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Top Ten List of “Charities Worth Watching”

July 30, 2015 No Comment

As the 1980’s song by Timbuk 3 goes….”Things are goin’ great and they’re only gettin better. We’re doin’ alright. Gettin’ good grades. The future’s so bright, we gotta wear shades.” Less than one year after being awarded a first-ever “Four Star” rating by Charity Navigator, your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas now appears […]

Summer Education Camp Visits Veterinary Care Clinic

July 20, 2015 No Comment

The Drake Center for Veterinary Care and your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas are “joining paws” this summer to provide behind the scenes experiences for children interested in careers in veterinary medicine and animal care. “The ‘Animal Keepers’ session of Animal Camp is for children interested in animal care and training,” says RCHS […]

San Diego Locals Rally to Support Innovative Lung Cancer Research

July 7, 2015 No Comment

Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk on August 9 to Fund Research and Double Survival The lung cancer community is on a mission: to make surviving lung cancer the expectation, not the exception. Hundreds of local residents will join in that mission by participating in the San Diego Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, August […]

Record High Temperatures on the Way can be Deadly for Dogs and People

June 24, 2015 No Comment

High temperatures predicted for San Diego through the weekend are potentially dangerous or even deadly for pets. Rancho Coastal Humane Society spokesman John Van Zante says, “Normally we give this warning in July or August, but predicted high temperatures through the weekend can be hazardous or even deadly for pets, kids, and seniors and many […]

Females: Finding Their Voice

May 27, 2015 No Comment

This week I was reminded that in 2015, women are still struggling to have a voice and a say in any arena. An interestingly relevant article by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, Speaking While Female, explored the struggles women face in trying to speak up or speak out at work. Sandberg used examples of women […]

Sports Fashion Designer Shares Inspirational Story

May 14, 2015 No Comment

I was introduced to Vivian and Vivacity Sportswear thru a mutual friend here at Hera Hub. Vivian showed me a few pieces of her new line and shared her vision for Vivacity sportswear with me. I knew right away that we would make a great team and that I could deliver what she was looking […]

Carmel Valley Urged to Donate Dancewear to Give Hope

February 23, 2015 No Comment

As in most dance schools, ushering out the old year and in with the new also means it’s time for a little ‘housekeeping’. I know in our studio and I suspect we are not alone, we accumulate a wealth of left behind clothing, including dancewear from September through December. Don’t ask me how or why; […]

Local Animal Shelter Seeks Help with Burned Truck

January 14, 2015 No Comment

A leak in a pickup truck owned by your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) started with a few drops of gasoline and ended in a blaze that destroyed the vehicle. The fire occurred late Sunday near the shelter’s campus at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas. Now shelter officials are asking the public for help. The […]

VIP Social at Crust Pizzeria Hosted by Torrey Hills Chiropractic

December 29, 2014 No Comment

Dr. Steve Ronco, owner of Torrey Hills Chiropractic, has been a practicing family chiropractor in the Carmel Valley/Del Mar area since 2001. His office is located in the Torrey Hills Shopping Center, and serves as a family wellness center that focuses on the whole health of the body, not just the aches and pains. Dr. […]

Non-Profit Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families

December 1, 2014 No Comment

Dance Hearts/Bells of Freedom Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families San Diego based Dance Hearts, a recognized 501 (c) 3 Public Charity and Bells of Freedom, a program specifically designed to care for U.S. military families, kicks off two events aimed at making the Holidays for our local enlisted men, women and their families […]

One Billion Rising Flash Mob in Del Mar Beach, California

November 10, 2014 No Comment

Hi! I am Laura Penn Gallerstein, and today we’re at Del Mar Beach and we just did a dance for One Billion Rising, a group that started in 2012 and it’s to support women and girls all around the world to help create awareness for violence and abuse to help stop it. And this group […]

Digital Media Literacy Non-Profit to Fast Pitch in Final Round of “Advance San Diego”

October 16, 2014 No Comment

Outside the Lens, Digital Media Literacy Non-Profit for At-Risk Youth, to Fast Pitch in Final Round of “Advance San Diego” Out of 67 applications, and 30 semi-finalists, Outside the Lens—an arts and digital media literacy non-profit—has been selected by San Diego Social Venture Partners, a local non-profit giving organization, to be a finalist at “Advance […]