I have been a member of SOS Toastmasters for 1.5 years and have enjoyed every minute of it! SOS…read moreToastmasters is fun, friendly and supportive. We have both national and international members with a variety of backgrounds such as postdocs and grad students, admins, HR personnel, and civil engineers. The SOS meetings are without a doubt my highlight of the week! I love to interact with my fellow members while learning valuable speaking and leaderships skills. I would highly recommend SOS Toastmasters to anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills.

I have been a member of SOS Toastmasters for three years and can say that this club is amazing! We…read moreconsistently achieve President's Distinguished Status, Toastmaster International's highest club rating, year after year. Most importantly, we focus on having fun, being relaxed and continually striving to make the club better. Top three characteristics of SOS Toastmasters: - Friendly and supportive. I was really, truly terrible at public speaking when I joined SOS Toastmasters, and yet effective public speaking is one of the most important skills for being successful in my career. Finding a place where I could not only practice but master the art of public speaking from helpful and supportive people (who quickly became good friends) was all I needed. Now I feel completely comfortable speaking in front of anyone, whether its a technical presentation or a family gathering, and I always receive positive feedback. - Diverse. Over half of the members have only been living in the U.S. for a few years or less, so there is a lot of international exchange and sharing of cultures. Makes for interesting speeches! Also makes it a great place for people who have English as a second language - no reason to be intimidated as many members are in the same position. At the same time, I am a native-born American and feel challenged at every meeting. - Scientifically minded. Its location attracts graduate students, postdocs, and support staff from Scripps, as well as other local scientists and engineers.

First off I'm not sure why there haven't been any reviews or ratings for this wonderful…read moreorganization. They help families in a time of need and help you get back on your feet. If you're a military family ever in a financial situation call them and see if they can help. They are a bunch of wonderful caring individuals

Leucadia 101 is an association run by volunteers who strive to preserve the rich history of…read moreLeucadia and revitalize the community. They goal of upgrading the 101 corridor running through Leucadia proper with programs that emphasize historic preservation and community events. Some of the accomplishments include historic renovations, business promotions, landscaping the median, sponsoring murals and utility box art and numerous community events. Keep Leucadia Funky is a way of life here and out events rock! The annual events include Arts alive banners: local artists paint banners which decorate the streets for three months before a live auction. Other annual events include LeucadiaART walk, battle of the bands, light up Leucadia, library concerts, small business Saturday, Summer fun on the 101, Taste of Leucadia, wellness week and weekly farmers markets. I love the events that bring our community together with art, music and food and feel so fortunate to live in a community of like minded happy people.

This association began to help preserve and revitalize this historic section of Old-Town Encinitas…read more Leucadia is primarily an artistic community that still maintains its laid-back vibe. This association helps business owners to thrive yet stay diverse. They throw wonderful events throughout the year including the Annual LeucadiART Walk and an annual Leucadia Hwy 101 Food For Thought which allows you for a small price to sample dishes from all of the restaurants in Leucadia. They also are the funnel by which facade improvement grants money can be acquired for the businesses along the strip. They are in charge of the great Farmers Market on Sunday as well. http://www.leucadia101.com

I went to the Surfrider San Diego Chapter Meeting last week at UTC Forum Hall and we had a speaker…read moregive us a presentation about SurfAid International. This is a non-profit humanitarian organization that's mission is to "significantly improve the health, well being and self-reliance of communities in remote geographical locations connected to surfing." What all that basically means is that some surfers caught some awesome waves off the coast of western Sumatra, Indonesia and decided to help out the locals-big time. Off of Mentawai and Nias islands-which are geographically-isolated archipelagos off Indonesia-there is a high prevalence of easily treatable and preventable diseases and health conditions. Some compassionate surfers saw this and are doing something about it. SurfAid has field programs based on Community Health which aims to reduce infant mortality, improve access to clean water, provide hygiene education, sanitation, malaria reduction and improved nutrition. They also train for emergency preparedness and implementation of programs that address disaster management-especially important because this area of the world is heavily impacted by both frequent earthquakes and tsunami's. SurfAid also promotes educational programs to develop global citizenship and respect for the native flora and fauna of the regions. These beaches and surf breaks off Indonesia's West Sumatran coastline offer some of the most perfect surfing conditions in all the world. The people who inhabit the region are proud but suffer overwhelmingly from 3rd world illnesses-that with some educational assistance-are easily preventable. That is where SurfAid comes in. The SurfAid talk at the Surfrider San Diego Chapter meeting was a real eye-opener. Surfers who travel the world in search of the perfect wave want to help out where they can. It is important that SurfAid be seen as working in conjunction with the local communities in order to empower them to foster solutions. Yes-there are amazing waves in Indonesia, the scenery is breath-taking, the line-ups are uncrowded, but perceptive observers also note there exists areas of need. This Encinitas-based group is right here to offer a hand up, not a hand out!

This review is for the Flavors of San Diego Liver Foundation Gala of 2017 only. What the Liver…read moreFoundation does on a daily basis has nothing to do with my review. Three stars for the food served. This was the first Flavors of San Diego Gala we've been to put on by the Liver Foundation and I was proud to have attended however it was extremely disorganized. We got there early, about 5pm for cocktails and shocked to see the Gala was to be held inside large outdoor tents. We were not allowed inside because they were setting up the event. Everyone checked in outdoors, the auction table was outdoors, No Host bars set up outdoors, (no host?) everything was happening outdoors while we were not allowed inside the tented area for two hours! It was freezing outside. We were right next to the water on Harbor Island and there was a cold breeze. There were no outdoor heaters, no seating for all women who were in dresses and heels and three 2' round tables only for several hundred people to share. The staff came around with tiny appetizers and soon these three tables became a haven for trash and empty drink bottles and cups. They were highly understaffed and nobody was picking up trash. I guess at this point I expected more for $400 per ticket. I had looked at pictures of previous years showing people inside buildings for cocktail hour. That is what I expected. I realize it's a fundraiser but when we asked where the restrooms were, we were told "down the street to next building, upstairs and through the hall to the main entrance of hotel" Are you kidding me? Hundreds of people had to walk clear to main hotel from this tent to use the restroom?!!! Oh boy!!! Once let inside at 7pm, we were cold, windblown and ready to take our stilettos off. The inside was very pretty. Decorated tables, wine bottles and chairs were a happy sight. Once you find your table number, the wait for food was awhile as each chef prepared your food at another long table next to your seating. This was interesting to watch but time consuming. Each main table had their own chef and different food served. We were hungry and the food was good (not great) our chef was pleasant and we were grateful to be sitting down out of the cold. Wine was poured with each 5 courses served. We were told it was wine pairing with each course however there was only two wines. The same one Chardonnay poured with each course and a cab poured once. Our group was fun which made the evening smoother. We had a bag on our chair to bring home that had some flavored water and a few inexpensive treats from sponsors. (Hydration tablets, cookie crunch and water) We have had better goodie bags from $50 marathons. All in all, once was enough for this fundraiser gala. They didn't put much thought or aloha into this one and for $800.00 we do not like freezing like cattle outside and be told "you can't come in for another hour and a half"

Alesia Clark, owner and Geriatric Case Manager does a phenomenal job! She really cares and treats…read moreeach client with the respect and dignity they deserve. If you need help managing care for a senior...Engage Life Care can point you in the right direction and Alesia can stay on to help guide you through each step.

They were easy to work with. They removed my couch as requested. They were very affordable.read more

David was awesome! Was able to give me a fair quote and came out same day. Highly recommend! I also…read morelike that it is veteran owned. Gotta support our veterans.

I have 2 daughters enrolled at CDC. The time they have been there has been the most enriching and…read morewonderful experience for both them and I. My daughters have thrived in their program. The center is structured, fun, and educational. Ms. Kandy and Mr. Walker are excellent lead teachers and the staff are all amazing. I seriously LOVE this program. Why did I remove one star then? Because we were recently informed that there was an administrative decision to terminate the children entering kindergarten this fall AT THE END OF JUNE. I think this was an awful and short sighted decision. I am left having to transition my daughter to a much less desirable situation until kindergarten begins this fall. I am saddened that they didn't consider the impact this would have on the child already facing a huge milestone in their lives. One of the great things about this program was that your child could transition from the center (on school campus) right into the elementary school. Now this is no longer the case :(