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“Homelessness certainly wreaks havoc on a kid’s ability to learn.”    Afira Arrastia-DeVries, president & CEO of JWC client Monarch School was featured on the front page of The San Diego Union-Tribune announcing Monarch School Projects’s new Monarch School Project Nexus Center of Training and Innovation, which offers training programs to anyone regularly helping vulnerable families. The comprehensive program shows other professionals how to cultivate compassionate learning environments that create safe spaces for kids to thrive. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gy6eHFsa

It was a day of celebration at JWC! Happy Birthday to Camila Ibarra Gallego, aka CIG, CIGlet, Camila-la-la, and Happy Birthday to Laura Walcher, aka our PR Fairy Godmother. Today is also Molly Pincherli’s one-year #workiversary at the agency. We enjoyed Mexican food and skinny mezcal margaritas at client Casa de Pico.

"Time Sensitive" marks our final summer art exhibition series, part of our "Curator-in-Residence" partnership with Art, Power, Equity.   Featuring Mexican visual artist David Mont Virgen, this third show explores the complexities of the human experience through sculpture and painting, where self-reflection serves as the means to bridge apparent opposites and find balance.     Join us for an artist talk, opening reception and premiere viewing on Saturday, August 24 from 6-9 p.m. at our historic Victorian offices in Sherman Heights.    RSVP through https://lnkd.in/gj5JWMTr Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g72d7ZAg

Voting is now open for San Diego Magazine's Celebrating Women Awards 2024. Nominated as a pioneer in the areas of media + marketing, JWC's Founder and President Jean Walcher has been at the forefront of San Diego's PR landscape for over 23 years, helping countless clients grow their businesses and retaining longtime clients and employees along the way. We vote for her – how about you?!   Vote now through https://lnkd.in/gtdC3cRP

Join the party... to celebrate the local fishing industry, JWC client San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center, through a USDA grant, is supporting Dockside Night Market "Local Fish, Global Flavors" on Sunday, Aug. 25 in partnership with Puffer Malarkey Collective and Port of San Diego. A one-night only experience, the waterfront event will feature delicious seafood dishes made with fresh, local catch prepared by San Diego's award-winning chefs, along with live music and thoughtfully crafted cocktails. Tickets are available via https://lnkd.in/getjt6rc with 100% of proceeds donated to SAN DIEGO FISHERMENS WORKING GROUP, who support local communities and contribute to the health and sustainability of natural marine resources.

Attention college students – we are hiring a fall academic intern to join our dynamic team of PR professionals. If you are looking to get hands-on experience and work with a wide range of clients in a variety of industries including nonprofits, hospitality, real estate, and more, then JWC is the perfect place for you. Are you ready to get involved in all aspects of public relations and marketing, from media relations and writing to social media and event coordination? Visit https://lnkd.in/g64w4PBD to apply today.

JWC client Monarch School wants to share their experience on serving unhoused kids and families with schools across the country, and help break the cycle of homelessness. How can you help? Vote for their panel for the @SXSW EDU conference! Vote now through Sunday, Aug. 18. Vote today at: https://lnkd.in/gbTt8hYm

Comic-Con starts today and to get you in the spirit, we would like to introduce to you our client: Comic-Con Museum The Museum brings an appreciation to popular arts by featuring the props, art, history, archival info – and fun – in the areas of comics, film, science fiction, fantasy and much more! Visit https://lnkd.in/gj4bHtBn to learn more about our work with Comic-Con Museum.

Client Comic-Con Museum has opened the doors to its world-premiere exhibition “Becoming Betty Boop”! We invited members of the media for a press preview event and interviews with Fleischer Studios’ chairman and CEO Mark Fleischer, the grandson of Betty’s creator Max Fleischer, who shared the heartfelt history behind this timeless icon. Boop-oop-a-doop your way to the Museum this weekend to enjoy Betty Boop in all her forms. Visit comic-con.org/museum to get your tickets. 💋