Nearly 200 leaders from the business, education, and nonprofit community gathered at The Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, to celebrate A Step Beyond’s 2nd Annual Wine-Tasting Benefit, Creating Bright Futures. A Step Beyond (ASB) is a nonprofit afterschool program in North San Diego that prepares underserved youth for success in college, career and life through a 10-year program featuring dance education, academics, and family services. The event raised more than $175,000 to empower youth, and featured fine wine, food, and a program honoring the first graduating cohort of ASB students, the Class of 2023.
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Photographer: Kat Johnson
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Photographer: Kat Johnson
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Photographer: Kat Johnson
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Photographer: Kat Johnson