The Pacific Beach Town Council’s annual summer silent auction fundraiser with wine and beer tasting will take place 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 24 at the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club, 1721 Hornblend St.
Tickets are $25 prior to the event and $30 at the door. Proceeds will benefit worthy community projects.
This year, a portion of fundraiser proceeds, about $3,000, is earmarked to fund the San Diego Police Department “bait bike” program targeting bike theft.
“PB has the highest bike crime in the city, so we decided to fund it this year,” said Marcella Bothwell, PBTC’s director. “We hope to fund it again next year, but our fundraising efforts need to be successful.”
Bothwell noted the bike bait program, in which bikes with tracking devices are used to catch thieves, was cut from this year’s city budget.
PBTC’s director noted that PB’s own two breweries – Amplified Ale Works and Pacific Beach Ale House – will be featuring their beers at this fundraiser themed “Keep it Local.”
Food being donated for the event includes: Lil’ Farmer’s Cafe, new on the corner of Cass and Garnet; Broken Yolk with some sweet treats; and Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream. Funds support community projects: • Hosting PAESAN: Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night;
• Hosting Concerts on the Green in Kate Sessions Park in late summer;
• Hosting the annual Graffiti Removal Day;
• Provide scholarships and awards for local students at PB Middle and Mission Bay High;
• Give grants to local schools including the Mission Bay Cluster, Pacific Beach Recreation Center and Pacific Beach Library;
• Support the PB Holiday Parade, Kids Classic Fishing Derby, annual police barbecue, Crown Point Military Breakfast for Students, National Night Out Program;
• Support community clean-ups; and
• San Diego Veterans’ Stand Down PB area beautification projects together with Beautiful PB. Tickets ordered at www.pbtowncouncil.org will be available at the call table. They can also be purchased at the PB Town Council office/Union Bank Building at 1706 Garnet Ave. For more information, call 858-483-6666.
