EVERYBODY. IT'S A DAY TO GIVE AND SUPPORT SAN DIEGO NONPROFIT .AND JOINING US THIS MORNING A
COUPLE OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO
ARE NOW SPREADING THE MESSAGE
OF GIVING AND HOW WE CAN ALL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE IN SAN
DIEGO. EUGENIA WELCH IS JOINING
US PRESIDENT AND CEO
OF ALZHEIMER SAN DIEGO ALONG
WITH JULIE DUBEK, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PRO KIDS FIRST TEAM
SAN DIEGO. GOOD MORNING TO BOTH
OF YOU. GOOD MORNING. MORNING.
I DO WANT TO START WITH YOU,
EUGENIA. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
IS SAN DIEGO GIVES. SURE. SO WE
ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE
OF SHOPPING LOCAL AND EATING
LOCAL SAN DIEGO GIVES IS ALL
ABOUT GIVING LOCAL. IT'S THE
FIRST EVER LOCAL GIVING DAY FOR
SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE BEST WAY
TO THINK ABOUT IT IS THINK
OF IT AS GIVING TUESDAY BUT
SPECIFICALLY FOR LOCAL CAUSES
ALL THE PARTICIPATING
NONPROFITS ARE CAREFULLY VETTED
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE THEY COMMIT TO KEEPING
ALL THE MONEY RAISED HERE IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WE
KNOW AND LOVE. SO WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED FOR THE FIRST SAN DIEGO
GAMES TONIGHT. I LOVE THAT IDEA
BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO GIVE MAYBE WONDER
IS IT REALLY GOING TO HELP? SO
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT IT STAYS
LOCAL IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
THAT HE TRUSTS THE
ORGANIZATIONS WE KNOW IT'LL DO
A LOT OF GOOD. IT IS SEPTEMBER
9TH THOSE EXPLAINED TO US WHAT
WE CAN DO NOW TO KIND OF GET
READY FOR THIS IN THE MEANTIME.
SO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
PEOPLE CAN DO NOW IS SPREAD THE
WORD. WE ALREADY HAVE ABOUT
THREE DOZEN LOCAL NONPROFITS
THAT HAVE SIGNED ON TO BE A
PART OF THIS AND WE REALLY WANT
TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY MORE THAT
CAN SIGN ON. IT'S FREE TO APPLY
AND THEY'RE CAREFULLY VETTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT FUNDS DO STAY IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THAT THE
ORGANIZATION IS IN GOOD
FINANCIAL STANDING. BUT ANY
LOCAL ORGANIZATION REGARDLESS
OF CAUSE OR SIZE IS WELCOME TO
BE A PART OF IT. AND ONE
OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ONE MANY
WOULD BE PRO KIDS FIRST TI SAN
DIEGO. SO LET'S BRING YOU IN
THE MIX HERE. JULIE, YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY. WE
APPRECIATE IT. TELL US ABOUT
YOUR ORGANIZATION AND WHY IT'S
SO IMPORTANT TO HELP YOU OUT.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE
ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF SAN
GIVES AND OF COURSE PART OF OUR
CITY HEIGHTS AND OCEANSIDE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE CALL HOME
AND THE FUNDS TO BE OF ANY HELP
ARE OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH SEVEN TO
SEVENTEEN TO DEVELOP CHARACTER
AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH
ACADEMICS AND THE GAME OF GOLF
AND WE TEACH HONESTY AND
RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE AND
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE
HARD TO PICK IF YOU'RE NOT IN A
SAFE PLACE AND WE PROVIDE THAT
SAFE PLACE AND THE GAME OF GOLF
WHICH THOSE WHO PLAY NO IT
TAKES PATIENCE AND
PERSEVERANCE. ALL THE FUNDS
COME IN TO HELP THESE YOUTH WHO
CAN APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO
COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
AND THEY ALL STAY LOCAL. OH
THAT'S GREAT. YEAH, I CAN TELL
YOU JULIE, I'M NOT THE BEST
GOLFER AND PATIENCE IS ONE
OF THOSE REASONS DEFINITELY A
SKILL THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
LEARN I WOULD SAY ALSO
ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO ANOTHER
ONE OF MANY NONPROFITS WHO WILL
BENEFIT WITH SAN DIEGO GIVES.
SO EUGENIA, TELL US ABOUT THAT
.SURE. ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO
SUPPORTS PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S HERE IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS
THEIR CAREGIVERS. JUST A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO THE COUNTY UPDATED
THEIR NUMBERS AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE ARE NOW A HUNDRED
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DIAGNOSED WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THAT'S
UP FROM EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND IN
TWENTY EIGHTEEN. SO WE'RE
REALLY HERE TO SUPPORT ALL
OF THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR
FAMILIES OR ANYONE CARING FOR
THEM. WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS,
RESPITE PROGRAMS, A WHOLE
MYRIAD OF THINGS AND EVERYTHING
WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY IS
COMPLETELY FREE OF SUCH AN
IMPORTANT SERVICE AND IT SAYS
ON THE BOTTOM OF OUR SCREEN
RIGHT HERE NONPROFITS HAVE
UNTIL JUNE 30TH TO JOIN SAN
DIEGO GIVES SO SAN DIEGO HSG
THE PLACE TO GO BEFORE WE GO
JULIE JUST REAL QUICK WHAT'S
YOUR MESSAGE THAT YOU WANT TO
GIVE OUR VIEWERS ABOUT WHY IT'S
SO IMPORTANT TO HELP OUR LOCAL
NONPROFITS BECAUSE WE WANT THEM
TO HELP WE WANT OUR YOUTH AND
EVERYBODY ELSE TO HAVE AN
EXAMPLE TO SEE WHAT GIVING
LOCALLY CAN MAKE A CHANGE IN
OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO LEARN TO
GIVE BACK TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITY. YOU CAN MAKE CHANGE.
I LOVE THAT.