Donations
Nearly $50,000 Raised at 15th Annual Hallo-Wine Fall Festival
Home Start, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services, held its 15th Annual Hallo-Wine Festival on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022, at the Historic Burnham House in Balboa Park. The event raised nearly $50,000 for the organization’s critical programs. With nearly 300 guests, this year’s fundraiser was one of the best-attended Hallo-Wine festivals to date. Home Start’s Hallo-Wine Fall Festival is […]
50 Neonate Babies Donated to Miracle Babies Santa’s Workshop Toy Drive
Distroller World, a retail entertainment brand that exists to overwhelm the world with joy by pushing the limits of imagination and creativity through unique experiences and storytelling, donates 50 Neonate Babies to the Miracle Babies Santa’s Workshop toy drive event on Wednesday, December 14 through Tuesday, December 20. The event will be held by […]
Foundation for Women Warriors Seeks Community Support for Holiday Drive for Veteran Families
As we near the holiday season, Foundation for Women Warriors (FFWW) is calling on the San Diego community to help them support local veteran families through their third annual holiday drive. From now till December 15, 2022, they will collect new and unused children’s toys, clothes, and baby items for women veterans and their families. […]
Jungle Bells Will Be Ringing This Holiday Season at San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo guests are invited to celebrate the season with the return of Jungle Bells Proudly Supported by California Coast Credit Union. The annual holiday event will treat guests to a joyous wonderland of twinkling lights, live entertainment, festive music and views of awe-inspiring wildlife. Jungle Bells is scheduled for Friday, December 9 through Sunday, January […]
Annual ‘Share the Love’ Food Truck Event
Making its return from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 7 is the popular “Share the Love” event, hosted by Kearny Mesa Subaru and Meals on Wheels San Diego County. This free event is open to the public and brings together some of San Diego’s best food truck eats, all in support of local […]
Birch Aquarium and Cincinnati Zoo Join Forces to Bolster the Little Blue Penguins Population in the United States
Five Little Blue Penguins from Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego embarked on a 2,000-mile cross-country move to Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The move is part of an international Species Survival Plan (SSP) that works to maintain the genetic diversity of certain species in zoos and aquariums. This year, […]
Comic-Con Museum Celebrates One Year Anniversary as Year-Round Popular Arts Headquarters
San Diego Comic Convention’s Comic-Con Museum, showcasing comics and popular arts, celebrates its first anniversary as year-round extension of the premier celebration of its kind in the world, Comic-Con International. Since its opening on November 26, 2021, the San Diego-based Museum has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to explore its immersive exhibits and expand their […]
Warner-Carrillo Stagecoach Rides Offer a Return to History
As the only stage ride in the country like it, the Warner-Carrillo stage rides again! From noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, November 13,a one-of-a-kind celebration of the Old West: stagecoach rides will take place at the 1850’s Warner-Carrillo Ranch House Museum in Warner Springs. Built in 1857 by Vicenta Carrillo, a prominent Californio woman rancher, […]
Local Business to Give Away $5,000 to Community Toward Thanksgiving Meal this November
CashCo Pawn Shop, dedicated to serving the financial needs of the community through pawning, buying and selling, appraising and consignment, will give away $5,000 in gift cards to the local community this November to help provide Thanksgiving meals. Over the past 20 years, CashCo has given away 2,000 turkeys to San Diego families through its […]
Continuing To Share Gratitude this November
By Dixie Hall, President of Mission Hills BID and Owner of DixiePops Many, many thanks to the 31 restaurant owners, chefs, caterers, cheese mongers, brewers, baristas, pizza makers, bakers, and ice cream, gelato and popsicle makers who participated on Wednesday, October 12 and made Taste Mission Hills yet again a successful showcase of what Mission […]
