greg's san diego memorial service

Dear Friends & Family,

For those of you that would like to attend, Greg's memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. at Calumet Shoreline Park in La Jolla, CA.

Calumet Park is a small park in a residential neighborhood of Bird Rock. It over looks a popular surfing site called Rock Pile. Greg surfed this spot often, and we decided as a family this was the best spot to release his ashes.

Directions/map: http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/shoreline/index.shtml

"Head north from Pacific Beach or south from La Jolla to La Jolla Blvd then turn west onto Midway Street, go down two blocks to Calumet Avenue, turn left. The park is about two houses down on the right hand side."

Also, In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: "Voices for Children, In Memory of Greg Betz," 2851 Meadow Lark Drive, San Diego, CA 92123.

"Voices for Children ("V4C") has direct impact on the lives of San Diego's most vulnerable citizens. V4C is a nonprofit whose purpose is to serve abused, neglected or abandoned children who have become dependents of the San Diego County Court. V4C has a network of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) who work with agencies, lawyers and community resources to help these children navigate the court system, to find a safe foster home or, hopefully, be adopted into a safe and nurturing home.

There approximately 8,000 children who are considered "dependents of the court" in San Diego. Each of these children has a court hearing at least every six months. The lawyers who represent these children handle as many as 400 cases individually and the social workers are often responsible for 40-60 children each. The CASAs are appointed currently to only 10% of these children to advocate on their behalf and "be a voice" for them in this complex and overburdened system. The V4C is the only designated provider of CASAs in San Diego.

http://www.voices4children.com/


Thanks to everyone for your tremendous love and support,
Jennifer & Suzanne