Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego: Rolling On with Support of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and Local Food Trucks
Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego, Inc., benefits from Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s Gourmet Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival on July 28, 2012
You may have been to a food truck fest before, but probably not one of this scale! Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego, Inc. (Meals-on-Wheels) has been named the beneficiary of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s Gourmet Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival, taking their natural partnership with local food trucks to the next level.
Bring your appetite on July 28, 2012 from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. and join Meals-on-Wheels at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014, Seaside Concert area, West of Grandstand) to enjoy some of the tastiest food-on-wheels at over 50 gourmet food trucks from the San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles areas. Serving their eclectic best at super prices (most items $4-$8), the food trucks donate to Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego to support the independence and well-being of San Diego seniors. Thirsty? Catch over 50 frosty craft brews on tap in the beer garden to pair with your delicious eats.
Get there early and stop by the Meals-on-Wheels booth to visit with top San Diego chefs including Chef Brian Malarkey of Gingham, Burlap and Searsucker (to name a few), Chef Michael Jacobs of Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill, Chef Julie Weiss of The Wild Thyme Catering Company and Chef Andrew Sasloe of The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant who will all vote for their favorite food trucks. Admission to the food truck event is free with paid racetrack admission of $6 for adults. Children under 18 are free.
Proceeds from the Gourmet Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will help Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego continue to support the independence of seniors by providing regular nutrition and daily contact with caring volunteers. In some instances, this is the only contact these seniors receive, which is essential to their overall well-being.
For updated information soon, including a list of trucks in attendance, please visit: http://www.dmtc.com/season/events/index.php?id=69
San Diego Center for International Trade Development at Southwestern Community College
Join us for this fun and interactive seminar in which participants will discover how communicating with customers regularly can help a small business stay connected, and generate increased referrals, repeat sales, and unwavering customer loyalty.
Email is the most cost-effective, targeted, trackable, and efficient way to build and maintain relationships in all types of business and organizations.
No technical expertise is required, and the presenter will discuss:
• What is permission-based email marketing and becoming a trusted sender
• Email list building
• Increasing deliverability and open rates
• Writing good subject lines and content – getting readers to take action
• Tracking results and what to do with this information
• How email and social media marketing work together to achieve goals
Date/Time: July 31, 2012, 9 AM – 11 AM. Cost: FREE
For more information and to register, go to http://www.sandiegocitd.org/?q=node/742
Encinitas Library to Host Foreclosure Clinic to Help Community Save Homes
San Diego County Library (SDCL) was recently named the 2012 Library of the Year by Library Journal, a respected industry publication, for SDCL’s innovations and excellence in service to customers. One of the services recognized in the award was the library’s foreclosure prevention HOME Clinics. SDCL is continuing to partner with the Housing Opportunities Collaborative to offer the award-winning clinics each month this year. The next HOME Clinic is taking place on Saturday, July 21 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Dr, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
“The HOME Clinics are led by actual professionals and they provide assistance that works,” said HOME Clinic attendee Jeffery Broussard. “They provide a legitimate solution; they helped me save my home.”
The HOC is a HUD-approved housing agency that provides attendees with specialized assistance and educational resources to promote informed financial decision making. The County Library has partnered with the HOC to offer HOME Clinics since 2009, and have served over 3,100 families. The market value savings for customers is over $2.7 million in fees and services to date. This free clinic will offer educational sessions and give individuals an opportunity to speak confidentially with lawyers, housing experts and mortgage counselors about foreclosure and bankruptcy. Registration is strongly recommended, and participants must bring a photo I.D., loan documents, last mortgage statement and any lender documents to the event. A video featuring this program can be found at http://bit.ly/home-video.
The HOME Clinic program at San Diego County Library has received numerous awards, including a Challenge Award from the California State Association of Counties. For more information or to register, call 1-800-462-0503, go to http://bit.ly/home-clinics or contact the library at www.sdcl.org.
Escondido Library’s Bilingual Book Discussion Group
Meets July 28th
Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner) meets on Saturday, July 28th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the library’s Board Room. The Escondido Public Library is located in downtown Escon-dido at 239 South Kalmia Street.
Rincón Literario meets regularly, the last Saturday of each month, to explore literature published in English and Spanish.
The selected book, Soñar en Cubano/Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, is a rich and haunting narrative by an excellent new voice in contemporary fiction. Here is the dreamy and bittersweet story of a family divided by politics and geography by the Cuban revolution.