More than 75 people gathered at the San Diego County Fair’s Plaza de Mexico on opening day, June 7, 2014, to see their new Don Diego Scholarship Foundation legacy bricks paving a path to the Legacy Brick Fountain.
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation celebrated its 28th year of awarding college scholarships to outstanding San Diego County seniors with a chart-topping Huey Lewis & the News Dinner and Concert Gala on July 1, 2014 at the San Diego County Fair.
13 exceptional high school seniors from throughout San Diego County will embark on their college studies at prestigious universities around the country supported by sizable scholarships from the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation.
Del Mar, CA … All of the Legacy Bricks honoring our Don Diego Scholarship Foundation recipients are as special as the scholars they represent. The bricks of scholars, Board members and contributors embellish pathways at the Don Diego Legacy Brick Fountain in the Plaza de México at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Gordon Yee of Encinitas and Jessica Theisman of Escondido Receive Coveted $2,500 College Scholarships via Tuition Granted/Don Diego Partnership
The June 15, 2013 Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s Steve Miller Band Dinner and Concert Gala at the San Diego County Fair brought together past, present and future in one festive evening that will benefit the future of education and our community.
Four exceptional San Diego County high school seniors will embark on college careers supported by sizable scholarships from the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the San Diego County Fair. They will be recognized at the exclusive Don Diego Steve Miller Band Dinner and Concert Gala on June 15, 2013 at the Fair. Tickets are available at dondiegoscholarship.org.
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation has created an endowment Spanjian Family Scholarship to create an enduring legacy honoring Robert Spanjian, a Don Diego founder who has served as Secretary-Treasurer since the Foundation’s establishment in 1986.
More than 170 people enjoyed a rockin’ and rollin’ evening at the June 28, 2012 Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s Dinner and Concert Gala at the San Diego County Fair. The SoCal-perfect summer night made an ideal setting for this event whose proceeds support annual $5,000 scholarships to outstanding San Diego County high school seniors who have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Each year the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation awards four $5,000 college scholarships to deserving seniors in San Diego County. All winners must have participated in the Del Mar Fairgrounds in some way. After a competitive application and interview process, the Don Diego Board Members interviewed qualified candidates on May 10, 2012 and selected the following recipients