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MLB All-Star FanFest Giveaway

06.21.16

We are giving away a family four-pack of tickets to MLB All-Star FanFest, the largest interactive baseball theme park in the world coming to San Diego Convention Center from July 8 - July 12. Simply leave a comment on our Instagram @dailydoseoc. We’ll choose a winner on Friday, June 24.

MLB All-Star FanFest is a baseball fan’s dream come true - with chances to meet your favorite players and get autographs, watch legendary games and participate in events and activities surrounding the All-Star Game.

You can participate in baseball training drills and test out your batting skills in the All-Star batting cages; view hometown memorabilia and artifacts from Padres' history, along with a collection of official awards and trophies of Major League Baseball including the World Series, Home Run Derby and All-Star Game MVP. Get your photo taken with the World's Largest Baseball signed by Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Willie Mays and others.

There’s also an inaugural Play Ball Park in front of the Hilton Bayfront, open Thursday, July 7 through Tuesday, July 12. The baseball diamond will provide fun, engaging and educational activities for youth baseball and softball players and their families.

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Mark Patterson Wins Diamond Empowerment Fund redesign

06.21.16

Corona del Mar based jewelry designer Mark Patterson just won the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s bracelet redesign contest. Last year, a competition was announced to give designers a shot at redesigning the iconic DEF bracelet, known as the Green Bracelet.

Design entries had to be unisex, include at least one Kimberley Process-compliant diamond, contain the color green and must be priced at $125 retail.

Patterson collaborated with his wife Josette, a sculptor and ceramic artist, on a new bracelet design in two sizes on an adjustable braided leather cord with a gold-plated diamond-shaped charm. The charm is reversible; on one side is DEF’s tagline: “Diamonds Do Good,” while the other is set with a polished white diamond that is Kimberley Process certified.

The key element was making the design reversible so that the inspiration message could be private or a public statement to do good.

Patterson slipped a slice of chrysoprase into the charm, fulfilling the need for the bracelet to have a green element while also paying homage to the land where the bracelet is being manufactured, China. Patterson used the slice, or “shard,” of chrysoprase as a nod specifically to Jingdizhen, China, the town where porcelain was first fired some 2,000 years ago.

The new Green Bracelet will be available on DiamondsDoGood at $125 beginning in September.

Mark Patterson is at 3425 East Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. 949.612.8505.

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