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Mama's Day 2013 food tasting gala set for May 10

SDGLN Staff
February 22nd, 2013

SAN DIEGO – Save the date for Mama’s Day 2013, an extraordinary evening with many of San Diego’s best and brightest culinary professionals.

Mama’s Day 2013 will be on Friday, May 10, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive. The fundraising event, held the Friday evening before Mother’s Day, supports Mama’s Kitchen’s belief that every person is entitled to the basic necessity in life – nutritious food.

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A circus event at Club 1202: Raising money for a good cause

Jennine Estes, MFT – SDGLN'S Relationship Expert
January 11th, 2013

Being loved is part of being human; everyone is different and so are the perspectives on love. It is universal.

Everyone knows the feeling and understands the concept. We all want to be loved and to give love back. Being loved has indescribable emotions that everyone connects with no matter the age, race, gender, economic status or world they live in.

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LGBT movement, enjoying rising public support and historic wins, gains financial clout

SDGLN Staff
December 5th, 2012

DENVER-- Following several years of declining revenue, LGBT social justice organizations experienced a 17% revenue increase from 2010 to 2011, according to a new report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP).

Organizations are reaping the benefits of improved efficiency during the belt-tightening years, with increased funding, primarily fueled by an increase in individual donations, helping secure historic victories in the 2012 election.

Pita Jungle benefits Meals-on-Wheels and San Diego seniors

SDGLN Staff
November 30th, 2012

SAN DIEGO – Pita Jungle will donate 10% of the proceeds from its Specials Menu to Meals-on-Wheels, effective through Dec. 31.

With items like the Curried Coconut Soup with Chickpeas or the Wood-Fired Cod Salad, Pita Jungle offers a menu to keep warm and healthy during a season that is loaded with casseroles and sweets. Meals-on-Wheels supports San Diego seniors.

HIV vaccine breakthrough?

Dan Littauer - Special to Gay Star News
October 24th, 2012

A team of scientists at the Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) found that two South African women infected with HIV were able to produce antibodies that neutralized and killed 88% of known strains of the virus.

Penny Moore, one of the lead scientists of the study published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine, said: ‘We're hoping we can use this information to develop a vaccine that prompts the body's immune system to make broadly neutralising antibodies’.

Pita Jungle: Eat for a Cause to help Monarch School, serving students impacted by homelessness

SDGLN Staff
June 27th, 2012

SAN DIEGO – In a unique partnership, Hillcrest’s newest restaurant, Pita Jungle, will begin a month long fundraiser to benefit Monarch School and its children impacted by homelessness.

Beginning Thursday, June 28, through July 31, a portion of the proceeds from Pita Jungle’s “specials menu” for dining in or take-out will be offered to Monarch School.

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