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Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

San Diego Charity News for November 17

By Joyce Glazer

In an effort to raise awareness of prostate cancer, Scripps Health is sponsoring Movember, a social media campaign that challenges men to grow a mustache in November to create awareness about prostate cancer and raise funds for cancer care. San Diego State Aztec Coach Steve Fisher who has been treated for prostate cancer, has joined Susan Taylor in this campaign. “I expect to see everyone sporting a mustache,” says Coach Fisher, “either a real one or one like my friend Susan here. Better yet, you need to challenge at least three friends or family members to do the same.”

Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

Big Brothers Big Sisters – Mike Stone

Unmask the Magic of Mentoring, was the theme of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County’s 52nd Annual Gourmet Dinner held on October 15 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. $165,000 of the funds raised will go toward the expansion of Operation Bigs program. In addition, BBBS received a $100,000 contribution to fund the launch of a new program focused on getting young girls in San Diego interested in entering the field of science, technology, engineering and math. The first Beyond School Walls, Sister-to-Sister Program will be launched on Millennium’s campus in Rancho Bernardo. Sponsors for the event included LPL Financial and Andrews, OLagasse, Branch & Bell. Mike Stone was recognized as the Man of the Year and Paul Palmer was recognized for his 12 years with BBBS.

Jake’s on 6th held a fundraiser on Nov. 6 for Serving Seniors. “Sips for Seniors” donated 10% of sales to Serving Seniors to help seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives. The event was created to help the organization during their annual “Fill A Plate” campaign, which helps reduce food insecurity among San Diego seniors who live at or below the federal poverty level.

MUFG Union Bank, NA received the 2014 Corporation of the Year for Outstanding Growth by the Council for Supplier Diversity headquartered in San Diego. The award recognizes a corporation that has demonstrated superior performance in supplier diversity by achieving outstanding growth in diversity spending over the past three years.

Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

La Jolla Country Day Students – Words Alive

La Jolla Country Day Students – Words Alive

Students of La Jolla Country Day School collected 1,500 books for Words Alive. The book drive was organized by the School’s Community Service Board. The board members were moved by the mission of Words Alive and hopes to inspire the love of reading with the books collected and funds raised for Words Alive!

Ortega’s is hosting a fundraiser for Corazon de Vida which is called “A Night in Baja”. In support of the efforts of Corazon de Vida towards Baja orphanages, Ortega’s will be providing authentic Mexican cuisine and drink specials. The event is being held on Nov. 18 and all proceeds will benefit the Corazon de Vida Foundation and the orphans of Baja. Corazon de Vida supports orphanages in Baja and provides children in dire need of shelter, food, clothing, education, and healthcare.

The 17th Annual Garfield High School Foundation Thanksgiving Luncheon is being held at The Prado on Nov. 19. David and Lesley Cohn who started a Culinary Arts Program at Garfield High School in 1996, will host the foundation’s yearly fundraising event donating all food and materials. The meal is cooked and served by the culinary students under instruction of The Prado chefs. All proceeds go towards the Foundation fund educational programs and other school organizations with food leftovers from the meal packaged up and sent to local homeless shelters.

66 San Diegans and five athletes with physical disabilities completed the “Mazda Foundation Million Dollar Challenge,” a seven-day, 620-mile cycling ride to raise funds for San Diego-based Challenged Athletes Foundation. They arrived at Kellogg Park in La Jolla Shores on Oct. 17 where they were greeted by 500 people.  Mayor Faulconer and Chief of Police Zimmerman, both participants in the Challenged Athletes Foundation cycling community, marked the occasion with a celebratory “selfie.”

End of the Year Thank You

Joyce Glazer

Joyce Glazer

Please send news items to Joyce Glazer at [email protected].

Movember Supports Prostate Cancer

Movember – Susan Taylor and Aztec Coach Steve Fisher

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