By Kath Rogers, vice chair

Join the Hillcrest History Guild and Hillcrest Town Council at the 7th Annual Community Potluck at the Joyce Beers Community Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Come meet your neighbors and enjoy a community celebration. Turkey will be provided by our neighborhood partners UCSD Health and the fixin’s are compliments of Scripps Health. Several community restaurateurs are pitching in: Bread and Cie, MO’s Universe, Snooze and more. Bring a dish to share, a neighbor and your holiday spirit. Everyone is welcome!

A speaker from San Diego’s Save Our Heritage Organisation will give a presentation about one of San Diego s greatest philanthropists, George Marston, and the history of the Marston House. A L.I.O.N. (Let’s Improve Our Neighborhood) Award will be presented to The Beach Builders for the historical remodels they did on two houses at the corner of Third and Brookes avenues.

Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, along with many other friends of Hillcrest, will be joining us.

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