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From Our Win a NetJets Napa Extravaganza! A Luscious Napa Valley Winefest Jewel Ball Chair Your grand-prize-winning party of eight will soar (round trip) to Napa in the comfort of your own NetJets Cessna Dear Friends, Citation X private aircraft. Upon landing, you’ll indulge in Have you booked your passage the magic of a private label epicurean extravaganza. High- yet? Because I assure you that we are lights include a VIP exclusive cocktail hour tour and tasting planning a journey that you will not at the one and only Opus One Winery - the world’s most want to miss. From the moment you celebrated union of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de alight at the threshold of the La Jolla Rothschild - followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner Beach & Club August 8, for eight on the wonderfully restored Napa Valley Wine 2009, you will be mesmerized by the Train, five-star lodging for one night at the legendary exotic colors of Silk & Spice…A Passage to India. Beneath the Auberge du Soleil, and a tour the next day of the ac- summer stars, we will tantalize your senses with fine food, claimed Staglin Family Winery including a gourmet lunch exotic drink, and mysterious entertainment fit for a maharajah. paired with library wines from the Staglin Family’s cellar. Silk & Spice will provide grants to Las Patronas beneficiaries in a year when they are truly in need, and Only 500 Tickets Available • Value: $24,000 your support will ensure its success. $100 Donation per Ticket, Drawn on August 8, 2009 We are especially grateful to our early underwriters, For details, call Carol Diggs at (619) 203-0525 donors, and advertisers, and of course, to our dear friends at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club - we couldn’t do it without you! Every one of you is responsible for changing the lives of A Little Silk, a Little Spice... people right here in San Diego in a positive, meaningful way. The 50 volunteers of Las Patronas have given their time Here’s the recipe for a fabulous Jewel Ball. Take one year, and talent for more than a year on behalf of our beneficiaries, 50 women, a generous helping of passion for a common and to making sure Silk & Spice will be spectacular for you, cause, and combine vigorously. Stir in some laughter, some our guests. I especially applaud my co-chairs, Laurie Allen dedication, a large pinch of ingenuity, and turn up the heat! and Sallie Warren, and our president, Lydia McNeil, for shar- Our Ball under the stars is designed and constructed ing this exciting year with me. I’m so proud of what we will entirely by the all-volunteer members of Las Patronas. accomplish together! Armed with swatches and blueprints, we paint and saw, And of course, special thanks to my husband and hammer and hoist. This year we’ve even added metalwork daughter for providing me with encouragement, humor, and and “bejeweling” to our skill set. endless smiles. From the driveway of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club to As you read this, I hope you will be inspired to share in the entryway, courtyards, pool deck and patio, the sets and our celebration of friendship and philanthropy – a celebration decor have been trucked in (by us) and assembled (by us) on of the sights and sounds of India as only Las Patronas can site in the three days before the Ball. At the stroke of 1:00 am, present them. Your invitation is on its way.... with the notes of the last dance still in the air, we change out See you at the Jewel Ball! of our gowns and take it all down in just a few hours! Since 1946, our guests have arrived expecting us to thrill them with our design. We’ve worked hard to ensure Jennifer Greenfield, 2009 Jewel Ball Chair that Jewel Ball 2009 will be a spicy night they’ll never forget!

Come, join us on a mystical journey to the elegant East, fragrant with pungent spices and alive with the colors of India. Beautiful women in silks and saris adorn the pathways, resplendent as the setting sun. The notes of the sitar float on the evening breeze, filling the night like the stars above. Curry and coriander please the palate as friends greet friends in exotic courtyards, delight in their eyes as they make their way to the sumptuous chamber within. Yes, join us on this journey... Major Beneficiaries of the 2009 Las Patronas Jewel Ball These nonprofits will each receive a major grant funding a critically needed capital item from the proceeds of Silk & Spice.

Every Las Patronas grant recipient has been screened by a team of on-site interviewers after a thorough review of their missions, financial statements, and proposals. This careful examination ensures the funds will be used responsibly and in such a way that will have the greatest impact on the citizens of San Diego.

Alpha Project for the Homeless 1Las Patronas will provide an 8-passenger van to help facili- tate the comprehensive support Alpha Project provides its clients to break the cycle of homeless- ness and poverty.

Birch Aquarium In support of the aquarium’s 2education and conservation efforts, Las Patronas funding will purchase a hybrid pick-up truck specially designed for trans- portation of marine animals and equipment.

Salk Institute for Biological Studies The3 cargo van provided by Las Patronas will allow the Salk Institute Mobile Science Laboratory to bring hands- on laboratory experiences to middle school classrooms throughout San Diego County.

San Diego Civic Youth Ballet The4 Las Patronas grant will fund a sprung dance floor at Casa del Prado, greatly enhancing the dance space and reducing the risk of injury to the students.

San Diego Public Library Foundation The Logan Heights Branch Library is a community hub of information 5and education. Las Patronas will fund audio visual equipment and computers for the new expanded facility.

Sharp HealthCare Foundation Funds from Las Patronas will grant a Giraffe OmniBed and acces- 6sories for the special needs of “micro-preemie” infants, providing state-of-the-art care for these tiny patients.

Spreckels Organ Society Las Patronas will help fund an organ console for the restoration of the7 world’s largest outdoor pipe organ, originally constructed in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition.

This Page, Top: Alpha Project, Birch Aquarium; Middle: Salk Institute, San Diego Civic Youth Ballet; Bottom: San Diego Public Library Next Page, Top: Sharp HealthCare; Middle: Spreckels Organ Society, St. Vincent de Paul; Bottom: Children’s Museum, Tri-City Hospital President Lydia McNeil Vice President St. Vincent de Paul Village Tracy Lyon The new daycare facility at the Village will Recording Secretary prepare8 children for school and life success while Lisa Kay Corresponding Secretary partnering with their parents to build strong self-reliant Laurie Allen families. The Las Patronas grant will fund equipment Chief Financial Officer Sue Lakosil for the infant and toddler playground. Advisory Representatives Vicki Eddy & Micki Olin The New Children’s Museum Social Chair Diane Hurst Las Patronas will fund a phone system for The Membership Chair New9 Children’s Museum, a binational arts and edu- Denise Vila cation institution dedicated to engaging children and Nominating Chair Colleen McNally their families with interactive and enriching learning Communications Chair opportunities through the arts. Cathy Carroll Assistant Treasurer Lisa Albanez Tri-City Hospital Foundation Historian The Las Patronas funded Giraffe OmniBed Kim Lee Isolette10 and five Neo-Puff Infant Resuscitators will Jewel Ball Chair Jennifer Greenfield help facilitate the special care needed by fragile Immediate Past President infants who are born very prematurely. Barbara Mulligan Information Tech Chair Carol Diggs Las Patronas 2008 - 2009 Board of Directors Las Patronas Investment Chair The Las Patronas Erin Walsh Mission of Service Lisa Albanez Kim Alessio Laurie Allen Las Patronas is committed to Chris Andrews Annette Bradbury providing financial assistance Kathy Broekema Cathy Carroll to nonprofit organizations in Carol Cebron San Diego County that provide Missy Coleman Sally Corson valuable community services in Linda Dicker Carol Diggs the areas of health, education, Cathie East Liz Gotfredson social services, and cultural arts, Jennifer Greenfield and to continuing our tradition of Megan Heine Diane Hurst service to enhance the quality of Claudia Johnson Jena Joyce life in our community. Lisa Kay Terri Kelly Sue Lakosil Since 1946, the annual presentation Jeanne Larson Kimberly Lee of the Jewel Ball has been our only Tracy Lyon

2008 - 2009 Las Patronas Members 2008 - 2009 Las Patronas Melinda Mahony means of fulfilling this mission of Kathy Malaney Pat Marsch service to others. Julie Matibag Dawn Maywood Colleen McNally Lydia McNeil Maree Mossmer Elaine Murphy Lauren Olson Kristi Pieper Marlena Poulin Cindy Salvato Mary Rose Schwartz Denise Vila Sue Wagener Erin Walsh Sallie Warren Ann White Shelley Whittaker Lise Wilson Erin Wyer Your Contribution at Work in San Diego County Advertising Your gifts to Las Patronas have enabled us to fund an amazing array of grants to nonprofits in the across San Diego County. Jewel Ball 2009 will fund 10 major grants; in addition, through your generosity we have also awarded minor grants in amounts up to $20,000 to the following: Jewel Ball

Alzheimer’s Association of Friends of Kellogg Park The Parents’ Committee Program San Diego Friends of San Diego School of of Bird Rock Elementary Alliance Health Clinic Creative and Performing Arts Partnerships With Industry Book Being Alive, San Diego HDSA Center of Excellence Paws’itive Teams Boys and Girls Club of Inland for Huntington’s Disease Playwrights Project The Program Book North County The Horses of Tir Na Nog Ranch Project Wildlife is a beautiful, full-color Burn Institute I Love a Clean San Diego San Diego Ballet keepsake given to guests Camp Stevens Jewish Family Service San Diego Brain Injury Foundation Community Coaching Center of San Diego San Diego Chorus of of the Jewel Ball. Community Connection La Jolla Youth, Inc. Sweet Adelines, Intl. For our advertisers, it is Resource Center La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. San Diego Futures Foundation an opportunity to reach Community Resource Center Labrador Rescuers, Inc. San Diego Guild of Puppetry a select audience of 850; Cygnet Theatre Company Linda Vista Health Care Center San Diego Project Heart Beat for our beneficiaries, it is Developmental Services Lux Art Institute San Ysidro Health Center another means of support! Continuum, Inc. Lyric Opera San Diego St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center We thank our early EdUCate - University City Mission Bay High School Survivors of Torture, Int’l advertisers for Foundation for Public Community Foundation TERI, Inc. participating in this Schools Neighborhood Healthcare Timken Museum of Art / The Elizabeth Hospice Nu-Way Operation B.H.I.L.D. The Putnam Foundation 63-year tradition! Foundation Oceanside Ivey Ranch Park The Vision of Children Foundation Epilepsy Foundation Osteopathic Center for Vista Community Clinic Architect of San Diego County Children and Families Volunteer San Diego Mark D. Lyon, Inc. AIA Feral Cat Coalition (FCC) Pacific Beach United Methodist YMCA of San Diego County Foundation of La Jolla Church Zoological Society of San Diego Sharp HealthCare High School, Inc. San Diego Heart Our Minor Grants and Vascular Dr. Tom and Do Major Good! Carol Diggs

The day after his wedding in the desert, Linda and Rick Dicker Mark Wiedenfeld decided to take his dirt bike out for a spin. The accident that fol- The Collector lowed left him a paraplegic - less than 24 Fine Jewelry hours after walking down the aisle, Mark was Bill and Jeanne Larson told he would never walk again. That was in February of 2005. Four years later, on March 19, 2009, For more information Mark walked 12 steps by himself. The on advertising in the following Tuesday, he walked, with crutches, Jewel Ball Program Book, over 100 steps. please visit us at This real-life miracle is a result of Mark’s hard work at the Challenge Center, a laspatronas.org Las Patronas minor beneficiary. The Challenge Center provides skilled physical therapy, specialized fitness and wellness programs to rehabilitate and raise Jewel Ball the level of independence of the severely Challenge Center staff members provide a safe em- disabled. Through donations and grants Design Sale! brace as Mark Wiedenfeld takes his first steps alone. such as the one from Las Patronas, they serve people of all ages who have suffered spinal cord injury, stroke, or any disease that has 8:00 am significantly impacted a person’s level of function. Services are provided on a sliding scale, the morning after! enabling therapy to continue when insurance coverage ceases. During the grant process, Las Patronas was able to witness the responsible, compas- Everything must go! sionate, and dedicated care everyone at the Challenge Center demonstrates on behalf of its La Jolla Beach clients. Las Patronas was very proud to fund a specially adapted treadmill that will be used to & Tennis Club help people like Mark walk again when they were told they never would. August 9, 2009 SaturdaySaturday La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club AugustAugust 8,8, 20092009

Above: Jewel Ball 2009 Co-Chairs Laurie Allen and Sallie Warren

Right: Jewel Ball guests enjoy a scrumptious array of beverages and hors d’oeuvres during the cocktail hour

Far Right: Dinner and dancing under the stars at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

7. Dazzling Diamond Cocktail Ring - A magnificently crafted 18K Silent Auction Highlights white gold ring studded with 56 princess-cut diamonds at 2.64 carats from Diamond Boutique. 1. Ski Telluride - Your celeb-style HQ is a Rocky Mountain residence at See Forever Village in the Peaks Resort including four master bed- 8. La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club - This Shores “Stay-cation” offers room suites, a kids’ suite, and VIP extras. A full week’s stay not limited five nights at your favorite beach hotel in an oceanfront, two-bedroom to ski season. suite, kayaking around La Jolla Cove, with Surf Divas, and din- 2. Spreckels Organ Pavilion Dinner Party - A once-in-a-lifetime ner at the Marine Room for four. gourmet menu and venue! A five-course wine-paired dinner for 12 inside the historic Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Delectables from 9. Diamonds by The Collector - These are truly a little bit of heaven! Coast Catering by Barry Layne. and feel flawless in these elegant diamond and 18K white gold chandelier earrings, 0.80K total weight. 3. Maharani Crown Jewels - This exquisite one-of-a-kind necklace generously donated by the Swiss Watch Gallery incorporates all the 10. Five-Star Island Hopping - Two nights for two at the legendary colors of Silk & Spice in a meticulously crafted 18K rose gold design Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Hold on to your flip flops…next stop, the adorned with emeralds, colored sapphires, and rare tourmalines. Garden Isle for three nights at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort! Round- trip transportation included. 4. Seabourn Cruise - You and your mate will board a floating 5-star sensation packed with every amenity under the sun and cruise off to 11. “Urban-a Cabana” at the Ivy - Ultra urban-chic package at the ports-of-call for seven days in the Mediterranean. Ivy, a star-quality stay in the exclusive Cabana suite for two nights. Mix it up with your own private rooftop cocktail party for 10 and din- 5. Girls’ Night Out Slumber Party! - You and your seven BFFs will be ner for two at Quarter Kitchen. whisked to Neiman Marcus in a limo to enjoy breakfast, makeovers and $100 gift cards. Return to La Jolla to check into the uber-chic Hotel 12. A Day at the Spa - Indulge yourself and two friends for a day at SK Parisi for the night and step out to dinner at Jose’s. Ole! Sanctuary with a personal wrap, one hour European massage & facial, 6. The Suite Life at Petco Park - America’s favorite pastime never felt delectable lunch, manicure & pedicure finishing with hairstyling & so posh! See the Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals on 8/23/09 from the makeup application.. comfort of your own luxury VIP suite. Your personal Padres fan base of Call Maree Mossmer at (858) 205-0117 for bidding information, and 17 lucky friends will be treated to full-service catering during the game. watch your mailbox for more fabulous Silent Auction offerings! 2009 Donation Ticket and Silent Auction Donors Our sincere thanks to all of these generous individuals and companies that have donated goods and services to the Jewel Ball!

Diamond La Jolla YMCA Palomar Cleaners Anonymous La Valencia Hotel Pamplemousse Grille Diamond Boutique Ladeki Restaurant Group Prana Yoga Center Giuseppe Fine Catering The Lather Lounge @ Sola Salons Ray’s Tennis NetJets The Lawn Butler Rejuve Medspa and Wellness PreetWorks Markim Pet Resort Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Seabourn Cruise Line Monica Olsen - Professional Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc. Swiss Watch Gallery Wardrobe & Shopping Svcs. San Diego Chamber Orchestra Morrison Hotel Gallery San Diego Museum of Art Napa Valley Wine Train, Inc. Scribbles Ink Ruby The Old Globe Theatre Sea & Sun Coast Catering by Barry Layne Olga Gunn Photography Surf Diva Surf School Holland America Line Orchard Hill Country Inn & Surf Boutique Hyatt Regency La Jolla Osteopathic Center for Terra Restaurant K. Brunini Jewels Children & Families Trattoria Acqua Terri and Richard Kelly – Patron Spirit Company – USS Midway Museum Ivy Hotel Robert Palatella Village Gifts & Engraving La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Ouisa Pillsbury Maritime Museum of San Diego Pure Goaled Fitness STARLIGHT Theatre Donors in Kind Rangoni Firenze Shoes in Balboa Park Abbey Party Rents RED Floral Design studio m / michael spengler Alpha Project for the Homeless Resa Workman – photography Architect Mark D. Lyon, Inc. Handmade Afghans Arise / Waco Scaffolding The Salk Institute for Biological Emerald & Equipment Topaz Studies Baja Silkscreen Co. Birch Aquarium at Scripps A Better Deal Tuxedos San Diego Padres Foundation Bowers Jewelers Callaway Company & Men’s Suits for Children Brockton Villa Restaurant Foundation Adelaide’s Florist San Diego Repertory Theatre Café Moto Jimmy Choo and Decorators Seaside Tennis Club Cathy Carroll – La Jolla Center for Facial Ascot Shop at Mauna Kea Beach Graphic Dimensions Plastic Surgery Atelier Salon Sycuan Resort & Casino Chism Brothers Painting La Jolla Spa MD Athenaeum Music & Arts Tim Broadway Pianist Concept Event Design Dawn & Sam Maywood Library Tommy Bahama Dunn-Edwards Paints Museum of Contemporary Art Beaumont’s Neighborhood Wells Academic Solutions Girard Gourmet San Diego Eatery Ginny Boland Floral Designer Neiman Marcus Ben Bridges Jeweler Pearl Giuseppe Fine Catering Sarah Nee Photography Bikram’s Yoga College The Animal Hospital of La Jolla Hafner Vineyard Scripps Center of India, La Jolla Armonia Skin Care Harry’s Coffee Shop for Executive Health Birch Aquarium at Scripps Bertrand Hug – Mister A’s Hotel Parisi Sempra Energy Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Club La Jolla Hyatt Regency La Jolla Spreckels Organ Society Bridal Bar Terry Cooper Terri and Richard Kelly Stay Polished Nail Boutique Century Club of San Diego Dinner Studio La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Chasan Cosmetics Dr. Bucko Cosmetic Surgery Ladeki Restaurant Group Sapphire Coggan Family Aquatic Center LemonLeaf Design - Alyce Quackenbush Paintings Complex Evergreen Interiors, Inc. Lydia McNeil Atel Communications Inc. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Great News! Madison Gallery Cafe Coyote digforgems.com The Fish Market Markstein Beverage Company CenterLight Gallery of La Jolla Eight Elements West Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse Michelle Coulon Dessertiere Charriol EXCLAMATIONS! Gifts and More! & Wine Bar Mick Scrivener Elite British DJ The Collector Fine Jewelry – FaceFacts Medical Girard Nails & Skin Care Salon Ken Miracle - Jeanne and Bill Larson Skin Care Clinic The Grand Del Mar – Miracle Brand Design COREshape Farah Cirulnick Designs Shawn Cox, PGA MSI Production Services Dr. Richard Harmetz, DDS Fitness Together La Jolla Hornblower Cruises and Events Neiman Marcus Hotel Parisi Fujiko Isomura, Artist Knitting in La Jolla Robert Palatella / La Costa Resort & Spa Gracie and Company Kono’s Surf Club Cafe Patron Spirit Company Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Grande Colonial La Jolla Kayak Promote La Jolla Opus One Winery & NINE-TEN Restaurant La Jolla’s Finest Training, Inc. Ranch & Coast Magazine Pat Harrison Photographic Arts Gucci America Inc. La Jolla Tennis Club Raphael’s Party Rentals San Diego Opera Heinz Gietz Autohaus, Inc. Lyric Opera San Diego at the RED Floral Design Sigi’s Boutique Mrs. Patrick Higgins Birch North Park Theatre Shades du Jour SK Sanctuary Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants The Marine Room studio m / michael spengler The Stafford Hotel Kreiss Enterprises Mission Bay Aquatic Center photography The Worth Collection Kristen Victor Design Mitch’s Surf Shop Tayman Industries Tina Marie & Co La Jolla Playhouse The New Children’s Museum XCVI 2009 Jewel Ball Underwriters We give heartfelt thanks to our Underwriters, without whom we could not carry out our mission. You’ve kept us going for 63 years! Crown Jewel Sapphire What Your Anonymous Mrs. Lee Clark James and Dianne Bashor and Jerry Pikolysky, DDS Gift Means Mr. Alex Lukianov Karen and Don Cohn and Mrs. Kathy Lukianov / Valerie and Harry Cooper to San Diego NuVasive, Inc. The Corky McMillin Companies Caroline and Nicolas Rick and Linda Dicker Every dollar given Nierenberg Sandy and Stephen Dorros Donald and Darlene Shiley Audrey S. Geisel / to Las Patronas affects Dr. and Mrs. David James Smith / Dr. Seuss Foundation our community on a very San Diego Comprehensive Mitchel P. Goldman, MD / personal level. By funding Pain Management Center La Jolla Spa MD grants for critically needed Jennifer and Richard capital items, we ensure Greenfield that your contribution will Ingrid B. Hibben be used by people right Issa Family Foundation here in San Diego for Margaret Jackson years to come. and Neil Hadfield Stacy and Paul Jacobs Our beneficiaries Dawn & Sam Maywood are chosen from a large Laurie Mitchell and pool of applicants and are Brent Woods evaluated on the basis of Robert and Maria Palko their strength of mission, Marty and David Pendarvis service to the people of Conrad Prebys Pearl San Diego, breadth of and Debbie Turner Anonymous influence in the community, Relational Investors The Brady Companies and fiscal responsibility. The Senyei Family Foundation Arthur Brody and Phyllis Cohn John and Beverly They must also be Diamond Jackie and Rainer Busch interviewed on site by a Lisa and Raul Albanez / Stauffer Foundation Gregory and Stacy Clark Las Patronas grant team in TriPacific Capital Advisors Keith Stone / Law Offices Mary H. Clark AT&T of Keith J. Stone Dr. Joe and Lisa D’Angelo the final round of evalu- Lisa and David Casey / Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Vance Carol and Tom Diggs ations before they are Casey Gerry Law Firm Sheryl and Harvey White Koji and Angela Fukumura awarded funding. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Shelley and Bill Whittaker Ruth and Ronald G. Leonardi David C. Copley Lise Wilson and Steve Strauss Barbara and Ed Malone Ann and Phil White Diane and Peter Yanofsky Gary and Carolyn McKitterick Benefits Emma and Leo Zuckerman Dr. Emad and Mrs. May Zawaideh Susan and Jim Morris Five “K” Properties Why not let us give Topaz Ellen Potter and Ronald Evans you something else to Ruby Anonymous Ranch and Coast Magazine feel good about? Your 919 Corporation 1st Pacific Bank Junior Seau Foundation gift to Las Patronas will Cathy and Chris Carroll Dr. Reid Abrams and Micki Olin Gad and Suzan Shaanan not only provide much- Teresa and Harry Hixson Lisa and Steve Altman Sharp HealthCare needed funding to our Sally Tsui Wong-Avery Dixie and Kenneth Unruh Wells Fargo Bank nonprofits - it may also and Dennis S. Avery The Zemer Family Diane and Roy Bell / and Charriol, USA come with benefits such Troutman Sanders LLP George Zimmer as advertising in our Jewel Emerald Daniel and Annette Bradbury – The Men’s Warehouse, Inc. Ball program, Jewel Ball David and Marilyn Dunn Carol and Harry Cebron naming opportunities, or Kerr Family Foundation / Vicki and Chris Eddy even coveted tickets to Lynda and Richard Kerr Casey and Martin Fenton We deeply regret the omission the Jewel Ball itself! Malaney Family Foundation Hoeck Physical Therapy, Inc. of any Jewel Ball 2009 donor or Elspeth and Jim Myer LJL Funding, LLC underwriter caused by print Northern Trust, NA Robert and Susan Lakosil deadlines. To participate as Iris and Matthew Strauss Tracy and Mark Lyon a Jewel Ball 2009 Magda Marquet underwriter, please and Francois Ferré Pat and Nick Marsch call Lise Wilson at San Diego National Bank (619) 980-4789. Shell Energy North America Union Bank of California Opposite Page: Terri & Richard Kelly Sallie and Don Warren This Page, Left: Lisa & David Casey; Right: Lisa & Raul Albanez Greg and Sarah Zappas Courtesy of studio m photography / michael spengler photography feed our hungry, they teach our children, they From Our President elevate our existence through art and music. On a Saturday night in They combat addiction, abuse, and disease, and August last year, we celebrated La Jolla Beach & Tennis they bring us all hope and solace without limit. the close of another terrific This year, our definition of what constitutes Club proudly pays year in the life of Las Patronas. success has evolved. Success, this year, is tribute to Las Patronas We’d raised a record-breaking the ability to reach out to our neighbors with for many wonderful amount for the nonprofits of compassion. It is the ability to recognize that San Diego, and we rejoiced in years of dedicated ser- when we nourish our citizens, whether in body, our success because we knew mind, or spirit, we nourish ourselves. You, dear vice to our community. that millions of people would friends, are, and always have been, our greatest We extend our warmest be touched by the generosity of our underwriters - source of success. Your generosity is our most wishes for another this is our mission, and truly, our focus. valuable asset, and for that we are very grateful. During a six- or seven-year active term in successful Jewel Ball On a Saturday night in August this year, Las Patronas, each of us visits about 50 nonprofits. we will celebrate the close of another terrific and look forward to In the course of interviewing these candidates year in the life of Las Patronas. On behalf of the continuing this La Jolla for funding, we become intimately acquainted membership, thank you, thank you, thank you! tradition that has lasted with, and inspired by, their missions, their staff, and their clients. Our nonprofits do not exist in a more than 60 years. vacuum. They exist because there is need. They Lydia McNeil, President, Las Patronas

The Spirit of Giving Award In recognition of his tireless work and boundless energy on behalf of the Las Patronas mission, Ken Miracle of Miracle Brand Design will be given the Las Patronas Spirit of Giving Award at our annual Benefi- ciary Luncheon in January 2010. Starting with the branding for 2001 Nights, Ken has managed to interpret our yearly vision for the Jewel Ball exactly right, no matter how vaguely we describe it. An entire year before the Ball takes place, Ken pro- vides us with direction and design that seems effortlessly elegant and fun. We are eternally thankful to Ken for his creativity, his good nature, and his willingness to change things “just one more time” in our quest to give our patrons the very best Jewel Ball experience we can. Thank you, Ken! We always have fun at Ken’s! Invitations Chairs Carol Cebron and Linda Dicker with 2009 Jewel Ball Chair Jennifer Greenfield and Ken Miracle

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