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For Immediate Release:
LA JOLLA, CA, JANUARY 21, 2009 – The 14 major beneficiaries of the Las Patronas 2008 Jewel Ball, were given their much-deserved grant funding during a luncheon at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club on January 21st. The annual Beneficiary Luncheon, attended by Las Patronas members, supporters, and major beneficiaries, is a heartfelt reminder of Las Patronas’ mission of service to nonprofits in San Diego County, and the final highlight of Las Patronas’ year – the culmination of a yearlong fundraising effort, when all of the hard work of staging the Jewel Ball pays off.
Las Patronas president Lydia McNeil welcomed attendees and introduced the 2008
Jewel Ball chair, Caroline Nierenberg, and her co-chairs, Jennifer Greenfield and Tracy Lyon, who distributed checks to the beneficiaries. Like all Las Patronas grant applicants, these organizations have gone through a thoughtful and rigorous process that included site visits by members of the Las Patronas Grant Committee.
The 2008 Jewel Ball raised a record-breaking $1,215,258 – from which Las Patronas provided funds to the following organizations:
A Reason to Survive - A fully equipped ADA compliant mobility van to transport children with various types of physical disabilities, allowing them to experience the power of art.
Burnham Institute for Medical Research - A Shimadzu Xcise robot for the characterization of proteins to further the mission of collaborative medical research to cure human disease
Christian Community Theater - A Black Box Theater where CCT/CYT and other arts groups can test new works
Diversionary Theatre - A new wheelchair lift that will enable every patron to access the second floor theater space
La Jolla Historical Society - Archival preservation, digitization, and storage equipment to properly care for the Society’s image collection
La Jolla Music Society - A minivan to transport artists, small performing ensembles, and volunteers to performances and outreach engagements in schools and community centers
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center - Equipment and appliances for the center’s Healing Foods Kitchen
The Salvation Army - Senior Dining & Social Centers - A new “hot shot” truck that will deliver hot and cold meals to seniors in the South Bay area
San Diego Habitat for Humanity - new phone system and software so that they may function more productively and efficiently
San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care - 20 laptops to be used by field staff, enhancing communications and strengthening their ability to provide seamless quality patient care
San Diego Opera - Three new follow spotlights that will dramatically highlight the Company’s lead singers as they move about on the stage
Scripps La Jolla Heart Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Electrophysiology stereotaxis equipment for treating complex arrhythmias, resulting in better outcomes and continued excellence in care
UCSD Shiley Eye Center - An examination room on a new EyeMobile for Children, which will help the center achieve its program goals of screening 10,000 low-income children yearly
Vista Hill - Stein Education Center - A wheelchair-accessible van to transport disabled children and adults on field trips, educational outings, and vocational training activities
In addition to these 14 major grants, proceeds from the 2008 Jewel Ball will also fund approximately 70 minor grants in amounts up to $20,000.
President Lydia McNeil closed the meeting with the announcement of 10 newly chosen beneficiaries of the 2009 Jewel Ball, Silk & Spice – A Passage to India. “The care exhibited by these organizations, and the amazing good they are able to accomplish right here in our own community, strengthen our resolve to aid them in furtherance of their missions,” said McNeil.
Las Patronas pledges to fund grants for these major beneficiaries from the proceeds of the 2009 Jewel Ball, Silk & Spice:
Alpha Project for the Homeless
Birch Aquarium
Children's Museum / Museo de los Ninos
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
San Diego Public Library Foundation
Sharp Healthcare Foundation
Spreckels Organ Society
St. Vincent de Paul Village
Tri-City Hospital Foundation
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