Social Butterfly

January 3rd, 2008

Evelyn Madison- The Social Butterfly

Singles Sponsored Spaghetti Dinner Planned

Ed Eastwood and the Jewel Tone Junkies will entertain at First United Methodist Church Spaghetti Dinner, at 6pm, Saturday, January 5, in the social hall. The Church is located at Fourth Avenue and Kalmia Streets, Escondido. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, contact the Church at 760.745.5100. The event is sponsored by Singles and open to all.
Escondido Democrats To Hold Presidential Debate

The Escondido Democratic Club will host a presidential surrogate debate to provide information voters need about Democratic presidential candidates for the February 5th Primary Election. The debate will be held from 7-9pm, Thursday, January 10, at the Joslyn Senior Center, 210 Park Ave., Escondido. Admission is free and open to the public. Free parking is available on site. Additional information is available by calling 760.740.8595 or visiting the website at www.escondidodems.com.

The debate will be moderated by Judge Pat Cooney of the League of Woman Voters. Representatives from all active Democratic campaigns were invited. Representatives confirmed are from the Clinton, Obama, Edwards, and Richardson campaigns. Local Democrat Jeeni Crisenzo, former candidate for state assembly, will represent Dennis Kucinich. Club members will represent the positions of Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd and Mike Gravel. Printed information will be available.
Hearing Loss Association Meeting Scheduled

The Escondido Hearing Loss Association (HLA) will meet on Saturday, January 12, from 10:00a.m. to 12:00Noon at the Joslyn Senior Center Auditorium, 210 Park Avenue, Escondido. A live demonstration of service dogs trained to perform practical tasks for the deaf and hard of hearing people will be given by Canine Companions for Independence of Oceanside, CA.

Refreshments will be served and a 50/50 raffle will be held. For information, contact Sylvia at 760.745.5408.

Jess Durfee to Speak at Democratic Club

The Lake San Marcos Democratic Club will meet Saturday, January 12, at 12:30pm, at the Lakeside Pavilion, 1105 La Bonita Dr., San Marcos.

The speaker will be Jess Durfee, Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party. Mr. Durfee has been active in Democratic politics for 19 years, the past 11 of those in San Diego. During that time the SDCDP has developed a five year strategic plan which is now being implemented. Learn more about what they are doing to help elect democratic candidates.

Members of all parties are welcome. Call Betty Ball at 752.1035 for more information. All LSM Democratic Club meetings in 2008 will be the second Saturday of the month. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Brandeis University Women to Hear About Disaster Preparedness

When the San Dieguito Chapter of the Brandeis University Women's Committee meets on Wednesday, January 16, the program "Disaster Preparedness" will be given by the San Diego Office of Emergency Services, on how to be prepared for any disaster at home or in the community. The meeting will start at 7pm at the Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Avenue, Encinitas. Refreshments will be served, and $5/person will be collected at the door. There will also be a "bring and buy" book sale. The public is invited. For information, contact Ellen Hesterman at 760.591.4488, or email to ewhest@att.net.

Senior Specialists Networking Group Announces Meeting

The first monthly meeting of the new year for the Senior Specialists Networking Group will be a "no host" meeting on Tuesday, January 22, at 11am, at CoCo's Bakery, 5955 Balboa Ave. (east of Genessee). Presenters will be Amy Welsh from the Life Settlement Group who will discuss "Programs that arrange cash settlements for life insurance policies," and Peggy Jucha from Send Out Cards will present her program for sending cards via US mail via the internet. RSVP to 760.497.1150.

CWONC Hosted 300 at Breakfast with Santa

The GFWC Contemporary Women of North County (CWONC) hosted their annual Breakfast With Santa at the San Marcos Community Center, offering a continental breakfast to over 300 children and parents. Many children participated in the Karaoke singing of holiday songs with Mrs. Claus, and visited and had pictures taken with Santa. Santa Joe McDonald volunteers his services for many events in the community, and CWONC members presented him a nice gift. Every child received a gift. Donations for the event included coffee from Starbucks; a children's bicycle from Kathleen and Don King; and glittery Christmas yard decorations from Laura and Sandy McPhee. Over 25 student volunteers from San Marcos and Mission Hill High Schools helped out and will earn volunteer credits for their service.

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