Education
WHAT NOW?
Read This and See! The San Diego Council on Literacy (SDCOL) recently held its “Literacy Champions Reception” and “Hall of Fame” induction. Yes, I was there. And, I was “inducted!” In thanks, I performed the event’s shortest speech: “Reading is Educational! Reading is Tranquilizing! Reading is Power!” Yes, a belief heartily shared by my co-awardees, […]
Paul Vaden Honored with the 2019 Erwin Lurie Award
JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, recently announced Paul Vaden as the recipient of its Erwin Lurie Award for his noteworthy contributions as a volunteer leader in the organization. Named after the late Erwin Lurie, who helped found JDRF in 1970 with his wife Carol and others, the Erwin Lurie […]
San Diego County McDonald’s® Hosts Opera Performance To Celebrate New Technology for Charities
To celebrate the launch of its new technology, Round-Up for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), San Diego County McDonald’s partnered with local nonprofit Opera4Kids to host an opera performance at a Linda Vista McDonald’s for children and families staying at Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. At the event, more than 30 children and […]
Legacy International Center to Open This Winter in San Diego
$200 million project features an exhibit and attraction hall and more A first-of-its-kind experience, Legacy International Center, located in the heart of San Diego’s famed Mission Valley, is set to be unveiled this January 2020. Featuring a 126-room hotel and conference center; an International Experience Center; and a 500-seat performing arts theater, this one-of-a-kind resort […]
Fifth Annual Mission Hills 5k Run/Walk Returns Saturday, March 21st
Fun run through historic San Diego neighborhood to support STEAM programs at Grant K-8 For the fifth consecutive year, the annual Mission Hills 5k will return at 8 a.m., Saturday, March 21. Promising fun for the whole family, this run/walk will wind through the scenic, historic neighborhood of Mission Hills, beginning and ending at Grant […]
Gardens Revitalized
In September the Garden Club presented Steven Harbour who treated us to some terrific ideas for coping with our water situation. Harbour has spent the past 35 years plus in one form or another of the nursery business. A friend bequeathed his “yard boy” customers to Harbour when he was only a kid. This was […]
Ever Grateful This Autumn
By J. Daniel Geddis, President Mission Hills BID and Realtor Team D&B at One Mission Realty I am writing while enjoying a cool San Diego autumn evening and reflecting on how quickly this year has passed. With Thanksgiving occurring in November, the month is a time of gratitude and there is much to be grateful […]
I’ve Been Hacked! Now What?
These words bring a certain level of dread to most people who hear (or think them). But what can you really do if you’ve been hacked? First, it’s going to depend on just what information has been compromised and where the hack occurred. I got a call from AppleCare (or Dell or Microsoft) saying… No […]
Ten-Year Old Francis Parker Student Releases Second Book
Arden Pala, a ten-year old, fifth grade student at Francis Parker is already an established author and returns with another exciting chapter to capture the imagination of young readers. “The Adventures of Noah’s Flying Car Through Turkey” is the second in the series. His first book was titled, “The Adventures of Noah’s Flying Car.” Pala […]
Winner of the Entrepreneur Pitch Day Competition Announced
This past month, the winner of the Entrepreneur Pitch Day Competition was presented by Union Bank to Kelly Twichel, founder of Access Trax at CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center (CAJC) — Southeastern San Diego’s first business accelerator designed to grow local early-stage businesses. The pitch competition was part of a graduation celebration for the […]
