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Fedoras & Flappers Casino Party March 4, 2010

Angela — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:32:53 +0000

March 4, 2010

Fedoras and Flappers Casino Night presented by Partying for a Purpose and hosted by Sidebar, Angela Brannon, Shawn Heyl, Paul Kim “PK”, Dita Diaz, Cadie Brown, Tim Reese, and Craig and Joel of the Agency San Diego.

Side Bar became a Roaring 20’s Speak-easy! Over 225 guests enjoyed hosted St. Petersburg Vodka cocktails and delicious pizza from Ciro’s Pizza. Flappers and men donning fedoras then played roulette, craps and blackjack provided by Casino Concepts and KOOL Party Rentals. Gorgeous Partying for a Purpose Hosts and Hostesses were the dealers!

DJ IDeaL rocked for 4 hours with an unforgettable jam session with Saxophonist DeLa of Slightly Stoopid. The Ladies of Pole Addiction hung upside down by their ankles and Side Bar’s Go Go Dancers shook their fringe from atop the bar. DJ Who closed the night.

The night included a raffle for prizes and an extensive silent auction. Donors included Ulan Med Spa, Taste and Thirst, Pure Platinum, Side Bar, Nstyle Limousine, Tilted Kilt, Spin Nightclub, Mind Body Partnerships, Village Hat Shop, Burger Lounge, O’ Brothers Burgers, RA Sushi, Oscar Night America, eLiveLife.com, Barona, Bar Ninety, Steele Canyon Golf Course, Hyde Edwards Salon and Spa, Split Ends Hair Salon, Model Call Salon, Stingaree, Best Western Harbor Yacht, Aja Encinas, Eric Edwards, San Diego Polo Club, Cadie Browne and Cleanology.

Other Sponsors included Big Tuna Interactive, V Group, Ciro’s, StreamLight Video, King of Happy Hour, 944 Magazine, Discoversd.com and Any Budget.

100% of proceeds benefited the It’s All about the Kids Foundation !

Photos at www.flickr.com/photos/partyingforapurpose and Video to come!

On the Border !

Angela — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:40:24 +0000

On the Border has joined It’s All About the Kids as a sponsor by donating to our auction at the Fedoras & Flappers Casino Party! Thank you so much Nicole!! Please visit On the Border! www.onthebordersd.com

Have It Green Magazine

Angela — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:04:22 +0000

Check out Have It Green Magazine!

Taking Care of Business Video

Admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:25:20 +0000

Streamlight Video produced an awesome video of our Taking Care of Business Awards ceremony. Watch and see how much fun we have at Partying for a Purpose events!

Angela — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:51:02 +0000

February 14, 2010 Valentine’s Day at Stingaree! What a fun night on Valentine’s Day or Anti-Valentine’s Day…at Stingaree! Sunday! Special Guests Far East Movement rocked the packed house . No work on Monday..so we all Played!

Thanks, Stingaree for including It’s All About the Kids in a great night!

Ben Venouziou Art Show on February 11, 2010

Angela — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:56:44 +0000

February 11, 2010 Ben Venouziou Art Show at Syrah

Thank you to everyone who attend the Ben Venouziou Art Show at Vin De Syrah on February 11, 2010! We Enjoyed the live Flamenco Guitar by the Antony Garcia Trio and delicious wine and other spirits. The Art fit perfectly with Syrah’s awesome Decor! Thank you Ben!

15% of all all paintings sold at the event was donated to the It’s All about the Kids Foundation.

Taking Care of Business Awards

Angela — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:01:54 +0000

The First Taking Care of Business Awards Presented by Parting for a Purpose, Side Bar and the It’s All About the Kids Foundation was on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Side Bar. What a kick-off! Everyone was Partying for a Purpose!

The It’s All About the Kids Foundation presented Taking Care of Business Awards to:

The Agency San Diego
Torrey Pines Bank
NStyle Limousine
Taste & Thirst
Ciro’s Pizza
Nicky Rotten’s

Sysco Foods

Real Deal Furniture

These companies made it happen for the It’s All About the Kids Foundation in 2009. Each company received an engraved Star Award and also a sign painted for them by the children of Christies’s Place, Toussaint Academy and Storefront.

Over 225 guests enjoyed hosted St. Petersburg Vodka cocktails and wonderful appetizers from Marketplace Grille as well as delicious organic cupcakes from Cups La Jolla. DJ IDeaL kept the place rockin’ with Jason Whitmore on Sax and Mark DeMascole on the drums. The guests marveled at the acrobatic feats of the Ladies of Pole Addiction.

Thank you to our additional Sponsors including Southwest Trophy, Flowers by Marie, Sidebar, Discoversd.com, Any Budget, King of Happy Hour, V Group Printing, Big Tuna Interactive, Boogie Nights and StreamLight Video. And a huge thanks to the gorgeous Partying for a Purpose hostesses who helped at the event.

Thank you to our Auction winner and Auction Donors: The Merk, Bar Ninety, Gwendolyn at Groom,
King of Happy Hour, Ulan MedSpa, Side Bar, Taste & Thirst,Pure Platinum Kearny Mesa, Best Western Yacht Harbor Hotel, Karen Watt, Shpigel Acupuncture, Hall of Champions, Gaslamp Association and Gaslamp Event Marketing, Spin Nightclub, Stingaree, Shore Club, Tabu Sushi Lounge La Jolla, Voyeur and The Pearl.

100% of the proceeds benefited the It’s All about the Kids Foundation.

CLICK HERE to Check out the photos from photographer John Vaughn .

The next Taking Care of Business Awards will be in May.

When Angela Brannon, Executive and Co-founder of the It’s All About the Kids Foundation began working with charities in 1997,her brother Scott would give her Certificates of Appreciation for the work that she was doing.
Each said “In Appreciation for Taking Care of Business”. Taking Care of Business Awards are in memory of Scott Brannon who was murdered in 2006.

KOOL Party Rentals is the best!

Angela — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:45:34 +0000

Kool Party Rentals is one of It’s All About the Kids Foundation’s favorite sponsors. They provided fantastic illuminating beds at the Sexy Under the Sea Party at the Playboy Mansion ! At the Vegas Casino Night, their light up Blackjack tables set the mood for the party – Red and Racy! Kool Party Rentals will join us for the Fedoras & Flappers Casino Party at Side Bar on March 4 again for the Lucky 7 Party at the Playboy Mansion ! For the best in rental furniture for your next event, please contact Anthony@koolpartyrentals.com. Anthony and Jack Rock! For more info www.koolpartyrentals.com

It’s All About the Kids Helps Fight Discrimination

Angela — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:47:30 +0000

It’s All About the Kids Foundation is committed to fight all discrimination. In 2007, Yvette Ogletree of Christie’s Place shared with our Foundation that there was a protest in Alabama, where a young boy with HIV was a victim of discrimination. The three year old boy was not allowed to swim or even shower at the Wales West RV Resort. She wanted to attend and represent San Diego. We gladly granted her an airplane ticket to Alabama. We are happy to announce that a lawsuit was won against the trailer park!

AIDS Issues Update: Features:

Justice Is Served for HIV-Positive Caleb Glover; Exclusive Interview with his Mom

A happy Caleb Glover, now age 5.

More than two-and-a-half years after an HIV-positive toddler was denied access to a swimming pool in Silverhill, Alabama, justice has been served—or at least resolved. The U.S. Justice Department announced today it has settled an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit requiring Wales West RV Resort owner Ken Zadnichek to pay $10,000 to the United States and $36,000 in damages to the family of Caleb Glover.

According to a press release from the Justice Department, under the terms of the agreement Wales West LLC will establish policies, procedures and training practices to ensure that patrons and their families are not discriminated against on the basis of disability.

“Ensuring that individuals with disabilities are not subjected to discriminatory, stigmatizing treatment based on unfounded fears and stereotypes is critically important. The ADA protects individuals with HIV and other disabilities from this kind of discrimination,“said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

Caleb was banned from the resort’s pool and shower in May 2007, after his then-foster mother Silvia Glover told a Wales West staffer her Caleb has HIV. Frustrated, Glover told the local tv station, and the case gained national attention. When Zadnichek failed to fully apologize for his actions, the Campaign to End AIDS “organized a Labor Day family reunion, of HIV-positive people from across the country to raise awareness of HIV stigma and discrimination. Around 60 members of the C2EA arrived from as far away as San Diego and Columbus Ohio, for a day of camping, barbecuing, and, of course, swimming with Caleb, as his foster mother Silvia looked on.

Caleb soon became symbol as of discrimination, gracing the cover of POZ Magazine with Project Runway alum Jack Mackenroth and being flown out to Disneyland in 2008 for a World AIDS Day bike ride.

Silvia Glover speaks

In an interview with the Update, Silvia Glover, now Caleb’s adoptive mother, said she never filed a civil suit against Wales West, but is grateful for the Department of Justice lawsuit.

“I’m really pleased by the fact that they did acknowledge discriminated against Caleb,” Glover said. Under the terms of the suit, Glover, whose husband died in 2008, will receive $12,000 a year for three years from Zadnichek, money that will go to Caleb.

“I’m blessed that I can meet my everyday needs. But I’m an older lady raising a young child. I might not be around always,” Glover said. She worries about when Caleb will age out of Medicaid at 18. She also wants to put down money for his college fund. “Right now he says he wants to be a doctor.” She added jokingly, “I can’t imagine why, with all the doctors he sees.”

Caleb eats through a feeding tube and has cerebral palsy. But he attends Pre-K and is doing well. “He loves school,” Glover said. “He bounces out of here every morning. We’re thoroughly enjoying him. He’s been the best blessing.”

Categorized as: AIDS Issues Update, Features
Posted by Diana Scholl , January 20, 2010 at 2:49pm

Upcoming 2010 Events

Angela — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:29:13 +0000

Partying for a Purpose

Upcoming Events!

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING FESTIVITIES OF
ALEXANDER SALAZAR FINE ART.
MARCH 26 AND MARCH 27TH – 5 -9 PM

EACH NIGHT !

15% of the proceeds of the sale of art will be donated to the It’s All about the Kids Foundation and our programs for Christie’s Place.

ALEXANDER SALAZAR FINE ART
640 BROADWAY
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
www.alexandersalazarfineart.com

For info and to rsvp for this event, CLICK HERE!

April 24, 2010

It’s All About the Kids 6 year Anniversary Party! And Angela’s Birthday ! At Stingaree! More Details to Come!

May 2010

Taking Care of Business Awards II

Battle of the Chefs 2010

Top San Diego Chefs will Battle it out !

August 20-23, 2010

Partying for a Purpose Presents LUCKY 7 at the Playboy Mansion. Our 7th annual fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion.

For info please go to www.partyingforapurposemansionparty.com and contact Angela@itsallaboutthekids.org