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Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, community organizations are trying to provide necessary services, brace for the long-term economic impacts and boost morale among local residents.
The “Encinitas Rotary‘s Home Team” serving local seniors is offering to help any senior citizen in need of groceries, prescriptions, food delivery or other tasks during these extraordinary times.
With all Encinitas Union School District schools being closed, the greens that had been grown at the Farm Lab for their farm-to-school program are being diverted directly to local families in need.
Anne Smith has a cancer wellness notebook at her home in Encinitas with a pair of sayings drawn in colored pencil on the back.
Proceeds benefit families experiencing medical crisis at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House
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Last June, Carla Beaty and her three children moved to Santa Ana with her four children, including 15-year-old Christopher Ramirez, who was diagnosed with leukemia a few months prior. -
More than 40,000 pounds of pet food will arrive at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas Wednesay morning, March 25.
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One dog acts as guide for the other, which is blind
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Saint Helen Philoptochos recently celebrated 41 years of “Philanthropy, Fellowship and Faith in Action” at its fundraiser “Party in the Plaka” with over 275 attendees in November.
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Encinitas-based nonprofit Shades of Pink California will host its annual Purse Bingo event, which raises money for local breast cancer patients, on March 31 at St.
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Luncheon and silent auction fundraiser to benefit local underserved students
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The annual San Diego County Fair, which last year had more than 1.5 million visitors over its 27-day run, is still scheduled to start June 5 despite the growing COVID-19 crisis, officials said this week.
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State Alcoholic Beverage Control agency will make final ruling on East Coast Pizza’s plans
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Californians rejected Proposition 13, a $15 billion school bond measure, but it received a boost from voters in Solana Beach and Encinitas.
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The Helyx Initiative, started by a group of Canyon Crest Academy students, is holding a hackathon April 10-12 with a $400 grand prize.
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For ongoing updates on coronavirus issues visit the link below at our sister newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune at: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/live-coronavirus-updates-in-san-diego Below is a link to updates on the number of coronavirus cases that exist in communities across San Diego County: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/COVID-19%20Daily%20Update_City%20of%20Residence.pdf Below is contact information to check on city and county updates: Events: Because of fears of the coronavirus spreading, most events have been canceled or postponed, and many venues/attractions have been temporarily closed.
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Karen Wilder will be honored at a gala to be held March 27 by the San Diego-Imperial chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Hand to Hand, a giving circle and women’s fund of the Coastal Community Foundation, recently celebrated and awarded grants totaling $30,000 to organizations serving some of the region’s most vulnerable women and girls.
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Two restaurants in Encinitas invite the public to dine out for a good cause on Monday, Jan. 20.
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The Community Resource Center in Encinitas is preparing to host volunteers who will take part in this year’s homeless count, scheduled Jan. 23 at 4 a.m.
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Event benefits families with children fighting life-threatening medical conditions and disorders
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Every Monday since March, a group of seniors at La Costa Glen in Carlsbad has been making toys out of wood, to be distributed to North County children who might not otherwise not receive any gifts during the holiday season.
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After years of being a “best-kept secret” in North County, the Assistance League’s Rancho San Dieguito chapter wants to raise its profile.
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San Diego-based nonprofit Promises2Kids, which helps thousands of children throughout the county who have been through the foster care system, has received a boost from an Encinitas resident who has volunteered for the organization over the past few years.
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Kianne Farmer of La Mesa co-founded Shades of Pink Foundation California, but her mom, Vembra Holnagel of Encinitas, runs the all-volunteer organization
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Encinitas resident Leslie Mannes is serving on the executive committee for Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego’s 10th annual ROMP Gala on Oct. 12 from 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m..
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Ocean Knoll Elementary third-grader Alexa Cardenas walked up and down the aisles at Target with her mom Oct. 1, picking out new clothes for school with $70 from the Assistance League of Rancho San Dieguito’s Operation School Bell.
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