The San Diego Traveler

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you, like many other San Diegans, would like to get involved with the fight against breast cancer, the 2008 Komen San Diego Race for the Cure is coming up, and it’s time to register. You can also make a pledge through their site.
If you can’t make it to the race, there are many other upcoming breast cancer events in the San Diego area:

October 4: Eat pizza for the cure at Mt. Mike’s Pizza
October 7: Benefit Gala at Bob Burton Center for the Performing Arts
October 9: Golf Revival Event with LPGA Golf Coach Dori …read more

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Cruise Night continues this Thursday evening in Encinitas, where hot rods, classic cars, and woodies gather each month on the third Thursday from June through September.
Classic cars park along Highway 101 between “D” street and the Lumberyard for public display. Live music plays in front of Encinitas Smog at 682 S. Coast Hwy 101, this month featuring Jerry “Hot Rod” Demink.
Future dates in this summer’s series include August 21 with the Surf Kings and September 18 with the Fabulous Woodies.
Photo credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevlar/2593433737/

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According to Wikipedia, Earth Day began in 1970:
“On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.”

So how do San Diegans celebrate Earth Day?
City of Poway Earth/Arbor Day
On April 12, …read more

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