14U: USA rolls past Honduras, 23-0 - Kiko Gets Win!!!

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - The USA Baseball 14U National Team posted 18 hits, including five home runs, in a 23-0 three-inning defeat of Honduras Thursday at Dennis Martinez Stadium.

The 18 hits is one shy of the team single-game record of 19 set in 2007 against El Salvador. The five home runs is tied for the second-most in a single game, and the 23 runs is seven shy of the team record of 30 set against Mexico in 2008.

The 23 runs are second-most behind only that game against Mexico.

Sixteen of Team USA's 17 players saw action in the win, and all but three finished with at least one official at bat. Those 13 players each tallied at least one hit, with Brady Aiken and Isaiah Deutsch leading the way with three hits apiece.

Additionally, Kiko Garcia and Adam Haseley combined to throw a three-inning no hitter, with only Kevin Reyes able to reach base when leading off Honduras' half of the first with a walk. Garcia struck out five of the six batters he faced while Haseley struck out all three he faced in the third.

Garcia picked up the win to improve to 1-0.

Team USA scored 11 runs in the first, which saw the squad post eight hits while sending 14 batters to the plate. Blake Wiggins led off the game with a home run, his third of the COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships.

Deutsch, Matt Collins, Ryan Johnson and Joe DeMers each hit home runs in the win, which improved Team USA's record to 3-1. Honduras, meanwhile, dropped to 1-3.

Aiken had two doubles and he drove in two. Luke Alexander was 2-for-2, while Johnson, on the strength of his home run, drove in three.

Other multiple-RBI efforts came from Collins, whose two-run shot came in Team USA's three-run second. DeMers drove in three with a three-run home run in the third, while Troy Stokes, Garcia and Deutsch each drove in two.

Team USA left just two runners on, in the third, while Honduras left on just one in a game that lasted one hour, 25 minutes.

Honduras starter Juan Saravia lasted just an out before being pulled. He allowed six hits and eight runs while walking one.

He was replaced by Carlos Cordero, one of five pitchers on the day for Honduras. Cordero struck out three in 1 1/3 innings and he allowed five hits and six runs.

The game marked the final contest of pool play for both teams. Team USA will play Venezuela in the second of two semifinal games on Friday at Dennis Martinez Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. in Managua).

The winners of Mexico-Brazil (Friday's first semifinal) and USA-Venezuela will play in the championship game Saturday at 2 p.m. Managua time. The losers will play in a consolation game Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Friday's game is scheduled to be streamed live on multinoticiastv.com although no live stats are available. Note there is also a web site, beisbolnica.com, with information on the tournament, including stats, rosters and standings.

NOTES: Team USA upped its team average at the championships to .441 (45-for-102) with four doubles and nine home runs for a slugging percentage of .745 ... Blake Wiggins leads the team with six hits in nine at bats while Isaiah Deutsch is a perfect 5-for-5 ... Wiggins paces the team with six RBIs ... Team USA has stolen 11 bases in 13 attempts, and was 1-for-1 Thursday ... Opponents have thrown 16 wild pitches to just four for Team USA ... The Americans have also given up just nine hits in 21 innings ... Team USA's no-hitter Thursday was the third in 14U Team history and the second to feature two pitchers ... It was the first of three innings ... It marked the third consecutive year in which Team USA has thrown a no hitter.

For those that have to commute - DSC now weekday mornings on 100.7 JACK FM

To quote The Blues Brothers, "We're putting the band back together."

The DSC has been on hiatus from the San Diego Airwaves since January 4th of this year. For 20 years DSC has been a part of the lives of the people of San Diego. San Diego has cried with them, laughed with them, and made them a part of their morning routine. As of August 2nd DSC will be back on the air at 100.7 JACK FM heard weekdays 6am to 10am.

Mike O'Reilly, Program Director for JACK FM comments, "Opportunities like this are few and far between, this is a big win for the fans, the show and JACK! The addition of DSC is the x-factor that will catapult the JACK FM listening experience in San Diego to another level entirely." While The DSC will continue to be the show that listeners have passionately grown to love, JACK FM's mission "Playing What We Want" will be heard all day.

With JACK's attitude, playfulness, and quirkiness, DSC is a natural fit for the JACK FM brand. "DSC and JACK FM are a match made in radio heaven. We are thrilled to welcome them to KFMB Radio," says Gina Landau, Vice President/ General Manager of KFMB Radio.

DSC being taken off the air a few months before their 20th Anniversary has not gone un-noticed by their loyal fans. Many of them have taken to Social Media to "Bring Back Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw" and staged rallies to get them back on the air. "DSC being a top rated morning show in the San Diego market for 20 years has led to a very passionate and loyal listenership. We are very excited to have them at JACK FM," Ed Trimble, President of KFMB Stations.

Tune in Monday August 2nd at 6am to hear DSC on JACK FM!

The Band Is Back Together! - 100.7 Jack FM San Diego, California Radio Station - sandiegojack

Increased coyote sightings in Eastlake

The Chula Vista community of Eastlake is guarding against an influx of coyotes.

In the past few weeks, two dogs have been attacked and killed, and last Sunday, a teenage girl was also attacked in Spring Valley.

The Department of Fish and Game said coyotes are native to Southern California and many housing developments have spread into their territory. Experts said homeowners are giving coyotes a reason to get closer to neighborhoods, as they are drawn in by food and garbage left outside. Even worse, some homeowners have been feeding the coyotes.

There is nothing new about coyote sightings in eastern Chula Vista, experts said. The city’s master plan communities have been designed with open space greenbelts intertwined in between the neighborhoods, and the green belts give coyotes a safe passageway directly into the heart of neighborhoods.

Curious Coyote Facts

Only 5-20% of coyote pups survive their first year.

The coyote can run at almost 40 mph and can get over a 8' fence.

Coyotes can breed with both domestic dogs and wolves. A dog-coyote mix is called a "coydog."

The coyote is more likely afraid of you than vice-versa.

Coyotes maintain their territory by marking it with urine.

One of the most adaptable animals in the world, the coyote can change its breeding habits, diet and social dynamics to survive in a wide variety of habitats. Coyotes have a good sense of smell, vision and hearing which, coupled with evasiveness, enables them to survive both in the wild and occasionally in the suburban areas of large cities. They are common in most rural areas, but because of their secretive nature, few are seen. Efforts to control or exterminate the Coyote by predator control agents seem to have produced an animal that is extremely alert and wary and well able to maintain itself.

PLEASE RESPECT ALL WILDLIFE! Contact appropriate authorities if you see a coyote in your neighborhood. DO NOT feed them, and keep small pets inside at night if you live in an area prone to coyotes. After all, they too are only trying to survive. Remember, they are GREAT controllers of rodent, and rabbit population in our area.

Kiko Garcia makes the USA 14U Team and heads to Nicaragua

Since 1978 USA Baseball has been the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of baseball. It represents the sport in the United States as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and internationally as a member federation of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).

Nearly every major national amateur baseball organization in America is united as a USA Baseball National Member Organization. As a result, USA Baseball governs more than 12 million amateur players in ballparks and playgrounds across the country.

As the commissioner's office for amateur baseball, USA Baseball is a resource center for its various membership groups, fans, and players. USA Baseball is also responsible for promoting and developing the game of baseball on the grassroots level, both nationally and internationally.

On the field in 2009 USA Baseball witnessed one of its most successful years ever. The World Baseball Classic Team, comprised of some of the best American players in Major League Baseball, kicked off the competition calendar for the organization, and it finished fourth, losing to eventual champion Japan in the semifinals in Los Angeles. USA Baseball fielded the World Cup Team -- its second professional squad of the year -- in September in Europe. Coming off a first place finish in the event in 2007, the team of All-Stars from Minor League Baseball did not disappoint, bringing home the country's second gold medal in the event in a row. The Collegiate National Team competed through a rigorous summer schedule, capping it with a title at the inaugural World Baseball Challenge in Canada. The 18U National Team made program history in Venezuela by winning its first ever COPABE "AAA"/18U Pan American Championships. In Taiwan, the 16U National Team took home the gold medal at the IBAF "AA"/16U World Youth Championships, and finishing the year on a high note, the 14U National Team pulled out a win in a close gold medal final for the COPABE "A"/14U Pan American Championships.

14U NATIONAL TEAM

USA Baseball fielded its first-ever 14U National Team in 2007, and the team was an immediate success, going undefeated in winning the gold medal at the COPABE "A"/14U Pan American Qualifier in Guatemala. Later that year the U.S. sent its second 14U National Team to compete in the COPABE Pan American Championships, where it too took home the gold. Since its 2007 titles, the 14U National Team still has not lost in the event, winning both the 2008 and 2009 COPABE Pan American Championships as well.

Members of the USA Baseball 14U National Team are selected from, among other scouting channels, the pool of players participating in the annual USA Baseball National Team Identification Series (NTIS) in Cary, N.C. and the 14U Championships East (Florida) and West (Arizona), which will debut in 2010.

This year, Chula Vista's very own special, Kiko Garcia was invited, along with 38 other amazing baseball players from around the country, to try out for the 14U team. Competition was tough, the best of the best were there, and they were there to compete! And when the final cut was made Kiko was on the list! He is representing Chula Vista again in the "Big Show". First game, Sunday, July 25th,

July 25

vs. Panama COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships

Jackie Robinson Stadium

Managua, Nicaragua

4 p.m.

For more information, go to USA Baseball

Are you ready for some Golf? 8th Annual Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament

On Friday, September 10th, 2010 the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Annual Golf Tournament at Salt Creek Golf Club.

It is a great event, an even greater networking opportunity and one of the best tournaments to play in every year. It benefits our city and helps bring commerce together. Be a part of it this year.

Friday, September 10, 2010
1:00 pm Shotgun start
Salt Creek Golf Club
Sponsor opportunities available. Click on attached information form and print.

McMillin Realty STILL Featuring South County in Dream Homes

Dream Homes Magazine hits newsstands today and McMillin Realty has another 16 page spread featuring South County. The cover home is amazing and the properties inside are... well, see for yourself.

South County, the real "JEWEL" of San Diego!

Open publication - Free publishing - More the woods

JESSICA MCMILLIN - Another Bullet in the McMillin Arsenal

Her youthful looks or bubbly persona fool you for one second. Jessica McMillin wants to kick your ass on the race track. And given the winning tradition her last name carries, she can likely get that done if she hasn't already. - This is the opening sentence in the article by Marty Fiolka in Dirt Sports Magazine on Jessica McMillin.

Jessica, 25, is the older sister to Andy McMillin and the daughter of Scott and Susan McMillin. "I've been going prerunning since I was just four years old," she proudly states. "My father actually had two kid seats in his prerunner, and we would ride around the dunes chasing my grandpa (off-road racing legend Corky McMillin) and my uncle (five-time Baja 1000 winner Mark McMillin).

Jessica works in the family business for McMillin Realty in the Marketing Department, it also happens to be in the same office as the race shop.

Her first official race was in 2008 at a Mexican CODE event, where she and fellow female racer Chelsea Magness raced the Mango Racing Protruck to a second-place finish. The annual MORE Powder Puff event was next, but then she took a huge next step at the start of 2009 by entering the family's ex-Robby Gordon Trophy Truck at the BITD Parker 425 in the Sportsman class. "That didn't go so well," she admitted shyly. Together with co-driver Todd Tenbroek, she hit a bump and rolled a mile into the race. They got the truck fixed, and had a "great time rolling around in the pouring rain and mud" before a broken radiator ended her day.

The team then bought friend Tim Noe's six-time championship-winning Jimco-VW Class 12 car, in which she promptly won an MDR race teamed with Corky's longtime co-driver Hector Cuadras. It was a good start, but Jessica realized after running the 2010 SCORE Laughlin race that it was finally time to have corrective surgery on both shoulders injured by years of water skiing. She is now healing, but plans a rigorous physical therapy program to prepare for another attack later this year at the MORE Powder Puff race and the SCORE Baja 1000.

Marty Fiolka ends his interview with Jessica by asking her about her future goals. She did say that one was to someday beat her brother Andy. She also said she is happy learning from everyone at McMillin Racing. And the one thing that sticks with her the most is her grandfathers motto "You never, ever quit!"

Everyone at McMillin is so proud of what Jessica has accomplished. Now, GO KICK BUTT!!!

Port of San Diego Awards Funds for CVESD Education Programs at the Chula Vista Nature Center

The Port of San Diego’s Financial Assistance Program generously awarded almost $12,000 to help ensure that the Chula Vista Elementary School District’s programs at the Chula Vista Nature Center would continue operating this year. The Port’s Environmental Projects Benefiting the Bay Program awarded an additional nearly $8,000 for each of the next three years to fund the transportation to the center for needy classes from CVESD. So far, this year the Port has helped make it possible for 164 classes and more than 4,100 students to attend one of the 15 different Coastal Education Programs offered by the Nature Center. More classes are scheduled to attend the remainder of this year as well. These students come away from these programs with a deeper understanding and respect for their local environment and a strong desire to protect this important habitat.

About the Chula Vista Elementary School District



The Chula Vista Elementary School District is the largest K-6 grade district in the state and CVESD serves more than 27,500 diverse students in 44 schools. Since 1987, CVESD has funded a full-time Science Resource Teacher who is co-located at the Nature Center to provide a K-6 coastal education program fully integrated into the elementary education science curriculum through hands-on experiences supported by classroom lessons. Students get to collect and view plankton, touch crabs and snakes, hike to find native plants and animals and much more! For more information, please call (619) 476-7836 or look us up on the Web at www.cvesd.org.



About the Chula Vista Nature Center

Established in 1987, the Chula Vista Nature Center is an internationally recognized zoo and aquarium exhibiting native plants and animals of San Diego Bay and wetland habitats. The Chula Vista Nature Center was previously owned and operated by the City of Chula Vista, but became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Fall 2009. Located on 3.3 acres along the history-rich Gunpowder Point and the Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, the Chula Vista Nature Center provides a living-museum experience while promoting coastal resource conservation and environmental stewardship through education. It is accredited by the American Association of Museums and welcomes nearly 70,000 visitors and 400 school field trips annually, for up-close experiences with green sea turtles, shorebirds, hawks, bald eagle, sharks, stingrays and jellyfish. More information is available at www.chulavistanaturecenter.org or by calling (619) 409-5900.

Working Together



If you are a CVESD teacher and would like to schedule a study trip to the Nature Center, please call Karen Quiros at (619) 476-7836 or e-mail her at karen.quiros@cvesd.org. In your message, please include your name, contact information, and the program you are interested in.



The Chula Vista Elementary School District funds a full-time Science Resource Teacher, Karen Quiros, who works closely with Chula Vista Nature Center staff to provide environmental education programs at the Nature Center, which are integrated in the Science and Social Studies curricula.

Kiko Garcia headed for Jr Olympics Try-outs

14U Trials: Team reports Tuesday, 39 players arrived to Cary, N.C. to compete for 18 spots

CARY, N.C. - Tuesday marked a busy day for the 39 players who were selected last month to compete at the USA Baseball 14U Trials. The group arrived to Cary in various stages Tuesday, with players from each part of the country reporting to the team hotel.

The group of 39 will hold its first team meeting Tuesday night, and will hit the field at the National Training Complex Wednesday morning for its first workout. The trials team will hold its first Red vs. Blue game Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET. The club will play four games through Saturday before the final team of 18 is announced.

On Tuesday, each of the players arrived on separate flights, and picked up their room keys and uniforms before heading off to their respective rooms to relax before the night's meeting. They'll have an early wakeup call Wednesday morning before starting practice at 9 a.m. ET.

The 14U Trials consists of 22 players selected from the 2009 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) and 17 chosen after the 14U Championships, which were recently held in Fort Myers, Fla., and Glendale, Surprise and Peoria, Ariz.

Eighteen players will be selected to the 2010 USA Baseball 14U National Team, which will compete at the COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships in Managua, Nicaragua from July 23-Aug. 1. The team will be announced on usabaseball.com after the completion of the 14U Trials.

The club will train at the National Training Complex July 18-20 prior to departing for Managua.

The USA Baseball 14U National Team Trials roster is below. Our very own Kiko Garcia of the Parkview Little League World Series 2009 Championship Team is part of this roster. Congratulations Kiko!

Brady Aiken, LHP, Jamul, Calif. Luke Alexander, OF, Belmont, Miss. Angelo Armenta, IF, Monrovia, Calif. Luken Baker, RHP, Spring, Texas Cole Bedford, RHP/C, Deer Park, Texas Blake Billinger, RHP/IF, Los Gatos, Calif. Ryan Chandler, IF, Houston, Texas Matt Collins, OF/IF/C, Houston, Texas Josh Davis, OF, Mounds, Okla. Quentin Davis, RHP, Orlando, Fla. Joe DeMers, RHP/C, Martinez, Calif. Isaiah Deutsch, OF, Phoenix, Ariz. Bryce Dyrda, RHP/OF/C, Salida, Calif. Enrico Garcia, RHP, Chula Vista, Calif. Jake Hart, LHP/OF, Palos Heights, Ill. Adam Haseley, LHP/OF, Windermere, Fla. Lucas Herbert, RHP/C, Milton, Ga. K.J. Johnson, IF, Pearland, Texas Ryan Johnson, RHP/IF/OF, College Station, Texas Jesse Kuet, IF/C, Huntington Beach, Calif. Kyle Marsh, RHP/IF, Port Orange, Fla. Keaton McKinney, RHP/C/IF, Ankeny, Iowa Steven Mendoza, IF/C, West Covina, Calif. Trey Merida, LHP/IF, Nicholasville, Ky. Darren Miller, IF/C/OF, Key West, Fla. Jeremy Murillo, RHP, Houston, Texas Jacob Oakley, LHP/OF, Live Oak, Calif. Andrew Owen, RHP/OF, Chicago, Ill. Brandon Perez, RHP/IF/C, Ladera Ranch, Calif. Joey Shimono, IF/OF, Redwood City, Calif. Elijah Skipps, IF/C, Cypress, Calif. Daniel Slominski, RHP/IF, Livermore, Calif. Jacob Stevens, RHP/IF, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Troy Stokes, Jr., OF, Baltimore, Md. Jeremy Vasquez, LHP, Palm City, Fla. Alexander Verdugo, OF/LHP, Tucson, Ariz. Blake Wiggins, IF, Little Rock, Ark. Sean Williams, IF/C, Long Beach, Calif. Max Wotell, LHP/OF, Marvin, N.C. About USA Baseball USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic Team and World Cup Team (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to top player in college baseball. For more information, please visit www.USABaseball.com and www.GoldenSpikesAward.com.

30th Annual US Open Sandcastle Competition

Friday August 6th, 2010

The Sandcastle Dance kicks off the weekend at the Imperial Beach Boys and Girls Club. This 21 and up event is filled with live music and great company, and is a wonderful way to start off what is sure to be a fun filled weekend!

Saturday August 7th, 2010

In Imperial Beach, California, on Saturday, August 7th, the street festival begins. Over 140 vendors set up for the weekend activities. Continued with entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and lots of fun. Visitors stroll up and down Seacoast Drive, closed to traffic for the event, taking in the sights, sounds, and other sensory experiences of everything the U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition has to offer. The musical entertainment, selected from a wide variety of family friendly local acts, draws a huge crowd every year. The Kids-N-Kastles Competition is held on Saturday afternoon.

Sunday August 8th, 2010

On Sunday August 8th, the official U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition will be held. This is the championship of sandcastle building where the professional sand carvers vie for the title of Master's Champion. Professional and amateur sand carving teams throughout the U.S. will compete in the sandcastle building competition with more than $21,000 in cash prizes. Trained representatives for the US Open Sandcastle Competition will judge all categories. The weekend festivities conclude when the teams are presented with titles and cash prizes presented at the Awards ceremony.

Sandcastle building begins at 9:00am and concludes at 2:00pm. Sculptures are only available for viewing until 4:00pm due to the tides.

Back to School? - Yep, Already!!!

If it feels like the summer just started, well, it did! And for us modified year-round families that also means Back-to-school in July!!! We haven't even broken a 90 degree day yet and our kids are already going back to school, next Wednesday.

I just looked at my calendar and almost fell out of my chair. First, I feel like July just started, second, I feel like the summer barely begun (my son has used his unlimited Knott's Soak City pass only once!), and now next Wednesday is already the 21st of the month and it's back to school for our our Chula Vista kiddos. YIKES!!! Is this what they mean when they say time flies faster the older you get???

Since clearly I wasn't prepared for this, I should stop blogging and start shopping... Walmart here I come!!!

and one of my favorite quotes to leave you with...

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers." — Edgar W. Howe

Sneak Peek of McMillin Realty's latest edition South County Dream Homes

They didn't want to give too much way, but they did let me see the cover. WOW! What a spectacular home this issue!!! And you won't believe where! Not in Eastlake or Rolling Hills... It is over by the San Diego County Club, and it is a true gem. I don't want to give too much away, the magazine should be hitting newsstands sometime next week.

(But I did steal a shot of the cover with my iPhone... don't tell anyone)

The 8th Annual Chula Vista Rotary Wine & Food Festival

It’s time for the South Bay’s most celebrated fundraiser, the one evening where residents and supporters of Chula Vista come together to indulge in a delight for the senses, while giving back to their community. That’s right, it’s the 8th Annual Chula Vista Rotary Wine & Food Festival presented by McMillin Realty and SHARP, held on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m.

This elegant evening will combine fine wines and extraordinary cuisine with exciting entertainment to support the vital work of the Chula Vista Rotary Club. The Rotary Club will host a smorgasbord of taste sensations at the Otay Ranch Town Center, at Olympic Parkway and Eastlake Parkway.

More than 20 of Chula Vista’s most renowned restaurants will offer up enticing variations on house specialties and celebrated entrees while some of San Diego’s most revered wine proprietors showcase a variety of refreshing white and rich, flavorful red wines. If a touch of effervescence is more your speed, then be sure to sample the excellence of some of the most successful domestic and international brews from several renowned microbrewers and wind down your evening with one of the featured specialty cocktails provided by some of San Diego’s most elite liquor purveyors.

The following is just a sample of some of the amazing restaurants, wineries, breweries, and spirits you will enjoy at the Chula Vista Rotary Wine & Food Festival with new participants being added daily!


WINERIES
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Classic Wines of California
Chula Vista Rotary
Henry’s Marketplace
IDG Wines
Michael-David Winery
ONEHope Wine
PRP Wine International
Saint Helena Road Winery
Trader Joe’s
Unico San Diego
Winebow Imports

RESTAURANTS
Achiote Restaurants
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
Blender’s Barbeque Sauce
California Pizza Kitchen
Casa Del Taco
Chula Vista Golf Course
Cold Stone Creamery
East Lake Tavern & Bowl
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
FRIDA Mexican Cuisine
Golden Pepper LLC, Hotcha Salsa
King’s Fish House
Los Arcos Restaurant
Rama Restaurant
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Romesco Baja Med Bistro
Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill
The Brew House @ Eastlake
Via Lago Trattoria

BREWERIES
Ballast Point Brewing Co.
BJ’s Pizza & Brewery
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Reed’s Ginger Brew
Stone Brewing Co.
The Brew House at Eastlake

SPIRITS
Tequila Adan y Eva
Tequila Fortaleza

The evening will also include entertainment from “Blue Sound Live Music,” a frequent performer at the Via Lago Trattoria and San Diego’s own Lee Ann Kim as the master of ceremonies. Lee Ann was a beloved anchor from 1996 to 2008 at KGTV Channel 10.

While the Chula Vista Rotary Wine & Food Festival is a splendid way to spend the evening, you can also rest easy knowing that you are doing something positive for the city of Chula Vista through the efforts of the beneficiary of the event, the Chula Vista Rotary Club. The club has provided more than $20,000 annually in scholarship and service programs at the local high school level and also through recreational and camp-related youth activities. While the Chula Vista Rotary Club is committed to the youth of this community, it also offers financial and physical support to other local programs including the Chula Vista Fire and Police Department, the Special Olympics, South Bay Family YMCA, and the South Bay Boys & Girls Club, along with recognition projects for nurses and teachers throughout the area.

Tickets to this evening of taste sensations are only $50 so get yours early, as space is limited. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.winetastechulavista.com.