FOCUSforChildren

Have you seen our mini-billboard ad on the Coronado Summer Bus yet? Be sure to secure your tickets NOW and if you'd like, join us THIS Wednesday for our last pre-Gala social time, free for ticketholders ($20 for non-ticket holders).

This Wednesday, July 8, is our social, and Saturday, August 1, is the eagerly awaited Gala!✨🪩 We are in the final countdown to the FOCUS Disco Fever Gala on the USS Midway! 🪩✨ Reserve your Gala tickets today: FocusGala26.givesmart.com

Join us Saturday, August 1, from 6pm – 11pm for an unforgettable evening of dining, dancing, giving, and changing lives — all in support of children in need throughout San Diego County.

This year, the need is especially great. Many of the agencies FOCUS (FOCUSforChildren) supports are facing increased demand and reduced funding, making your support more important than ever. Every dollar raised through this event helps FOCUS continue providing critical assistance to vulnerable children and the organizations that serve them.

Guests will enjoy:

🍸 Welcome cocktail
🥂 Open bars all evening
🍴 Gourmet passed appetizers
🍽️ Fabulous plated dinner
🍷 Quigley Fine Wines with dinner
🍰 Opera Patisserie desserts

🎤 Live auction featuring incredible travel experiences, including the South of France with cooking school and private driver, a Bordeaux winemaker stay, an 800-year-old villa in Italy, a Kauai luxury villa with airfare, and more

🎶 Dancing with the amazing Kicks Band

🪩 A fun, generous, high-energy crowd ready to make a difference

Gather your friends, put together a table, and do not forget to take advantage of member-discounted tickets and tables. Not a member yet? You can join through the gala website.

Reserve your Gala tickets today:
FocusGala26.givesmart.com

And before the big night, come get your groove on with us at our final Disco Dance Social this Wednesday evening with Marilyn Klisser instructing the casual fun dancing! Pizza, beer, and wine will be served. The social is free for Gala ticket holders and just $20 for others.

Disco Dance Social reservations:
DiscoDance4.givesmart.com

Eat. Dance. Give. Change Lives. 🪩✨

Come see us along the Coronado parade route! We’re in front of the library. Grab a drink and a snack and snag an great discount on your Gala tix! Happy 4th!!! 🇺🇸

Did you see our article in the awesome June edition of Crown City Magazine? Our annual fundraising Gala aboard the USS Midway is coming up on August 1. Be sure to grab your tickets now! https://e.givesmart.com/events/LNL/

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We’re proud to present this special June issue, connecting the community through inspiring local stories. This month, let’s rally around local professional sailor Lauren Wilson and help fund her dream of competing in the Olympics. Read about her journey and donate online at secondwindracing.com. @sailingmom2la28 Special thanks to June Guest Editor Peggy Duncan, President of FOCUS, for shining a light on the organization’s mission. Join us in supporting all the good they do for children in need, and purchase your tickets to their annual fundraising Gala aboard the USS Midway on August 1at FOCUSgala26.givesmart.com. @focusforchildrensd BIG THANKS to ALL JUNE CONTRIBUTORS! COVER: Photo of Lauren Wilson training on San Diego Bay for Olympic competition. BACK COVER: Image promoting the August 1 annual fundraising gala courtesy of FOCUS. CONTENT EDITORS: Sydney Zoehrer @sydneyzoehrer; Joel Ortiz @joelphotoguyortiz CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Peggy Duncan and Juliane Morris of FOCUS; Lauren Wilson; Amy Forsythe @navalbasecoronado; Carol Pastor @coronadohistory; Clyde Van Arsdall IV @oliveavenuesupperclub; Jessica Nicolls + Karyn Molina @bungalow56; Dr. Gina Casian @choosehealthycoronado; Stephanie Clegg @monarchsoul; Marilyn Klisser @salononfirstcoronado; Jaqueline Luna @coronadopubliclibrary ART & PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS: Lauren Wilson; FOCUS; NASCAR; US Military; Coronado Historical Association; Clyde Van Arsdall IV; Bungalow 56; Choose Healthy; The Monarch Soul; Salon On First; Coronado Public Library SPECIAL THANKS TO: Peggy Duncan, Pat Robitaille, Juliane Morris, FOCUS of Coronado, Ken and Lauren Wilson, Second Wind Racing Team @coronadocity @coronadoarts @coronadochamber @coronadoisland @delcoronado @recreate_coronado @coronadopolicedepartment @coronadofirefighters_L1475 @emeraldkeepers @coronadomainstreet @coronadopromenadeconcerts @ccfcoronado @pawsofcoronado @nadowc @islandgirlblog @coronadorotary @cjwc92118 @csfkids @coronadoflower @nascarsandiego @nascar