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MONARCH: PHOTO BY BRANT BENDER PHOTOGRAPHY SURF DEL MAR: PHOTO BY JIM LISCHER Attend benefits Gift of Life Benefit OCTOBER 8 | VESPER VENUE AT LIBERTY STATION San Diego Blood Bank presents its Gift of Life Benefit, an inspiring evening honoring the lifesaving impact of blood donors and financial supporters. Guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, signature cocktails, a silent auction, wine pull, and live entertainment by Israel Maldonado Music, along with moving stories from individuals whose lives have been changed by blood transfusions and the organization's mobile blood collection program. Proceeds will fund the purchase of a new bloodmobile, helping expand access to blood donation and ensure lifesaving blood is available for local patients when it's needed most. sandiegobloodbank.org/giftoflife Raise Up: Together We rive OCTOBER 8 | MONARCH SCHOOL Monarch School Project presents Raise Up: Together We Thrive, its premier annual event celebrating hope, community, and the bright futures of Monarch students. Since 1987, Monarch has served as the nation's only school exclusively dedicated to educating and supporting unhoused youth, combining academics and career pathways with essential resources including food, shelter, and mental health care. Its holistic, trauma-informed approach has helped achieve a 98 percent stable housing rate and 95 percent education or employment rate among alumni. The inspiring evening invites supporters to experience the impact of this work firsthand while raising vital funds to help ensure homelessness never limits a child's potential. monarchschools.org/raiseup Surf Del Mar Festival OCTOBER 8-11 | MULTIPLE DEL MAR VENUES Presented by the Del Mar Historical Society, the inaugural Surf Del Mar Festival celebrates the sport, culture, and rich surfing heritage of Del Mar and the surrounding communities with four days of films, live music, art, photography, author talks, panel discussions, historical exhibits, and special gatherings featuring legendary surfers, storytellers, artists, and filmmakers. More than a festival, the event is designed as a reunion that brings together generations of the surfing community while preserving the stories and spirit that have shaped Del Mar's iconic coastal lifestyle. surfdelmarfestival.com Christina and Archie are here today thanks to blood and financial donors 15th Street Del Mar Surf Club Contest, 1981 ranchandcoast.com 54 SEPTEMBER 2026 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE