PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN DIEGO, CA THE PERMIT NO. 53 BOXHOLDER THE RANCHO SANTA FE .comNEWS VOL. 11, N0. 9 MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MAY 1, 2015 From left: Mary Miller, Joanne Marks, Franci Free, and Catherine Nicholas are honorees for the Distinguished Achievement Award. From left: Marjan Daneshmand, Dr. Sean Daneshmand and Marcela Courtesy photo Lee, anchor from Channel 8 News who will be emceeing again this year at a previous Miracle Babies 5K event. Courtesy photo Ranch residents honored with awards Miracle Babies readies By Christina Macone-Greene ine Nicholas. nity and raised $2 million in support RANCHO SANTA FE — Recent- Roughly 200 guests were in atten- of Scripps Memorial Hospital Encini- ly, four Rancho Santa Fe residents re- dance. tas,” said John Ciullo, Scripps Health ceived awards at the 10th annual Cir- “These four remarkable women director of development. He contin- for its signature event cle of Life 100 Distinguished Award co-chaired the Encinitas Gala last ued, “These four women and the Cir- By Christina Macone-Greene roes that help bringing the Celebration. The festivities took place April 2014, to celebrate the opening cle of Life 100 members have helped RANCHO SANTA ‘Miracle Babies’ into this at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club and of Leichtag Foundation Critical Care to bring awareness and financial sup- FE — As Miracles Babies world. Families show up the honorees were Mary Miller, Jo- Pavilion. Together their leadership gears up for its 7th annual with their babies in stroll- anne Marks, Franci Free, and Cather- and commitment inspired our commu- TURN TO HONOREES ON 18 5K, they are also remind- ers and there are many ing all that it is not too superhero themed teams,” late to participate. Slated she said. for May 3, with an Embar- Daneshmand said this cadero Marina Park South year her team is called the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club hosts morning soiree backdrop, the location “Mighty Miracles.” In her beckons runners, walkers team are about 50 partici- By Christina Macone-Greene and those who adore the pants with a goal to raise RANCHO SANTA outdoors to take part on $10,000. FE — The Rancho Santa this special day. Every year, this event Fe Garden club is home to Founders of Miracle is punctuated by aware- those who appreciate hor- Babies are Rancho Santa ness and hope. ticulture, its beauty and Fe residents Dr. Sean and learning more about the Marjan Daneshmand. The symbiotic relationship be- couple describes this 5K It’s not only tween plants and current as an annual signature drought conditions. event for Miracle Babies. a walk, but On April 15, Coffee Co-founder and board in the Garden, a morning member Marjan Danesh- event hosted by the Ran- mand shared that 7 years it’s a run/walk cho Santa Fe Garden Club, ago it raised $30,000 with invited members and pro- 700 attendees. Last year, it and celebration spective members to join had more than 2,000 par- together in an informal way ticipants and reached more of life.” to visit a member’s garden. than $100,000. The Wasserman Family “Each year, the walk opened the doors to their gets bigger and better. It’s Marjan Daneshmand Rancho Santa Fe residence not only a walk, but it’s a Co-Founder, Miracle Babies for a relaxing morning and run/walk and celebration tour. of life,” she said. “In a humble way, we’re According to Danesh- “The mission of Mir- proud of our garden,” said mand, the run begins at 8 acle Babies it to provide Fred Wasserman, co-pres- am, the walk at 9 a.m., and support and financial as- ident of the RSF Garden then a diaper dash for the sistance to families with Club. “We’ve always been Co-President of the RSF Garden Club Fred Wasserman hosts the Coffee in the Garden. tots at 10:30 a.m. critically ill newborns in interested in growing Photo by Christina Macone-Greene Emceeing the event the neonatal intensive care things from oranges in the is channel 8 news anchor unit; and, to enhance the San Joaquin Valley, and up championed the tour and For Wasserman, plant- ease resistant. Marcela Lee. well-being of women, chil- until a few years ago, we talked about their choices ing is combined with pas- A handful of these in- She also wants every- dren, and their families grew grapes and had a win- in landscape and how to sion. And when things cluded pomegranate trees, one to know that there through education, preven- ery up in Sonoma.” nurture it. bloom, with it comes a sense melaleuca, rosemary, bou- are many activities for the tion and medical care,” she When the guests ar- “Gardening is an evolu- of pride. gainvillea and lantanas. kids such as jumpies, face said. Daneshmand contin- rived, they were directed tion,” he said, adding that While people enjoyed “Lantanas are easy to painting, and more. ued, “The walk helps bring outside to a lovely backdrop they would like to expand the tour, Wasserman want- grow, but a lot of landscap- “This year, the theme awareness to this cause as of drought-tolerant land- his wife’s rose garden and ed to highlight the types of ers don’t necessarily like is ‘Superheroes,’ to cele- many families come with scape and an attractive ol- his vegetable garden in the plants and trees that were brate all of the superhe- ive tree grove. Wasserman near future. drought-tolerant and dis- TURN TO GARDEN ON 18 TURN TO MIRACLE ON 18 2 THE R ANCHO SANTA FE NEWS MAY 1, 2015 Coming Soon Pending Pending SOLD SOLD MAY 1, 2015 THE R ANCHO SANTA FE NEWS 3 Association holds health club town hall meeting By Christina Macone-Greene that he had received letters to have recreational op- Association president; Jer- the community approved a lap pool, locker rooms and RANCHO SANTA FE citing concerns that this portunities. I think those ry Yahr, Association board $350,000 budget. more. — The Rancho Santa Fe was not a true feasibility things should be taken into member; and Mike Licosati, From there, a board Overton pointed out Association championed study since it appeared to account throughout the pro- Association member. was formed and Slosar be- that throughout 2015 and a town hall meeting at the be managed internally. cess.” Branched from the ex- came chair along with vol- into the early part of 2016, Garden Club on April 16 Overton said that was While water conserva- ecutive committee are sub- unteers, researching poten- the feasibility phase will with both a session in the not the case. tion is required, Overton committees in the areas of tial locations and options. include a programming and morning, and then again “We’ve got a great said, they wanted to let design, membership and “We held many open site analysis, site planning, later that same afternoon. cross-section of volunteers,” the feasibility process run marketing, and finance. meetings including three architecture and design, For the morning ses- he said, noting liaisons from its course for the existing town halls that were attend- cost estimating, financial sion, Association Manag- the golf and tennis clubs. votes. There are roughly 30 ed by approximately 250 modeling and plan prepa- er Bill Overton and board While staffing the fea- “I don’t think every- volunteers taking part in members,” she said. ration, marketing and member Heather Slosar sibility process with volun- body necessarily agrees these subcommittees and From the results of the membership plan prepara- were on hand. teers was noted, he said, he with that, but clearly wa- task forces. votes received, now they tion, complete feasibility The Town Hall meeting didn’t think that was a bad ter conservation is going to Slosar wanted to con- are in the feasibility phase. analysis, board review and was for members to hear thing and believed it could have to be a part of what we tinue the transparency in “As part of the phase, approval, and community the latest developments for be done objectively. review for this process,” he the process. She said the we need to figure out what presentation. a potential health club in Overton said he has re- said. goal is to build a strong, vi- amenities would be includ- And lastly, a communi- the Ranch while initiating ceived other several letters Overton told the crowd brant community. ed in this facility,” she said. ty vote for an implementa- discussion. conveying it was irrespon- there were going to be more “It will be our plan that “We need to be able to tell tion phase. Overton started the sible to build a pool during opportunities on an ongoing we build together,” she said. the architect what we’d “Going back to the his- meeting by saying they the drought. basis for members to pro- Slosar took center stage like him or her to design torical surveys, what we’ve were in the planning evalu- “I personally don’t vide additional input. and highlighted how the so that’s why we conduct- got to do is balance the de- ation phase. Next up, after know if that’s true or not,” The executive commit- idea of a health club and ed a survey and held focus sire for this,” said Overton, all members have the infor- he said. “I’ve seen articles tee for the health club task fitness center started with groups.” noting that this would en- mation they need, another recently that pools waste force includes Heather Slo- a survey in 2013.