Community Volunteers

Positive Impact

For Lany and Alex Zikakis, helping San Diego’s foster youth is both a passion and a way of life. She and Alex were introduced to Voices for Children …
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Voice For Children

When Maurice Voce became an empty nester after his only child left for college, he wanted to fill the void by continuing to work with children …
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Scout’s Honor

Craig Correll is a native Californian who married wife Janet on the bluffs of Torrey Pines Reserve in 1985. A few days later they moved to Carlsbad, where …
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Passionate Volunteers

Brisha Cordella and Sharone Story both reside in Carlsbad and love its sense of community. “My neighbors have become some of my best friends,” said Brisha. “I enjoy …
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Blessed to Help Others

Aviara Oaks Middle School student Tatum Bless enjoys making bracelets. After attending a Stop Hunger Now event at her church last year, she realized that she …
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Keeping Batiquitos Beautiful

After 38 years in the corporate world, Deb Mossa and her husband Louis decided to retire. Married for the past 45 years, they had traveled extensively and …
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Voices for Children

After retiring as a teacher, Elizabeth “Bette” Paynter of the Aviara community continued to substitute and tutor students part time, but she admitted, “I was still looking …
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Local Hidden Gem

When Katie Bringuier and her family moved to Carlsbad in 2012, they immediately fell in love with the beaches and the family-focused community. “I love how friendly …
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Education Advocate

Laura Bodensteiner and her family – husband Brian, daughter Gretchen, and twin sons Bennett and Wesley – have resided in Carlsbad for the past three years. “We moved …
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Giving & Receiving

It is the daily work of many hands that can make the biggest impact. For 92011 resident Cathy Goedken that means never missing her morning shift at …
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