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Gratitude
Immense Gratitude
We are closing the year with gratitude in our hearts for everyone who helped us make the holiday season a joyful occasion. All of our community events: Pier Pancake Breakfast, Halloween Decorating Contest, Restaurant Walk: Taste of OB, Holiday Parade, Santa Experience, Auction and Party, and the Food & Toy Drive, could not be done without the support of our generous community, donors and volunteers.
We wish you the best and look forward to seeing you in 2024.
Sincerely,
Your OBTC Board of Directors: Corey Bruins, Cameron Reid, Jenny Brengelman, Tracy Dezenzo, Stephanie Logan, Anna Firicano, Nathan Freischlag, Gary Gartner, Kimberly Harrell, Connor Harrington, Mandy Havlik, Stephanie Kane, Aaron Null, Shelly Parks, Greg Winter
Food & Toy Drive Was a Success
This year we delivered wrapped toys, gifts and food to 75 families with 157 children, and 68 seniors and we couldn’t have completed this task without the hundreds of volunteers and donors who graciously gave of themselves this year! Thank you to the Ocean Beach community for making the 2023 holiday season of events a joyous and memorable one! Watch how we got it done in this time-lapse video captured from the week of activities.
Thank you to all our Food & Toy Drive supporters:
ASM Tasha Boerner for 100 turkeys and coming out on distribution day
Mayor Todd Gloria and County Board of Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer’s teams for volunteering on distribution day
Masonic Center, Submerge Church, and All Souls for hosting all of the volunteer activity
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank for partnership, produce, and more
OB Kiwanis for a huge door-to-door collection of toys and food
Local businesses for hosting toy collection boxes:
Vervor
Newbreak Church
Compass Realty
Pruett Realty
OB Business Center
OB Mainstreet Association
OB Library
Submerge Church
Law Office of Gallagher
Little House of Flowers
Matt Kalla Insurance
Hugo’s Cocina
Dirty Birds
Joshua Lightcap, CFP®, AAMS™
Girl Scouts, OB Elementary and Silvergate Elementary for hosting toy drives
Cabrillo Elementary for cards for our seniors
Yule Fest Volleyball for a large donation of peanut butter and cereal
SinLee Foods for the refrigerated truck & cornish hens
Grocery Outlet for dry goods, milk, eggs, orange juice, cheese, bread, and more
Teen Volunteers in Action (TVIA) chapter SD6 volunteers
Mothers and Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropies (MADCAPS) volunteers and adopting the 68 seniors who received food & gifts this year
100s of local volunteers
Auction Donors Appreciation
Thank you to everyone who donated an item for our holiday auction and of course everyone who attended. Your kind donations helps to fund all our exciting community initiatives.
Chris Mannerino
The OB Green Center/Colleen Dietzel
Elvira
Submerge
Dan Dennison
Black Dog
Efficient Working Bodies
Danae Koolen, LAc
Bubba’s Barbershop
OB Waves Salon
Ocean Beach Meat Company
Raglan Public House
Dirty Birds
California Wild Ales
Ocean Beach Mainstreet Association
Josh Utley
Anaya Libertad
Seams to Me
Craig Klein
UC San Diego Park & Market
Service Kings
Canvas Services
Apt 4 Music
Call Glenn Again
The Inn at Sunset Cliffs
Luigi's
Chantz McClain, Realtor
OB Surf & Skate
Kilowatt
Ocean Beach Hardware
Donald Parker
Hodad’s
Jared Blake Lazar
OB Brewery
Locks and Lashes by Jenni Valid
Mitch's Seafood
Northside Tavern
South Coast Surf Shop
Sammy's / Toasted
Blondstone Jewelry
Shelly Parks
Kara DeFrias
Anna Firicano
Corey & Katrina Bruins
Tracy Dezenzo & Bill Orvis
Santa Experience Shout Outs
Our Santa Experience made Christmas in OB a little brighter and fun. Thank you to our elves, Christie Romano from Rest & Relax Real Estate, Dayna Cornell, and our perfectly jolly Santa, Bill Orvis.
Want to Be Part of This Amazing Team?
The 2024 OBTC Board of Directors election for a 2024-2026 term is approaching. If you would like to take your community involvement to the next level, this is a great opportunity. By being an OBTC Director you can be an elected voice in communicating the views and needs of the community to the appropriate agencies, lead and plan community events, be at the forefront of community discussions, take appropriate action on community issues and be a leader in promoting the general betterment of Ocean Beach. More Info
Important Dates
January 25, 2024 - February 2, 2024
January 22, 2024
January 24, 2024 - 7:00 pm
Public Meeting & meet your OBTC Board of Directors candidates
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