With guests Audra Fleming, the San Diego American Diabetes Association Associate Manager for this year’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes and Tour de Cure events; and Krista Chandler, a junior at Mt. Carmel High School and one of the American Diabetes Association’s Youth Ambassadors, whose team for this year's Step Out is the Bezerk Ogres. Diabetes is the fatest-growing disease in the United States, and a disease which is beginning to affect children at younger and younger ages. According to the American Diabetes Association, someone is diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. every 20 seconds. If current trends continue, one in three children born today will be diagnosed with diabetes in their lifetime. An additional 57 million people have what’s called pre-diabetes, putting them at significant risk of Type II diabetes. This year's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes is happening Saturday, October 25th at Liberty Station in Point Loma. Registration gets underway at 8:00 am. It’s a great opportunity to get outside and stretch your legs to put feet to pavement for three miles and increase awareness about diabetes and raise money in the search for a cure. To learn more click HERE, or call 1-888-DIABETES.

With writer, fashion critic, gourmet food pro, and UCSD alum Erica Boeke, talking about her new book Game Face: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports (co-authored with Chris De Benedetti), now available through Virgin Books, and her website featuring a stable of sports-minded writers and bloggers: Go Game Face. More than 45 million women tune into the NFL and 46 percent of the NBA fan base is female, but until now there’s never been a smart book about sports with a distinctly female point of view. Written with today's smart, savvy, passionate female sports fan in mind, Game Face: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports captures the stories behind the games, compelling stories about players’ lives, and often the lives of their wives and girlfriends (and sometimes their drug dealers and defense attorneys), covering the gamut from Dock Ellis’ 1970 LSD-inspired no-hitter against the San Diego Padres, to the Minnesota Vikings infamous 2005 cruise on Lake Minnetonka. Chapters tackle bad sports fashion, sports stars who tried and failed to become rock stars, race and sexuality in sports, how marketing is ruining (and saving) sports, and follows the authors as they navigate women's approach to enjoying professional sports. GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports is available in stores and on-line now.

With amphibian expert Don Boyer, the San Diego Zoo's Curator of Herptology; and Joanne Leidenberger, the San Diego Zoo’s Director of Special Events. The 100-acre San Diego Zoo is a not-for-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting endangered species and their habitats. Along with its sister-facility, the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, and the Zoo’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research, the Zoo engages in conservation and research work around the globe and is responsible for maintaining accredited horticultural, animal, library, and photo collections. Locally, the San Diego Zoo is working to save several endangered animals including the mountain yellow-legged frog, Pacific pocket mouse, the light-footed clapper rail, and the California condor. The Zoo and Wild Animal Park breed and release species like the clapper rail, California condor, Andean condor, Guam rail, addax, scimitar-horned oryx and others. This year's Walk On the Wild side gets underway to 7:30 am, Saturday October 11th. To register for this year's Walk On the Wild Side 5K Walk at the San Diego Zoo, click HERE, or call (760) 692-2900 to learn more.

With Carol Damon-Scherer, the Senior Managing Director of Corporate and Community Development for the Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation; and Fabian Guiterrez, the father of young Liam Guiterrez, who has already had over 100 brain surgeries, many at Rady Children’s Hospital. Another one of the beneficiaries of the Second Annual Shamu and You Family Walk, Liam's medical condition prompted Fabian and his wife to create Liam’s Fund to help other children in similar medical situations. Getting underway at 8:00 am on Saturday October 4th, the Shamu and You Family Walk is a fun way to get outside at Sea World and Mission Bay and benefit the life-saving efforts at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego in Kearny Mesa. Originally founded by concerned citizens in 1954 as a 59-bed hospital for childhood polio victims, Rady Children's Hospital remains the only comprehensive tertiary care pediatric medical center in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Rady Children's Hospital San Diego relies on the support of donors and volunteers to ensure critically ill and injured children have access to the highest possible quality care. Listen in and learn more about the Second Annual Shamu and You Family Walk, and how Rady Children's Hospital San Diego works to stay ahead of the demands of a growing community.

With Chida Darby, President and Pageant Director; Machelle Slade, training coach and presenter, and Rashonda Smith, one of nine contestants in the First Annual Miss Black San Diego. The pageant is happening Saturday, September 27th at 7:00 pm at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley. According to Chida, "Our mission is to identify, develop and promote leadership amongst women who use their lives to promote social change in ways that inspire, commit, innovate, educate, and encourage. We encourage these women to become involved in the political process by becoming active in the events that impact their community." The Miss Black San Diego pageant presents a community development program which empowers, educates, and uplifts women and the community at large, plus the organization presents an intensive personal development program for area delegates, providing resources and insights for women in areas of personal growth and development. Featuring emcee Grandison Phelps IV and a panel of judges made up of area broadcasters and businesspeople, tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the event. You can purchase tickets online, or click HERE to find in-person ticket locations. Make time on Saturday, September 27th to attend the First Annual Miss Black San Diego pageant.

With guest Lisa Walker from the Rock Church’s Step Up Foster Youth Mentor Ministry. The second annual Youth In Paradise Walk and Festival is Saturday, September 20th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the South Promenade of Liberty Station in Point Loma. This year’s event features an abundance of food, music, crafts, relays, an obstacle course, water games, a dance-off, mimes and clowns, and loads of fun for kids and adults alike. To attend, you can register in advance or the day of the event: $25 for adults, and $10 for kids ages 3-10.  Youth In Paradise raises money and awareness for San Diego's foster youth, with the ultimate goal of the annual Youth In Paradise Walk and Festival being increased awareness of the Step Up Foster Youth Mentor Ministry's volunteer mentor program, to recruit new mentors, and raise funds to support activities and enrichment opportunities for foster children and their mentors. Mentors often change the life of a foster child by providing commitment, consistency, and stability, and the program has proven to be an important component of stability in a foster child's life. Tune in and learn more about this year's Youth In Paradise Walk and Fesitval, and for more information click HERE or contact Lisa by phone at (619) 757-9599 or via e-mail.

With guests Jeanette Maxwell, a member of the National Board of Advisors for the U.S. Marine Corps Flying Leathernecks Historical Foundation and the Chairperson of this year’s Globe and Anchor event, and Lt. Col. Tony Anthony, USMC (ret.), an immediate past president of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Society and Museum’s Board of Directors, as well as a twice-wounded Vietnam combat veteran who served 42 years on active duty. Saturday, September 13th marks the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Society’s annual Globe and Anchor Gala event, getting underway at 5:30 pm on Saturday the 13th at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Downtown.  There’s a lot going on with this year’s Globe and Anchor event, and the guest of honor is none other than the director of Titanic, Aliens, and The Terminator, James Cameron.  Additional honors are planned for Sally B. Thornton, Doug Manchester, Combat Injured Marines, and Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipients.  The event helps the MCRD Historical Society fulfill their mission of preserving the heritage and history of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, the training of Marine recruits, and engaging with and educating the public about the MCRD San Diego’s mission.  Sponsorship opportunities remain available, for more information contact the MCRD Historical Society and Museum at (619) 524-4426, or you can contact Jeanette Maxwell at (619) 990-5079, or via e-mail.

With guests Ron Kelly from the Chula Vista Rotary Club; Keith Gibson, the owner of Gibs Ribs Barbecue Catering; and Mike Mellow, Vice President of Sales at Ballast Point Brewing Company. If you're in the South Bay on Saturday, September 20th, make time to stop by the Otay Ranch Town Center at 2015 Birch Rd. for the 6th Annual Rotary Wine Taste Chula Vista, presented by The Village Club Cardroom. Emceed by former Charger and Hall of Famer Willie Buchanon, the event runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, featuring signature samples from area restaurants, breweries, and wineries, a car and classic motorcycle display, music by David de Alva, and a silent auction. The Wine Taste runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Otay Ranch Town Center, and judging from the volume of food and fun available, you'll want to plan on being there all three hours. Proceeds from the Wine Taste Chula Vista benefit numerous charities, including the Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army, Chula Vista Nature Center, the South Bay YMCA, Thousand Smiles, and a humanitarian mission to Peru to aid in polio eradication. Tickets are available on-line for $45.00, and go up to $55.00 the day of the event. Eat, drink, and be merry for a variety of great causes on Saturday, September 20th.

With guest Scott Kardel, Astronomer and Public Affairs Coordinator at Palomar Observatory.  Since its construction in the 1930s in the pine-forested, upper reaches of San Diego County's Palomar Range, Palomar Observatory has been one of the world's most famous astronomical windows to the heavens, and a center of groundbreaking, space science research.  With 2008 marking the 60th anniversary of the dedication of Palomar Observatory and the landmark 200-inch Hale Telescope, Scott Kardel stops by to discuss the observatory's amazing history, how the site was chosen and constructed, the manufacture and transportation of the 200-inch Hale Telescope mirror from New York State to California, the observatory's most impressive discoveries, adapting to issues of light pollution, and plans for the future.  The telescopes of Palomar Observatory are involved in a constant variety of astronomical research programs, from the hunt for near-Earth asteroids to probing distant galaxies and quasars at the farthest reaches of the universe, so tune in for a thoughtful, fascinating discussion about a center of science located right here in the upper reaches of San Diego County!

With guest Bill Burzynski, President and CEO of Greater San Diego Meals On Wheels, supporting the independence and well-being of seniors by providing nutrition and daily contact with a caring volunteer.  Meals On Wheels home-delivers two meals a day for seven days a week to seniors age 60 and older throughout San Diego County, with meals specially formulated for senior nutritional needs.  Meals On Wheels is committed to reducing the isolation experienced by so many elderly citizens throughout the area, but with the exponential increase in gas prices, the organization is experiencing a drastic shortage of volunteers and needs help carrying out its mission delivering meals in local neighborhoods, particularly in the Clairemont and North Park areas, and further east in Lakeside and El Cajon.  Tune in to learn more about Greater San Diego Meals On Wheels, their upcoming Dine With the Chefs Gala fundraiser on September 28th at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, the Celebrate Grandparents Day promotion, and how you can help as an individual or a business supporting Meals On Wheels.

With guests Mary Venables and Lauri Walker of the California Center for Sustainable Energy in Kearny Mesa.  The CCSE’s free, second annual Street Smart event runs from 10 am to 4pm on Sunday the 27th in the center's parking lot at 8690 Balboa Ave.  Stop by for guest speakers, workshops, and seminars with the aim of teaching San Diegans about fuel alternatives and how to get more mileage for their money.  Street Smart also features a wide variety of alternative fuel vehicles on display with green transportation experts available to answer questions, plus learn how going green can mean lower car insurance rates and better auto loans, as well as cash back for the purchase of a new alternative fuel vehicle through the Fueling Alternatives Rebate Program.  This year's Street Smart also features a seminar on hypermiling to increase fuel efficiency, an appearance by Louis Palmer and the Solar Taxi (making a stop in San Diego for the event!), and a keynote address by filmmaker Chris Paine, the director and creator of the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?  Spend an hour or the whole day at the Center for Sustainable Energy's free, second annual Street Smart.  For more information, call the Center for Sustainable Energy at (858) 244-1177 or click HERE.

With guests Anthony Ponter and Dr. Roger Bielasz of the Spirits In Stone exhibition, now making its eighth appearance at the San Diego Natural History Museum at Balboa Park through October 12th.  An fascinating, comprehensive display of African Shona art, Spirits In Stone is particularly unique for its collection of touch-friendly Shona sculpture, all of which is available for purchase at the Natural History Museum with the proceeds benefiting the museum as well as the African communities in which the artists live and create their work.  Shona sculpture creations begin with an inspiration, springing either from an artist’s dream or from what the aritist sees in the stone itself.  Learn more about these amazing people of present-day Zimbabwe, and their inspirational, healing art at Spirits In Stone.  For more information call the San Diego Natural History Museum at (619) 232-3821, or click HERE.

With guests Ron Johnston, the Chairman of the University Heights Library Task Force, and Bruce Coons, the Executive Director of the San Diego Save Our Heritage Organization. The University Heights Library Task Force is seeking to bring a larger library to University Heights by utilizing the historically-designated 1910-era Normal Teachers Training Building, the original home of San Diego State University. Located at the intersection of El Cajon Blvd., Park Ave., and Washington St. in University Heights, the Normal Teachers Training Building would be ideal to replace a current site barely 3,000 square feet, whereas the massive size of the Normal Teachers Training Building could easily meet the area's needs, as well as revitalize and restore an incredible component of San Diego's historic and architectural heritage, and offer public space in addition to abundant room for books and study. Tune in to learn more about this neighborhood preservation movement.

With guests Berney Lincoln, founder of the Alternative Health Care Center of San Diego, and Dr. Tracy Darling, Nutritional Medicine Specialist at the Alternative Health Care Center. The center is hosting a Health Fair Tuesday, June 24th from 5 to 8 pm at their location at 9225 Chesapeake Dr. (suites G and H) in Kearny Mesa. If you or someone you know has concerns about their overall health, digestion, insomnia, pain, chronic fatigue, or would like to lose a few pounds, stop by. The Alternative Health Care Center of San Diego can help, offering acupuncture, chiropractic services, colon hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, massage therapy, holistic services, hCG weight release programs, and even flotation tanks, which provide a state of relaxation like no other modality. From mental to physical assistance, the Alternative Health Care Center of San Diego offers service and care from head to toe. A live panel discussion with the staff gets underway at 6:30 pm on June 24th, so bring questions, and feel free to bring family and friends to this enlightening event.

With guest Anthony DeSalis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer with The Arc of San Diego, a non-profit organization providing comprehensive services for people of all ages with disabilities. Founded in 1951 with the belief people with disabilities have unlimited potential and the right to equality of opportunity, the Arc helps the disabled fulfill personal goals, live as independently as possible, find work through their employment services program, and serves over 2,500 individuals and families in the San Diego area. The Arc of San Diego is also in the midst of a major capital campaign to raise the funds to renovate several facilities in San Diego County, in particular the Sulpizio Family Arc Center at Market and G Street. Click HERE to learn more about The Arc of San Diego, or call (858) 715-3780.

With guests Eric Northbrook and Randal Schober of San Diego-based HeadNorth Foundation, whose mission is to provide essential support and guidance to individuals and families affected by spinal cord injury, while championing a cure for paralysis.  Founded in 2006, HeadNorth’s 3rd Annual Golf Invitational will be held at the Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe on Tuesday June 17th.  All players will receive lunch, 18 holes of golf at the exclusive Crosby Club Golf Course, and a golf gift bag, with the day concluding with a cocktail reception followed by dinner at the LIVE auction.  The Golf Invitational is HeadNorth’s major fundraiser for the year, providing much-needed funds for the foundation's ongoing mission in the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) community.  For more information on the HeadNorth Foundation and the upcoming 3rd Annual Golf Invitational, click HERE.