Pro Peninsula was selected as one of five local non-profits to be featured in Patagonia’s Voice Your Choice (VYC) initiative, asking the community to vote for a local non-profit to receive a $4,000 donation. To win, we need your vote! Visit the Patagonia store in Cardiff before July 19th to cast your vote for Pro Peninsula – VYC’s only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the natural beauty of San Diego and the Baja California peninsula! You can vote each time you visit the Patagonia store, so grab a friend, head to Patagonia, and make your voice heard by casting your vote for Pro Peninsula! Patagonia 2185 San Elijo Ave Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA 92007 Click here for directions!

Tickets are now available online for this lovely evening of live music, food and drinks, a live and silent auction, as well as friends, both old and new. 2nd Annual Summer Lunada Saturday, July 19th 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. At a lovely private residence overlooking the ocean on Mt. Soledad We will be featuring “A Taste of San Diego,” a unique dining experience including some of San Diego’s most flavorful restaurants! Buy your tickets today and join us for this memorable evening of food and giving at Pro Peninsula’s Summer Lunada!

“Luna” means Moon in Spanish. A “Lunada” is an evening get-together for friends for music, laughter and good cheer. We hope you will join us!

"A Taste of San Diego" features
Barolo Ristorante Italiano & Holi Moli Ravioli
El Pescador
Hawthorn’s Restaurant Lounge
Mr. Charlie’s Fortune Cookie
The Ritual Tavern
Sea Rocket Bistro
Zanzibar
Opera Patisserie
Stephanie’s Bakery
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Shark Trust Wine
Starbuck’s

For information about the Lunada, contact Trisha at trisha@propeninsula.org or call us at 619.574.6643. Visit our website at www.propeninsula.org to purchase tickets today!

Join Magdalena Baykeeper this July for the 7th Annual Sea Turtle Festival in Puerto San Carlos, BCS. This three day celebration will include beach cleanups, traditional dance performances, music and the crowning of the Sea Turtle Queen. The festival’s culmination is the ceremonial release of a sea turtle into the bay… it is a beautiful and memorable celebration for everyone involved.

Pro Peninsula will be there to support Magdalena Baykeeper’s effort to promote community awareness and environmental conservation in this natural wonderland. Part of the international Waterkeeper Alliance, Magdalena Baykeeper will also showcase its water quality monitoring and sea turtle population monitoring projects. Don’t miss this incredible weekend of unique and inspirational festivies!

Location: Puerto San Carlos, BCS, Mexico
Dates: July 25-27, 2008
Contact Frances for more information!

In order to ensure future growth and sustainability, Pro Peninsula is working with Realize Consulting to undertake an organizational effectiveness project focused on creating a well-defined management structure and the systems needed for long-term sustainability.

Our goal over the next year is to carry out a successful transition plan, resulting in an organization led by a strong board and upper-management team with clear roles and responsibilities. This will better leverage existing resources, promote future evolution and organizational development as well as enhance communication. This transition will also allow our current Co-Directors the freedom to one day change the nature of their involvement with the organization, knowing that Pro Peninsula will be managed from a healthy and stable position.

We are excited about this project and what it will mean for the organization, as the changes we are about to undertake will move Pro Peninsula into a position of long-term sustainability and allow us to better serve our constituents. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Kama Dean at kama@propeninsula.org.

Ocean Connectors is an environmental education program that crosses borders and cultural boundaries to link students in the U.S. and Mexico in order to create a shared sense of stewardship of natural resources. Pro Peninsula is seeking an intern to assist with our Ocean Connectors project. This intern will attend field trips and classroom visits, work directly with underprivileged youth in San Diego, and experience the wonder of this binational environmental education project. The Ocean Connectors Intern will need to dedicate approximately 4 hours per week between September 2008 and April 2009. Don’t let this opportunity slip away! If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact Frances at frances@propeninsula.org. Or to learn more about this internship, visit Pro Peninsula's Volunteer Opportunities page.