Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund kicks off new year of helping others

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Molly Gregoire, Betty Stine  (McKenzie Images)

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Dr. Sandra Coufal, Donna Vance, Cathy Hopf, Mary Ann Smith  (McKenzie Images)

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Barbara Edwards, Christy Wilson, Connie Pittard  (McKenzie Images)

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Sarah Neal, Jennifer Miller, Tina Braswell, Robyn Hudgens, Kristen O’Shea  (McKenzie Images)

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Connie Pittard, Janie Rohn, Alchera Ayyad   (McKenzie Images)

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Kate Williams, Victoria Hanlon, Sue Sanderson  (McKenzie Images)

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Linda Sansone, Allison Williams  (McKenzie Images)

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Sue Pidgeon Mandel, Franci Free  (McKenzie Images)

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Elizabeth Carson with daughter Barbara Edwards  (McKenzie Images)

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Guest speaker Dennis “Coach” Snyder, Casey McCutchen  (McKenzie Images)

The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund kicked off a new year of activities and programs with a lunch held Sept. 16 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club.

Every year the fund targets a specific community need; this year’s focus will be on youth and education. The kickoff meeting featured a panel discussion with community educators from the private and public sector to discuss education trends, including technology and the Common Core curriculum. Speakers included Colleen O’Doyle, head of middle school at La Jolla Country Day School, and Dennis “Coach” Snyder, president/founder of the American Heritage Education Foundation.

For more information, visit www.rsfwomensfund.org.

Photos by McKenzie Images.