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Back to School Bash & Community Resource Fair

Back to School Bash & Community Resource Fair

Join us for:

  • FREE backpacks and school supplies*
    • Backpack recipient(s) must be present to receive backpack.
  • FREE hygiene kits*
  • LIVE DJ playing your favorite hits
  • FREE lunch, treats, and refreshments for ALL!*
  • and MORE!

Back-to-School Community Resources:

  • BGC Vista After School Program Sign-ups
  • BGC Vista Sports Sign-Ups
  • BGC Vista Financial Assistance Sign-Ups
  • CALFRESH registration
  • SDGE local assistance programs that help reduce monthly utility bills
  • FREE haircuts from Culture Barber Lounge
  • MAAC early childhood education support
  • Mental health services from Lifeline

Innovation Day 2024

Join Connect at Innovation Day 2024 in Petco Park and support our vibrant innovation ecosystem. This is where everyone, from VCs and Angel investors to CEOs, CTOs, DEI leaders, and National Security experts, comes together to shape the future of technology, life sciences, and more! Don’t just watch – contribute to the conversations and collaborations that drive real change. Deepen your industry knowledge, form impactful partnerships, and expand your network. Seize this exclusive opportunity to influence the future. Innovation Day 2024 – where your journey into the heart of the best innovation ecosystem begins. Exhibit booths are still available for purchase!

Interested in Sponsorship Opportunities? Please email Cait Kelly

Level 1 Improv Fundamentals

Ready to let go, connect, and unleash your creativity? Join us for a fun journey of laughter, spontaneity and endless possibilities as we explore the fundamentals of improv in a supportive environment. Students will learn the fundamentals of improv through a series of engaging exercises, games, and scene work as each week builds on what was learned the previous week. We will focus on building trust, sharpening listening skills, gaining confidence to think creatively in the moment, the concept of Yes And…, and so much more. Not only will you have a ton of fun, you will build self-confidence, soft business skills, and meet new people! Taught by Chris Shurland

Earth Day Tree Planting Event

Celebrate Earth Day with a Tree Planting Event at Lindo Lake County Park!

Join the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, Tree San Diego and Pathway To Tomorrow for an Earth Day tree planting event dedicated to preserving our planet and creating a greener future for generations to come.

When: Saturday, April 20th, 9 am – 12 pm

Where: 12660 Lindo Lane
Lakeside, CA 92040

RSVP Here to join us: bit.ly/4aW9AMk

San Diego Gives 2024 Information Session

During this virtual session, we’ll discuss the latest updates and enhancements to this year’s campaign. As it’s our first year at the helm, we’ve taken great care to listen to your valuable feedback from previous years and have implemented some exciting changes to make San Diego Gives 2024 even more impactful! You will also here from our partners and their support with San Diego Gives Day of Service on September 6th and San Diego Gives University presented by Impact Cubed.

Registration to participate in San Diego Gives opens on May 1st and will close on July 8th. Your participation plays a vital role in continuing to strengthen our community, and we can’t wait to embark on this journey with you once again.

 

Register for the virtual info session.

Creek to Bay Cleanup

Save the date! On Saturday, April 20, 2024, join I Love A Clean San Diego for the biggest cleanup in the county during Earth Week! Established in 2002, the Creek to Bay Cleanup is the day for thousands of volunteers to come together and defend the environment from litter.

Come show love for where we live and let’s make Earth Week awesome!

Registrations open Monday, April 1 at cleansd.org/creektobay.

One CSUSM

Together we are #OneCSUSM, raising money for student scholarships which helps close important gaps in aid for our students. For many students, financial support from family is not an option – nearly 70% of our students receive financial aid. Scholarships are a vital component to success, encouraging our students to persist to graduation and experience the sense of pride that comes from earning a degree.

Open to all enrolled students, the General Scholarship supports CSUSM students who experience an array of financial issues that would impede their degree progress. Many are experiencing catastrophic events, like loss of income, the death of a parent, or struggling to meet basic needs. Your gift to the General Scholarship will go to our students who need financial assistance the most.

So many scholarship recipients express how much it means to them knowing that someone they’ve never met wants to see them achieve their goals. Join us and carry the flag for our students on April 4th at www.csusm.edu/onecsusm.

The Sea Unites Us – El Mar Nos Une “Music for Our Coast”

Community concert organized by Promotora de las Bellas Artes and Mainly Mozart. Featuring PBA’s Choir, Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra, San Diego Children’s Choir and SDSU Choir. The concert will feature marine-themed music along with a new commissioned song  from renowned Mexico City singer, conductor and composer Jorge Cózatl, whose piece was inspired by research provided by the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans (WMFO) as well as the environmental learning and experiences of the students of Promotora de las Bellas Artes Choir.

The concert is part or the Binational Resilience Initiative and is sponsored by The San Diego Foundation, The International Community Foundation, Resilient Cities Catalyst and San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative.