Las Patronas’ 69th annual Jewel Ball — one of the most glamorous annual fundraisers in San Diego since 1946 — sported a French theme for 2015, celebrating the bon vivant and the joie de vivre in high style on Aug. 8 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. Bien sur there was Champagne, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and auctions, toutefois, dinner and dancing to the music of Wayne Foster Entertainment provided the pièce de résistance. The major beneficiaries of the Las Patronas Jewel Ball 2015 are: Alpha Project for the Homeless; Arc of San Diego; Boys & Girls Clubs of San Diego; Living Coast Discovery Center; Mountain Health & Community Services, Inc.; Old Globe Theatre; The Preuss School UCSD; University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing & Health Science; and San Diego Zoo Global.
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Beau and Kathryn Gayner (co-chair), Bassam and Cari Massaad (chair), Sherrie and Brad Black (co-chair)
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Karl Walter and Lisa Betyar (Las Patronas president elect), Annette and Daniel Bradbury (Las Patronas president), Maureen and Dean Weber (underwriting chair)
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Mark Lyon, Angie Preisendorfer, Alison Figi, Darcy Delano Smith, Tracy Lyon, Eric Figi
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Karen and J.C. Langlois, Elaine Robbs, Michael and Brooke Hubbard
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Steve Strauss and Lise Wilson, Michael and Melissa Bartell, Steven Rosenberg, Rusti Bartell
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Ralph and Effie Lundberg
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Fred and Nancy Borelli, Bill and Dawn Davidson, Eric Jones, Lauren Bartell
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John and Kathryn Stephens, Caroline Nierenberg, Lydia and John McNeill
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Lorna Alksne and Chris McKellar
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Sami and Sharon Ladeki, Linda and Don Swortwood, Denise and Bertrand Hug
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Darush Mohyi, Nasrin Mani, Sarah B. Marsh Rebelo and John Rebelo, Annika and Gordon Kovtun
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John De Puy, Barbara Kjos
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Jill Cutri, Randi Hegeler, Melinda Mahony, Lisa D’Angelo, Sherrie Black (ball co-chair)
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Angela and Mark Krasner
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Jennifer Bolton, Jim Mulvaney, Susie and Scott Tietjen, Gina and Rob Hixson
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Ted and MayAnne Pintar, Jim and Jennifer Kelly, Lynda and Rich Kerr
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Andrew Doll, Sarah Brusch, Jorie and Dan Fischer, Sarah and John Hawkins
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Jon and Kathliene Sundt
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Dania Duke, Michelle Wiseman, Bryan Keith Crail, Elaine Murphy, Megan Heine
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Hudson and Mary Drake, Mary Lyman, Peter Caruso, Ovie Cowling and Danny Kelly
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Dawn Davidson and Nancy Borelli
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Edward and Susie Piegza
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Colin Gotfredson, Dani Carroll, Katie Mazza, Tim Gotfredson, Peter Gotfredson, Camille Gordon
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Trevor and Shawn Rodger, Rosemary and Tom Rodger
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Jill Cutri, Michelle Kearney, Sharon Luscomb
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Leigh Plesniak, Eric Korevaar, Sherry and Jeff Macelli, Randi and Bart Hegeler
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Ken and Terri Miracle, Chris and Vicki Eddy, Joe D’Angelo, Jorie Fischer
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Jim and Joy Furby, Shirley and Ken Hinckley
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Sean Forbes, Lee Clark, Jerry Sanders and Rana Sampson, Darlene Shiley, Jerry Pikolysky
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Hugo and Susan Barrera (ball design co-chair), Elsie and Danny Arredondo, Nicole and Dave Repp (ball design co-chair)
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