Food Distribution – Castle Park Middle School
South Bay Community Services, a long-standing social service organization in the Chula Vista area, has partnered with Feeding America and Castle Park Middle School to benefit families in need in the South Bay Region.
A new local food distribution will provide fresh produce and other needed items for any and all individuals and families in attendance, while supplies last.
Where: Castle Park Middle School, 160 Quintard Street, Chula Vista
When: Third Wednesday of every month – 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Who: Any individual in need who is at least 16 years of age and present at the time of distribution.
South Bay Community Services is a non-profit organization providing services, support and opportunities for over 50,000 individuals and families annually in the South San Diego County.
Circus Vargas Offers Donors at San Diego Blood Bank Centers Discount Coupons for February & March Performances
Blood donors giving at any San Diego Blood Bank donor center beginning Friday, February 15, through the end of March will be awarded a coupon for a $10 Child’s Discount for any Seating (except VIP seating) at Circus Vargas performances in San Diego County during February and March. There are several Circus Vargas locations planned including Mission Bay Park, El Cajon’s, Vista and Mira Mesa.
There are five San Diego Blood Bank donor centers in the county:
San Diego Blood Bank, 3636 Gateway Center Ave, 92102
Sabre Springs Donor Center, 12640 Sabre Springs Pkway, 92128
North County Donor Center, 358 West El Norte Parkway, Suite J, 92026
North Coastal Donor Center, 161 Thunder Dr, Vista, 92083
East County Donor Center, 776 Arnele Ave, El Cajon, 92020
Anyone 17 or older, who weighs at least 110 pounds and is in good health, may be eligible to donate blood. Potential donors should have a good meal and plenty of fluids prior to donation. Call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (800-469-7322) or visit www.SanDiegoBloodBank.org.
Southwestern College’s Construction Future to be Presented to Community
New sports and performing arts complexes, state-of-the-art science labs and an expanded student center are among the ideas outlined in a draft Facilities Master Plan for Southwestern College. The plan also includes ideas for the college’s Higher Education Centers in National City and San Ysidro.
A draft plan that outlines how Southwestern College can continue to leverage its $389 million bond measure, Proposition R, will be presented to the community during a breakfast workshop. A revised plan was also one of the centerpieces to the College’s recent re-evaluation of construction projects. Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 – 8 a.m. Breakfast. 8 – 9 a.m. Presentation at Southwestern College, Student Union East, Building 610. Admission is free, but RSVP required: 619-482-6301 or email cmr@swccd.edu
César E. Chávez High School Essay Contest
The University of California, San Diego, in partnership with the San Diego César E. Chávez Commemoration Committee and San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union, is proud to sponsor the Fifteenth Annual César E. Chávez Essay Contest for students in San Diego, Imperial and Orange Counties. The contest is in honor of the life and achievements of the late civil rights and labor leader.
Dedicated to non-violence, Chávez founded and led the first successful farm workers union in American history and was a principal figure in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. He died in 1993, and his birthday, March 31, has been designated a state holiday.
Organized by UCSD’s Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), the contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12. It will be part of a wide range of community celebrations sponsored by the university and the commemoration committee recognizing Chávez and the state holiday named in his honor.
The deadline for entries is FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013. A cash prize will be awarded to the author of the best essay in each grade-level category.
For more information go to http://eaop.ucsd.edu or call (858) 534-4250.
MiraCosta College Concert to Feature Guitarist Peter Sprague
MiraCosta College is proud to present a jazz concert featuring Peter Sprague and Friends, with MiraCosta College’s Frequency Vocal Jazz. Entitled “The Pat Metheny Project,” the concert will be held Friday, February 22, 7:30 p.m., in the MiraCosta College Concert Hall (Bldg. 2400), at 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside.
Guitarist Peter Sprague is very familiar to jazz aficionados in San Diego County. This talented musician, composer, and recording artist based in San Diego has crafted interpretations by famed jazz composer Pat Metheny that will delight the audience. The evening’s performers will include MiraCosta music faculty members Matt Falker on piano, Gunnar Biggs on bass, Duncan Moore on drums and Steve Torok on sax. Vocalists will be Leonard Patton, Katie Campbell, Fletcher Sheridan, and Sharmila Guha.
General admission is $15; seniors/students, $10.
Tickets can be purchased at www.miracosta.edu/buytix or by calling 760.795.6815.
Public Library Screens – Inside Buffalo – By Visiting Afro-Italian Filmmaker Fred Kuwornu
Italian Film Festival Celebrates Black History Month with Filmmaker’s Visit
The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) and the San Diego Public Library will host a screening of the award-winning film Inside Buffalo by Afro-Italian filmmaker Fred Kuwornu on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor auditorium of the Central Library, located at 820 E Street in downtown San Diego. The screening is part of a series of coordinated events by SDIFF that explores the complex reality of citizenship, race and immigration in Italy. Director Kuwornu will be in attendance for a discussion after the film.
Inside Buffalo is an award-winning documentary that tells the story of the all Black 92nd “Buffalo Soldiers” Army Division which fought an extraordinarily brave campaign against the Nazis along the supposedly unbreakable Gothic Line in Tuscany. These American soldiers faced not only an extremely tough and cruel enemy – they also confronted ruthless racism from their own country. In Italy these troops met a white population that saw them not only as liberators but also as friends who represented the US with generosity, bravery and ultimate heroism, finally awarded with seven Medals of Honor in the 1990s by President Clinton. The filmmaker credits his work on Spike Lee’s Miracle at Saint Anna (2008) on location in Tuscany that inspired him to undertake this very personal journey of discovery culminating in this powerful documentary.
As a filmmaker, Fred Kuwornu has worked as a writer for Italian TV and produced several works with his own production company Struggle Filmworks. His most recent project is 18 Ius soli (Right of Soil) about Italian citizenship and the law that denies citizenship to 1,000,000 young people born in Italy of immigrant parents because they have no Italian blood. Future projects include “Paisan Soldiers” about Italian-American contributions in World War II and “I AM,” a film about the civil rights struggle in United States.