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Music to Its Ears: Symphony Receives $200,000 From Recital

A recital benefiting the San Diego Symphony was held at the home of Joan Jacobs and Irwin Jacobs on Feb. 25. Van Cleef and Arpel Jewelers, Waters Fine Catering, The San Diego Union-Tribune, David Copley and the Jacobses were sponsors. The event raised $200,000 for Symphony programs The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts received a $20,000 gift from Tony Award-winner Sara Ramirez. The funds will go to the drama, music and dance departments, and piano fund. Ramirez, who attended the school, said it “played a huge role in where and who I am today, so I would like to take this time to give a little something back” A cut-a-thon was held Feb. 22 at Lynnel’s Hair Design in Point Loma to raise money to furnish the new salon at the Ronald McDonald House. Fifteen hairstylists volunteered their services to raise $1,000 for the salon The Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center received 25 percent of purchases at the Carlsbad Pat & Oscar’s on Feb. 27. Proceeds benefit the recovery programs of Project Walk, which helps people with spinal cord injuries The Lance Armstrong Foundation awarded the Emelio Naras Foundation the E. Lee Walker Imagination Award, created to recognize innovation in cancer survivorship programs. It’s named after a former chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, E. Lee Walker Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $1.4 million to the National Family Justice Center Alliance to launch the California Family Justice Initiative, a network of nine domestic violence centers. BSCF funds will support three regional centers, including one in San Diego. “By coordinating services to a woman fleeing abuse, and delivering them in one location, we’ll make it easier and more convenient for these women to get care when they need it most,” said Crystal Hayling, president and CEO of BSCF Victoria Fabry, a professor in biological sciences at Cal State San Marcos, was awarded a Leopold Leadership Fellowship at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment. The program helps academic scientists make their research accessible to decision makers Junior League of San Diego held a luncheon Feb. 28 to celebrate its 80th anniversary. Union Bank of California and Hansen’s Natural were among co-sponsors. The $75,000 raised will support several programs, including Kids in the Kitchen, scheduled for March 28, for children to learn about healthy eating and exercise and how to integrate them into their lives The San Diego Archaeological Center received a $10,000 grant from Pacific Life Foundation to help support a traveling exhibition in collaboration with I Love a Clean San Diego. The center also received $10,000 in support of the Stephen Birch and Mary Birch Foundation. The grant is to support an archaeological site investigation program. The University of San Diego Nonprofit Management Group is assisting in the development of the program Administaff, a Texas-based company with offices in San Diego, presented a $25,000 check to Vocel, a Sabre Springs-based provider of cell phone software applications, on March 9. Vocel is the second place winner of Administaff’s nationwide small-business sweepstakes. Winners can use the money as they see fit. Last year, Laptops Plus in Kearny Mesa won the $100,000 grand prize Best Lawyers magazine named Vista attorney James Hennenhoefer its 2009 San Diego Family Lawyer of the Year.


Please send Kudos and Giving items to contributing writer Joyce Glazer at jglazer@sdbj.com.

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