COMMUNITY Calendar Upcoming events that support Rady Children’s
event and at the event itself. Since 2015, SDSU has raised more than $2.2 million for Rady Children’s. Newer to the dance marathon õĤŬõƀĤŹĤŰ®'̖ §Ġă§ŎŬăŬŎŰ̵ ƱŬŰŹ event took place virtually in 2020. They followed SDSU’s lead òăėŎŬăƱŅûĤŅęŰƀõõăŰŰƕĤŹĠØ ŰŹŬĤŅęŎėŅŎŅ̪ ûØŅõăėƀŅûŬØĤŰăŬŰ ŹĠØŹŰŹĤĺĺòăŅăƱŹØûƛ!ĠĤĺûŬăŅ̵ Ű via Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In 2023, students hosted a pickleball tournament as their łØĤŅėƀŅûŬØĤŰăŬØŅûØŬăŨĺØŅŅĤŅęØ õØłŨƀŰ̪ ƕĤûăŹØĺăŅŹŰĠŎƕėŎŬ˙˗˙˛ ƕĤŹĠØûƛŎõķŰŹØŬŰØŰŹĠăĴƀûęăŰ̖ EVEN A DOLLAR GOES A LONG WAY, SO KNOWING THAT WE’RE RAISING THOUSANDS REALLY WARMS MY HEART. ISABELLA SZLUK, USD DANCE MARATHON’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
115TH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY BALL Take part in
JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS DAY OF GIVING Each March, Jersey Mike’s
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San Diego’s oldest and grandest philanthropic tradition, the Charity Ball, and support Rady Children’s. This year’s Starry Night-themed gala at Hotel del Coronado will include dinner, dancing and entertainment.
Subs raises money for charitable causes. In San Diego County, that means Rady Children’s. The monthlong donation drive culminates with Jersey Mike’s annual Day of Giving, when 100 percent of sales—not just profits—from the 30 San Diego locations are donated to the Hospital.
The USD Dance Marathon’s executive director, Isabella
Szluk, also a senior, credits her ĤŅƔŎĺƔăłăŅŹėŎŬĤęŅĤŹĤŅęĠăŬ ŨØŰŰĤŎŅŹŎęĤƔăòØõķ̖ eĤķăłØŅƛ participants, she faced health õĠØĺĺăŅęăŰØŰØõĠĤĺûØŅûķŅŎƕŰ ƱŬŰŹĠØŅûØòŎƀŹŹĠăŰŹŬƀęęĺăŰ pediatric hospital patients face. ̱ RŹ̵ ŰŰŎØłØƤĤŅęķŅŎƕĤŅęŹĠØŹƕă õØŅłØķăŰƀõĠØòĤęĤłŨØõŹ̖ 1ƔăŅØ ûŎĺĺØŬęŎăŰØĺŎŅęƕØƛ̐ ŰŎķŅŎƕĤŅę ŹĠØŹƕă̵ ŬăŬØĤŰĤŅęŹĠŎƀŰØŅûŰŬăØĺĺƛ warms my heart,” she says. “I have such a personal connection to it, òƀŹŅŎŹăƔăŬƛŎŹĠăŬõŎĺĺăęăŰŹƀûăŅŹ does, and the fact that we have a team of people who do it out of the kindness of their heart, because they care about kids, is the most ØłØƤĤŅęŹĠĤŅęĤŅŹĠăƕŎŬĺû̖̲ Do you know a student, teacher or administrator who would like ŹŎòŬĤŅę'ØŅõănØŬØŹĠŎŅŹŎŹĠăĤŬ õØłŨƀŰ̗ 1łØĤĺėƀŅûŬØĤŰă·ŬõĠŰû̖ ŎŬęŹŎęăŹŰŹØŬŹăû̖
Proceeds from the event will benefit the
Hospital’s palliative care program, which provides compassionate long-term care to children facing terminal illnesses and support services for their families. The program has served more than 700 patients and families since its start in 2010.
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