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Rady’s Carmel Valley Unit to Host Benefit Event

March 27, 2012 No Comment

Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary of Carmel Valley (RCHA-CV) is an organization run by volunteering women from all over North County. The unit was formed in 1994 and has continued to give its time and resources to support Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, and the health and well-being of the children it serves. Annually, about […]

San Diego Teens Pledge to Make a Difference

March 19, 2012 4 Comments

When I watched the TOMS documentary One for One, I realized just how in need of shoes kids around the world are. For example, in places like Haiti and Argentina, kids can get a foot parasite called podoconiosis from persistent contact with irritating volcanic soil. Nicknamed “elephantitis” from the disfigurement it creates, podoconiosis affects four million […]

Torrey Pines High School Foundation Kick Off Event

March 12, 2012 No Comment

At the Pacific Athletic Club in the heart of Carmel Valley San Diego, the fundraising season for Torrey Pines High School was officially kicked off on February 26th with a “Toast to Torrey” event that drew over a hundred parents and contributors from the community. This was a casual and lively mixer, with guests bringing […]

CVMS 2.0 Upgrade Our School

March 1, 2012 1 Comment

Do you have a student that is currently attending or will be attending Carmel Valley Middle School (CVMS)? Upon entering my first year at CVMS, I was shocked to learn how outdated the schools technology is. In fact, the computers are 13 years old! Although they run Windows 7 software, the hardware is so old. […]

Bells Of Freedom Acknowledges “Marine of the Month”

February 29, 2012 No Comment

On November 21, 2011, policy was put into place by A.J. Bergen, commanding officer to the Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, announcing the newest program. “Marine of the Month” (MOTM) is facilitated by a combined effort of Camp Pendleton personnel and Carmel Valley’s ‘Bells of Freedom’ program. As described by Carmel Valley […]

Gonzales Canyon Cleanup Project

February 21, 2012 No Comment

February 11, 2012. Gonzales Canyon. Torrey Pines High School Key Club has been volunteering all over San Diego in the month of February. As the biggest community service club at Torrey Pines High School, the Key Club never fails to gather groups of eager and dedicated high school students to help the community out in […]

The Power of Awareness

January 9, 2012 No Comment

“I believe once people are aware of this crisis, and aware of the amount of deaths that occur, its hard to turn your back and its hard to not do something and not act.” Kari Lorenzen, is with 1 Billion Thirsty and is a Del Mar resident and neighbor Carmel Valley. 1Billion Thirsty is a […]

The Surfrider Foundation

January 5, 2012 No Comment

We all see the trash on the beach—cigarette butts, balloons, glass bottles and cans, plastic bags—yet most of us don’t bother to pick it up. Skylar Economy, a senior at La Jolla high school comments, “I feel that the trash should not be there because it is bad for the animals, the earth, and is […]

Embrace a Family

December 5, 2011 No Comment

Dear Carmel Valley Residents, Please join FasTracKids to benefit the San Diego community this holiday season! We are teaming up with Jewish Family Services to ensure a joyous holiday season to 3 needy families. Family # 107 Recently arrived refugee family of 5 from Iraq, who are making an effort to adjust to their new […]

Innersection Fundraiser

November 29, 2011 No Comment

It is pretty safe to say that every parent’s worst nightmare is realizing our child is sick and you can’t make it better with a kiss from Mom or Dad. Friends of our community have recently experience this with their beautiful 5 year old son Micah, who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. What you are […]

Carmel Valley Joins the Clean Water Cause

November 4, 2011 No Comment

For those of us living in the Carmel Valley San Diego community, we know how blessed we are to have life’s comforts and necessities, but for those living in Third World countries, even something as important as clean water often can’t be taken for granted. Several Carmel Valley and Del Mar residents have joined together […]

Personality Is Not Something You Can Teach

October 26, 2011 No Comment

Neighboring the community of Carmel Valley San Diego, is the beautiful city of Del Mar, CA. It would be here, that I would witness something spectacular. From the moment I arrived at the beautiful home of Leigh and David Johnson, I felt something powerful. At first, I thought maybe it was the multitude of people […]