Nonprofit
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center to Host 43rd Annual Haute with Heart Fashion Show
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host its 43rd Annual Haute with Heart Fashion Show from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 13. This year’s theme is “Age of New Beginnings” and will take place at the organization’s main campus in El Cajon, […]
Sip, Shop, Savor, Enjoy
By Dixie Hall, President, Mission Hills BID and owner of DixiePops August is one of the rare months where there is literally no major holiday or evenodd ball made up days to celebrate. So we decided to create our own August holiday tradition by holding a “follower” drive to increase traffic to our Instagram page. […]
Curebound Announces $3.2 Million Raised at Padres Pedal the Cause
On World Without Cancer Day, Curebound, a San Diego-based 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization that raises and invests strategic funding in translational cancer research projects, has announced a record-breaking fundraising year for Padres Pedal the Cause. The signature event, held on April 9th at Petco Park, brought 2,200 participants together in the fight against cancer for one […]
Cocktails for a Cause Raises Much Needed Funds
On Sunday, June 5 at JULEP, local nonprofit Promises2Kids held their Cocktails for a Cause event featuring the Brighter Futures Ball Drop – both presented by Carmel Mountain Preschool. Other sponsors who made this event possible include: Prize Sponsor – GEICO, Champagne Sponsor – Crushed, Putting Green Sponsor – SD Homes By Carrie, Photo Booth […]
Celebrating the Simple Pleasures of Summer in Mission Hills
By Dixie Hall, President of Mission Hills BID and Owner of DixiePops The Mission Hills BID started the summer season off at a mid-June summer business mixer, attended by business owners and residents. It was a fun evening hosted by new Associate Member Valentine Viannay, owner of L’Atelier at 2655 Reynard Way in South Mission […]
Balboa Park Carousel Extends Hours and Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Balboa Park Carousel is extending its operating hours for the summer season. Throughout the summer, the carousel will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until school resumes on August 26, offering more opportunities to grasp the brass ring. The Balboa Park Carousel follows the San Diego Unified School District calendar […]
San Diego Zoo Welcomes Birth of Endangered Ring-tailed Lemur
The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed the birth of a ring-tailed lemur infant at the Zoo’s Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks Madagascar Forest habitat. The female infant was born May 22 to first-time lemur mother, Rindra. Wildlife care specialists report the infant is doing very well, nursing properly and gaining weight. “We are all so excited and honored to have […]
San Diego Teens Solving the City’s Biggest Problems
For the first time in two-plus years, Whatever It Takes (WIT) is hosting an in-person event for teens in San Diego. This three-Day Hackathon event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 20, and is part of the Camp WIT program that is focused on providing teens a […]
Meals on Wheels San Diego County Hosts Galaxy Gala
Meals on Wheels San Diego County is over the moon excited for its “Reach for the Stars” Galaxy Gala taking place from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, June 11 at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina at 1380 Harbor Island Drive in the Pavilion Ballroom. For the first time in three years, the nonprofit will […]
San Diego Theatre Presents “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, presents “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” which will run from Friday, July 1 through Sunday, July 17 at the historic Casa del Prado Theatre, at the corner of Old Globe Way and Village Place. Though the characters may be familiar, each of […]
