{"id":10348,"date":"2011-11-14T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=10348"},"modified":"2011-11-14T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T21:30:43","slug":"boys-girls-clubs-super-start-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=10348","title":{"rendered":"Boys &#038; Girls Clubs Super Start Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nelsons.Smiths.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nelsons.Smiths.jpg','popup','width=800,height=571,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nelsons.Smiths-tm.jpg\" height=\"306\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Nelsons.Smiths\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 500 guests attended the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgccarlsbad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad<\/a><\/strong><strong> Super Stars . .  Let It Shine! Gala<\/strong> held at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacosta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Costa Resort and Spa&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> Del Sol Ballroom on October 22, 2011. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The event was emceed by Emmy Award winning news anchor <strong>Kimberly Hunt <\/strong>and her husband (and former Charger) <strong>Billy Ray Smith<\/strong>, and honored SDSU Men\u2019s Basketball Coach <strong>Steve Fisher<\/strong>. . . \u201cWhat a memorable evening; you could literally feel the love in the ballroom!\u201d said Chair <strong>Barbi Nelson<\/strong>. \u201cThe true super stars are our children, and I\u2019m pleased that we were able to raise significant funds for them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Proceeds from the event went directly toward operating funds for the Boys &#38; Girls Clubs. For more info follow the jump.<!--more-->Kids Are Super Stars at Boys &#38; Girls Club Gala!<\/p>\n<p> (Carlsbad, CA \u2013 November 14, 2011)  The signature \u201cSparkle\u201d drinks were chilled, the mood was celebratory, and a terrific time was had by the nearly 500 guests who attended Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad\u2019s \u201cSuper Stars \u2026 let it shine!\u201d Gala. Presented by PayPros, the black tie event held at La Costa Resort and Spa\u2019s Costa Del Sol Ballroom on October 22. <\/p>\n<p>Dynamic Wayne Foster Entertainment provided sensational sounds that kept the dance floor packed all night. There was also a candy bar overflowing with star-themed treats as well as a flip-book station complete with dress-up props. The event was emceed by Emmy Award winning news anchor Kimberly Hunt and her husband (and former Charger) Billy Ray Smith, and honored SDSU Men\u2019s Basketball Coach Steve Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a memorable evening; you could literally feel the love in the ballroom!\u201d said Chair Barbi Nelson. \u201cThe true super stars are our children, and I\u2019m pleased that we were able to raise significant funds for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the event go directly towards operating funds for Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad, which has played an integral role in the Carlsbad community since 1952.  One of the fastest growing youth development agencies in North County, Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad provides essential programs to more than 1,000 children at its two branches in Carlsbad Village and La Costa.  For more information regarding Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad special events and sponsorship opportunity, please call (760) 729-0207, visit www.bgccarlsbad.org, or email info@bgccarlsbad.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 500 guests attended the Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad Super Stars . . Let It Shine! Gala held at the La Costa Resort and Spa&#8217;s Del Sol Ballroom on October 22, 2011. The event was emceed by Emmy Award winning news anchor Kimberly Hunt and her husband (and former Charger) Billy Ray Smith, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10348"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10349,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10348\/revisions\/10349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}