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On Saturday, June 24th, I Love A Clean San Diego celebrated our annual Summer Social: “Toasts & Tacos”

Delicious tacos from Rubio's and tasty beer from ChuckAlek at our Summer Social! — *Delicious tacos from Rubio’s and tasty beer from ChuckAlek at our Summer Social!*

This SOLD OUT event brought over 100 guests to the ChuckAlek Biergarten for a fun and relaxed afternoon to support the environmental and educational programming offered by ILACSD. Guests enjoyed delicious tacos from Rubio’s Coastal Grill, as well as signature craft beers by ChuckAlek Biergarten.

SONY DSC — *Iliana Ortiz & Dee Jay Acoustic Duo (featuring David Sullivan on drums!)*

Lively music was provided by the local group, Dee Jay & Iliana Acoustic Duo (featuring David Sullivan on drums), kept the party going with their fresh takes on some of our favorite songs. A lively raffle was held with terrific prizes such as homemade jam made by an ILACSD Board Member, tickets to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, a set of tickets to an upcoming San Diego Padres game, lunch for two at the Liberty Station Slater’s 50/50 restaurant, and the most sought after item—a one night stay at local luxury hotel, Tower 23 in Pacific Beach with a generous gift certificate for dinner for two at adjoining restaurant, JRDN.

Can't win if you don't play! A few attendees hoping their raffle tickets are lucky! — *Can’t win if you don’t play! A few attendees hoping their raffle tickets are lucky!*

Funds raised at this event support the ongoing educational programming, community cleanup events, recycling and hazardous household waste information services, robust internship program, and other volunteer efforts of I Love A Clean San Diego. We are so appreciative of all our new and old friends who joined in this terrific event! Save the date for the next ILACSD fundraiser, our annual fall social, “Brews on the Bay”, which will be held on Thursday, October 12th from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm at the beautiful Catamaran Resort Hotel. Limited sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Janelle Hickey, Development Manager, at 619-704-2788 or via email at jhickey@cleansd.org.

Did you miss out on the fun at “Toasts & Tacos”? Make sure to reserve your tickets ASAP for “Brews on the Bay” when they go on sale on August 1, 2017!

This article was authored by our Development Manager, Janelle!

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