impact hunger-relief organizations

and the work they do. Feeding San Diego,

the county’s leading hunger-relief and food

rescue organization, has a unique sourcing and distribution

model that allows it to do more than just provide healthy food

to San Diegans facing hunger. The organization rescues highquality

excess food before it ends up in the landfill by partnering

with local organizations like grocery stores, farms, and hotels,

protecting people and the planet.


During its nearly 15 years in operation, Feeding San Diego has

already been working with local and national food donors to

rescue surplus food and get it to people in need. In fact, just

last year alone, the organization rescued more than 27 million

pounds of food and redirected it to San Diegans who need food

assistance.

This work is now in the spotlight as the State of California

implements Senate Bill 1383, a law passed in 2016 that went

into effect this past January. The law aims to cut down on

short-lived climate pollutants by keeping organic waste out

of landfills. Organic waste in landfills creates methane gas,

a leading contributor to climate change. With the new law

in the backdrop, the non-profit will continue its life changing

work of rescuing food from food donors including Sprouts,

Albertsons, Food 4 Less, Ralphs, Costco,

Trader Joe’s and many more. The law also

includes restaurants and event venues,

which Feeding San Diego also already

works with – including the San Diego Zoo

and Petco Park – to save food from going

to waste.

of food every month

from grocery stores

alone, not including

the fresh produce

rescued from farms

up and down the

State of California.

Feeding San Diego currently rescues food

from over 484 food donors on a weekly

basis. This effort includes 776 pickups every

week coordinated by Feeding San Diego,

connecting

a food

donor with

a local

community

partner who

can easily

pick up the

food, bring

it back to

their site,

and quickly deliver it to those in need, keeping fresh foods in the

community. Feeding San Diego rescues about a million pounds

Members of the SOLV Energy team

bring good energy to their volunteer

work at Feeding San Diego

Hunger can be

hard to recognize,

but it is all around

us. Hundreds of

thousands of people

in San Diego County face food insecurity. Essentially, someone who

is food insecure does not consistently have enough food to lead a

healthy life. The effects of food insecurity ripple throughout people’s

lives, causing high levels of stress and chronic health issues.

It is up to our community to continue innovating and working

together to ensure that no one worries where their next meal is

coming from. By rescuing food, Feeding San Diego is solving

two problems: hunger and climate change San Diegans can

get involved by making a donation, volunteering with the

organization, or helping to spread the word.

www.feedingsandiego.org

S U N D A Y

A P R I L 2 4 , 2 0 2 2

D E A N Z A C O V E ,

M I S S I O N B A Y P A R K

Join the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego for Sharon's

Ride.Run.Walk., a 15-mile bike ride & 5k run/walk that brings

our community together to educate, spread awareness and

make a difference for people who live with epilepsy.

S C A N T O R E G I S T E R

www.SharonsRide.org/SanDiego

info@epilepsysandiego.org 619-296-0161


Arts

A Night to Dream

Kevin and

Sherry Ahearn

On Saturday, June 4,

2022 join to celebrate

opera, art, friendship,

and San Diego Opera’s

education programs in

the community during

“A Night to Dream,” the

Company’s annual gala.

Chaired this year by

Rebecca and Eugene

“Mitch” Mitchell, this

evening will celebrate

the leadership and

contributions to San

Diego Opera and the

greater San Diego

community by Kevin

and Sherry Ahern. The

elegant and festive affair

will be inspired by the

colors of the new opera


by acclaimed composer Gabriela Lena Frank, El último sueño

de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego), which will

receive its world premiere at San Diego Opera in October of 2022.

With a lifelong love of poetry, arts and music, Sherry and Kevin

have been champions of San Diego Opera for over ten years.

As dedicated philanthropists and respected leaders, they have

invested their

time into giving

back to the

community

they love. As

Chairman and

CEO of the

company he

founded, Kevin

envisioned

new

possibilities

for the

cross‐border

relationship

of San Diego

County and

Mexico. While

serving on the

SDO Board

of Directors,

Kevin played

an important

role in

influencing

many of the

El ultimo sueno de

Frida y Diego

Hispanic initiatives that have created a lasting change in our

community. By forming unique partnerships, Kevin propelled

SDO’s commitment to accessing diverse audiences and

providing a lasting cultural service. Kevin also served on the

Metropolitan Advisory Board of the Salvation Army for several

years. In addition to her support of SD Opera, Sherry is an

advocate for many organizations in San Diego, graciously

giving her time and talents to raise financial support and

awareness. As a trustee on the La Jolla Town Council, Sherry

successfully founded the La Jolla Art &Wine Festival that

attracts over 45,000 visitors every fall. In 1998 she established

the La Jolla Open Aire Farmers Market which benefits local La

Jolla schools. Sherry is the recipient of service awards from

City of Hope, Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary and La Jolla

Kiwanis Club and was recently named Diabetes Research

Connection 2021 Volunteer of the Year. Sherry and Kevin have

stood by San Diego Opera every step of the way, especially

during the two years when our stages fell silent. San Diego

Opera is grateful to Sherry and Kevin for their unmatched

service and generosity.

The gala is being chaired by Rebecca and Eugene “Mitch”

Mitchell. Over the last decade, Mitch has focused on his

greatest

passion:

leading a

collective

effort toward

diversity and

inclusion. As

senior vice

president of

diversity and

community

partnerships

for Sempra

Energy, Mitch

encourages

a highperformance

culture with

diverse

perspectives

and inclusive

environments.

His expertise

has been

pivotal while

serving on San

Diego Opera’s Board of Directors to advance SDO initiatives

in expanding access to diverse audiences and promoting

diversity on stage. Rebecca’s passion for helping local children

has provided vulnerable youth with the tools, resources and

support they need to transform their lives. Rebecca currently

assists Youth Assistance Coalition during their daytime

education program for homeless youth.

“A Night to Dream” will take place at The Hilton La Jolla Torrey

Pines with a Cocktail Hour and dinner set on the lovely ‘Fairway

Garden.’ The al fresco dinner will precede the evening’s

program which will include a main stage performance. Tables

and single tickets to “A Night to Dream” are available and

include complimentary valet parking, the cocktail reception,

dinner and live entertainment. For more information and to

purchase tickets visit www.sdopera.org/gala.


Benefit

Pub

Crawl

This unique event

provided an amazing

time for participants

in North Park, with

food, games, prizes,

and beer – what a great way to

meet friends for an afternoon

of food and fun! Guests visited

various breweries and pubs

that all had special surprises

waiting for the very excited

and celebratory clientele. The

community participation goes

towards allowing Home of Guiding

Hands to continue their mission

to improve the lives of the over

3,500 men, women and children

with intellectual or developmental

disabilities throughout San Diego

and Imperial Counties.

Claudio Tres Palacios, Brad Lauritzen,

Marie Laule and Danielle Levy

Lori Sorenson, Gabby Ohmstede,

Angie and Mark Klaus

Taylor Henderson

and Sarah Janich

Edward Hershey

and Michael Harris

Elana Levens-Craig

and Pamela Starmack

Charlene and

Dave Walker

Este evento único les ofrece a los participantes la oportunidad especial de

disfrutar de momentos increíbles en North Park, con juegos, comida, premios

y cerveza, ¡que excelente manera de encontrarse con amigos y compartir

una tarde de comida y diversión! Los invitados visitaron distintas cervecerías

y pubs donde podían encontrar sorpresas especiales. La participación de la

comunidad logró que Home of Guiding Hands continúe con su misión: la de mejorar las

vidas de más de 3,500 hombres, mujeres y niños con discapacidades intelectuales o

de desarrollo dentro de los condados de San Diego e Imperial.


Andrew and Tammy

Shoemaker and Sally Busby

Todd and Christine Shaw,

Jessica Hershey and Jan Adams

Cindi and Cori Harris with

Diana Hannasch-Haag

Nadine Harrison, Jonas Minich,

Derek Legg and Joey Heisley

When Action Meets Compassion,

Lives Change

Freedom Dogs mission is to

speed the recovery and enhance

the lives of wounded military

heroes through the use of

specialty-trained service dogs.

Even though it costs

approximately $50,000 and

takes two years to train a puppy,

Freedom Dogs does not charge

for their services.

You can help give the gift of a life changing

companion by sponsoring a Freedom Dog.

www.FreedomDogs.org


Empowerment

Meaningful Work for

People with Autism

OPTIONS FOR ALL ADVOCATED FOR NEW FAIR-WAGE LAW

BY TANYA CASTANEDA

Ready for the closeup

Ludivico Estrada sets up a tripod and aims his

camera with precision. Checking the focus and

lighting, he captures footage, uploads it to an

editing program, and slices and dices it into a

video that tells a story. It feels good to master

the technology of multimedia, said Estrada, who

is known as “Ludi” to his colleagues at Options

For All (OFA), where he works as a production assistant. “I’m

trying to sharpen my skills at graphic design and video

editing,” Estrada, 33 shared with GB Magazine. “You can gain

more experience… in order to earn more pay.”

Seeing Estrada’s work ethic, it is hard to believe that he

struggled to get hired only a few years ago. He has Asperger’s

syndrome, now called autism spectrum disorder, which added

barriers to finding a job. OFA, a San Diego nonprofit, serves over

1,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

(I/DD). “We believe that everyone has the potential to live a

meaningful life – and for many, working is part of that,” said OFA

Chief Executive Officer Ken Barnes. “OFA helps people succeed

and develop their strengths so they can thrive.” OFA, which

received the 2020 Adam Heavner Memorial Award for Business

of the Year from the Autism Society of America, is celebrating

Autism Awareness Month throughout April.


2020 Adam Heavner Memorial

Award for Business of the Year

Ludivico Estrada

Preparing Individuals For Careers in Film

Estrada earned a bachelor’s degree in

multimedia in 2016 but was still unemployed

six months after graduating. “I just felt out

of luck at that time.” Then he learned about

Options For All’s Film and Media Studio

in San Diego. Participants produce short

films, documentaries, podcasts, and even

animation. Estrada completed the program

in 2018. Noticing his creativity, OFA offered

him a job, which he immediately accepted. “It

is a lot of good experience that you learn

from… set design, on set camera, movie

turns, TV turns,” he said.

Fair Wages for People with Disabilities

Across the U.S., many I/DD community members work for lower than

minimum wage. This is known as sub-minimum pay and averages just

$3.34 per hour. Currently, 40 states allow sub-minimum wages. Last year,

OFA advocated for a change in the law in California. Barnes, who serves

on a statewide task force for developmental disabilities, worked with State

Senator Maria Elena Durazo. She sponsored Senate Bill 639, phasing

out sub-minimum pay. It was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in

2021. “California has taken a leadership role in normalizing fair wages for

the I/DD community, and we are proud to be part of that,” said Barnes.

For more information, visit www.optionsforall.org.

Supporting Success for People with

Barriers

People with I/DD can face barriers to

employment. While every individual

is different, challenges may include

limitations in learning, social skills, and

attention span. Of individuals with I/DD 16

and over, fewer than 1 in 10 are employed,

according to the U.S. Department of

Labor. OFA provides job coaches that help

the employee adjust to employer feedback

and changes in assignments. Estrada said

that he benefited from help in learning

industry terms: For example, a “brick”

means the battery for the camera, he

explained.

On set


Benefit

Give From

Your Heart

Friends and supporters of Promises2Kids

united to support their mission of helping

San Diego foster children. An evening

of dining and wine were enjoyed as they

helped raise funds and awareness for over

3,000 current and former foster youth in San Diego

County that were brought into foster care, overcome

the difficulties of their past, and grow into healthy

and successful adults. Those in attendance ranged

from founders, to current and prior Board Members,

dignitaries, supporters and many special guests!

Kris Jeffery, Jack Goodall, Robert Duggan,

Kathryn Murphy and Norma Hirsh

Rob Pedersen with Andrew

and Andrea Bolinger

Lisa Missick Langhoff

and Christine Schwartz

Hector Salazar, Tonya Torosian,

Marie Olesen and Austin Settle

Stephanie Brown, Merrilee

Neal and Lynne Doyle

San Diego Community College

Chancellor Carlos Turner Cortez

and Student Monique Dunn


David Fischer and

Elena Sahagun

Amigos y colaboradores de

Promises2Kids se reunieron para

apoyar la misión de la organización,

la de ayudar a los niños de San

Diego que se encuentran en situación

de guarda. Una cena con delicioso vino y exquisita

comida se realizó con el objetivo de recaudar

fondos y crear conciencia sobre los 3,000

actuales y anteriores jóvenes del condado que

estuvieron o están en situación de guarda dentro

del condado de San Diego y sobre la importancia

de ayudarlos a superar sus pasados conflictivos

para que logren convertirse en adultos sanos y

exitosos. Entre los presentes se encontraban los

fundadores, miembros actuales y anteriores de la

comisión directiva, dignatarios, colaboradores y

muchos más invitados especiales.

Carrie Miller, Judi Sinopoli

and Alisa Edwards

David OBrien, Lidia S.

Martinez and Ted Martinez Jr.

Gene Barduson, Ann Parode

Dynes and Bob Dynes

Feel what it’s like to be wild!

Wildlife Explorers Basecamp, opening

in March 2022 at the San Diego Zoo,

is a world of immersive play and

adventure for Wildlife Explorers of all ages.

Get ready to explore!

Scan QR code

to learn more.

Heather Wills, Steffanie

Stevens and Brett Pernicano


Museums

Ready for Racing Season!

Springtime brings new seasons

for NASCAR, NHRA… and

SDAM. Just as race car drivers

prepare for their season,

the San Diego Automotive

Museum (SDAM) is entering

their 2022 racing season with

their signature event, THE Party in the Park…

Vroom! on October 8, 2022, as the finish line.

This season, SDAM has set its sights on

creating a positive impact in the community,

beginning with the Vocational Education

Academy (VocEd) for at-risk youth living at or

below the poverty line in San Diego County

by providing automotive career development,

money education, and enhanced selfconfidence.

VocEd’s first class of students

will begin in January 2023. To prepare, the

Museum is inviting a group of local students to

serve on a student advisory committee tasked


with creating VocEd to be “by the

student, for the student.” These

high school participants will provide

feedback and ideas on the curriculum, courses, and speakers

to better develop the academy. SDAM will use their advice to

produce a more robust and adaptable automotive program.

The San Diego Automotive Museum is also focusing on

building a world-class automotive experience to be the center

of car culture in the community. When friends think of a meetup

place for the weekend, they will look at the Museum’s event

calendar. When a birthday party or wedding needs an intimate

venue, the Museum will be their first thought. And businesses

will first think of the Museum when planning holiday parties,

retreats or meetings.

Being the destination in Balboa Park begins from the inside

out. New exhibitions such as Alternate Fuels will open by the

year’s end. Plus, a recently added vignette honors San Diego

Ferrari owner and car enthusiast Skeets Dunn. In the coming

weeks, the Berg Family Library will be completely overhauled

to reintroduce SDAM’s collection of automotive periodicals –

the most extensive collection on the West Coast. The grand

reopening is scheduled for July 2022. SDAM will renew a

small corner on the exhibit floor for an interactive Children’s

Corner. Open year-round, activities will rotate offering a new

experience for young visitors.

The Museum’s vision includes bringing the building’s 1935

façade back to its original glory. Thanks to the Committee of

100 (C100), who generously works to restore and preserve

Balboa Park’s historical architecture, two life-size grizzly bear

sculptures are returning to the Museum. The grizzly bear

replicas will match the ones from the 1935 California Pacific

International Exposition, bronze-casted and placed upon the

corners of the Museum’s roof to overlook Pan American Plaza

once again. They will be complemented by two flag poles

rising 18 feet above the entrance, one to fly the American

flag and the other flying the California State flag. C100’s

commitment to SDAM’s historical architecture supported the

return of the tile murals in 2021, which originally hung over the

building’s entrance for the 1935 Exposition. Dedication of the

grizzly bears and flag poles is scheduled for mid-2022.

Looking to become involved in the San Diego Automotive

Museum’s racing season or supporting its vision? Naming

opportunities are available, plus support for programs,

exhibitions, and events. Contact the museum at

www.sdautomuseum.org/the-party-in-the-park.


CALENDAR

10 th

MARIACHI

FESTIVAL

PATTI’S

SPIRIT

Featuring some of the best

LIVES!

“classical mariachi music”

A grand Art Retrospective featuring 500

artists in the world.

significant works of contemporary art by

www.artcenter.org

Patti Cooprider dating back to 1980.

USA SCIENCE &

19 th

www.icasandiego.org

ENGINEERING FESTIVAL

APR

A conference for middle through high

school students designed to empower

in careers in science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics.

www.usasciencefestival.org

APOLLO 16TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is the one-and-only

host of the official Apollo 16 50th Anniversary.

www.sandiegoairandspace.org

LA JOLLA CONCOURS

22-24 th D’ELEGANCE

Walk amongst 125 world-class automobiles

and revel in the beauty of the Pacific Ocean.

www.lajollaconcours.com


27-May 1 st

23 rd 30-May 1

st

MISSION FED

ARTWALK

SAN DIEGO

Art and music festival celebrating both

visual and performing arts.

www.artwalksandiego.org/missionfederal


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