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       Calling all Sorrento
   Valley photographers!  
We're looking for photos of Sorrento Valley, so now's your chance to show off your talent!  Old historical photos would be awesome as well!  Contact us here.
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Mark your calendars!
Next Sorrento Valley 
Town Council Meeting: Thursday, August 14 at 7pm

6990 Carroll Road
San Diego, CA 92121



Let us know what kinds of projects you would like to see the SVTC focus on in the future. 



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The neighborhood of Sorrento Valley is roughly bordered by Interstate 5 to the west, Camino Santa Fe to the east, Miramar Road to the south and the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve to the north.

Be prepared for the unexpected!

It's no small comfort to stressed out minds to know that you are as prepared for any emergency as you can be.  That is why the SVTC is very happy to announce that we are providing a full line of disaster preparedness products through The OnDuty Network, and between now and July 14, 20% of sales purchased from the Sorrento Valley page will go towards supporting your Town Council! 


So order within the next week and share with your friends, family and social networks!

Sorrento Valley Author Faith McCune 
By Susan Carolin

Now that Sorrento Valley resident Faith McCune has successfully published her first novel, “Duffy’s World:  Seeing the World Through a Dog’s Eyes,” she has been concentrating her energy for the last few months on an organization she is very excited about.  Called The Kids of America, this nonprofit’s dual mission is to educate children on two seemingly disparate but important subjects not normally covered in school curriculums:  how to preserve our planet’s resources and how to be financially responsible for their future. 

Faith said that the organization is developing a pilot program called “Roadmap to Sustainability.”  This innovative, self-paced program will be offered on a voluntary basis to students at a local charter school as soon as funding is completed.  The program will utilize experts from different fields to present practical and empowering information through on-line lectures on a wide range of subjects, individually picked by each student.  Topics include entrepreneurship, goal setting, public speaking and the stock market, to name a few.  The program will be offered to students from ages 16 to 24.

This Saturday, June 14, The Kids of America is hosting a fundraiser event that the whole family can enjoy, the Father’s Day Festival & Walk, to focus awareness on the importance of early health screenings for prostate cancer.  Part of the proceeds will also go to benefit the Sorrento Valley Town Council.  Be sure to post this onto your social network and ask your friends to join you on the walk or to sponsor you.  Bring a filled out Pledge Form (click here) with you to the walk.

The fun-filled, daylong event begins with a check-in/registration for a 5k walk at 7:30 a.m. at the Sears parking lot at UTC Westfield Mall.  The walk begins at 9 am from the Sears lot, continues to the National Cemetery at Miramar where flowers will be lain in honor of those who served our country, and ends back at the Sears lot where there will be a free admission Father’s Day Festival until 4 p.m. with live entertainment, games and more.  Bring your pets too; there will be a contest for “Man’s Best Friend” and a Pet Expo.

The Kids of America also sponsors electronic waste-recycling events throughout California to help fund their education program.  An e-waste collection will be set up at the event so anyone who wants to get rid of old TVs, computers, laptops, monitors, etc., can bring them to the event and the staff will take it from there.  They hope to teach the children how to preserve the planet and save for their future. 

 Sorrento Valley Town Council goes to city hall to speak on issues 
BY SUSAN CAROLIN

About a dozen members and directors of the Sorrento Valley Town Council stood before the City Council on May 19 requesting the City's help in getting our neighborhood signs installed.  Three SVTC Directors and one member each spoke to the Council about the importance of nurturing and promoting the identity of our neighborhood. Our District Representative Lorie Zapf was not in attendance, "due to a family emergency," according to Council President Todd Gloria.


Most of the speakers mentioned Lorie Zapf's omission of Sorrento Valley on her website map as well as her refusal to install our neighborhood signs.  Director Wayne Cox spoke of how it would be in the "best interests of the city economically to recognize our neighborhood's identity, which is world-known for all things high tech."


Long-time resident and SVTC Treasurer Lil Nover explained that our neighborhood council was formed in order to represent and give a voice to over 5,000 residents, businesses, and landowners in the neighborhood.  Ms. Nover pointed out that thousands of businesses and landowners identify with Sorrento Valley, "so much so that hundreds of businesses and/or business parks include Sorrento in their business name."


Sorrento Valley native Craig Jackson pointed out that residents who have lived in the neighborhood for almost 20 years have always considered this area Sorrento Valley, corroborated by all of the major authoritative websites, such as Google Maps, Yahoo! and the entire real estate industry.


SVTC Secretary/Editor Susan Carolin stated that "being treated as if our neighborhood actually does not exist is insulting, disrespectful, disheartening and could be financially damaging to the thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses who call the neighborhood of Sorrento Valley their home and/or place of business."


Because this was not on the Council's agenda, no discussion between the SVTC and the Council was permitted after our presentation. Todd Gloria did thank the group for their work towards their community, and suggested we continue our efforts through the Mayor's office and the planning groups.  

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