Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission award winners named

By Staff ENCINITAS

— The Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission in partnership with the Encinitas Rotary Club announced its recipients for the 2022 Senior Citizen of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards.

This awards program is designed to identify and celebrate people who have selflessly contributed to the City of Encinitas as a senior citizen role model.

Susan Hays was selected as Senior Citizen of the Year. Hays has given over 20 years of volunteer service.

VOLUNTEER

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated California $62 million from the Housing Trust Fund, an affordable housing production program that complements existing federal, state and local efforts to increase and preserve the supply of affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income households, including families experiencing homelessness.

BLOOD CONCERT

Throughout the month of May, blood donors at San Diego Blood Bank will automatically be entered to win a Blink-182 concert package that includes two tickets to see Blink-182 at Pechanga Arena on June 20 along with limo service, dinner, a one-night stay at Pendry San Diego and San Diego Blood Bank swag.

HAYS

She has volunteered for Leucadia and Encinitas 101 Main Street Associations, Encinitas Historical Society, the 101 Artists’ Colony, Paul Ecke Elementary School, the Cardiff Botanical Society, Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library and the city of Encinitas.

Hays’ service includes chairing the First Wednesday Music Series and curating art exhibits at the

JOIN THE NORTH COASTAL SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL

The Senior Volunteer Patrol of the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station performs home vacation security checks, assists with traffic control, enforces disabled parking regulations, patrols neighborhoods, schools, parks and shopping centers and visits homebound seniors who live alone for the communities of Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar.& portions of the county’s unincorporated areas. Volunteers must be at least age 50, be in good health, pass a background check, have auto insurance & a valid California driver’s license. Training includes a two week academy plus training patrols. The minimum commitment is 24 hours per month, & attendance at a monthly meeting. Interested parties should call (760) 966-3579 to arrange an information meeting.

Cardiff Library, keeping the “Book Nook” program open for the community, and participating in the creation the “Cardiff Kook and His Magic Carpet Ride” and the “Encinitas: Our History and People” books.

Danny Salzhandler was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Salzhandler has actively volunteered with several organizations including the Encinitas, Leucadia and Cardiff 101 Main Street Associations, Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association, the city of Encinitas,

101 Artists’ Colony, Encinitas Art, Culture & Ecology Alliance, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, Encinitas Library and American Legion.

Salzhandler was the founder of the Full Moon Poets, which produced poetry slams and contributed to the nationally recognized Arts Alive Banner Program.

He worked to bring Operation Homecoming to Encinitas, created works of art and donated them to various non-profit organizations in Encinitas for fundraising events and was responsible for getting Encinitas includ- ed in the Art Towns of California book.

Both Hays and Salzhandler will be honored at the Encinitas City Council meeting on May 24 at 6 p.m. They will each receive a personal award and their names will be listed on a perpetual plaque housed at the Encinitas Senior Center.

Also, they will be recognized at the Encinitas Rotary Club meeting on May 24 at 12 p.m. and invited to participate in the Encinitas Holiday Parade on Dec. 2 as special guests of the Senior Citizen Commission.

Pet of the Week

Terra is pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She is a 3-year-old, 7-pound, female, domestic short hair cat with a black and white coat.

Previously a stray, she and her kittens were taken to a local shelter. Her babies went into foster care while Terra was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through the Friends of County Animal Shelters program. She could live with kids as young as 10 as long as they are respectful. She might like living with another cat once her new family adopts her and takes her home.

Adopt by May 15 during Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event and her adoption fee is just $50. After that date, the adoption fee is $100.

The adoption fee in- cludes medical exam, spay, up-to-date vaccinations, registered microchip, and a one-year license if the new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s Department of Animal Services.

For information about adoption or to become a virtual foster, stop by Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, call (760) 753-6413 or visit SDpets. org.

BIKE ANYWHERE DAY SANDAG Bike to Work Day is now Bike Anywhere Day, and the 2023 SANDAG Bike Anywhere Day Pit Stop Map is available to help participants map their ride ahead of the annual event on May 18, from 6 to 9 a.m.

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Palomar College is one of 17 community colleges in the nation selected to participate in a program to develop strategies that offer equitable employment opportunities for all students.