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Diamond Bar: 21st Wine Soirée – Save the Date

DIAMOND BAR LIBRARY FRIENDS

(Courtesy of Diamond Bar Friends of the Library

(Courtesy of Diamond Bar Friends of the Library

Diamond Bar -– Enjoy the company of old and new friends and celebrate Diamond Bar by participating in the 21st Annual Wine Soirée, to be held on Sunday, April 27, at the Diamond Bar Center.  All of the proceeds go directly to your local community library.   Chairs Nancy Lyons, Rick Rogers and Tony Torng announced that they have much to celebrate in 2014, with this year’s theme being:  “Friends of the Library and the City of Diamond Bar – Growing Up Together.”  Diamond Bar will commemorate its 25th birthday, incorporating in April 1989, along with the 21st Anniversary of the Wine Soirée that started in March 1994.

Come, bring your friends and neighbors, and join this festive and exciting afternoon with delicious food from local restaurants, a great selection of wine to taste, music, and silent and live auctions.  Some of the delicious food offerings will be provided by Aljibani Halal Market, Buca di BEPPO Italian Restaurant, Chili’s Grill and Bar, Claro’s Italian Restaurant, Coco’s Bakery, Diamond Bar Golf Course, Diamond Palace, Graber Olive House, Got Taco Party, It’s A Grind, Julie’s Café, Mandarin Taste Restaurant, Mother’s Market & Kitchen, Round Table Pizza, and The Whole Enchilada.  Please stop by their restaurants, enjoy their delicious food and thank them for their support of the Diamond Bar Library, and literacy in our community.

Many exiting and desirable prizes are being donated for this year’s Wine Soirée.  One exciting prize in the live auction will be a two-night stay at Cass Vineyard in beautiful Paso Robles, along with a day of tasting (chauffeured in their 1947 Chrysler Windsor Limo), gourmet lunch, and barrel tasting for four at the Cass Winery.

With your help, the Friends gave over $30,000 in 2013 for much-needed materials, programs, books, magazines, and more, that would not have been possible without the Wine Soirée and our non-profit bookstore, Basically BOOKS.  In 2012, the Friends, in association with the Wine Soirée, donated $80,000 to partner with the County of Los Angeles and the City of Diamond Bar to create the new library.  This wonderful addition to Diamond Bar would not have been possible without the help of the community.

Those attending this great event can feel good that all the fun they are having – the food and wines they taste, the auction items they win, the music they enjoy – will help to improve the quality of life and learning.  The annual Wine Soirée is an institution in Diamond Bar and is a great way to meet new and old friends and neighbors.  Tickets are $50 per person in advance and $60 at the door.  Advertising is also available in our beautiful Annual Program.  A unique souvenir wine glass and program are included with each ticket.  Tickets and program information are available by calling (909) 861-2002.

Diamond Bar: Library Teams with Covered California

NEWS RELEASE

Diamond Bar — Covered California has teamed with the Diamond Bar Library for a series of enrollment events to help local consumers obtain quality, affordable health insurance.

Health Icon “There’s no better place than libraries to help consumers protect themselves and their families by enrolling in Covered California health insurance plans,” Executive Director, Peter V. Lee, said.

Covered California’s Certified Insurance Agents and Certified Enrollment Counselors will be at the Diamond Bar Library to provide free assistance to enroll in quality, affordable health plans.  On top of the free assistance, many consumers may qualify for financial assistance to help them pay for insurance coverage through Covered California, or determine that they are eligible for no-cost or low-cost Medi-Cal.

Many consumers have been uninsured for years and are relieved and excited at the opportunity to finally get affordable health coverage.

Theus White, 28, of North Hollywood, is an independent contractor for an insurance agency and has been uninsured for about six months. “Not have having insurance has been a bit challenging.  I do have to do home remedies to make sure I’m not catching any colds or something like that.  In the event you are ill, you have to go to a hospital and get a huge bill!”

Guided by Covered California, more than 26,000 Enrollment Counselors, insurance agents and eligibility workers in counties across the state are available to help consumers enroll.

“We know for the thousands who have successfully enrolled, there are others out there who we still need to serve better,” Lee said. “These events are part of that effort.”

The library enrollment events are being held to enroll as many people as possible before March 31, which is the deadline for getting covered.

Diamond Bar: Library Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

BY DIAMOND BAR LIBRARY FRIENDS

Diamond Bar Library Volunteers

: (L to R) Council Members Jack Tanaka and Nancy Lyons; Volunteers of the Year Mary and Jim Hackett; Council Members Steve Tye and Carol Herrera; Basically BOOKS Volunteer of the Year, Peggy Murphy; Business of the Year Emma and George Yu; Councilmember Ling Ling Chang and Friends’ President, Ruth Low.

Diamond Bar – The 14th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held at Diamond Palace Restaurant on Jan. 10.  This was an opportunity for the Friends of the Diamond Bar Library to thank all of the Basically BOOKS fifty-plus volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the Diamond Bar Library.

Basically BOOKS raised over $40,000 to support the local community library in 2013.  There are two locations, one inside the Diamond Bar Library at 21800 Copley Drive, and the other at 21447 Golden Springs Drive, both in Diamond Bar.  Please stop by and thank these dedicated volunteers in person and pick up some great values.

The dinner was also the perfect time for the Friends to thank outstanding people dedicated to the Diamond Bar Library.  President Ruth Low announced the Jack and Kathleen Newe Volunteer of the Year Award as Mary and Jim Hackett.  Mary and Jim have dedicated themselves over the past nine years to making Basically BOOKS such a successful non-profit bookstore.  Kathleen Newe presented them with the plaque and praised their outstanding dedication.  Peggy Murphy, who is taking over as the manager of Basically BOOKS as Mary retires, also received the Volunteer of the Year award.

Past President Rick Rogers announced the winner of the Jack and Eileen Tillery Business of the Year Award as George and Emma Yu, of Printing Dynamics in Walnut.  Printing Dynamics has been the printer for the Friends and the Wine Soirée for over 20 years, and has been invaluable in its success.  George has always been ready to advise and produce high-quality printing for the Friends.