Dear Community Leaders,
It is a great pleasure to share with you that the 114th Anniversary Charity Ball, Come Fly with Me, Honoring Papa Doug & Lisa Manchester and the Manchester Family Foundation, will be held on February 4, 2023, at the historic Hotel del Coronado, home of the Charity Ball since 1912. The Charity Ball is the preeminent philanthropic event in San Diego and the longest running yearly event in our region.
The Charity Ball is San Diego’s grandest commitment to the children of our community. For more than a century, the volunteer-organized event has brought together community leaders and supporters from throughout our community for a night of elegance, recognition, entertainment and, most importantly, commitment to our children in need. It is one special evening each year, but the night has long-lasting impact on the children of our region. The Charity Ball has been a source of funding for Rady Children’s Hospital since the Hospital was established in 1954.
I am delighted to have been entrusted to serve as Chairman of the Charity Ball and I have selected the Chadwick Center for Children & Families at Rady Children’s Hospital as our beneficiary. The Chadwick Center is the largest children’s advocacy center in San Diego County and plays a critical role in the county’s response to child abuse and neglect, ensuring that trauma does NOT become the defining experience of any child’s life. My hope is that together we change the lives of those without a voice of their own.
I hope that you will Come Fly with Me at the 114th Anniversary Charity Ball as a guest, sponsor, advertiser, underwriter or box patron.
With gratitude,
Danitza Villanueva
Chairman, 114th Anniversary Charity Ball
