Score yourself discount soccer tickets. The San Diego Loyal SC is offering 15% to 20% off tickets for their March 11 and March 19 games.
The deal is being offered ahead of the club officially becoming a Live Well San Diego partner next month.
Deanna Zotalis-Ferreira, chief of the Office of Equitable Communities, submitted this photo to highlight and show her gratitude to the amazing Community Action Partnership family at the Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities. The photo was taken at last year’s holiday breakfast.
Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov. Be sure to include information about the photo and your name. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.
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Help County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO) provide greater support to local nonprofits and County employees and retirees in need.
Make a one-time or reoccurring donation or encourage another person to support CECO and change CECO’s luck this month. Every March, the number of people that contribute to CECO declines due to retirements. Let’s change that!
There’s three easy ways to give: donate through PayPal, set up a reoccurring donation or through automatic payroll deductions.
Since forming in 1956, CECO has given more than $7 million back to San Diego County. Contributions from employees and retirees to CECO are awarded to local nonprofits each year and are also used to help employees in need.
For questions, email SDCECO@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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Steve Schmidt, Deputy Director for Capital Construction in General Services, shared this beautiful photo of the blooms near the Borrego Springs Library.
Share your fabulous photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov. Be sure to include information about the photo and your name. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.
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Raenique “Rae” Madden-Bowman lights up a room with her smile. She is often described as “everyone’s favorite.” As an office support specialist with Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities, Rae cares deeply about her team’s drive to make a positive impact in the community.
Just below that confidence and happiness lie the pain from a near-death experience just four years ago.
On that day, Rae went in for her annual physical expecting her results to hold no surprises. The married mother of one left her appointment feeling fine and went about her day at work, later she picked up her daughter from school and headed home.
During the drive, she got a call from the doctor’s office. She was told she needed to go to the hospital immediately due to dangerously low hemoglobin numbers.
Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout your body. If this number is low, it means your red blood cell count is low. The doctors needed to know why.
Rae ignored the call and made it home. She told her husband, and he begged her to go to the hospital. After a while, she relented. At the hospital, her numbers kept dropping. At one point a nurse asked, “how are you awake right now?”
Rae’s sunshine dimmed and she started feeling sick as the situation worsened.
Rounds of testing found she had a blood disorder and other health concerns. She had one blood transfusion and two surgeries to save her life.
The recovery was rough, but Rae is back to shining bright. Her gratitude has deepened for those who donate blood.
“You hope to never need a transfusion and in those desperate moments, donors matter most,” said Rae.
That is why Rae hopes everyone can make the time to donate blood as part of the County’s 39th Annual Blood Drive in partnership with the San Diego Blood Bank.
It is easy to sign up at one of the dozens of locations across the county. At your appointment, your iron level, pulse, and cholesterol will be checked to ensure you are healthy enough to give.
In 2022 the County team donated 492 pints of blood, enough to save more than 1,400 lives.
This year the goal is 501 pints. Thanks to donors, Rae was able to go home to her husband and baby girl. She feels lucky to have the chance to watch her daughter grow.
Blood Drives at County Facilities
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER | BOOK NOW
MON, APR 3 | 9:30 am-4 pm | Mobile parked in front on Pacific Hwy., 1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101
FALLBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER | BOOK NOW
MON, APR 3 | 11:30 pm-4:30 pm | Parking Lot, 341 Heald Ln., Fallbrook, CA 92028
JULIAN LIBRARY | BOOK NOW
WED, APR 5 | 12 am-5 pm | 1850 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036
EDGEMOOR HOSPITAL | BOOK NOW
THUR, APR 6 | 9 am-2:30 pm | Parking Lot, 655 Park Center Dr., Santee, CA 92071
COUNTY OPERATIONS CENTER | BOOK NOW
THUR, APR 6 | 9 am-3 pm | Main Entrance Cul de Sac, 5560 Overland Ave., San Diego, CA 92123
EAST REGION LIVE WELL CENTER | BOOK NOW
MON, APR 10 | 9 am-2:30pm | Parking Lot, 367 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT - SOUTH COUNTY DIVISION | BOOK NOW
TUES, APR 11 | 9 am-2pm | Parking Lot, 500 Third Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910
MISSION VALLEY FRC- NORTH CENTRAL/RESIDENTIAL | BOOK NOW
TUES, APR 11 | 8 am-1:30 pm | North Parking Lot area, 7947 Mission Center Ct., San Diego, CA 92108
LEMON GROVE FRC | BOOK NOW
TUES, APR 11 | 10 am–3:30 pm | Parking Lot, 7065 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
PROBATION - SOUTH BAY REGION | BOOK NOW
TUES, APR 11 | 9 am-2:30 pm | Parking Lot, 1095 Bay Blvd., Chula Vista, CA 91911
SAN DIEGO COUNTY ROADS DEPARTMENT | BOOK NOW
FRI, APR 11 | 11 am-4 pm | Parking Lot, 11970 Singer Ln., Spring Valley, CA 91978
NORTH INLAND LIVE WELL CENTER | BOOK NOW
THURS, APR 13 | 9 am-2 pm | Parking Lot, 649 W. Mission Ave., Escondido, CA 92025
SEVILLE PLAZA | BOOK NOW
THUR, APR 13 | 9 am-3 pm | Campus Visitor Parking Lot, 5469 Kearny Villa Rd., San Diego, CA 92123
SOUTH REGION LIVE WELL CENTER | BOOK NOW
FRI, APR 14 | 8:30 am-2 pm | Parking Lot, 690 Oxford St., Chula Vista, CA 91911
NORTH COAST FRC | BOOK NOW
FRI, APR 14 | 8 am-1 pm | 3708 Ocean Ranch Blvd., Oceanside, CA 92056
SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT | BOOK NOW
FRI, APR 14 | 10 am-3:30 pm | Parked in front of Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES | BOOK NOW
TUES, APR 18 | 9 am-3 pm | Parked Curbside, 3989 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA 92123
JUVENILE PROBATION CENTER | BOOK NOW
WED, APR 19 | 9:30 am-3:30 pm | Parking Lot, 2901 Meadow Lark Dr., San Diego, CA 92123
NORTH CENTRAL FRC | BOOK NOW
WED, APR 19 | 10 am-4 pm | Parking Lot, 5055 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA 92123
SOUTH REGION FRC | BOOK NOW
WED, APR 19 | 9 am-2:30 pm | Parking Lot, 401 Mile of Cars Way, National City, CA, 91950
SHERIFF HEADQUARTERS | BOOK NOW
WED, APR 19 | 9 am-3 pm | Parking Lot, 9621 Ridgehaven, San Diego, CA 92123
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES | BOOK NOW
TUE, APR 25 | 8:30 am-2:30 pm | Parking Lot, 8911 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123
The County Administration Center was lit Tuesday night in honor of Rare Disease Day.
Our Employee Wellness Program recently launched an employee wellness challenge called “Renew.” While the registration has closed, you can still benefit from these wellness micro-learnings and activities. Check back often for activities to help you create calm, boost happiness, sharpen focus and increase energy.
Today’s lesson is on personal mission statements.
Write a summary of your values, goals, and priorities.
Your personal mission statement is a roadmap for your life… a plan for where you want to go and how to get there. Over time, you may begin wandering off course, but consulting a summary of your values and goals can get you back on track. Going through this process will help you identify and stick to your core priorities. Start by responding with self-honesty to these prompts:
What do you want out of life? Identify your values and what is most important to you.
What are you here to achieve? Think about how you can contribute to the world through your community, friends, family, and work.
What is your purpose? Consider both short- and long-term goals here.
Take some time to deeply contemplate your answers — there’s no rush to get it “right.” Distill your thoughts into a page or less, focusing on your top priorities in a clear mission statement. Return often to this compass for your life’s journey, when making decisions or seeking fresh motivation, and refresh/revise as needed.
For more information on Employee Wellness offerings, visit this InSite page.
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The County Administration Center was lit Monday night to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Office of Border Health.
The County Administration Center was lit Friday night to recognize the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Our Employee Wellness Program recently launched an employee wellness challenge called “Renew.” While the registration has closed, you can still benefit from these wellness micro-learnings and activities. Check back often for activities to help you create calm, boost happiness, sharpen focus and increase energy.
Today’s lesson is on setting goals
Imagine your optimum future and plan how to get there.
Goal setting can feel a little abstract… we vow to improve eating habits or exercise more for better health or strive to work harder for success. But what if you reframe goal setting — driven not by what you want to do better, but by a sharp view of where you want to end up?
Start by vividly creating in your mind, then writing down the best future you can imagine. Envision yourself having reached important milestones and enjoying life at various points ahead. Be sure to include clear specifics and distinct details, for example:
Instead of: “I hope to advance at work,” try “I’ve advanced to assistant manager, and I feel fulfilled in carrying out my responsibilities.”
Instead of: “I’d like to spend more time with family,” try: “I’ve created a tradition of hosting regular Sunday family dinners, and I’m more connected to them than ever before.”
Instead of: “I want to exercise regularly,” try: “I’ve become a walker, and I look forward to being out in the fresh air — I feel great and can’t imagine going without my daily walk.”
A detailed, concrete, positive vision is exciting and motivating, encouraging you to move toward goals with purpose.
For more information on Employee Wellness offerings, visit this InSite page.
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