🌱 Eleven-Millionth Meal Delivered + Beer From SAN Purified Condensate

Hello, San Diego! Bacon, eggs, and hash browns happenin' at your house? Well, munch away, sip that hot coffee/tea/cocoa, and read on for what's happening in the 8th largest city in America:

• Mama's Kitchen has delivered its 11-millionth meal here in San Diego
• Try a beer from purified condensate created by a local brewery
• Celebrate Hanukkah with a Menorah lighting at Seaport Village

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny.🌞 High: 64, Low: 42.

Here are three of the top stories in San Diego today:

1. The nonprofit, Mama’s Kitchen, has reached a major milestone. For over three decades, the nonprofit has delivered 15,000 meals a week to those facing malnutrition due to critical illnesses such as HIV, cancer, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Now, Mama’s Kitchen has delivered its 11-millionth meal to a local client. (CBS 8)
2. The San Diego International Airport (SAN) and the East Village Brewing Company have teamed up to reuse the water that drips from the bottom of air conditioning units at the airport. The captured water is purified by reverse osmosis and ozone disinfection, then brought to the brewery to be used for beer. The end product is beer, such as: Hoppy Travels IPA, and Pre-Flight Pilsner. You can check out these beers at Terminal in the coming weeks. (FOX 5 San Diego)
3. Celebrate Hanukkah at Seaport Village in downtown San Diego. The family-friendly event will include music and the lighting of a menorah to celebrate the 3rd night of Hanukkah. The tradition is celebrated for eight days and commemorates the recapture of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. (Patch)

Today in San Diego:

• Baby Storytime — Logan Heights Branch Library. (11 a.m.)
• Mindful Meditation — Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. (1 p.m.)
• Mah Jong Club — Carmel Valley Branch Library. (1 p.m.)
• Math and Reading Buddies — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (4 p.m.)
• Teen Book Club — Carmel Valley Branch Library. (5 p.m.)
• Adult Gift Wrap Exchange and Wrapping Party — Rancho Peñasquitos Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Beware porch pirates: "With the holiday season in full swing, package theft can unfortunately be a common occurrence. Protect yourself and your packages by following these simple tips." Read on to find out more. (San Diego Police Department via Facebook)
• Help for animal emergencies: "San Diego Humane Society will be closing early on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 2 p.m., and will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. To report an in progress animal emergency from 4 a.m. on Dec. 25 to 7 a.m. on Dec. 26, please contact your local law enforcement. At all other times, please call 619-299-7012 (press 1) to report animal emergencies. If you find a stray animal over the holiday, please visit sdhumane.org/found for assistance." (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• Have a passion for service? "📢 Know anyone with a passion for service or looking to make a difference in our local communities? We’re on the hunt for AmeriCorps OcoeeVolunteer applicants to help out the READ San Diego families and adult learners enrolled in our library literacy services." (San Diego Central Library via Facebook)
• Best and brightest library system: "Congratulations San Diego Public Library for receiving their first STAR ⭐️ in Library Journal's 2022 America’s Star Library List - a well-deserved honor for one of America’s best and brightest public library systems." 📚. 📸 (Library Foundation SD via Facebook)
• Target Circle: "From now until December 31, Target shoppers can enroll in the Target Circle program to earn and cast votes for Circle nonprofit partners, including Feeding America, 100% of the funds raised through the program will benefit local Feeding America partners, including Feeding San Diego." (Feeding San Diego via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll see you around!

— Bettyann Pernice

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