On Sept. 11, 2001, Lance Corporal Sarah Rudder was attending a ceremony at the Pentagon. Suddenly, she felt a tremor that resembled an earthquake and saw smoke and flames billowing into the air from an airliner that had just crashed into the hallowed building. Without hesitation, Sarah and her fellow Marines ran into the fray and began to help in any way they could.
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Join us for a beach clean up, Sunday, April 14
Help keep Mission Beach beautiful by volunteering with us to clean up the beach! We encourage you to join this community effort on Sunday, April 14th from 9am-12pm. Aside from spending quality time outdoors and getting some steps in, you’ll help create a safer environment for marine life and those who enjoy the beach.
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Join us for a beach clean up on Sunday, November 19
UPDATE 11/16/2023- Due to the forecasted weather for Saturday, the beach clean up has been moved to Sunday, November 19, 9am-12pm.
Help keep Mission Beach beautiful by volunteering with us to clean up the beach! We encourage you to join this community effort on Sunday, November 19, 2023 from 9am-12pm. Aside from spending quality time outdoors and getting some steps in, you’ll help create a safer environment for marine life and those who enjoy the beach.
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Support Accessible and Inclusive Watersports by purchasing tickets to the San Diego Festival of the Arts!
EDIT: 09/08/2022 9:21pm – FROM sdfestivalofthearts.org – The San Diego Festival of the Arts has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s festival which was slated for this coming weekend, September 10 and 11, at San Diego Surf Sports Park in North San Diego. The safety of our guests, volunteers, artists and their artwork, team members and support staff is our greatest concern and due to forecasted dangerous weather and potentially hazardous conditions, we have elected to cancel this year’s event.
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Keep the summer camp fun going this fall!
If your campers are not ready to say goodbye to summer just yet, Fall Enrichment Programs are the way to go! This September MBAC is offering a variety of fall enrichment programs for campers ages 7 through 15. In September our weekend programs include surfing, wakeboarding, and new this fall, marine science. These activities are offered on Saturday mornings for 4-sessions. These programs are a great way for campers to get outside and have some fun while getting back into the groove of school!
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Let’s talk trash: Thank you for participating in out fall Beach Clean Up!
Thank you to everyone who came out to participate in our fall beach clean up! In all, 64 San Diego State students and members of the community came out to help in this effort. Collectively we were able to remove 141 pounds of trash and 123 pounds of recyclable materials from the beach and bay.
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