Jon Liss elected Chairman of the Don Diego Board
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has elected Jon Liss as Board Chair. Liss, a Rancho Santa Fe resident who previously served as Vice Chair, replaces Paul Ecke III.
Scholarship Foundation Featured on KOCT’s “Oceanside Spectrum”
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is featured as the first segment on KOCT’s February 2016 “Oceanside Spectrum.” The show will air throughout February. On the show, Chana Mannen, who began working for the San Diego County Fair in 1970 and who has been Executive Director of the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation since its establishment in 1986, highlights the Foundation’s rich, 30-year history. . .
30th Anniversary Year Kicks Off With $44,000 In Scholarships Offered To County High School Seniors
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is delighted to kick off its 30th Anniversary Year in 2016 by offering a total of $44,000 in college scholarships to be awarded to 14 outstanding high school seniors who reside in San Diego County and who have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This marks the highest annual total in the history of the Foundation, which began ...
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation Adds Second Vocational Scholarship
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors voted unanimously at its November 23, 2015 board meeting to add a second $2,500 Vocational Education (Voc Ed) college scholarship to its already impressive array. Beginning in 2016, $44,000 in college scholarships will be awarded to 14 outstanding high school seniors who reside. . .
Be a Part of Fairgrounds History; Legacy Bricks Start at $150
It takes just $150 to ensure your place in the iconic history of the Del Mar Fairgrounds where legendary celebrities such as Bing Crosby hobnobbed with racegoers and daredevil performers thrilled fairgoers with breathtaking, high-wire feats. Your customized brick at the Don Diego Legacy Fountain in the Plaza de Mexico will live forever. . .
Don Diego Bus Sponsorship Gives Kids an Exciting Growth Experience
The 2015 San Diego County Fair has ended, but thousands of elementary school children will always remember the day they won a ribbon for growing their prize radish, arugula, nasturtium or other edible from seed through the Fair’s Plant*Grow*Eat program.
Don Diego Gala Was an Affair at the Fair to Remember!
A sold-out crowd festively came together on June 10, 2015 at the top of the famed Del Mar Fairgrounds Turf Club to fete outstanding college-bound students and feast on a gourmet meal at Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s Peter Frampton & Cheap Trick Dinner & Concert Gala at the San Diego County Fair.
14 High School Seniors Share $42,500 in Don Diego College Scholarships
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s 14 stellar 2015 college scholarship winners are going places – thanks to their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements and an unprecedented $42,500 in Don Diego funding.
Charity Fair Horse Show Donates $6,000 to Don Diego
Charity Fair Horse Show President Susan Farrior of Rancho Santa Fe recently presented a check for $6,000 on behalf of the Horse Show to her fellow Don Diego Scholarship Foundation Board
Don Diego Introduces Vocational Ed Scholarship
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is excited to announce the creation of an annual $2,500 scholarship earmarked specifically for graduating high school seniors planning to pursue a vocational education curriculum at a community college or accredited trade school; with the goal of obtaining an AA/AS degree or certificate.