Greer's Blog

Taste For Change

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By Greer Wylder
June 23, 2010

David McKinley’s affair with wine began when he was growing up in Canada’s greatest wine growing region, the Okanogan Valley. He first sunk his feet into a barrel of grapes at the young age of six. When he turned 21, he immediately began work within the wine industry. However, in comparison to his new nonprofit, Taste for Change, wine seems largely unimportant to David. Around the same time that he was harvesting the sloped Okanogan vineyards, David lost his younger brother, Daniel, due to complications from Down syndrome. “He was just the most beautiful child,” McKinley said. “I begged my…

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Poker for NAP Africa

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By Greer Wylder
June 17, 2010

Care to help out a good cause? All you have to do is play poker. Really. At Bootlegger’s Brewery this Saturday from 5:30 to 10 p.m. you can join a charity poker event with proceeds benefiting an NAP Africa, an OC based non-profit based working to set up a medical clinic and preserve the Jabulani Village in Zimbabwe, Africa. The Ndebele Art Project (NAP) is an organization made up of local O.C. women endeavoring to aid the villagers’ struggling community, which has been embattled with political unrest and economic devastation. The Jabulani villagers of tradesmen and women are known worldwide…

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Win Six Oceanfront Vacas!

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By Greer Wylder
June 17, 2010

You can still win vacations at six OC luxury coastal resorts—the deadline is Saturday. The prize, part of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s “Irvine Dreamstakes” raffle, features a night, spa treatment and dinner at the Montage Laguna Beach, The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, The Balboa Bay Club, the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, the Surf & Sand Resort and the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. And with the purchase of a raffle ticket you are eligible to win the grand prize—a new condo at 3000 The Plaza, in Irvine, a luxury high rise, or $500,000 cash. The other big…

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Finally, Free Wi-Fi at (JWA)

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By Greer Wylder
June 14, 2010

It’s about time! John Wayne Airport is providing free wireless internet access throughout the terminal. In case you’re flying out of town soon, just log onto the network that says JWAFREEWIFI, accepts the terms of “End User License,” watch a thirty-second ad and then, voila you’re connected to the internet. And the FreeFi Networks provides toll-free 24/7 technical support. John Wayne Airport is improving and modernizing the Thomas F. Riley Terminal, and adding a new Terminal C, more parking and even more passenger services and amenities. Check out more improvements here.

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Win and Wine!

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By Greer Wylder
June 08, 2010

We're giving away two tickets to one lucky person to the STARS of Santa Barbara at South Coast Plaza—an incredible summer food and wine fest benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of OC. All that you have to do is send an e-mail to Gretchen@pacific-creative.digital and the winner will be notified at noon Wednesday. (Thats a $200 value.) Good luck!The event will be held "under the stars" in the Garden Terrace on Wednesday, from 7 to 10 p.m. at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Jason Bentley, KCRWs music director and host of "Morning Becomes Eclectic," will be the DJ and…

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