Sunrise Rotary donates for ‘angel faces’ La Jolla Sunrise Rotary recently presented a $7,000 check to “Angel Faces Retreat,” a San Diego-based nonprofit that holds annual retreats and ongoing support for adolescent female burn victims who have suffered devastating permanent physical and emotional scars from serious burns. The money raised will send two burn survivors to the annual summer retreat, where the girls, ages 11 to 19, will learn the skills needed to cope with rejection, shame, staring, teasing and unwanted questions through the retreat’s “Angels in Flight” program at Glen Ivy Retreat Center in mid-June. The donation was made possible through a matching grant and the collaborative efforts of the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary and the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club. For more information about the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary, email Eric Kalisky at [email protected]. LJ?Christian Fellowship helps cancer patients through spirituality LifeGuard Ministries, an affiliate of La Jolla Christian Fellowship, is launching a outreach seminar designed to bring hope back to those in the community who have been affected by cancer in some way. The seminar will include discussions, prayer, worship and testimonies about the causes and prevention of cancer, early diagnosis and treatment, fighting existing cancer, surviving cancer, and strengthening caregivers and families in the fight to eradicate the disease. “I cannot imagine how anyone could face cancer without Jesus,” said LifeGuard co-founder and cancer survivor Dr. Dean Foster. “I wouldn’t be alive today without Him, my wife and all the loved ones He sent who prayed and cared for me.” Foster and other cancer survivors will share their stories in a roundtable discussion to generate hope, inspiration, knowledge and friendship among Christians in their united front to fight the devastating disease. “Cancer saps your hope, your energy and your courage,” said La Jolla Christian Fellowship’s Senior Pastor Clay Ford. “It doesn’t have to be that way. This ministry is designed to bring back hope to people.” The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 9 at La Jolla Christian Fellowship, located at 627 Genter St. The cost of the seminar is $20, and the ticket includes all session materials and a healthy lunch. To register, visit www.lajollacf.org/lifeguard or call (858) 652-0574. Nursery school offers the fruits of labor to needy The La Jolla United Methodist Church Nursery School pre-Kindergarten Yellow Cottage class will host San Diego-based volunteers representing Heifer International as they visit the LJUMC Nursery School’s community garden and farmers market to thank the children for their fundraising efforts for the organization this spring. Earlier in the year, the children came up with the idea to hold a farmers market to sell their garden produce and raise money for families in need to buy livestock, inspired by reading “Beatrice’s Goat” by Page McBrier. After the children’s inaugural Friday afternoon farmers market, where they sold potted succulents, eggs from their chickens, fresh herbs and other produce from their garden, they made enough money to purchase chicks, ducks and geese for families in need. The following Friday, they raised the funds to purchase a water buffalo for another family, just like one of the children’s grandmother has in Egypt. After reading “Haircuts for the Woolsies” by Tomie DePaola, the class decided to donate a sheep to the next family in need, again through the Heifer International program. In addition, they have also purchased a goat. The students, their teachers and their parents, through their efforts in the community garden over the last two years and through this spring’s farmers market sales have exemplified the values of hard work, goal-setting, customer service and the philanthropic goal of helping others to help themselves. The Yellow Cottage class holds its farmers market each Friday afternoon from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m., in the community garden adjacent to the La Jolla United Methodist Church. They offer fresh eggs, produce, flowers, handmade arts and crafts, and succulent starter plants. The community garden is a collaborative project of the Nursery School staff, board, parents, children and community members. Sigma Chi marks year’s largest philanthropy event On May 7, UC San Diego’s Sigma Chi fraternity celebrated its largest philanthropic endeavor of the year, the 23rd annual Derby Days. Friendly competition between panhellenic sororities, athletic teams and multicultural fraternities and daily events took place the week of the event, followed by a benefit concert. All funds went to Rady Children’s Hospital. Each day of the week during the Derby Days event featured a swing set installed in the middle of campus, on which students sat every hour of the day and night, signifying sick children and the time they spend in the hospital. This year, Derby Days was hosted by Sigma Chi’s Alexander Farman-Farmaian, who planned and helped manage events that raised well over $5,000. Sigma Chi fraternity strives to spend time doing service for others, and looks forward to working with the community of La Jolla for upcoming events.