Member Announcements

The one-year anniversary of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant gives us an opportunity to look at its positive impact in the region. One year later, the plant represents the best of our collective efforts to solve water challenges. In its first year of operations, the desalination plant generated 10 percent (15 billion gallons of…

Tri-City Medical Center has received platinum level recognition, the highest honor, from the national Hospital Organ Donation Campaign for its efforts driving organ, eye and tissue donation and registration. “We are proud of our record encouraging the community to register for organ donation,” said Sharon Schultz, Chief Nurse Executive, Tri-City Medical Center in a statement.…

Join Señor Grubby’s for its 5th Annual Community Christmas Party on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 6-10 p.m. There will be raffles, Santa photos, and the first 100 guests will get swag bags with goodies & event t-shirts designed by Ray Goudey. All of the event’s proceeds will benefit Got Your Back San Diego, a weekend food assistance program…

Lace up your shoes for the eighth annual Mitchell Thorp Foundation 5K Run/Walk on Feb. 4 at Poinsettia Park in Carlsbad.   Each year, more than 1,200 children in San Diego County, are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Mitchell Thorp Foundation (MTF) has been helping these children and families with financial and emotional support. “There are…

MiraCosta College  is receiving a $150,000 grant from Nordson Corporation Foundation to develop a STEM Academic Support Center.STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach.“The world we live in is becoming more technically complex each…

Chamber member, Skye Apartments, is teaming up with the Pajama Program to collect warm pajamas and new books for children who live in shelters/group homes and are often shuffled between temporary living facilities. You can drop off your donations at Skye Apartments, 501 W. Bobier Drive in Vista. They welcome any size pajamas and books…