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Make-A-Wish San Diego Raises $825K at 2022 Wine & Wishes Gala

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Make-A-Wish San Diego raised a record-breaking $825,000 in a single night at the 2022 Wine & Wishes Gala. The JOY-themed event raised funds to grant more than 80 future wishes to children with critical illnesses in San Diego. Guests enjoyed a successful live auction featuring world-renowned surf legend Rob Machado and board member Tiffany Scarborough and her husband Terry Beck pledged $100,000 to kick off the Fund-A-Wish paddle raise.

Highlights from the Record-Breaking Wine & Wishes Gala

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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