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858.454.0146 ■ 103rd San Diego Charity Ball • Benefits Rady Children’s Trauma Care Center at the Sam and Rose Stein Emergency Care Center • 6:30 p.m. Pre-ball dinner • 8:30 p.m. to midnight, The Charity Ball • Jan. 21 • Hotel del Coronado
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• (858) 966-5988 • phyllissnyder@cox.net • http://bit.ly/charityball2012 ■ Rendez-vous with Mozart at Versailles • Benefits Mainly Mozart Association • 3-7 p.m. Jan. 22 • Westgate Hotel • Champagne, concert, French buffet, silent auction, themed entertainment • $275 • (619) 239-0100, ext. 2 • http://bit.ly/rendez-vous2012 ■ Heart di Vite • Benefits environmental biology scholarships at UCSD • 4 p.m. Feb. 5 • Scripps Seaside Forum • $100 individual or $185 couple • (858) 534-1966 • enschroder@ucsd.edu ■ 16th annual Chinese Banquet • Benefits San Diego Chinese Historical Museum • 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11 • Pearl Restaurant, 11666 Avena Place, Rancho Bernardo • $60-$120 by Jan. 25 • (619) 338-9888 • info@sdchm.org • sdchm.org
■ Fashion Plates Luncheon and Runway Show • Benefits San Diego Food Bank • 10:30 a.m. Silent auction • Noon lunch and Leonard Simpson fashion event • Feb. 16 • Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine • $100-$150 • (858) 863-5121 • mmills@sandiegofoodbank.org • sandiegofoodbank.org ■ La Jolla High School 90th Anniversary Gala • Benefits Nautilus Foundation • March 10 • Hyatt Regency La Jolla • Join Viking alumni, parents, family and friends of La Jolla High School for its gala event. The evening will include a hosted bar, dinner and entertainment. • (858) 551-1250 • ljhs.sandi.net/foundation ■ Heart Beach Ball • Benefits American Heart Association • 5-10 p.m. June 9 • Hotel del Coronado • $500 individual, or table of 10 for $5,000 • (858) 410-3823 • sandiegoheartball.org
Homeless projects receive $14 million More than $14 million is going to local programs that help homeless people and families deal with challenges such as mental illness, disabilities and domestic violence. The San Diego County Department of Housing and Community Development applied for the funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Supportive Housing Program on behalf of the region earlier this year. The County identified the greatest needs in the community by working with local governments and nonprofit agencies. The HUD grants are awarded competitively to local programs that provide tran-
sitional and permanent housing services for homeless individuals and families. This year’s award represents renewal funding for 52 projects sponsored by agencies that provide services including housing, job training, health care, counseling, substance abuse treatment and childcare. The County is also awaiting HUD’s review of new projects for People Assisting the Homeless, North County Solutions for Change, Generate Hope, and the Regional Task Force on the Homeless. For a complete list of local recipients and grant amounts, visit the website www.sdcounty.ca.gov/sdhcd
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