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In 2021, the

Jewish Community Foundation launched an

INNOVATIVE PROGRAM

25,000

San Diegans

informed through

giv4 outreach

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Donations

We’ve started new conversations.

We’ve inspired learning.

New philanthropic discussions introduced

curated giving around challenging local causes,

like homelessness. We anticipate launching new

giv4 funds shortly.


Hosted webinars with thought leaders on

homelessness and philanthropy helped overcome

some prevailing myths about homelessness.

Making it easier for everyone in San Diego

to participate in the solutions to

local homelessness.

$250,000

Contributed

$1.25M

Fiscal impact

including direct

support

We’ve made an impact.

We’ve built relationships.

Prevention Intervention Systems Change

By giving, learning, and volunteering, we

provided needed support to the nonprofits doing

vital work to alleviate homelessness in San Diego.

Twelve impactful local nonprofits were

introduced to donors through video, site visits,

and volunteer events.

For more information, please visit:

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

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CONTENTS

NEW CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

8 What’s In

Mother’s Day Treasures

10 Beauty

Kiersten L. Riedler, M.D.

12 Community

Book Of Life

16 Community

SBHIS

Co-Publishers

18 Empowerment

Make Your Mark

22 Education

35 Years Empowering

Parents

24 Benefit

Champions For Health

28 Health

Sharp HealthCare

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ESTEBAN VILLANUEVA

ESTEBAN@GBSAN.COM

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

DANITZA VILLANUEVA

DANITZA@GBSAN.COM

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

ROSARIO HEER

SANDY SPEAR, IN MEMORIAM

JOSÉ LUIS VENEGAS

EDITORIAL DESIGN

SHERDELLAH ANUNCIADO

30 Collaboration

Burnham Center For

Community Advancement

32 Youth

Promises2Kids Camp

Connect

34 Celebration

Wrap-Up At Tiffany’s

38 Benefit

Sustainable Seafood Feast

42 Leader

Manny Rubio

44 Perfil

Deborah Szekely

TIJUANA

46 Golf

Undertow Charity Golf Classic

50 SWA Community

Free To Thrive

52 Luncheon

Women In Blue

56 Nutrition

15 Years Of Feeding San Diego

58 Partnership

Jewish Federation

Of San Diego County

60 Community

Connect To Life

62 Celebration

San Diego PACE

66 Altruism

Foster Care Awareness Month

82 Museum

Ten Years Of Mass Creativity

84 Sports

San Diego Crew Classic

88 Community

Homelessness

90 Colloborative

Curebound

93 Salud

Cristina Orvananos

94 Calendar

May 2022

95 Cover Story

San Ysidro Health -

Building Healthy Lives

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ROSARIO HEER

JOSE MARTINEZ

WEB DESIGN

JOSE MARTINEZ

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NICHOLE NAOUM

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70 Museum

MCASD Grand Opening Celebration

76 Celebration

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78 Health

Butterfly Transformations

80 Community

The Journey Of Becoming

ON THE COVER: THE SAN YSIDRO HEALTH

MEDICAL TEAM GROUNDBREAKING THEIR

NEW CLINIC IN NATIONAL CITY FAMILY CLINIC

LOCATION: NATIONAL CITY

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What’s In

Mother’s Day Treasures

Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,

Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,

Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn.

But only one mother the whole world over.

Give a gift she will treasure forever.

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alligator strap. Ref. PAM01273. 3 Bvlgari Serpenti Seduttori. 33 mm, 18 kt yellow

gold case and bracelet, 18 kt yellow gold bezel set with diamonds. Ref. 103147.

4 NOMOS Glashütte Orion 33 Duo. Golden hands, stainless-steel case, white

silver-plating. Ref. 320. 5 Platinum 18K Gold 11.67ctw Colombian Emerald

Diamond Drop Earrings. 6 5.23ct Natural Unheated Madagascar Sapphire and

Diamond Ring, AGL Report. 7 Rivière Platinum Fancy Yellow Diamond Heart

Necklace. 8 18k Yellow Gold Diamond Butterfly Post Earrings.

9 A. Lange and Söhne LANGE 1. Pink gold with dial in argenté. The dial

is crafted from solid silver and graced with solid-gold appliques and hour

markers. The hands are made of pink gold. Ref. 191.032 10 Jaeger-LeCoultre

Rendez-Vous Classic Night & Day. 34 mm, pink gold, automatic, selfwinding.

Ref. Q3442120 11 IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Automatic

36. 36 mm, stainless-steel case, automatic, self-winding, blue dial with

luminescence, blue alligator leather strap. Ref. IW324008 12 Rose Gold

Diamond Crossover Bangle 13 18k White Gold 11.98ctw Diamond Flower

Bracelet Double Row 14 Tiffany & Co. Set 5.08 Carat Pear Shaped Diamond

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Beauty

Kiersten L. Riedler, M.D.

AN EYE FOR BEAUTY AND A HEART FOR MUSIC

La Jolla Cosmetic

welcomes Kiersten

L. Riedler, M.D.

Combining her

background in science

and the arts, she

brings a passion for

aesthetic surgery to

her specialty area,

plastic surgery of the

face and nose. Dr.

Riedler, known for her

natural looking results

and ability to connect

with her patients,

shares, “As an aging

female myself, I

also experience the

changes my patients

are reporting and

understand their

concerns.”

A native San Diegan,

Dr. Riedler was born

into a medical and

musical family. Her

father, Scott Riedler,

MD, practiced

neurology at Sharp

Rees-Steely and

her mother taught

music. She was born

at Scripps La Jolla

and graduated from

La Jolla Country Day

School before heading

to Harvard University.

Wanting to be a

doctor from childhood,

she has a collection

of photos sharing her

first birthday present,

a Fisher-Price doctor

bag. Another photo

features her, as a

toddler, using a toy

Lego to “examine”

her father’s ear. For a

sixth-grade science

project, her father

volunteered as a study

patient to test the

effect of temperature

on nerve conduction.

Kiersten L. Riedler


In high school she was active in

academic and musical groups,

winning awards in math, science

and Spanish. She participated in

the National Chemistry Olympiad

and was invited to the National

Youth Leadership Forum on

Medicine at UCLA. Fluent in

Spanish, she spent the summer

after her first year of medical

school in Guatemala volunteering

in healthcare

settings while

studying

medical

Spanish.

Dr. Riedler

has a heart for

music, starting

violin lessons

at eight years

old and serving

as first violinist

in the San

Diego Youth

Symphony

Orchestra. She

performed with

the LJCDS

Madrigal

Kiersten resuscitating

Dr. Riedler in 1987

Singers and took dance lessons for 13

years. While attending Harvard, she

served as first violinist of The Harvard

Pops Orchestra and as a member of

the Harvard TAPS Dance Company.

After receiving her M.D. from the

University of Southern California

Keck School of Medicine, Dr.

Riedler completed an internship and

residency in Otolaryngology - Head

and Neck Surgery at LAC + USC

Medical Center in Los Angeles.

A doctor at heart

As a resident, she performed

nearly 3,000 procedures, earned

awards for research on head and

neck cancer, cartilage grafting in

rhinoplasty, and facial paralysis

surgery, and was named Chief

Resident in her final year.

Dr. Riedler completed a fellowship

in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery under the direction of Dr.

Jonathan Sykes, former president

of the American Academy of Facial

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

When not looking after patients, Dr. Riedler enjoys baking,

cooking, cycling and surfing. She compares preparing to cook

with preparing for surgery, pointing out the thoughtfulness and

planning common to both in the cooking principle, Mise En

Place, literally, putting everything in its place.

“The team of surgeons at La Jolla Cosmetic are honored to

welcome Dr. Riedler to a practice that shares both vision and

values,” Marie Olesen, President of La Jolla Cosmetic shared

with GB Magazine. “She brings a unique perspective as a

female facial plastic surgeon.”

A 20-time “Best of San Diego” award-winning cosmetic

surgery practice and medical spa, La Jolla Cosmetic was

founded in 1988 as one

of the first plastic surgery

centers in the world to

focus solely on cosmetic

surgery. In a beautiful fusion

of art and technology, the

practice’s 9,000 square

foot Centre provides a

peaceful ambiance and

is conveniently located

in La Jolla. LJC has a

proud history of being

philanthropically involved in

the San Diego community.

Kiersten checking her

fathers vital signs in 1996

For more information, please

visit: www.ljcsc.com.


Community

Book

of Life

Jewish Community

Foundation hosted a

community Book of Life

signing at Congregation

Beth Am. This archival

collection of personal

statements by members of

our community is displayed at the

offices of the Jewish Community

Foundation San Diego. The Create

a Jewish Legacy, Book of Life

program encourages commitments

to the Jewish community and

individuals or families are eligible

to include a statement in the Book

of Life when they contribute to a

current endowment or commit to

a bequest of any amount to one or

more Jewish organizations.

Wayne Harris, Heidi

Gantwerk and Naomi Harris

Rebecca and

Roberto Besquin

Carla Berg and

Estela Mitrani


Judith and

William Friedel

Collin Scher, Marshall

Littman and Jane Scher

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Community

Jewish Community Foundation

llevó a cabo la firma comunitaria

del Libro de la Vida en la

congregación Beth Am. Esta

colección de archivos de

declaraciones personales por

parte de miembros de nuestra

comunidad, se encuentra exhibida en

las oficinas de la Jewish Community

Foundation de San Diego. El programa

Libro de la Vida, de Create a Jewish

Legacy, promueve los compromisos para

con la comunidad judía, y las personas

y/o familias que hayan contribuido

con una donación actual o se hayan

comprometido a donar cualquier monto

a una o más organizaciones judías,

pueden dejar su declaración asentada en

el Libro de la Vida.

Carlos and Esther Michan, Marie

Raftery and Bob Rubenstein

Debbie Kornberg, Rabbi David Kornberg

and Former Congresswoman Lynn Schenk

Adam and Beth

Weissman

Ollie Benn and

Graeme Gabriel

Tracy and Gary

Hirschfeld


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MCASD in La Jolla is now open

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Community

MAKING MEDICARE EASIER

SBHIS is a highly experienced, trusted

and well-recognized agency in the

Medicare coverage space. They are

100% dedicated to serving Medicare

beneficiaries and those soon to

become eligible. SBHIS was founded

in 2005 and today has a national

footprint with offices in various

states. As an agency, they have

helped close to 200,000 Medicare

beneficiaries find the right coverage

for their personal needs. The

agency’s purpose is to Make Medicare Easier by providing

options, education and advocacy for their clients.

Finding the right plan is a unique exercise because each client is

different and so are their needs. Choosing the right plan is one of

the most important decisions Medicare beneficiaries must make and

one they need to review on an annual basis. The type of coverage

and the benefits offered by a plan will vary and impact the amount

of money a member is responsible to pay out of pocket for their

healthcare. It will also determine the healthcare network they will

have access to, how and where they will get their care as well as the

quality of the experience when accessing healthcare services.

Not understanding your coverage, benefits or options can lead to

a delay in care and referrals. It can also cost the member more

either through overpayment of premium or under coverage. SBHIS

agents will serve as your Medicare Guides and make the process

simpler. They will make sure your healthcare needs are met, your

prescriptions are covered, your providers and hospitals of choice

are available to you, all while making sure your current treatments

are not disrupted. Best of all, every service an SBHIS agent provides

is free of charge. For more information on SBHIS or to book a free

appointment please call (619) 609-0583.

SBHIS Founder and Chief

Dream Enabler Pat Salas

SBHIS es una agencia

altamente experimentada

y confiable y de

reconocida trayectoria

dentro del espacio de

cobertura de Medicare.

Están 100% al servicio

de los beneficiarios de

Medicare y de quienes

estén próximos a ser

parte del sistema. SBHIS

fue fundada en el 2005, consiguiendo hoy en

día, tener una impronta nacional con oficinas en

varios estados. Como agencia, llevan asistidos

a casi 200,000 beneficiarios de Medicare,

logrando que sus afiliados encuentren la

cobertura que su caso personal necesita. El

propósito de la agencia es el de Hacer más

Fácil Medicare, brindando opciones, educación

y defensoría a sus clientes.


El encontrar el plan correcto es un ejercicio

único ya que cada cliente es diferente

y también sus necesidades. Por lo que,

encontrar el plan adecuado es una de las

decisiones más importantes que realizan

los beneficiarios de Medicare y algo a ser

evaluado anualmente. El tipo de cobertura

y los beneficios ofrecidos por el plan van a

variar e impactar en el monto de dinero que

el afiliado deberá pagar en concepto de

salud. También van a determinar la red de

salud a la que tendrán acceso, cuándo y

dónde podrán recibir atención y la calidad

de la experiencia en servicios de salud.

El no entender la cobertura de su plan de

salud, los beneficios u opciones puede

llevar a una demora en la atención, en las

derivaciones o aumentar los costos para el

afiliado a través de sobrepagos o recorte

de la cobertura. Los agentes de SBHIS

SBHIS Agent

and Client

serán sus Medicare Guides y los asesorarán para simplificar los procesos,

se asegurarán de que sus necesidades de atención en salud, y recetas sean

cubiertas, que los hospitales elegidos estén disponibles, sin interrumpir

los tratamientos actuales. Lo mejor de todo, cada servicio brindado por el

agente de SBHIS es gratuito. Para más información sobre SBHIS o para

solicitar una entrevista gratuita, por favor llame al (619) 609-0583.

www.sbhis.net


Empowerment

Make

Your

Mark

Whitney Shay, Lily Eros and

Beatriz Palomino Young

The 8th Annual OLP

Women’s Symposium

with the theme of “Make

Your Mark: In Pursuit

of Passion, Purpose

& Progress,” took an

extensive look at the

impact that women have on our world

today. Open to the public, from high

school students to seasoned business

professionals, the 2022 Women’s

Symposium featured a series of workshops

and highly curated panels with prominent

leaders in their industries. Proceeds benefit

the education of the next generation of

female leaders. The Academy of Our Lady

of Peace continues to lead the way for the

education and empowerment of female

leaders for the next generation.

Andrea Salazar

and Isabel Jones

Marissa Wilfahrte and

Francesca La Marca

Kaylie Sadlon Herron

and Katharine LiMandri

Adrianna Brunner

and Avani Ryan

Pamela Gray Payton

and Paulina Zuazo

Elisabeth Doning, Marisa

Valencia and Alexandria Hulse


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Empowerment

El 8° Simposio anual

de Mujeres de OLP:

“Dejen su legado:

en busca de la

pasión, el propósito

y el progreso”,

ofreció una mirada

amplia sobre el impacto de las

mujeres en el mundo actual.

Abierto al público, tanto para

estudiantes de secundaria como

para experimentadas profesionales

de empresas, el Simposio 2022

de Mujeres contó con una serie de

talleres y panelistas de renombre

que incluyeron destacadas

líderes de diversas industrias.

Lo recaudado por el evento se

destina a educar a las próximas

generaciones de líderes femeninas.

The Academy Our Lady of Peace

continúa liderado la educación y

el empoderamiento de las futuras

generaciones de mujeres.

Jocelyn Wyndham

and Lisa Bittner

Ashley Gambhir

and Aisling Bailey

Natalia Cerda, Valentina

Parra and Amanda Hundley

Cassandra Gilroy

and Alex Andersen

Danitza Villanueva

and Kimberly Herrell

Samantha Armstrong

and Julia Torres

Ainsley Savant and

Belen Gonzalez

Lauren Lek and

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Education

PIQE

35 YEARS EMPOWERING PARENTS

BY PATTY CHAVEZ, V.P. EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND

NATALIE REILLY PIQE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

Gloria Corral and

PIQE Team Members

Advancing the hopes, aspirations and

achievements families hold for their children

is at the heart of our Parent Institute for

Quality Education (PIQE) work. We are at

the forefront of family engagement, one

of the most influential factors in improving

students’ educational outcomes for future

success. It reduces student absenteeism and dropout rates

while increasing children’s learning at home, improving test

scores, and student self-esteem.

Our parent graduation ceremonies are a testament to our

mission, as family members of all ages celebrate their loved


ones’ achievements. Recently, in partnership with UC San

Diego, we celebrated the completion of STEM workshops

from five Sweetwater Unified School District high schools -

San Ysidro, Sweetwater, Southwest, Mar Vista, and Chula

Vista. Nearly 100 parents completed the four-week program

that gives parents the tools to learn about STEM and cultivate

their student’s interest in a STEM career. Keynote speakers

included Frank Silva, UC San Diego Chief of Staff, Office

of the Vice-Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion;

Griselda Delgado, Director of State and Federal Programs at

Sweetwater Union High School District and Southwestern

Community College Trustee; and Roberta Camarena, UC San

Diego Assistant Director of Admissions, Diversity Recruitment.

STEM Workshop

Graduation

Since 1987,

PIQE has

supported more

than 721,000

California

families in 16

languages

- positively

shaping the

academic

trajectory of

more than two

million students.

A 2018 study by

San Diego State

Touring the UC

San Diego Campus

University found a higher rate of high school graduations and

college enrollments from students whose parents participated

in PIQE’s Family Engagement program compared to those from

similar backgrounds.

During these pandemic-fractured school years, it was vital to

listen to our families and respond to family and school needs.

During the 2020-2021 school year, we made more than 60,000

phone calls to families in their home language to ensure they

were connected to vital services as we shifted from in-person

classrooms to remote learning.

“Failure was not an option,” PIQE President and CEO Gloria

Corral shared with GB Magazine. “Despite economic hardships,

lack of digital know-how, fear, and heartbreak, 18,000 families

from nearly 300 California schools joined us virtually, partnering

with teachers

and schools,

supporting

each other,

and helping

their children

succeed.”

PIQE worked

to onboard

families

to digital

technology

using what they

had on hand,

including old

smartphones, tablets, and their children’s Chromebooks. We

built bridges, eased isolation, enhanced digital adoption, and

we did it together, remotely.

PIQE is celebrating 35 years of serving its communities,

building partnerships, and empowering families to take an

active role in their children’s education. Our journey began

when our founders put passion into practice, igniting our

commitment to social justice and educational equity. Today,

with offices in seven California regions and a national team

supporting school districts throughout the country, our mission

continues! We are proud of our history and honored by all who

have given their time, talent, and treasures, so that children

can thrive no matter their circumstances. Follow our families

and schools and the stories of success and triumph by visiting

www.piqe.org.


Benefit

Champions

for Health

Champions for Health recently

hosted To Wellness and Beyond at

the San Diego Air & Space Museum

raising money for Project Access

San Diego. Since 2008, Project

Access has facilitated over $22 million in pro

bono specialty care, procedures, and surgeries

in collaboration with a network of physicians,

hospitals, and clinics across San Diego County.

The memorable event raised money for our

lifesaving program and showcased outstanding

individuals and organizations that have

supported Champions for Health throughout

the past year. Guests enjoyed one of San

Diego’s most unique venues as vintage aircraft

adorned the event space!

Emily and Kirsten Goshen

with Indu Bhoyrul

Jerad Phillips and

Eileen Haley

Agnieszka Golian

and Paul Cattafi

Robert and Mia

Goldklang


Joshua Mbugua

and Trinity Lewis

Marty and Jennipher

Ohmstede


Benefit

Recientemente, Champions for

Health llevó a cabo el evento

para recaudar fondos: To

Wellness and Beyond en el

Museo del Aire y del Espacio de

San Diego. Lo obtenido en la ocasión se

destina al Project Access San Diego, que

desde el 2008 lleva entregados más de $

22 millones destinados a atención gratuita

de especialistas, procedimientos y cirugías,

trabajando en red con médicos hospitales

y clínicas del condado de San Diego. Este

inolvidable evento no solo recauda fondos

para este proyecto, sino que también

arroja luz sobre los destacados individuos

y organizaciones que han apoyado a

Champions for Health en el último año,

¡disfrutando de unos de los lugares más

especiales de San Diego con aeronaves

antiguas decoradas para la ocasión!

Celene Salazar, Katy Rogers

and Desseray Reyes

Moses and

Pamela Salgado

Wendy Buchi and

Tom Savides

Maria Carriedo-Ceniceros

Pablo G. Ceniceros

Jocelin Ing and

Joshua Crick

Ema Mostofian

and Chis Chong


Christina and

Sergio Flores

Alfonso Rodriguez

and Liliana Osorio

Keerti Gurushanthaiah

and Mihir Parikh

Karen Dunn and

Paul Forney

Alona Hernandez

and Jonathan

Alcaraz

Nikolas London and

Jesse MacLaurin

Rakesh and

Rina Patel

Sunil Bhoyiul and

Hernan Goldsztein

Jeffrey Willmann

and Jana Peterman

Adama Dyoniziak

and Jim Schultz

Supriti Paul and

Andrea Goldsztein


Health

Sharp HealthCare

ENVISIONING the Future

Sharp Prebys Innovation

& Education Center

For more than four generations, Sharp

HealthCare has been dedicated to the

San Diego community. As the region’s

largest and most comprehensive health

care system, Sharp touches the lives

of more than 1 million individuals each

year. Keeping with its mission as a

non-for-profit institution serving all of

those who need care, Sharp provided

a record-setting $500 million in

community benefits within the last year

- including charity, uncompensated and

undercompensated care.

Now, Sharp HealthCare is strengthening its commitment to

the community. The Foundations of Sharp HealthCare have

launched ENVISION – a $250 million fundraising campaign in

support of Sharp’s $2 billion, decade-long investment in San

Diego’s health care future. “At Sharp, we believe a first-class

health care system is a vital part of a community,” Bill Littlejohn,

Senior Vice President and Chief Executive officer of the

Foundations of Sharp HealthCare shared with GB Magazine.

“This is perhaps the most sweeping group of initiatives to

enhance health care delivery in San Diego’s history.”

The ENVISION campaign is framed by four goals, known as the

Aspirations of Excellence:

• Provide clinical and technical innovation

• Enhance knowledge and learning

• Create an extraordinary patient experience

• Deliver this world-class care to every community


“With our philanthropic partners, we are embarking on a

new generation of transformation: a journey to deliver the

health care of the future,” Littlejohn added.

The ENVISION campaign includes more than a dozen

initiatives, including the Prebys Innovation & Education

Center, modernization of Sharp Memorial Hospital and

Sharp’s Kearny Mesa medical campus, continued growth of

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, enhancements to mental

health services at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital and expanded

emergency and intensive care services at Sharp Coronado

Hospital. The campaign will also support the creation of the

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Neurosciences Center, Sharp’s

fourth hospice home, expansion of the Sharp Rees-Stealy

clinic network and growth of the Terrence and Barbara

Caster Institute for Nursing Excellence, which provides

nursing scholarships and training.

“At Sharp, we are guided by a relentless devotion to doing

what is best for our community and our patients, every

time,” says Chris Howard, President and Chief Executive

Officer of Sharp HealthCare. “We are excited to embark on

this inspiring initiative that further drives our commitment

to The Sharp Experience - delivering the advanced

technology, medical expertise and modern health care

centers that will serve San Diego generations to come.”

The ENVISION campaign formally kicks off this month,

with more than $80 million already raised toward the $250

million goal. “We are humbled by the extraordinary support

for ENVISION from across the Sharp HealthCare family and

the community,” Littlejohn says. “As was the case seven

decades ago when Thomas E. Sharp donated $500,000

to establish a hospital in his son’s memory, San Diego is

coming together to enable Sharp to continue our mission

to improve the health of the community with a commitment

to excellence in all that we do.”

The learn about the Foundations of Sharp HealthCare and

the ENVISION campaign, visit www.sharp.com/give.

Prebys Innovation & Education

Center Groundbreaking


Collaboration

Burnham Center

for Community

Advancement

Good Ideas aren’t enough.

The Burnham Center for

Community Advancement

(BCCA) is San Diego’s first

“think-and-do tank.” Established

in 2021 with the mission to help

make the San Diego binational

region a better place to live,

work and play for all, BCCA is

unique in its focus to ensure

innovative ideas become

realized actions.

Founder and long-time civic

leader Malin Burnham started the

new organization based on his

personal motto of “Community

Before Self.” He envisions

BCCA serving as a nexus point

where community stakeholders and multi-sector partners come

together to identify regional needs, find innovative solutions, and

tackle some of our most pressing issues.

La Jolla resident and nonprofit leader Tad Seth Parzen was

tapped to be President and CEO and the organization has


Tad Seth Parzen

and Malin Burnham

already hit the ground running.

BCCA has been a key partner

with Design Forward Alliance

and UC San Diego’s Design

Lab and succeeded in winning

the bid for San Diego-Tijuana

to be the World Design Capital

2024. The bid to the World

Design Organization highlighted

the culture of cross-border

collaboration and the role of

innovative human-centered

design toward building more

interconnected communities.

San Diego-Tijuana are two

countries and two cities, but

one region and community that

are continuously redefining and

redesigning our cross-border

home.

True to its community-centered

orientation, BCCA seeks to

bring people and ideas together

in a neutral platform for the

betterment of the region. In

addition to Burnham’s vision

and Tad’s leadership, the

center will be led by community

advisory groups and a board

of directors of diverse civic

leaders, including Paula Cordeiro, Peter Ellsworth, Lisette

Islas, Jack McGrory and Vincent Mudd. The Center will rely on

civic organizations and residents to find solutions to housing

affordability, advancing an equitable workforce system, and

revitalizing Balboa Park, to name a few.

www.burnhamcenter.org

Las buenas ideas no

alcanzan

El Burnham Center

for Community

Burnham Center for Community

Advancement presentation of El Tercer Pais

Advancement

(BCCA) es el primer

espacio “pensaractuar”

de San Diego.

Comenzó en el 2021 con

la misión de lograr que San

Diego sea una mejor región

binacional donde todos

puedan vivir, trabajar y

jugar, por lo que el enfoque

de BCCA es único,

asegurándose de promover

y llevar a la acción las ideas

innovadoras.

Malin Burnham, líder

cívico y su fundador,

decidió comenzar esta

nueva organización a

partir de su lema personal “la comunidad antes que uno

mismo”. Él imagina a BCCA como un nexo donde partes

interesadas de la comunidad y socios multisectoriales

pueden reunirse para identificar las necesidades regionales,

encontrando soluciones innovadoras, enfrentando también

algunos de los temas más urgentes.

Tad Seth Parzen reside en La Jolla y lidera organizaciones sin

fines de lucro, por lo que fue elegido como presidente y CEO

de la organización que ya está sumamente activa. BCCA ha

sido un socio fundamental del Design Forward Alliance y del

Design Lab de UC, logrando ganar el concurso para colocar a

Tijuana

San Diego-Tijuana

como la Capital

del Diseño Mundial

2024. El concurso

presentado al

World Design

Organization

destacaba la

cultura de la

colaboración entre

ambos lados de la

frontera y el rol del

diseño innovador

centrado en el

ser humano en

pos de construir

comunidades

más

interconectadas.

San Diego-

Tijuana son dos

países, dos

ciudades, pero

una región y

una comunidad

que están

continuamente

redefiniendo y

rediseñando

nuestro hogar a

ambos lados de

la frontera.

Siendo fiel a su orientación centrada en la comunidad, BCCA

busca reunir a las personas y sus ideas en una plataforma

neutral con el objetivo de mejorar la región. Sumado a la visión

de Burnham y el liderazgo de Tad, el centro contará con grupos

de asesores y una comisión directiva formada por diversos

líderes cívicos, como Paula Cordeiro, Peter Ellsworth, Lisette

Islas, Jack McGrory y Vincent Mudd. El centro dependerá de

las organizaciones civiles y de los residentes para encontrar

soluciones a temas como el de las viviendas asequibles,

el avance en un sistema equitativo de la fuerza laboral, la

revitalización del Parque Balboa entre otros.

San Diego


Youth

Promises2Kids

Camp Connect

both mentally and

emotionally from

their traumas.

Sisters Anna and

Isla grew up in an

unstable home.

Their father was an

alcoholic and their

mother was not ready

for parenthood. Their

mother took them

away, and in her care,

they were exposed

to drugs, weapons,

homelessness, and

severe abuse and

neglect. They were

often left for days

or weeks at a time,

without food. All this

led them into foster care.

May is National Foster Care Month and local non-profit

Promises2Kids whose mission is to create a brighter for foster

children, offers programs ensuring that youth have the skills,

opportunities, and resources to succeed. From the moment

they enter care through adulthood, Promises2Kids provides the

necessary support system.

There are over 3,000 current and former foster youth in San

Diego County who have been removed from their homes

due to abuse and neglect. Many are separated from siblings,

move frequently, attend countless schools, while still suffering

Promises2Kids’

Camp Connect

reunites brothers

and sisters

separated by foster

care. Through

monthly visits,

group outings and

a summer camp,

foster youth can

experience the

joys of being a

child, bonding with

one another, and

creating special

memories.

Promises2Kids

recently took 73

youth to Disneyland

- a first for most

Anna and Isla of them. This was

made possible

by the Arbonne

Charitable Foundation. Among the group were sisters Anna

and Isla, who fully soaked in the experience and enjoyed being

“little kids” for the day, going on as many rides as possible.

Smiling ear to ear and walking shoulder to shoulder, the two

were inseparable.

From seeing Disney’s characters and going on rides, the youth

were grateful for this magical day! The highlight was taking

photos with their siblings, as a way to always remember their

special day.

To learn more about Promises2Kids and how you can help, visit

www.Promises2Kids.org.



Celebration

Wrap-Up

at Tiffany’s

The 113th Anniversary Charity Ball

Chairman Vicki Eddy celebrated the

closing act in elegant style as very special

guests of Tiffany & Co., a generous Silver

Sponsor of “The Power of Love” hosted

a breakfast at their Fashion Valley location. Guests

celebrated the successful efforts to benefit the

Neuroscience Institute at Rady Children’s Hospital-

San Diego. The breakfast ended as a warm welcome

was given to our co-publisher Danitza Villanueva as

she is the incoming 114th Anniversary Charity Ball

Chairman to benefit Chawdwick Center for Children &

Families at Rady Children’s Hospital. Come Fly With

Us: February 4th, 2023 at the Hotel del Coronado!

Danitza Villanueva

and Vicki Eddy

Ann Hill and

Gwynn Thomas

Dave Siccardi and

Ellen Moxham

Laura O’Sullivan

and Alex Loker

Carol Damon-Scherer, Marla

Black and Julie Novak

Christina Canalis, Nicole

Matthews and Michele Prescott

Angie Lasagna, Betty Brayshay

with John and Dulie Ahlering


We’ve Hit

The Wall.

The Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial

is far more than just a cross. It is one of

the most unique veteran memorials in

America, and is the only one honoring

veterans, living and deceased, from the

Revolutionary War to the current war on

terror. More than 5,700 beautifully etched

black granite plaques honor Presidents,

Medal of Honor recipients, admirals,

generals, privates, airmen, seamen, and

thousands of veterans whose names may not

be familiar but who proudly served our

nation and helped preserve the freedoms we

enjoy as Americans.

Critical capacity has been reached and we must

build more walls! This is where you come in.

A plan is in place to expand five of the existing

walls to provide space for 2,000 more plaques.

This will allow us to continue to preserve the

legacy of our Veterans and active duty servicemembers

for approximately 10 more years.

But we can’t do it without your support!

Take your place alongside our Beacon of Freedom

Honor Roll in paying tribute to those to

whom we owe so much.

Please contact Neil O’Connell today.

(619) 838-2964 direct line

noconnell.icc@msn.com

photo: Frank Colosi

Papa Doug Manchester & Family proudly supports

the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial.


Celebration

Vicki Eddy, anfitriona de la

113° edición del Anniversary

Charity Ball, festejó el cierre

del evento con un elegante

desayuno en las instalaciones

de Tiffany & Co. de Fashion Valley, empresa

que fue generosa Silver Sponsor de “The

Power of Love”. Los presentes celebraron

el éxito logrado para ayudar al Instituto de

Neurociencias del Hospital Infantil Rady de

San Diego. El desayuno culminó con una

cálida bienvenida a nuestra editora, Danitza

Villanueva, quien será la próxima anfitriona

de la edición 114° del Anniversary Charity

Ball; en este caso a beneficio el

Chadwick Center for Children

& Families del Hospital Infantil

Rady. ¡Vengan a volar con

nosotros el 4 de febrero del 2023

en el Hotel del Coronado!

Chris Eddy, Chris Holt

and Steve Jennings

Kathy Polakovic and

Beth Christensen

Sayla and Stacy Stern

with Laurielynn Barnett

Roxi Link, Clarice

Perkins and Leta Keyes

Sylvia and

Danett Gardon

Lisa Vieira and

Liz Copley



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Seafood Feast

WILDCOAST, the leader

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ecosystem conservation,

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to help raise funds and

awareness for the incredible work they are

doing. Guests from near and far came to

enjoy a sustainable and ethically caught

5-course seafood dinner. WILDCOAST’s

Executive Director Serge Dedina, along

with local scientists and anglers, were in

attendance to elevate the conversation

about WILDCOAST’s mission and how

to protect our fisheries. Guests included

philanthropists, community leaders

and celebrities that enjoyed Chef Brian

Malarkey’s cuisine at herb & sea. Profits

from the evening will help fund WILDCOAST

efforts to conserve our planet’s most critical

coastal and ocean ecosystems.

Imperial Beach Mayor Serge

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Jessica and

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Kathy Finnerty and

Gwyn Krstich

Maggie and

Joseph Diasparra

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and Kristin Taylor


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Gala CO-CHAIRS

and HONOREE

See Page 95


Gala Chef

COMMITTEE

See Page 95





$4.95 US

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See Page 12

$4.95 US

AUGUST 2015

$4.95 US

APRIL 2016

$4.95 US

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WWW.GBSAN.COM | DECEMBER 2016

SEE PAGE 25

$4.95 US

AUGUST 2017

San Diego Zoo Global presents

RITZ LOGO [in cover folder]

Gala Chairs

Don and Kathryn Vaughn

2020 Honorary Chairmen

See Page 10

$5.95 US


$5.95 US

APRIL 2018

$5.95 US

MARCH 2019


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Chairman Vicki Eddy with

EVENT CO-CHAIRS THE ROMANDES

BENEFITING RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

CHARITIES OF SAN DIEGO – SEE PAGE 95




GALA CO-CHAIRS – SEE PAGE 29


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San Diego Zoo Global

presents

Gala CHAIRS

DON and KATHRYN VAUGHN

See Page 95



Co-Chairs Angie Lasagna and Joyce Glazer



SEE PAGE 15

For Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego – See Page 95


SEP

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FE

SEP

DOREEN SCHONBRUN

ANITA NORTON

ELIZABETH OLIVER

MARLA BLACK

San Diego Center For Children

Anniversary Dinner Co-Chairs

BARRY EDELSTEIN

NINA DOEDE

SHERYL WHITE

MICHAEL G. MURPHY

2013 Globe Gala

ALLISON GLADER

TERRIE AGAHNIA

JENNIFER GILMORE

2013 Feeding America Sunset Soirée

APRIL FINK,

KARIN TORANTO

AND JENNIFER

KAGNOFF

Jewish Family Service

Heart & Soul Gala Chairs

ARGI,

ANE AND

J FETTER

·I·T·Z 2013 Co-Chairs

fficial Program: San Diego Zoo’s

endezvous In The Zoo Gala – See PAGE 83

Official Program – See PAGE 83

Official Program: Globe Gala,

A Magical Evening – See PAGE 83

Official Program:

Sunset Soirée – See PAGE 83

FERNANDA

AND RALPH

WHITWORTH

Official Program: ROMP,

A Night at the Copacabana – SEE PAGE 83

MICHELLE M.

ALEXANDER &

YOLANDA S.

WALTHER-MEADE

Official Program: The New Children’s Museum

Feast: The Art Of Playing With Your Food – SEE PAGE 83

SALAH M.

HASSANEIN

and Children’s Lifeline

International Physicians – See page 56

RUTH

MELERO

Official Program:

San Diego Opera

2014 Opening Night

Gala – SEE PAGE 85

Official Program:

Heart & Soul Gala – See PAGE 85

Roxi Link, JuLie

Cowan novak &

MerRidee Book

Chairs of the Patrons of the Prado

Honorary Chairs

MARY AND

HUDSON DRAKE

See Page 95

USO

A Night of

Military Heroes

LARICE AND

ILL PERKINS

14 Charity Ball Chairwoman

SALLY B.

AND

JOHN M.

THORNTON

Jewels of San Diego

The Arc of San Diego gala – See Page 37

Stars and

Stripes Ball

DreamOn

2014 Dream On Chairs – See Page 83

THE

OLD GLOBE

Co-Chairs and Directors

Summer Splendor

2014 globe gala – See Page 83

SAN DIEGO

POLICE

FOUNDATION

Chief of Police Zimmerman

with Gold Shield Gala Chairs – See Page 20

ROBERT &

JENNIFER

GRAMINS

Le Cirque Du Romp

Event Chairs

Ronald McDonald House

Charities of San Diego – See Page 83

GWENDOLYN

SONTHEIM

MEYER

Sunset Soirée

Feeding America San Diego

J. CRAIG

VENTER AND

HEATHER

KOWALSKI

J. Craig Venter Institute

Life at the Speed of Light gala – See Page 83

The

Carrillo

Family

Philanthropy

in the Making

Fred and

Roxi Link


The Charity Ball – See Page 89

eart of

an Diego

ala

irectors of the UC San Diego

lpizio Cardiovascular Center

ichael Madani, MD and Ehtisham Mahmud, MD

YOR KEVIN FAULCONER AND

RST LADY KATHERINE STUART FAULCONER

ull Steam Ahead

San Diego

Food Bank

40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

AND CHEF COMMITTEE

SEE PAGE 95

Jewish

Family

Service

Gala

OPTIONS –

THE WOMEN’S EVENT

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

BENEFITTING JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

SAN DIEgO

POLICE FOUNDATION

GOLD SHIELD GALA

SAN DIEGO

FOOD BANK

40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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Honors Evelyn & Ernest Rady,

Ron S. Zollman and

Susan g. Komen, San Diego

Jewish Federation

OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP CABINET

107th Anniversary

Charity Ball

St. Madeleine

Sophie’s Center

Haute with Heart Fashion Show

Honorary Chair and Honorees – See Page 95

USO San Diego

Stars & Stripes Gala

Land of the Free… Because of the Brave.

HEART & SOUL GALA

USO

Then and Now

Stars and Stripes gala – See Page 91

“Faces of Miracle Babies”

Once Upon A Time – SEE PAGE 95

San Diego

History

Center

MAKERS OF SAN DIEGO

Jewish Family

Service

HEART & SOUL GALA

CELEBRATING

15

YEARS

San Diego

Center for Children

CELEBRATING 130 YEARS!

ROMP

House Party

EVENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Patrons of

the Prado

PROMISES2KIDS

Dream On Concert 2016

San Diego Police

Foundation

Gold Shield

gala

SAN DIEGO

FOOD BANK

FOODTASIA gala Co-Chairs

and Chef Committee – SEE PAGE 95

Jewish

Family

Service

HEART & SOUL GALA

AWARD HONOREES

SEE PAGE 97

Junior

Achievement of

San Diego County

2017 Hall of Fame Laureates

SEE PAGE 95

USO San Diego

75th Anniversary Gala

“It Takes A City To Support Our Military” – SEE PAGE 95

MIRACLE

BABIES

Founders and

Event Co-Chairs

Moonlight in Casablanca

108TH

ANNIVERSARY

CHARITY BALL

San Diego

Police Foundation

A MOMENT IN BUENOS AIRES

University

of San Diego

President James T. Harris III, DEd

and Mary Harris – SEE PAGE 32

PAPA DOUG

AND GENIYA

MANCHESTER

We Give Thanks

SAN YSIDRO

HEALTH CENTER

eanne Jones

nd Don

reitenberg

ewels of San Diego

Papa Doug

&Geniya

Manchester

WE GIVE THANKS – SEE PAGE 12

Patrons of

the Prado

Masterpiece Gala

Gala Chairs and Presenting Sponsors – See Page 89


Heart & Soul Centennial Gala

2018 Mitzvah Honorees

WWW.GBSAN.COM

SAN DIEGO

OPERA BALL

PRETTY IN PINK

77TH STARS &

STRIPES GALA

SAN DIEGO ZOO

GLOBAL PRESENTS

eet the new CEO

ichael Jeser and his family

MIRACLE

BABIES

Minuit à Versailles

SAN DIEGO

POLICE

FOUNDATION

See Page 97

THE

STRAZA

F A M I L Y

USO San Diego

STAND UP FOR LIBERTY

78th Stars & Stripes Gala

USO

San Diego

THE 110TH

ANNIVERSARY CHARITY BALL

78th Stars & Stripes Gala

JEWISH

FAMILY

SERVICE

Heart & Soul Gala

San Diego

History Center

Papa Doug

&Geniya

Manchester

WE GIVE THANKS

See Page 24

The Jacobs & Cushman

Chefs, Cork & Craft Gala

IMMUNOTHERAPY

FOUNDATION

TRANSFORMING

CANCER

TREATMENT

MIRACLE BABIES

A Night in Venice

Gold Shield Gala

SAN DIEGO

POLICE FOUNDATION

Honorary Chairs

MARY AND

HUDSON DRAKE

See Page 95

Manchester

Charitable

Foundation

SUPPORTING BAHAMAS

HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS

The Jacobs & Cushman

SANDIEGO

FOOD BANK

$5.95

JEWISH

FEDERATION

A Year of

Achievements

A 112 YEAR

TRADITION

HOP

LIVES H

CAMPA

ack McGrory

Una Davis

Patrons

of the

Prado

HEROES OF

THE FRONT LINE

USO SAN DIEGO

Executive Director Ashley Camac and

Event Co-Chairs Sherry and Brianna Ahern

Women in Blue

Celebration

THE

Men’s

EVENT

MANCHESTER

FINANCIAL GROUP

HONORARY CHAIRS

ED AND ANN WITT

CELEBRATING

ITS 25TH

ANNIVERSARY

SEE PAGE 14

San Ysidro

Health

Together We Heal,

Recover and

Rebuild

SEE PAGE 15

THE TRAILBLAZERS

Options For All Leadership Brings Innovative

Changes To 50-Year-Old Industry – See Page 87

San Diego Police Foundation

Celebrating America’s Finest

JEWISH

FEDERATION

OF SAN DIEGO

COUNTY

AVID

RAMZON

EWISH FEDERATION

F SAN DIEGO COUNTY

BARRIO LOGAN

COLLEGE INSTITUTE

Roxi Link, JuLie

Cowan novak &

MerRidee Book

Chairs of the Patrons of the Prado

2021

K9 SOIRÉE


Heart

& Soul

Gala

HONOREES AND GALA CHAIRS

JACK MAIZEL,

HEIDI GANTWERK,

SETH KROSNER &

SILVANA CHRISTY

Home of


113t h

anniversary

charity

ball

Guiding Hands

Meet the new CEO

Edward Hershey

and his family

S E PAGE 24

Benefiting Rady

Children’s Hospital

Lisa Vieira and Reef

SEE PAGE 97

Jeff Patrick and

Trulette Clayes

Fostering Strength & Stability

Benefit

WILDCOAST, quien

lidera la conservación

del ecosistema costero

y marítimo, llevó a

cabo una cena para

recaudar fondos y crear conciencia sobre

el increíble trabajo que están realizando.

La cena, con sus entradas agotadas,

ofreció a los invitados 5 platos basados

en productos de pesca marítima ética

y sostenible. El Director Ejecutivo de

WILDCOAST, Serge Dedina, junto a

los científicos locales y pescadores

presentes, pudieron charlar sobre las

acciones a seguir para avanzar con las

gestiones de WILDCOAST y proteger a

nuestras pesqueras. Entre los invitados

se encontraban filántropos, líderes

de la comunidad y celebridades que

disfrutaron de la comida preparada

por el Chef Brian Malarkey, basada

en las hierbas y el mar. Lo recaudado

por la velada se destina a solventar

los esfuerzos que realiza WILDCOAST

por conservar nuestros vulnerables

ecosistemas costeros y marítimos.

Christianna Wolf

and Erin Edwards

Gretchen Best, Giorgio

Saturnino and Nathalie de Anda

Jill Gartman, Doug Sheres

and Rodrigo Guevara

Jennifer Byerly

and Jo Ann Prutz

Ann Wycoff and

Heidi Dewar

Alan Lerchbacher

and Amy Breen


Kevin Staab

and Tony Hawk

John Anderson, Scott Maas

and Joseph Diasparra

Patrick and

Elisabeth Quirk

Simon Andrews

and Beto Bedolfe

Allison Oneil, Alex Rusciano

and Danielle Harlay

Montse Haro and

Hector Jacinto

Georgina Petrie

and Doug Miller

Mass Creativity Day

Celebrate art, creativity and

community with free admission

to The New Children’s Museum

all day!

June 25

9am-3pm

Learn more at

thinkplaycreate.org/mass-creativity-2022


Leader

Manny Rubio

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S NEW CEO

Giving Back Magazine recently

sat down with the new CEO

of The Catholic Community

Foundation of San Diego. The

Foundation was established

in 2015 to assist individuals

and organizations in providing

lasting financial support to the

Catholic religious, educational

and charitable organizations

of San Diego and Imperial

Manny Rubio

counties in California for

generations to come. Donors

have the option of establishing a fund from which they can

recommend how, when, and where their donated funds are

distributed to charitable causes.

GB: What do you feel is the biggest strength of the Catholic

Community Foundation of San Diego right now?

The Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego (CCFSD)

is in a unique and opportune position within our community

to serve individuals, families

and organizations through

a lens of faith and service.

As Catholics, we are called

to be good stewards in

our communities and we

believe that in sharing your

time, your talents, and your

treasures with one another,

we can have a profoundly

positive impact.

Thankfully, in San Diego

and Imperial Counties there

are so many options for

philanthropy and avenues

for individuals and families to

support organizations that

are doing such important

work in our community. What

distinguishes CCFSD is that

we approach this from a

truly Catholic perspective of

faith and gratitude. The four

pillars of our organization are

support for our Catholic Parishes, Catholic Schools, Vocations,

and Social Service agencies.

What also distinguishes us is that the funds that are held by

CCFSD are invested in a values-based strategy that aligns with

the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. And while we do not

only support Catholic organizations, we are proud to support any

organization that aligns with the values that we hold so close.


GB: What goal do

you have for the

Foundation?

First and foremost,

my goal is to

honor God and

the Catholic Faith

through service.

As a relatively

new foundation,

right now our

focus is on getting

our mission and

vision out into the

community. I hope

to share that not

only are we a positive outlet for

philanthropy, but we can also

make a difference.

I am a believer that good work

and good sense find each

other. In my few months in

this position, I have seen that

there is a community who is

looking for that positive outlet,

and I hope that we can be that

solution for many.

GB: What was the path you took

to get to where you are today?

I have spent my entire career

in service to the community.

As a student at the University

of San Diego many years ago,

I saw that there are ways to

integrate Faith and Service.

I spent some time on the

East Coast at Georgetown

University and learned

nonprofit management in my

graduate work. Upon returning

to California, I have worked for

several nonprofits, foundations,

and most recently, spent

several years working in service

of a local public school system.

GB: What have been the

biggest challenges you have had

to overcome?

Being a “young” organization,

we are still working to establish

ourselves. And although we

have done very well in the few

years of our work, there is so

much more that we can do,

and I really hope that

the community can

support our efforts

and our vision.

GB: What are your

outside interests?

At the end of my

workdays, it is all

about family for me. As

a Mexican American

married to a Chaldean

American, family is

where it starts for

us. My wife Heather

and my kids Olivia

and Lucas are my

everything. Besides

family, I am a life-long

Padres fan and a fan

of soccer, basketball,

hockey and Formula 1.

Sports brings people

together and I love

that we can find

community in it.

The Catholic Community

Foundation of San Diego

www.ccfsd.org


Perfil

Deborah Szekely

99 AND GOING STRONG

BY: NICHOLE NAOUM

Few would dispute

that Deborah Szekely

has lived life to the

fullest. Known as

the “godmother of

wellness,” the Brooklynborn

wellness guru has

dedicated her life to

improving the spiritual

and physical wellbeing

of others across

California and Mexico.

As she nears 100, she

still walks the walk.

And unlike many of her

contemporaries, her

passion for healthy living

was instilled during her

early years and remains

strong to this day.

Deborah was born in the spring of 1922, at the height of the

prohibition era. She shared with GB Magazine, “When I was

four, my mother became the Vice President of the New York

Vegetarian Society and that set me on a path for life.” With

the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that

followed, Deborah and her family relocated to Tahiti, where

food was in abundance and the opportunities were limitless.

In the latter 1930s, when

the employment rate of

American women was

just over 25 percent,

Deborah worked in

Guadalajara as an

assistant to philosopher,

psychologist, and

natural living enthusiast,

Edmund Bordeaux

Szekely, who she

later married in 1939.

Together, the pair set

out to open a one-ofa-kind

“eco” resort in

Tecate, Baja California

just South of the border

in Mexico.

In 1940, Rancho La

Puerta opened its doors.

This world-renowned

fitness camp and spa

features spacious

studios, weekly cooking

classes, and 32 acres of

beautifully landscaped

gardens.

As Rancho La Puerta

grew in popularity,

Deborah and Edmund decided to build a smaller, more private

retreat in Escondido. Launched in 1958, Golden Door has

hosted guests from the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Oprah Winfrey,

Martha Stewart, and Barbara Streisand. While the property

has been a temporary sanctuary for a number of A-listers,

Deborah’s altruism never wavered. 100 percent of Golden

Door’s net profits go to philanthropic causes.

At age 79, Deborah launched the New Americans Museum at

Liberty Station in 2008 to chronicle the lives of immigrants and


Deborah’s accolades stretch

beyond praise from museum

and wellness center visitors. In

2014, Deborah was inducted

into the San Diego County

Women’s Hall of Fame by the

Women’s Museum of California,

the Commission on the Status

of Women, the Women’s

Center at UC San Diego, and

the Department of Women’s

Studies at San Diego State

University.

celebrate their accomplishments through thought-provoking exhibitions, crafts and artwork.

She explains, “The goal was to help educate young people on what immigrants bring to our

country and foster tolerance among all Americans. Using thoughtful visual arts programs to

support our storytelling efforts, we are taking steps to create a more just and tolerant society.”

When asked what advice

she would give to today’s

entrepreneurs-in-the-making,

given her long and varied life

experience, Deborah answered

matter-of-factly, “Just because

something does not exist does

not mean it should not exist.

Come up with an idea and see it

through from start to finish.”

Ready to see a change

in homelessness for San Diego?

HOMELESSNESS is not a just a housing

problem, a hunger crisis or a drug epidemic.

The Mission helped me recover,

accept my past, find my self-worth

and learn to love myself.

At the SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION, our goal

is getting people off the streets permanently

by providing holistic recovery programs to

transform lives.

Help us change lives at SDRESCUE.ORG

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Golf

Undertow

Charity

Golf Classic

The 4th Annual Undertow Charity Golf Classic

recently took place at Torrey Pines Golf

Course. Proceeds from this event benefitted

youth programming for the City of San Diego

Parks and Recreation Department. Participants

enjoyed a day of fun that featured a unique opportunity to

play Torrey Pines North Course.

Almazbek Tilenbaev, Nurgamal

Shadieva and Robert Engler

Tim Knowd and

Jerome Gobby

Christian Baldree and

Steven Chapman

Perry and Brian

Champman

James Kerr, Marcelo and Hector

Mayer with Adam Hurtado

Bob Dynes, Sara Hansen

and Roman Friedrich



Golf

Recientemente se realizó en

la cancha de golf del Torres

Pines la 4ª edición anual del

Undertow Charity Golf Classic.

Lo recaudado por el torneo

se destina a los programas juveniles de

los parques de la ciudad de San Diego

y al Departamento de Recreación. Los

participantes disfrutaron de un día pleno

de diversión y la oportunidad de jugar en la

increíble cancha del Torres Pines North.

Elisabeth Forbes, Ann Parode Dynes, Marilyn

Boggs, Julie Ruedi and Janet Kelleher

Ben Schultz, Tige Hofer, Tom

Schultz and Russ Dickey

Casey and Robert Miller, Shane

Bancroft and Alex Gerharter

Kari and Scott Andren, Mark

Dawson and Aimee Andren

Albert Hara, Dale Wilson, Andrew

Gallacher and John Lundsten

Susan Coyle, Nancy Giberson,

Janice Cook and Ellen Curtin


Steve Hogan, James Heffernan,

Shane Sullivan and Kuni Takeda

Daniel van Grol, Ves Frank,

Darin Adler and Dennis van Grol

Amir Fouladgar

and Cesar Enciso

Brian Williams, Brent Burmeister,

Michel Anderson and Peter Osuna

Ozzy Ruvalcaba and

Herman de la Garza

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE SIGNATURE LUNCHEON

&

“

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

12:00–1:30pm • Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

VIP & Virtual Tickets Available

DWIGHT “DOC” GOODEN

DARRYL STRAWBERRY

Tickets: www.jfssd.org/luncheon

Thank You To Our Generous Underwriters

(Complete Listing Online)

Gooden and Strawberry, two of MLB’s most legendary players, had

illustrious baseball careers that were also marked by highly public

battles with addiction. They now help others struggling with addiction

while spreading a message of hope, recovery, and healing.


SWA Community

Free to Thrive

WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO HELP HUMAN

TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN SAN DIEGO?

Southwest

Airlines has a

long-standing

commitment to

being a good global citizen. Our Company recognizes the

importance of being aware of societal issues impacting

communities around the world, especially those directly

related to the airline industry - including Human Trafficking.

For years. Southwest Airlines has proudly supported

multiple nonprofit organizations whose efforts help with

the rescue, recovery and restoration of Human Trafficking

survivors - including

Free to Thrive. Part of

Free to Thrive’s work

is helping to prevent

human trafficking and violence against women and girls

and serves the legal needs of survivors

of all forms of human trafficking. Together

we will continue to advocate for an end

to human trafficking.

Kelly Knox

Sr. Community Outreach Manager

Southwest Airlines

When attorney Jamie Beck asked that

question to individuals working to

support survivors, she repeatedly

heard the same answer: we need

lawyers. “We all have a role to play in

the fight against human trafficking,”

Jamie says, and she knew hers.

Jamie began her anti-trafficking efforts

as an active member of the Lawyers

Club of San Diego - eventually serving

as its president - by spearheading

the creation of a Human Trafficking

Collaborative (HTC) focused on three

discrete needs: legal and community

education, policy advocacy and survivor support. Jamie also began taking on pro bono

cases while working full-time at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, the largest

San Diego-based law firm. Through her volunteer and pro bono work, Jamie came to

realize that she needed to do more. Thus, Free to Thrive was born, working to bring San

Diego’s lawyers, law firms and law schools together to help address this serious need.


Free to Thrive

values their clients’

well-being at the

forefront of all their

decisions; traumainformed

practices;

a holistic approach

to their clients’

complex challenges

and strengths; and

advocacy for justice

on a broader scale.

To execute these

values, Free to Thrive

works hand in hand

with community

organizations,

law enforcement,

government

agencies, and law

firms to ensure

that human

trafficking survivors

can live the lives

they always

dreamed of living.

Free to Thrive

offers survivors of

human trafficking

legal services

in family law,

criminal record

clearing, and crime

victim’s advocacy

- free of charge.

Free to Thrive

also connects

survivors with

non-legal referrals and resources, including emergency

resource assistance, mental health, family support, vocational

and wellness programs. Additionally, Free to Thrive provides a

variety of online and in person community awareness, legal and

law enforcement trainings.

In a little over five years, Free to Thrive has had an incredible

impact in the lives of human trafficking survivors. Since 2017,

Free to Thrive has helped 244 survivors with 834 legal services

and prevailed in

eliminating 214

criminal records

in five counties in

California. Importantly,

Free to Thrive has

also helped survivors

obtain 45 restraining

orders, helped 33

survivors divorce their

traffickers and helped

71 survivors gain or

increase custody and

visitation time with

their children. Since

2020, Free to Thrive

has helped educate

3,086 people, from

over 32 states,

through virtual

trainings.

Free to Thrive’s

successes go

well beyond the

survivors that

they have helped

directly. The

success of Free

to Thrive can also

be seen by the

policies that they

have assisted in

passing (AB 262

and AB 124), a

new branch of

Free to Thrive

developing in Los

Angeles, and the

overwhelming support of the community, community partners

and donors over the years.

Free to Thrive is incredibly grateful for the support of Southwest

Airlines - their support speaks volumes about the importance of

Free to Thrive’s mission. Without supporters like Southwest, Free

to Thrive would not be able to help human trafficking survivors

and their families reach the bright futures that they deserve.

www.southwest.com


Luncheon

Women

in Blue

The San Diego Police Foundation

recently celebrated its 11th

Annual Women in Blue Luncheon.

This signature event salutes

leadership and diversity by

recognizing the stellar achievements of

women who have answered the call to protect

and serve. Women in Blue is an initiative that

now stretches from coast to coast at police

foundations across America, and it started

right here in San Diego, in 2011.

JFC Officer Amy Buell, Detective Jasmin

Rocha and JFC Officer Katherine Jennings

Rene McKee and

PO1 Stephanie Rios

Dee Ammon, Laura

Applegate and Judy Burer

Officer Theresa Fuentes, Keira,

Hailey and Officer Corey Pitts

Assistant Chief Sandra Albrektsen

and Assistant Chief Rudy Tai

Charles, Kate and

Rebecca Hartford

Amber Lake

and Jojo Seva


Congratulations to our Art for All participants!

We are proud to recognize your success.

Art for All

provides individuals

with disabilities at The

Arc of San Diego the

opportunity to express

themselves creatively

through art. This program

inspires creativity,

builds confidence, and

teaches fundamental

art techniques and skills.

Please join our efforts and help our clients continue

to have the opportunity to express themselves

creatively. To support Art for All, please consider

donating through our GoFundMe campaign.

ScAn To leArn More

Thank you to the North County Chapter Advisory Board for your generous support.

619.685.1175 | www.arc-sd.com


Luncheon

Recientemente, la San Diego

Police Foundation celebró la

11° edición de sus almuerzos

anuales Women in Blue.

Este emblemático evento

homenajea al liderazgo y la diversidad

reconociendo los destacados logros de

las mujeres que han respondido al llamado

de servir y proteger a la comunidad.

Women in Blue es una iniciativa que

hoy en día se encuentra en todas las

fundaciones de policía de Estados Unidos

de América, y comenzó aquí mismo, en

San Diego, allá por el 2011.

Captain Mike Holden, Nickie Behdin,

PO2 Amanda Allen and Todd Lane

Sheryl and

Ali Ganji

Assistant Chief Paul Connell, Assistant Chief Terence

Charlot and Assistant Chief Todd Underwood

Detective Sarah Calvert

and PO2 Jennifer Foley

Chief David Nisleit

with Sara Napoli

Marian and

Kim Crosser

Joyce Gattas, Patti Roscoe, District

Attorney Summer Stephan and Linda Gattas

Stephanie and Faith Adams,

Laura Doley and Bob Adams


Vicki Eddy

and Micki Olin

Maggie Watkins

and Julie Novak

Detective Izzy Delgadillo, Officer Lisa Hartman,

Retired Lieutenant Misty Cedrun, Detective

Sergeant Brigitta Belz and Detective Kika Navarro

Penney Newell and Former

Chief David Bejarano

Rita Hannah

and Lori Bertran

PO2 Victoria Brady, Officer Jessica Thrift, PO2

Victoria Sullivan and PO2 Kristina Dortenzio

Retired Asst. Chief Lou Scanlon, Former SD Chief

of Police Shelley Zimmerman and Anthony Napoli

Memorial Day

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.

Remember and Honor

www.FreedomDogs.org


Nutrition

15 Years of Feeding

San Diego

LOCAL FEEDING AMERICA AFFILIATE HAS DISTRIBUTED

OVER 300 MILLION MEALS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2007

A

lot has happened over 15 years of Feeding

San Diego, but the mission of the hunger

relief organization remains the same: to end

hunger through food rescue. Founded by

Gwendolyn Sontheim, Feeding San Diego’s

first distribution was held on October 9,

2007 in the parking lot at San Diego Rescue

Mission. Several weeks later, San Diego County suffered from

disastrous firestorms that displaced hundreds of thousands of

individuals. In the first week of the fire with only two employees,

Feeding San Diego secured and delivered 515,000 pounds of

emergency supplies, including food, water and other grocery

items, to evacuees, firefighters and volunteers. From the start,

the organization has been ready to spring into action whatever

the crisis may be, from wildfire to a global pandemic.

Now led by CEO Dan Shea, the hunger relief and food rescue

organization has grown from two employees to over 65 and

distributes an average of 40.3 million meals annually. Hunger

was thrust into the forefront of public awareness during the

pandemic and Feeding San Diego continues to support the

many San Diegans affected by the after effects: the highest

inflation of the past 40 years, record-high gas prices, global

unrest and a volatile economy. With the incredible support of

the community during the first year of the pandemic, the nonprofit

is focused on meeting its ambitious goals.

This year, Feeding San Diego is dedicated to establishing and

growing its new Produce Pantry Program to provide even more

fresh produce to the community, expanding its School Pantry

Program, which was upended by the pandemic, its food rescue

program in response to Senate Bill 1383, which mandates

PHOTO CREDIT: CARLY MATSUMOTO, VICTORIA PEARCE

certain businesses donate excess

food to hunger relief organizations like

Feeding San Diego, and continuing

its Together Tour large-scale food

distributions, which have provided

food to over 287,000 San Diegans

since the initiative started in February

2021. To look to the future, the

organization is celebrating its past.

“I founded Feeding San Diego

because I believe that access to

nutritious food is a basic human right.

Looking back on 15 years of service

to the community, it is humbling to

be a part of this organization that

provides what we now know to be

an essential service and touches

so many lives in the process,”

Founder and Board Chair Gwendolyn

Sontheim shares with GB Magazine.

Feeding San Diego supporters Gwendolyn Sontheim, Tommy Gomes, Julie

Coker, Davin Waite, Troy Johnson, Kelly Zien, and Sam Zien pose with a

cosplayer at the Month of a Million Meals telethon this past November.

Feeding San Diego CEO Dan Shea helps distribute plant-based patties

from local company Jensen Meat at a food distribution at Feeding San

Diego headquarters in Sorrento Valley.

None of this work would be possible

without the stakeholders that make the

mission possible: donors, volunteers, the

board of directors, staff, food donors and

community and agency partners. The

time is now to get involved.

www.feedingsandiego.org

Feeding San Diego volunteers

gather for a group photo ahead of a

large-scale food distribution at North

Island Credit Union Amphitheatre.


Partnership

Jewish Federation of

San Diego County

RAISING AWARENESS AND DEVELOPING NEW SOLUTIONS TO

FIGHT POVERTY IN THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH COMMUNITY

Jewish Federation

of San Diego

County

(Federation)

partners with organizations throughout the local Jewish

community to achieve its mission: to broaden and deepen

engagement in Jewish life to strengthen Jewish identity, foster

dynamic connections with Israel, and care for all Jews in need.

Currently, the Federation is working to mobilize community

resources, leaders, and organizations to address the

community’s most critical needs, including the urgent efforts to

respond to poverty in the San Diego Jewish Community.

“With 16-20 percent of Jewish households earning less than

$30,000 annually, many Jewish families struggle to make

ends meet but often are unaware of resources that can lift

them up,” Darren Schwartz, Chief Planning & Strategy Officer

for Jewish Federation of San Diego County shared with GB

Magazine. “We can help families access support that makes a

significant difference in their lives.”

Through a

monthly Working

Group on

Jewish Poverty

& Sustainability,

community

partners identify

the challenges

facing Jewish

families and

ways to

overcome them.

Along with

Federation, the

Working Group

includes Hebrew

Free Loan,

Impact Cubed,

Jewish Community Foundation San Diego, Jewish Family

Service, the Kindness Initiative and Seacrest at Home.

These organizations are educating those who could benefit

from the earned income tax credit and assistance provided

by 2-1-1 San Diego and the San Diego EITC Coalition. The

Working Group encourages all San Diegans to help share

important information about accessing this credit within the

community.

“One barrier to accessing this financial support is lack of

information; other barriers revolve around filing taxes and

having other necessary documents,” adds Schwartz. “The

good news is that there is free assistance to access this tax

credit. Any household earning less than $60,000 annually is

eligible. We ask everyone to share this information via email,

social media, in-person, and any other way you can.”


La Jewish Federation

del condado de San

Diego (Federation)

se asoció a

organizaciones de

la comunidad judía local para lograr el éxito de su misión:

el ampliar y profundizar el compromiso de la vida judía a

través del fortalecimiento de la identidad judía, el promover

conexiones dinámicas con Israel y el cuidar de todos los judíos

más necesitados. Actualmente, la Federation está trabajando

para que los recursos comunitarios, líderes y organizaciones

comunitarias se enfoquen en las necesidades más urgentes de

la comunidad, incluyendo una pronta respuesta al tema de la

pobreza dentro de la comunidad judía de San Diego.

“Con un 16 a un 20 % de los hogares judíos ganando menos de

$ 30,000 al año, muchas familias judías se encuentran en una

situación económica difícil y muchas veces no son conscientes

de los recursos disponibles existentes para mejorar sus vidas” le

comenta a la revista GB Darren Schwartz, Jefe de Planificación

y Estrategia de la Jewish Federation del condado de San Diego.

“podemos ayudar a que las familias accedan a ayuda que torne

sus vidas significativamente mejores”.

Por medio reuniones mensuales del Working

Group on Jewish Poverty & Sustainability (Grupo

de trabajo sobre la pobreza y la sustentabilidad

judía), los socios comunitarios identifican los

desafíos a los que las familias judías se enfrentan

y las posibles soluciones. Además de la

Federation, el Working Group incluye a: Hebrew

Free Loan, Impact Cubed, Jewish Community

Foundation San Diego, Jewish Family Service y

the Kindness Initiative and Seacrest at Home.

Estas organizaciones están instruyendo a aquellos que pueden

beneficiarse del crédito fiscal y de la asistencia ofrecida por 2-1-

1 San Diego y de la San Diego EITC Coalition. El Working Group

les pide a las personas de San Diego, que compartan con la

comunidad la información sobre el acceso a este crédito.

“Una de las barreras que limitan el acceso a esta ayuda

financiera es la falta de información, otras limitantes se basan

en el llenado de formularios impositivos y de documentación

necesaria” agrega Schwartz. “La buena noticia es que ahora

existe la asistencia gratuita para acceder a este crédito

impositivo. Cualquier hogar que perciba un ingreso menor a $

60,000 al año, puede acceder a ello. Les pedimos por favor

que compartan esta información por correo electrónico, redes

sociales, en persona o de la manera que les sea posible.”

www.jewishinsandiego.org


Community

Connect

to Life

The San Diego Blood Bank hosted

an evening of education and

appreciation centered around

heart health. Attendees learned

more on how the San Diego Blood

Bank is advancing health in the first of this

quarterly speaker series, and how together, we

impact our community and save lives.

Doug Morton with

Ziricon and Bob Finzi

Jim Boone, Tracy Shaw

and Courtney Boone

Tony and

Saundra Carr

Claudine van Gonka

and Shery Serio

JC and Barbara

Kyrillos

Judy and

Steven Rowles

The San Diego

Blood Bank

hosted an

evening of

education

and appreciation centered

around heart health.

Attendees learned more

on how the San Diego

Blood Bank is advancing

health in the first of this

quarterly speaker series,

and how together, we

impact our community

and save lives.


Pam and George

Matosian

Jim and Kathy

Whistler

Lisa Heffernan

and Ryan Mazelli

Tatiana Slepova and

Helen Bixenman


Celebration

San

Diego

PACE

Did you know that in just

eight short years, 1 out of

4 San Diegans will be 60

years of age or older? To

meet this increasing need

for age-friendly resources that support

both patients and caregivers, San

Diego PACE welcomed community

leaders and partners to tour and

participate in the ribbon cutting of its

newest site in Vista. San Ysidro Health

is working alongside key partners in

this collaborative partnership to ensure

seniors are able to age with dignity

and get the care they need.

Camille Oder and

Karla Mendoza

Donna Cleary, Rachel Beld

and Supervisor Jim Desmond

Rafael Garcia and

Michelle Darnelle

Virginia and

Jan Rodriguez

Alejandro Lopez

and Rob Gretz

Sarah Fatland, Rebecca

Cornille and Jade East

Deeann Green

and Marie Russell



Celebration

ustedes que, en

solo 8 años, 1 de cada

4 personas de San

Diego será mayor de 60

¿Sabían

años? Para poder estar

a la altura del aumento

de demanda de recursos para personas

de la tercera edad y para sus cuidadores

es que, San Diego PACE invitó a líderes de

la comunidad y sus asociados a participar

del recorrido y corte de cinta inaugural de

su nueva locación en Vista. San Ysidro

Health está trabajando junto a socios

esenciales en esta asociación colaborativa

para asegurarles a las personas mayores

la posibilidad de envejecer dignamente,

recibiendo la atención que merecen.

Pat Salas, Ana Melgoza, Thomas

Holm and Terry Whitaker

Candy Cuevas, Brian Wallace,

Vicente Diaz and Diana Townsend

Alicia Rodriguez

and Evan Park

Gloria Ramirez, Macario

Gutierrez and Veronica dela Rosa

Art and Arturo

Moreno

Rakesh Patel, Michelle Gonzalez,

Kevin Mattson and Fernando Sanudo


Stephanie Saavedra, Rey Fox,

Terry Whitaker and Bre’an Fox

Yolanda Santana, Mercedes

Bernal and Reynaldo Perez

Kristoffer Kelly and

Adrianna O’Donell

Elle Szames and

Claudia Grasso


Altruism

Home of

Guiding Hands

FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH

A Current

AFHA Family


May is recognized as National Foster Care Awareness month. While foster

care is traditionally known for children, Home of Guiding Hands (HGH) is one

of the few agencies in San Diego with foster care program for adults. In 2021

there were roughly 1,500 adults in foster care throughout the state. HGH,

which serves more than 3,500 people with developmental and intellectual

disabilities, offers this unique program where adults achieve the dream of

living with a family they can call their own. The program connects people

with special needs to loving families. All you need is a warm heart, a loving home, and a readiness

to make difference in someone’s life. And in return, you will gain a life changing experience.

“Being part of the HGH

Foster Care Program

has reminded me to

value the simplicity of

joy and laughter.”

Teressa is relatively new

to the HGH foster care

program, but it has

been her lifelong dream

to be a foster parent.

She is thrilled to provide a warm and enriching home to a

young woman named Maria.

Teressa shares, “Being part of the foster care program

has been the most rewarding and meaningful experience

I have encountered. It is amazing to see Maria feel that

she finally has a place and family to call her own. There

is nothing like being able to mentor your foster client and

watch them reach milestones that would have not been

possible otherwise. Maria and I spend time together as a

family and are learning from one another each day. It has

been an adventure being part of the adult foster program

and a rewarding experience.”

Maria and Teressa

“My life and my

family’s life are forever

changed from being

part of this program.”

Ana had raised her three

biological children when

she decided she wanted

to foster. And not just

foster anyone, but two

young men with special needs. Anthony and John came into

Ana’s life twenty years ago.

Ana shares “My biological children are now adults living

on their own but were teenagers when Anthony and John

came into our lives. They grew up together and view each

other as siblings. We all spend time together for weekly

dinners, holidays, and family vacations. The boys are not my

clients but my sons.” Anthony and John are included and

experience the joys of their home and family unit.

Ana with Anthony and

John at Disneyland

Ana assists the boys with their daily activities such as

cleaning, preparing meals, and money management. Ana

shares “The boys have become such a huge part of our

family that we cannot imagine life without them.”

If you can see yourself as a foster parent, HGH is always looking for people who want

to open their heart and home to an adult with special needs. We offer extensive training,

one-on-one support, and a generous monthly stipend for every foster family. For more

information, contact Lindsey Klaus at (619) 873-8209 or visit www.guidinghands.org.


Educators

THE

VEBA RESOURCE CENTER

THANKS YOU!

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. 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.

May is National Educator’s Appreciation Month and VEBA

wants to thank, recognize, and celebrate all of the amazing

educators in the San Diego education community. Educators

help power the future by shaping the minds of their students

every day. VEBA thanks you for your dedication, commitment

and time that you invest in your students so that they

may grow up to achieve their goals and dreams. VEBA

understands being an educator can be stressful, so the VEBA

Resource

Center has

accessible

resources that

you can use

free as a VEBA

member.

VEBA wants

to be your partner in wellness so you can live your best life.

Join the VRC both in-person or online at one of their yoga

or fitness classes, cooking classes, acupuncture or sound

healing sessions, and more! The VRC also offers health

and wellness blogs, along with easy and affordable healthy

recipes on their VEBA Resource Center website. VEBA offers

something for everyone so let VEBA help you take care of your

personal health and wellbeing.

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. Stay connected with the VEBA Resource Center

by signing up to receive email updates at

www.vebaresourcecenter.com/newsletter and never

miss latest news and events!


Sound Healing

at the VEBA

Resource Center

California Schools

VEBA (VEBA) es

una organización

sin fines de

lucro que ofrece

atención en salud

de calidad a

costos accesibles

y asequibles a

más de 150,000

empleados del sector público del sur de California. En el 2019,

California Schools VEBA inauguró el Centro de Recursos VEBA

(VRC), un centro holístico que ayuda a los miembros de VEBA

a superar los obstáculos a los que se pueden ver enfrentados.

Desde entonces, el centro VRC se ha convertido en un espacio

donde los empleados de la educación pueden sentir que su

salud y bienestar es tenido como prioridad, es empoderado y

defendido con compromiso.

Mayo es el Mes Nacional de la Valoración de la Educación

y VEBA quiere agradecer, reconocer y celebrar a todos los

increíbles educadores de la comunidad de San Diego. Día a

día, los educadores ayudan a empoderar el futuro moldeando

las mentes de los estudiantes. VEBA les agradece su

dedicación, compromiso y tiempo invertido en ellos, haciendo

que puedan crecer persiguiendo sus objetivos y sueños. VEBA

comprende que el ser un educador puede ser estresante, por

lo que el Centro

de Recursos de

VEBA cuenta

con recursos

accesibles que

pueden usar de

manera gratuita los

miembros de VEBA

para ayudarlos a

sentirse mejor.

VEBA quiere

ser socio en

su bienestar y

así llegar a vivir

una mejor vida.

¡Únanse al VRC,

sea de manera presencial o en línea y participen de clases

de yoga o fitness, clases de cocina, acupuntura o sesiones

de sanación por sonido o muchas opciones más! En el sitio

web de VEBA Resource Center, el VRC también ofrece blogs

de salud y bienestar junto con accesibles recetas saludables.

VEBA tiene algo para cada uno, dejen que VEBA los ayude a

cuidar su bienestar y de su salud.

¿No está familiarizado con el Centro de Recursos

de VEBA o no sabe si es miembro de VEBA? Los

empleados de la educación pueden comenzar visitando

www.vebaresourcecenter.com para saber más sobre los

muchos recursos que California Schools VEBA tiene para ofrecer.

Manténganse conectados al Centro de Recursos de VEBA

registrándose en www.vebaresourcecenter.com/newsletter

para recibir correos electrónicos con información actualizada

y ¡no perderse de nada!!


Museum

MCASD Grand

Reopening

Celebration

After a

five-year

renovation,

The

Museum of

Contemporary Art San

Diego held a ribbon

cutting ceremony and

opening night dinner

for its La Jolla location.

The new and impressive

displays tell the story of

contemporary art from

Abstract Expressionism,

Pop and Minimalism

through to today’s forms

with a distinctively West

Coast perspective.

Reopening with the

special exhibition

Niki de Saint Phalle

in the 1960s, the first

exhibition to survey the

experimental work of the

French-American artist,

who called La Jolla her

home in the 1990s. The

spectacular new museum

is now open to the public

and a must-see whether

living here or visiting.

Joan, Jeff, Irwin

and Annie Jacobs

Vidi Revelli and

Karen Fox

Anne and Ellen

Hubbard


Isi Gomez and

Elizabeth Phelps

Theodore and Virginia

Jurist with Judy Bray

Kathryn Kanjo, Paul Jacobs,

Carolyn Farris and Annabelle


Museum

Luego de cinco años de trabajos

de remodelación, el Museo de

Arte Contemporáneo de San

Diego llevó adelante la ceremonia

de inauguración y celebró una

cena en sus instalaciones en La Jolla.

El nuevo e impresionante despliegue de

obras de arte contemporáneo abarca

desde el expresionismo abstracto,

al pop y minimalismo, incluyendo las

formas actuales, desde una perspectiva

definidamente de la costa oeste. La

reapertura se realizó con una muestra

especial de Niki de Saint Phalle en los

Años Sesentas, la primera exhibición que

analiza el trabajo experimental del artista

franco americano, quien hizo de la Jolla

su hogar en los ´90. El espectacular nuevo

museo está abierto al público y es algo

para no perderse, tanto para los locales

como para los visitantes.

Alfred and Erika Torri, Jennifer

Nelson, John Dineen and Jill Dawsey

Colette Carson Royston

and Debby Buchhloz

Hugh Davies and

David Jurist

Jennifer Luce and

Maryanne Pfister

Holly McGrath and

Renee Comeau


Matthew Strauss, Lise Wilson,

Steve Strauss and Iris Strauss

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Melissa Bartell, Jill Dawsey

and Michelle White

Mayor Todd Gloria

and Ryan Herrell

Gaspar Orozco and

Wendy Plascencia

Karen and Jeff

Silberman

Rick and Jennifer

Vickerman

Abigail and Chistopher

Sahm with Edie Nehls


Jo and Howard

Weiner

Janet Rostovsky

and Anne Simon

Nancy and

Matt Browar


Celebration

Let’s

Party!

PHOTOGRAPHED BY: ROSARIO HEER

Adriana Bacelis, who served

our binational community for

many years as the Cultural

Attaché of the Consulate of

Mexico, enjoyed a birthday

celebration packed with good food

and drinks. Moments of joy with family

and catching up with loved ones were

treasured as Adriana celebrated another

year of life. Cheers and Salud!

Damian Sandoval, Wiri Andrade,

Drew Devine and Ismael Resendiz

Osvaldo Nieto

and Adriana Reid

Enrique Hernandez

and Gabriela Sayajo

Pam Taub and

Ramona Master

Arlette Garcia, Adriana

Bacelis and Pilar Kuri

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de cumpleaños rodeada de

su familia y seres queridos.

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Health

Butterfly

Transformations

BY ADAMA DYONIZIAK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAMPIONS FOR HEALTH

“Every minute of

every day, an ASMG

anesthesiologist is

providing a pro bono

community service

somewhere in San

Diego County,” said Dr.

Andrew Zimmerman,

CEO of Anesthesia

Service Medical

Group. At Champions

for Health, Project

Access San Diego

patients have been the

beneficiaries of these

nerve-numbing, sleeplike

inducing services

since 2010. Project

Access provides

a medical referral

pathway for uninsured

adults up to 250% of

federal poverty level,

who are not eligible for

Medi-Cal, Medicare,

and cannot afford

insurance. Champions

Peter Raudaskoski

for Health arranges

elective, medically

necessary outpatient procedures by leveraging donated care.

ASMG has been a good steward in the San Diego community

since its inception. Nearly 1,000 Project Access patients have

been the recipients of successful procedures and operations

where anesthesiology services valued at $600,000 were being

provided. Dr. Peter

Raudaskoski, Chief

Medical Officer, shares

that, “Patients are

placing their life in our

hands because they

trust they will receive

a safe and state of

the art outcome.”

ASMG’s strength is in

the level of consistent

performance achieved

regardless of which

anesthesiologist is

involved.

ASMG was first

formed in 1946

by San Diego

anesthesiologists

Douglass Batten

and Gordon

Langsdorf. Back then,

anesthesiologists

were required to

furnish their own

equipment and no

recovery rooms

existed in San Diego

before 1953. Today

ASMG has over 270 members, providing their services to

Sharp Hospitals, most Scripps Hospitals, Tri-City Medical

Center, Rady Children’s Hospital, and 4 of the 6 trauma

centers in the county.


Champions for

Health recently

celebrated

everyone

contributing to

the success of

Project Access

at the 3rd annual

Champions

Soirée: To

Wellness and

Beyond. It takes

a village, and that

village is all of San

Diego County! This

year ASMG was

awarded Medical

Group of the Year.

Project Access

and our Volunteer

physician specialists

literally could

not perform the

medically necessary

outpatient surgeries

without ASMG. “I

am proud of the

relationship we have

with Champions for

Health, and we look

forward to working

with them for many

Project Access patients

at the Champions Soiree

ASMG anesthesiologist

years to come,” Dr. Raudaskoski shared with GB Magazine.

Since 2008, Project Access has mobilized our network of over

500 physicians in 34 specialty areas, 9 FQHCs, 6 hospitals,

8 surgery centers, many nurses, 80 ancillary partners, and

160 medical interpreters that volunteer their time and talent to

provide $24.5 million in pro bono specialty care, procedures

and surgeries

to over 7,500

patients who

have been

able to regain

their health,

return to

work, care for

their families,

and remain

productive

members of

their community.

For every $1

spent on program

expenses, our

partners provide

$10 in donated

services - a return

on investment of

1000%!

Our spirit animal

at the Champions

Soirée was the

butterfly. While

butterflies signify

different things to

different cultures,

they exemplify

transformation

and change.

Project Access volunteer physicians are integral to the medical

transformations of our patient butterflies. “And just as the

caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly!” Our

volunteers are generous with their time and talent. Be the

change you want to see in our San Diego village! Help Project

Access patients by donating to Champions for Health, please

visit www.championsforhealth.org.


Community

The

Journey of

Becoming

Just in Time for Foster Youth is

dedicated to engaging a caring

community to help transitionage

foster youth achieve selfsufficiency

and well-being. They

recently held their Rise to Resilience

retreat, “The Journey of Becoming.”

The keynote speaker was Angela

Quijada-Banks, JIT participant,

wellness coach, published author

and coach. Activities included

learning about healing rituals

through activities like yoga, potting

succulents, exploring nutrition habits,

meditation and more.

Dylan Carter and

Valerie Sussman

Samantha Harmer

and Ana Castro

Ivana Rivers and

Derahn Johnson

Cori Fusselman and

Esmeralda Munoz

Don Wells and

Amy Blum


Elle Campbell and

Marcia Johnson

Just in Time for Foster Youth se dedica

a comprometer a la comunidad con el

cuidado y la protección de los jóvenes

que se encuentran en situación

de guarda; para que ellos puedan

lograr la independencia y su bienestar.

Recientemente llevaron a cabo su retiro Rise

to Resilience: “The Journey of Becoming”

– El camino hacia el convertirse-. La

oradora destacada de la ocasión fue

Ángela Quijada-Banks, participante de JIT,

consejera de bienestar, autora y asesora.

Las actividades incluyeron la lectura sobre

los rituales de sanación logrados por medio

de actividades como el yoga, la plantación

de suculentas, explorando los hábitos

alimenticios más nutritivos, la meditación y

otros recursos más.

Diane Cox, Rhona

Thompson and Jess Loya

Luis Godinez and

Mark Zuckerbrod

Sanam Chartlon and

Nathaniel Martinez


Museum

Ten Years of Mass Creativity

The New Children’s

Museum is kicking

off its 10th annual

Mass Creativity

program with inperson

workshops

at seven community centers

throughout San Diego later

this month. Mass Creativity is

the contemporary arts-based

children’s museum’s signature

outreach program that brings

hands-on art-making opportunities to diverse communities in

the county.

“This year will be the first time in two years that we will host

in-person workshops at the community centers, after a shift

to virtual during the pandemic through art kits and Zoom

gatherings,” the Museum’s Executive Director and CEO,

Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell shared with GB Magazine. “The

Mass Creativity program is essential to our efforts in making

interactive and collaborative art experiences accessible to

families in the wider community, and we are excited to be doing

this beyond the computer screen again.”

The first Mass Creativity workshop will take place

on April 28 in partnership with Casa Familiar at

the Youth and Community Center in San Ysidro,

followed by six more workshops in May and June. At

each workshop, community participants will create

individual Leporello or Accordion Books, as well as

paint, draw and collage on a giant canvas that represents their

community’s story. The seven canvases will then be displayed

as the collective pages of a life-size book at The New Children’s

Museum on Mass Creativity Day.

“The workshop projects are an exercise of imaginative

storytelling and reflective of the Museum’s focus on early

literacy learning and engagement,” said Iyari Arteaga, the

Museum’s Community Programs Manager who spearheads

the Mass Creativity program. “Through these workshops, we

hope to give families a creative outlet to express and reflect the

challenges they may have faced over the past couple years.”

Following the workshops, Mass Creativity Day is the culminating

celebration of art, creativity and community to be held on June

25 at the downtown Museum and the adjacent street and park.

The event features art-making activities, music, performances,

food and free Museum admission for all visitors. Island Avenue

will be closed between Front and Island to allow participants


to move freely from the park to the Museum, with some

performances taking place on the street.

“Our families are looking forward to participating in the

Mass Creativity workshops and seeing their creations

displayed at the Museum on Mass Creativity Day,” said

Rachel R. Pineulas-Morineau, Community Engagement

Director at SBCS. “We have been partnering with the

Museum for several years and it has been very impactful

in exposing our community members to art and engaging

them with art-making experiences.”

The participating community centers include Barrio Logan

College Institute, Casa Familiar, City Heights/Weingart

Library, San Diego LGBT Community Center, SBCS,

Skyline Hills Library and Solutions for Change. Skyline Hills

Library and City Heights/Weingart Library’s community

workshops are open to the public. All other locations are by

invitation only.

Funding for Mass Creativity is provided in part by The

Conrad Prebys Foundation, First 5 San Diego, City of San

Diego, U.S. Bank and A4 Apparel.

Learn more about Mass Creativity 2022 at

thinkplaycreate.org/mass-creativity-2022.

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of immersive play and adventure for

Wildlife Explorers of all ages.

Get ready to explore!

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Sports

San Diego

Crew Classic

San Diego Crew Classic

has stood for community

and healthy competition

since 1973. Originally

attracting a few crews to

race in San Diego, the event has

evolved into the largest west-coast

regatta and a premier cause-driven

event. The regatta presented its

annual Classic Brunch by the

Bay, an elegant nautical-themed

Champagne brunch at Crown

Point Shores at the finish line of

the racecourse. More than 400

collegiate and club boats from all

over the world competed in the

premiere spring rowing regatta

and all in attendance enjoyed a

wonderful day.

Jane and

Tom Fetter

Youp Leeuwenburgh, Lanzelot Bloemen, Michael

Copley and Lucas Kaeazar from ASR Amsterdam

Elisa, Michael and

Madeleine Rott

Maaron Tesfaye

and Nick Bea

Charlotte Considine

and Cole Mueller

Simone and

Gwendolyn Considine


Dave and

Beth Cortney

George Hardy, Lynn

Silva and Ross Porter

Mary and

Peter Heald


Sports

Desde 1973,

el San Diego

Crew Classic

ha sido parte

de la vida de

la comunidad y emblema

de la sana competencia.

En sus comienzos, eran

algunas tripulaciones las que

participaban en esta regata de

San Diego, pero hoy en día,

se ha convertido en la mayor

competencia de la costa

oeste y el más importante

evento para recaudar fondos.

La regata ofreció su Classic

Brunch by the Bay, un elegante

brunch con champaña en el

Crown Point Shores, llegada

de la regata, inmerso en un

elegante ambiente náutico.

Estrenando la temporada, más

de 400 universitarios y botes

pertenecientes a diversos

clubes del mundo compitieron

en la regata y disfrutaron de un

maravilloso día.

Rebecca, James and

Henry Considine

Emil and Caroline Wohl with

Madeleine and Elisa Rott

Steven, Joey and

Gina Considine

Doug Chang

and Mark Rose

Karissa Urbanek and

Alexander Considine

Claire Charbonnet with

Cortney and Dennis


AFTER NEAR EXTINCTION,

72 MILLION OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLES HAVE

BEEN BORN ON THE OAXACAN BEACHES THAT

WILDCOAST HELPS PROTECT.

Bill and Sue Webber with

Peter and Susan Malory

Gillian, Fred

and Liz Copley

JOIN OUR FIGHT TO SAVE 38 MILLION ACRES OF

COASTLINES, WETLANDS, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS AND

CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT.

WWW.WILDCOAST.ORG

Mark Moore and

Carol Hagan


Community

Homelessness

MORE THAN A PASSING CIRCUMSTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

In 2021, the Therapeutic Childcare Center provided

more than 24,000 services to infants, toddlers,

preschoolers, school-age children and teens

Homelessness is more than a passing

circumstance for children in need. It can

leave a lasting impact on a child’s future -

trauma, developmental delays, educational

disadvantages. Without somewhere safe

to lay their heads at the end of the day,

children who are homeless often find

themselves with fears no child should ever have to realize: fear

of being hungry and cold, fear of being harmed, fear of being

alone. A healthy environment, nourishing food, and love and

support are critical for a child’s brain development. Without

those things, children are more likely to fall behind in their

physical, emotional and behavioral development.

The Therapeutic Childcare Center at Father Joe’s Villages

provides a caring environment where children feel safe and

thrive. Therapeutic Childcare works to end the cycle of

homelessness by ensuring that children have the resources

they need for success. Together, the staff of Therapeutic

Childcare, including Behavioral Health Clinicians and Child

Development Specialists, help children achieve developmental

milestones, practice healthy socialization, ensure physical

wellness and complete nutrition, and so much more.

When he and his family became homeless, Patrick witnessed

firsthand the importance of Therapeutic Childcare. After being

let go from his job as a Lead Electronic Assembly Specialist,


Patrick became unable to pay his rent and he and his family

ended up losing their home. Initially, Patrick, his fiancé, and

their five children lived out of their car. After the car was

repossessed, they were forced to live on the streets. Patrick

lamented, “That’s the worst memory - worrying about whether

somebody is going to come by and do something to my kids,

and the kids being all cold on the sidewalk.”

Patrick sought help from Father Joe’s Villages and was able to

move his family into their Family Living Center. He then enrolled

his three youngest children into the Therapeutic Childcare

Center. Patrick’s 4-year-old son began exhibiting behavioral

problems and anger issues. He had difficulty communicating

with other kids and exhibited some violent displays of

aggression against teachers.

Fortunately, the professional team of Child Development

Specialists and Mental Health Clinicians in the Therapeutic

Childcare Center stepped in to help. Patrick’s son was able to

receive support and treatment to ensure he developed healthy

coping mechanisms and behaviors. Patrick’s son gained the

communication skills he needed to effectively express himself.

“We’ve seen such a difference in his behavior. I am so proud of

him,” Patrick shared with GB Magazine.

Having skilled professionals caring for their kids during the day

meant that Patrick and his fiancé could focus their time and

energy on finding stable work and securing their new home.

Last year, 400 children and parents like Patrick and his son

participated in the Therapeutic Childcare Center’s specialized

programming. Additionally, the Center provided more than

24,000 services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age

children and teens.

Every child deserves a happy and healthy life. That is why

Father Joe’s Villages created the Children’s Champions

Fund to protect these critical programs that rely on private

philanthropy. Contributions to the Children’s Champions

Fund strengthen the range of unique and proven

interventions Father Joe’s Villages’ Therapeutic Childcare

Center offers to children and families in need.

Visit my.neighbor.org/childrenschampions about how you

can make a difference.

The Therapeutic Childcare Center at Father

Joe’s Villages provides a caring environment

where children feel safe and thrive


Collaborative

Curebound

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 San Diego 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. Participants were

inspired by the energy and passion of the Pedal community

all of whom are determined to see cures in our lifetime.

Bill Koman, Peter Mossy, Tony Stiegler,

Levent Alkibay and Michael Militello

Jay Indovino, Anne Marbarger

and Christina Jordan

Kat Cowling, Douglass Whitworth,

Casey Munoz and Brian Morgan

Mike Magee, Maddy Renalds,

Sharina Tiamzon and Rocky Insinger

Marina Baroff, Robert Kaplan,

Jean Wickersham and Jeff Roth


Miguel De Los Rios, Kristin Fox,

John Hood and Hutch Humphrys

Gavin Donley, Lindsay

Altman and Aubrey Valencia

Sherryl Lynn, Courtney

Murphy and Melissa Tavlante

Claire Sommer, Taryn Maloy, Melissa

Fulmor and Mackenzie Guerre

HELP SAVE LIVES WITH SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK

BECOME A FINANCIAL DONOR

Generous annual and monthly financial donors and corporate sponsors impact every

aspect of San Diego Blood Bank’s mission. Their gifts fund lifesaving blood collection

resources such as state-of-the-art bloodmobiles, supplies, testing equipment, and

cutting-edge DNA technology to advance health through San Diego Blood Bank’s

Precision Blood Program.

Invest in life and become a financial donor through our annual giving program.

Leadership Circle

Fund blood collection

resources with an annual

gift of $1,000 or more.

Visionary Circle

Give monthly to provide

reliable funding for critical

blood collection supplies.

Friends of SDBB

Sustain our mission

with an annual gift

under $1,000.

Help patients like Ella and

Mason who need blood

transfusions to stay healthy.

In partnership with our community, over 150,000 lives

saved every year.

To make a gift, please visit sandiegobloodbank.org/give or contact

Sherry Serio,VP of Development at sserio@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8188.


Collaborative

El emblemático evento solidario

de Curebound: Padres Pedal

the Cause, reúne a miles de

participantes cada año con el

objetivo de recaudar fondos

en pos de asistir a las investigaciones

oncológicas colaborativas. Organizado

de manera conjunta con los San Diego

Padres, Pedal es la experiencia solidaria

que logra recaudar más fondos en San

Diego, llegando a $15 millones hasta

la fecha, asistiendo a 78 fondos de

investigación innovadores abarcando

todo tipo de enfermedades oncológicas.

Los participantes se ven inspirados por

la energía y la pasión que transmite la

comunidad de Pedal, todos firmemente

comprometidos en encontrar curas

mientras estemos vivos.

Steve Altman and

Chris Montgomery

Kellie Sullivan

and Brandi Turner

Mary Morgan, Lousie

Lischewski and Amy Wood

Kim Reed and

Ommid Asvaghi

David and

Joshua Gonzalez

Molly Edwards, Genta Luddy,

Sally Hood and Elizabeth Hood


Heather Reynolds, Amy and Laine

Koman and Katherine Chapin

Salud

Cristina Orvananos

BY ANGELICA GAVALDON

During the pandemic, she took on

a new challenge as she noticed she

wanted to eat good, healthy food

without having to cook every single

day. That is how Two My Kitchen was

born. While developing this business,

she partnered up with a catering

company in Mexico City, Mayita, who

has all the know-how when it comes

to recipes that freeze well. They also

have implemented a technology known

as “Blast Freezing” that helps preserve

freshness, taste, consistency, and

quality in all of their delicious dishes.

Cristina Orvananos

and her family

I

like to surround myself with positive

people. I look up to those, who

despite the circumstances, see the

opportunity to help others. Cristina

Orvananos is one of those people.

Cristina was born and raised in

Mexico City before moving to

Coronado with the love of her life and

her two kids. During the pandemic,

she started a business selling healthy

homemade food, so families could enjoy

eating nutritiously at home. She is not only

a mom, but a successful entrepreneur who

finds time to balance her life in a way we

can all learn from. Here is a day in her life:

6:30 AM RISE & SHINE

Two My Kitchen

7:30 PM DINNER

After picking up kids in the evening,

taking them to soccer, and doing

homework, they all get together as

a family and have dinner by 7:30

pm. She wraps up her day by 9:30

pm and goes to bed to get the rest

she needs for another busy and

productive day.

Cristina shared with us that, in her free

time, she loves to explore Coronado.

One of her favorite places is the Hotel

del Coronado where she enjoys sitting

and relaxing by the beach.

Cristina wakes up and mediates for 30 minutes. Spiritual health is very important for

her, which is why she meditates, stays close to her faith, and attends mass daily.

After meditating, she wakes up her children, eats breakfast with them, and gets them

to school. She then exercises, gets ready for the rest of the day, and goes to work.

9:30 AM WORK

Cristina loves challenges and staying productive. Back when she lived in Mexico City,

her first business was a fitness brand known as ZUDA. Today, it has two locations

and is operated by some of her partners.


CALENDAR

PICKLE WITH

15 th KINDNESS

Join in the newest sport

of pickleball to benefit

the Kindness Initiative.

www.kindnesssd.org

MAY

10 th

MARIACHI SOL DE MÉXICO

Enjoy a magical evening with

Mariachi Sol de México de Jose Hernandez.

www.sycuan.com

12 th

OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT

Brings together students,

families, and community supporters to

advance BLCI’s mission.

www.blci.org/opportunity-for-impact

17 th -21 st

GI FILM FESTIVAL

Featuring films for, by,

and about military and

veterans. In-person

screenings and videoon-demand

options.

www.gifilmfestivalsd.org

21 st

CALIFORNIA WINE

FESTIVAL

Sip on fine wines and taste a

variety of delicacies in Carlsbad.

www.californiawinefestival.com

27 th

EXPEDITION BAJA

A new exhibition about the

Baja California Peninsula opens at the

San Diego Natural History Museum.

www.sdnhm.org


www.syhealth.org

Building Healthy Lives

Photo of the medical team at National City Family Clinic (Left to Right):

Mateo Alaniz, MD, James Cevallos, MD, Mayra Dillon, MD, Joshua Ocegueda, MD,

Pomai Roberts, MD, Bema Bonzu, MD, and Joanna Hernandez, MD

The mission of San Ysidro Health is to improve the health and well-being of the

communities we serve with access for all.

Learn more at https://give.syhealth.org/KimballHighland


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Healthcare Equity

Access & Support for South Bay Seniors

San Ysidro Health’s New Kimball Highland Health Center and

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in National City, Opening in 2024

San Ysidro Health has been helping families

thrive for 53 years. As a community healthcare

leader in San Diego County, they are

committed to providing an extensive array of

compassionate and affordable family-oriented

primary care services regardless of patients’

ability to pay. Their innovative delivery of medical, dental,

behavioral health and specialty care services allow

families to live healthy and thrive in their communities.

San Ysidro Health - Kimball Highland in National City is a

new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art health facility, designed

to holistically connect families with health services,

affordable housing, transportation and community

engagement.

This $50 million community investment will integrate

a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

on the first floor, a Federally Qualified Health Center on

the second floor, and a 3-story underground parking

structure. San Ysidro Health is focused on creating a

space to overcome barriers of isolation, transportation,

outreach, and more time to serve, integrate, and

empower families and seniors.

“Our Kimball Highland location is San Ysidro Health’s

most ambitious ground-up construction project to date.

We are excited to increase access to area families offering

comprehensive multi-disciplinary health care including

dental services for all under one roof,” states Kevin

Mattson, President and CEO of San Ysidro Health.

San Ysidro Health - Kimball Highland has been thoughtfully

planned out to facilitate availability, accessibility, and

continuity of services in order to eliminate barriers to

healthcare access and utilization for the area’s most

vulnerable population. This new community jewel will

offer vital and expanded medical, dental and behavioral

health services plus a pharmacy, diagnostic laboratory,

social and support services, transportation services,

eligibility assistance and referrals to specialty care. In its

first year of operations, this new facility projects to serve

nearly:

20,000

patients and generate 61,000 clinic visits

Additionally, it will create approximately 200 permanent

jobs.


All Families

Deserve to Thrive

San Ysidro Health is proud to be a trusted health

care provider to over 109,000 patients of which

89% live at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty

Level.

Funding Needs

Since 1969, San Ysidro Health has strived to

make their mission a reality for the people they

serve throughout San Diego County. As experts in

delivering quality healthcare and social services,

San Ysidro Health is seeking support to help

build and equip their new facility in National

City.

Currently, the City of National City:

• Has the highest rate in San Diego county of

seniors living in poverty - over 20% vs the

county rate of 7% according to CPI study.

• Zip codes are over represented in COVID

deaths - many were seniors due to overcrowded

multigenerational households. This caused

essential workers to unintentionally infect their

elderly loved ones.

• Has the highest rate of chronic illnesses

amongst seniors in San Diego County. This

includes diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory

disease which impacts their quality of life

significantly especially if left untreated.

109,504

lives in our care

31,432

are children

(ages 0-17 years)

30,046

are seniors

(ages 55+ years)

Ways to Support Senior Health & Access:

• Donate a 100% tax deductible donation at

https://give.syhealth.org/KimballHighland

• Underwrite an exam room (naming

opportunities available)

• Lead a pediatric donation drive for new

children’s reading books, shoes, baby items

such as diapers, clothes, blankets, etc.

To learn more, please contact:

Adrianna O’Donnell, CFRE

Director of Philanthropy

Mobile: 1 808 291 4412

Email: adrianna.odonnell@syhealth.org


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It’s Personal

Multigenerational

Maria T. Carriedo-Ceniceros, MD is SanYsidro Health’s Vice President and Chief Medical

Officer. Dr. Carriedo-Ceniceros leads the medical, dental and behavioral health of clinical

professionals through the organization’s principles of compassion and excellence. With

over 20 years of experience as a Family Medicine physician in the community health

care setting; and as an integral member of the Executive Leadership team, Dr. Carriedo-

Ceniceros ensures effective and efficient delivery of high quality, compassionare medical

care consistent with the mission of San Ysidro Health.

Born and raised in the South Bay, she graduated from Sweetwater High School in

National City. She attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachussetts where

she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2000, she earned her Doctorate of

Medicine from the UC San Diego School of Medicine and in 2003; she

completed her family medicine residency at Scripps Mercy Hospital,

Chula Vista. Dr. Carriedo-Ceniceros is board-certified

by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Upon completion of her residency, she

returned to National City to begin her

career at San Ysidro Health’s National City

Family Clinic. Her passionate service with

the underserved population is remarkable

and addressing their complex health needs

directly is a priority in order to provide

comprehensive care and begin a healthy

pathway to overall well-being.

For Dr. Carriedo-Ceniceros, San Ysidro Health’s

new location in National City is very personal.

The community she serves is the community

where she grew up. Today, her career has come

full circle with her son currently a medical student at a

leading health sciences institution, A.T. Still University, School

of Osteopathic Medicine.

At the core of San Ysidro Health’s legacy is our dedication to

high quality, compassionate care for all especially children and

seniors and it is demonstrated daily by the caliber of doctors

and medical professionals.

Dr. Carriedo-Ceniceros holding her

new grandson Nolan.

National City and the South Bay region is my home and I am proud and humbled to serve our patients

with the accessible quality healthcare they deserve, just as I would serve my own family.

- Maria T. Carriedo-Ceniceros, MD | Vice President and Chief Medical Officer


Corporate Citizenship Partners

San Ysidro Health’s Corporate Citizenship Partners is a way to connect your company’s philanthropic

goals with their critical services. Investing in the Corporate Citizenship Partners, either for one year

or through a multi-year pledge, means your philanthropic dollars are funding essential programs

and services for children, their parents and their grandparents throughout San Diego County.

San Ysidro Health appreciates the partnership and support of our 2021 and 2022 Corporate

Citizenship Partners.

Leaders

Heart & Wellness Center

A&A Elevated Facility Solutions

Aetna

Business Complete Solutions

Consolidated Contracting

Founders

Champions

Anonymous

California Bank & Trust

CFS Transportation

Cross Country Healthcare

Nonstop Wellness

Scripps Mercy Hospital

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Philanthropy Leadership Council

San Ysidro Health is supported by

a critical and special network of

generous volunteers through the

Philanthropy Leadership Council

(PLC). PLC members amplify the

impact of San Ysidro Health’s

services and create opportunities

to raise its profile through

introductions to stakeholders; lead

and participate intentionally in San

Ysidro Health's major fundraising

efforts.

2022 PLC Members

Patricia Alvarez de los Cobos

Pedro Anaya

Angelica Cuevas

Michelle Darnelle

Friends

Marsh & McLennan

Community Health Group

Presidential Security Services

SHORE Total Office

Ribbon-cutting and open house of San Ysidro Health’s

San Diego PACE in Vista

Clarissa Falcon

Carlos Antonio Flores

Rafael Garcia

Luz Elena Gomez

Hamid Mani, MD

Majid Mani, MD

Nasrin Mani, MD

Lidia S. Martinez

Becky Mendoza

Monica Montano

Pat Salas-Holm

Patricia S. Sinay

San Ysidro Health is grateful

to their Board of Directors

for their time, talent and

commitment.

The majority of the board is

comprised of patients and

represent the communities

served throughout the

county.

Board of Directors

Macario Gutierrez

Chair

Victor Nieto

Vice Chair

Gloria Ramirez

2nd Chair

Guillermo Gomez, PhD

Secretary

Tomas Urtasun

Treasurer

Kusay Arabo, DO

Mercedes Bernal

Ruth Covell, MD

Fred Dorsey, Jr.

Paul Monarrez

Margarita Navarro

Mark Ostrander

Reynaldo Perez

Yolanda Santana

Catalina Valencia

San Ysidro Health’s

commitment to transparency

in fundraising has earned

the organization the 2022

GuideStar Platinum Seal of

Transparency.

2022 Save the Dates

Thursday, July 7 | Health Champion Luncheon, Celebrating 30 Years of Service to Rural Health

Thursday, September 8 | San Diego Gives, Digital Day of Giving

Monday, September 26 | 16th Annual Clasico de Golf

Saturday, December 3 & 10 | Step Up for Healthy Kids Wellness Fair & Giveaway


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