Overview of Event The John Carney & Mike Scifres Break’n the Walls of Jericho “Dinner with the Pro’s” will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2010 at Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach. This event features Premier Celebrity Waiters who will join together with invited guest once a year and enjoy a wonderful evening of food, wine and silent & live auction items! You will experience an incredible time at our cocktail reception enjoying music, an amazing silent auction and the opportunity of obtaining autographs from JohnCarney of the New Orleans Saints, Mike Scifres of the San Diego Chargers along with their friends.  Then following the reception you will experience dinner prepared by Pamplemousse Grille’s Premier Chef and Owner Jeffery Strauss served by Professional Athletes at your table and a live auction soon not to be forgotten!   Mission Statement Proceeds  from this fundraiser will assist Southern California non-profit organizations that support youth education and wellness.   Reasons for Supporting You have the opportunity to assist with creating an environment that enhances and enriches the lives of individuals, especially children and organizations in need.

Beneficiaries Examples of who will benefit from this first years event are Mary’s Mercy Center which feeds the homeless, Veronica’s House for un-wed mothers and also education and tuition assistance that will go towards assisting in creating environments that enhance and enrich the lives of children. St. Michael’s Foundation St. Michael’s Foundation for Elementary Education in the Center City is a nonprofit public benefit Corporation established for charitable purposes. The specific purpose of St. Michael’s Foundation is to provide financial and other support to the activities, including, but not limited to, tuition assistance, educational, health and athletic programs of, and to establish an endowment for the benefit of, the following elementary parochial (Catholic) schools in the center city region of San Diego, California.   Veronica’s Home of Mercy Veronica’s Home of Mercy is committed to care for and serve the needs of adult pregnant women and women with children, prenatal to seven years at time of entry. Life at Veronica’s Home of Mercy offers a healthy alternative to substance abuses, domestic violence and homelessness. The home fosters a nurturing environment in which the individual is afforded a unique personal opportunity to hope, to dream, to love and live again.   Mary’s Mercy Center The center is a response to the less fortunate. A place where individuals find compassion and acceptance, regardless of their condition of life, and find services that meet their basic needs. Some of these programs are a meal program which provides a hot nutritious meal six days a week, over 7,000 meals a month are served to those in need. Free Showers and Hygiene Packet program available for those in need. Free clothing program also available for those in need through a clothes closet program. There are other programs available but these are just a few to assist those in need.

Featured Athletes

Over sixteen professional athletes will be your featured Premier
Celebrity Waiters some of which include:

Adrian Gonzales of the San Diego Padres

Jason Kyle from the New Orleans Saints

Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints

Thomas Moorestead from the New Orleans Saint

David Buhler of the Dallas Cowboys

Nick Hardwich of the San Diego Chargers

Kassim Osgood of the San Diego Chargers

Mike Golf of the San Diego Chargers

Michael Bell from the New Orleans Saints

James Lofton, Hall of Fame

Andre Reed, Past Buffalo Bill / Hall of Fame Finalist

 

and more!

Dearest Friends,   We have been approached by several organizations in need of large monetary donations these past few months. As each need tugged on our heart strings, we realized that we needed to develop an opportunity that would assist in raising funds for these worthy causes.  Thus, we created "DINNER WITH THE PROS" ! Together with our families, we feel our quest to help our community through these most desperate times can be very successful.  We feel confident that with our combined efforts, together, we can make a lasting legacy that will help many in the years to come.   It is a selfless sacrifice to give so much for these fundraisers. However, the blessings received through this selflessness exceed anything we can imagine. The sheer knowledge and joy that we have made a monumental difference in the life of a child is worth it all !   We thank you for joining us as we give from our hearts and enjoy life together in celebration of each person’s generosity at our event, DINNER WITH THE PROS !   Sincerely,   John Carney - New Orleans Saints Mike Scifres - San Diego Chargers

John Carney - NFL Kicker - New Orleans Saints

Carney one of the top kickers in team history, returns to New Orleans in 2009. The third-leading scorer in NFL record books with 2,036 points, the 21-year NFL veteran is coming off a Pro Bowl season with the New York Giants. Monday, Carney will become only the sixth player in NFL history to appear in 300 games, joining former Saint Morten Andersen (377), Gary Anderson (346), Jeff Feagles (345), George Blanda (325) and Jerry Rice (302).

 

Once again in 2009, he has displayed his trademark consistency as he’s made 12-of-15 field goal attempts and is ranked fourth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in scoring among kickers with 81 points, on pace to challenge the club’s single season scoring record that he set (130) in 2002.

 

Carney appeared in his 100th game as a Saint vs. New York Giants, Oct. 18, becoming the 42nd player in clubhistory to reach the century mark. Carney also became the sixth player in NFL history to appear in 100 games for two different teams (he played in 160 games for San Diego from 1990-2000). Two others on the list are former Saints: Andersen (NO 196, Atl. 124) and C Jerry Fontenot (Chi. 128, NO 100). The others are Blanda(Oak. 126, Chi. 115), Ed White (Min. 122, SD 119) and Ron McDole (Was. 114, Buf. 109).

 

With his first quarter 46-yard field goal at Miami, Oct. 25, Carney joined Morten Anderson (2,544), GaryAnderson (2,434) and George Blanda (2,002) in the select club of players with 2,000 points. With ten points, he moved past Blanda into third place all-time.

 

NFL CAREER

While Carney has ranked among the NFL’s most productive and accurate kickers since 1990, he has taken his considerable skills to a new level since originally coming to New Orleans in 2001 and has become one of the best kickers in franchise history. Carney is the fourth-leading scorer in NFL record books, with 1,955 points. In a six-year stint with the Saints from 2001-06, he converted 150 of 180 field goals (83.3 percent) and scored 661 points, which ranks second in team record books. He is coming off a Pro Bowl season in 2008 with the New York Giants where he scored a career-best 143 points – his 11th triple-digit scoring season – on 35-for-38 field goal accuracy and making all 38 extra point kicks. In 2006, he led New Orleans with 115 points – tied for ninth in the league – and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for September. In 2002, Carney set a club record with 130 points, and his 31 field goals that season also tied a Saints record. Prior to coming to New Orleans, Carney spent 11 seasons with the San Diego Chargers.

 

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Signed by Saints to a one-year contract, 8/15/09; Signed to a one-year contract with the New York Giants, 8/30/08; Signed a one-year contract with Kansas City Chiefs, 11/27/07; Released by Jacksonville Jaguars, 11/20/07; Signed with Jacksonville, 9/12/07; Released by Saints, 4/5/07; Re-signed by the Saints to five-year contract, 3/7/03; Re-signed by the Saints to a one-year contract, 3/18/02; Signed by the Saints to a one-year contract, 8/5/01; Placed on reserve/injured by the San Diego Chargers, 11/15/97; Re-signed by San Diego to three-year contract, 4/6/94; Re-signed by San Diego to one-year contract, 6/9/93; Re-signed by San Diego, 7/27/92; Signed by San Diego, 10/3/90; Released by Los Angeles Rams, 9/26/90; Signed by Los Angeles, 9/21/90. Released by San Diego, 8/28/90; Signed by San Diego, 4/21/90; Re-signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 12/13/89; Released by Tampa Bay, 9/5/89; Re-signed by Tampa Bay, 4/5/88; Released by Tampa Bay, 10/14/87; Signed by Tampa Bay, 9/24/87; Released by Cincinnati Bengals, 8/10/87; Signed as undrafted free agent by Cincinnati, 5/1/87.

 

COLLEGE

Finished his college career as Notre Dame’s all-time field goal leader, drilling 51 of 69 attempts for a .739 accuracy percentage…Departed school ranked second on the Irish scoring chart with 223 points…Game-winning, 19-yard at USC on the final kick of his college career capped Irish comeback in 38-37 victory in 1986.

 

PERSONAL

All-state kicker for Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Fla.) HS, where he also served as the team’s punter…An avid surfer and enjoys golfing…Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated following his game-winning kick in the 2005 season opener at Carolina, a victory that came days after the club was forced to evacuate New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina…A very caring and community-minded player…John and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Luke and John David and a daughter, Keely Marie…Full name: John Michael Carney…Born April 20, 1964 in Hartford, Conn.

Mike Scifres (SIGH-fres) - NFL Punter - San Diego Chargers

 

Scifres is among the top punters in the NFL today. His high punts with pinpoint accuracy are rarely returned by the opposition. Scifres possesses incredible leg strength and flexibility that he credits to both weightlifting and Pilates throughout the year.

 

It was almost a fluke that Scifres ended up with the Chargers. It happened to be on a recommendation from Kyle Smith, the son of Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith. Kyle, then a freshman punt returner at Youngstown State had returned punts against Scifres, who then played for Missouri Valley Conference foe, Western Illinois. Less than a year after fielding the call from Kyle and despite having a Pro Bowl punter on the roster in Darren Bennett, Smith drafted Scifres in the fifth round in 2003.

 

Drafting Scifres proved to be a savvy move for Smith. Scifres has been a first-alternate for the last three Pro Bowls and if it weren’t for Raiders punter Shane Lechler, Scifres would be a three-time Pro Bowler.

The franchise’s all-time leader in punting average (44.1), Scifres was again one of the best punters in the NFL in 2008. He set a team record and ranked third in the league in net punting average (40.9), and in seven games allowed zero or negative punt return yards. Scifres had only five touchbacks in 51 punts (9.8%) and 19 of his 51 landed inside the 20. Among kickers with 40-or-more punts, only two others allowed fewer than Scifres’ 146 return yards. Only five teams had more than 15 punt return yards against the Chargers all season.

 

Because San Diego’s offense was so good in 2008, Scifres was only called upon to punt 51 times. It was the fewest punts in a Chargers season since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Opponents only managed to return a total of 23 of Scifres’ punts, the fewest punt returns against the Chargers since 1968 and the fewest returns ever allowed in a 16-game season.

 

Scifres had a record-breaking night in the Chargers’ AFC Wild Card Playoff win over Indianapolis. He landed all six of his punts inside the 20, the highest number and percentage of punts landed inside the 20 in a playoff game in NFL history. The previous best was 5-of-5 by Green Bay’s Craig Hentrich in the 1998 NFC Championship Game. Scifres also averaged an NFL Playoff-record 51.7 net yards per punt (min. 5 punts) against the Colts, who managed just six punt return yards vs. the Chargers. As a result, the Colts were forced to start drives at the 10, 19, 3, 7, 9 and 1 yard lines following punts. His last may have been his best, one which rolled out of bounds at the one-yard line, setting the stage for the Chargers’ late fourth-quarter comeback.

 

With Scifres on the roster, it’s no fluke that the Chargers have made deep playoff runs the last two seasons. 2007 was another banner season as Scifres regularly pinned opponents deep in their own territory, landing 36 of his punts inside the 20, second-most in the NFL. He had only 29 punts returned in ’07, fourth-fewest among the league’s Top 25 punters and six times, opponents had either zero or negative punt return yards against the Chargers.

 

That success carried into the postseason where Scifres had a monster playoff game against Indianapolis in the Divisional Round. It saw him set a new team postseason record by averaging 59.0 yards per punt, shattering the previous mark of 54.5 yards set by Bennett against the Colts in a 1995 AFC Wild Card Playoff game. Scifres saved his best for last there too, hitting a postseason team-record 66-yarder with the Bolts backed up at their own 14-yard line and only 1:42 left in the fourth quarter. Kicking from his own goal line, Scifres punt was fielded back at the Colts’ 20. It fired up the entire sideline and the defense promptly went out and ended the Colts’ season on downs four plays later, sending the Chargers to the AFC Championship Game.

 

Scifres went to high school in Destrehan, Louisiana, not far from New Orleans. One of his teammates in high school was Baltimore Ravens’ safety Ed Reed. Funny enough, but Reed was the team’s punter at the time and because of that Scifres was relegated to kickoffs, field goals and extra points. Few would’ve guessed that Scifres would turn out to be such a special player. Scifres and Reed have remained friends and exchange text messages several times throughout the season.

 

Scifres is one of the team’s best golfers. He golfs frequently in San Diego with his special team’s mates, David Binn and Nate Kaeding. He also likes to play golf in exotic locales like Hawaii and Mexico. Scifres currently plays to a 15 handicap.

Stevan Laaperi - General Chairman

 

USD Graduate 1976
USF Graduate 1984
St. Rita’s 1976 – 1983
University of San Diego High School 1983 – 1984
Blessed Sacrament 1984 – 1986
Sacred Heart 1986 – 2006
Director of Schools 2006 – 2009

 

Director of Schools for the Diocese of San Diego, is a 1976 graduate of the University of San Diego. He earned his Masters in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco in 1984.

Stevan has worked in Catholic education in the Diocese of San Diego for the past thirty-four years, serving as a classroom teacher (St. Rita’s, Blessed Sacrament), youth minister (Blessed Sacrament), school principal (St. Rita’s, Sacred Heart Coronado),  and for the past three and a half years as Director of Schools for the diocese.

Stevan is a member of the California Catholic School Superintendents organization, a Consultor for the Western Catholic Educational Association, and a member of the California Catholic Conference Education Committee.

Barbara Picco - General Vice Chairman

 

A native San Diegan, she received her elementary education at Saint Jude Academy and her high school education at Cathedral Girls’ High School, San Diego. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics at Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles and her M.A. in Educational Administration at San Diego State University.

 

She is presently celebrating her 41st year in the education profession either as a teacher or administrator. She has taught in grades 2 – 12 and has served at the following schools:

- University of San Diego High School, San Diego, CA

- Carondelet High School, Concord, CA

- Bishop’s, La Jolla, CA

- Our Lady of Victory, Fresno, CA

- Santa Maria, Orinda, CA

- Saint Jane Frances, No. Hollywood, CA

- Our Lady Queen of Angels, Newport Beach, Ca

- Saint Francis of Assisi, Vista, Ca

- Saint Margaret, San Juan Capistrano, CA

- Bonsall Middle School, Bonsall, CA

- Holy Trinity School, El Cajon, CA

- Saint James Academy, Solana Beach, CA

- Saint John the Evangelist School, Encinitas, CA

 

As an educator, she has sponsored service clubs and led students in trips to Mexico and the Central California Valley to serve the needy as well as serving those in need in San Diego. She is excited to be working with such a service-oriented group as this one to raise funds for important needs.

FR. MICHAEL BARRY - Chairman

 

Born and raised in Cork, Ireland, was ordained in 1964 as a member of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Fathers (SS.CC.). He graduated from the Catholic University of America. Father Barry has been involved in the Charismatic Renewal since 1976. Fr. Barry was the former director of the Charismatic Renewal Center Prayer Communities in the San Bernardino diocese from 1980 to 1999. He also served as the evangelization director for that diocese. He was the principal of Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro, California and served as provincial of his congregations of the order, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Father Barry is a founder of "Mary’s table", a place for the feeding of the poor and homeless. He also opened the home for single and unwed mothers called "Veronica's Home of Mercy". Fr. Barry ministers through retreat work and teachings on healing and charismatic spirituality. His special call is to the inner healing of the person.

 

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2010 Event Committee

 

Name:	Committe Title:
John Carney	NFL Kicker
Mike Scifres	NFL Punter
Holly Carney	Sponsorships
Carol Tuller	Fete Accompli, Inc
Toni Setili	Invitations
Marguerite Pini-Cohen	Auction Committee
Michele Burton	Fete Accompli, Inc
Brandi Greenleaf	Auction Committee
Barbara Picco	Vice Chairman
Stevan Laaperi	General Chairman
Richard Carlquist	Sponsorships
Father Mike Barry	Chairman
Mike Hein	Invitations
MIke Trunzo	Ticket Sales
Cathy Hall	Auction Committee
Jeffery Strauss	Pamplemousse

1) Spend a Day at the Races – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Offers you four 2010 Season Single-Day Passes a Table at the Private Turf Club and Valet Parking for two.

 

2) San Diego Stay-Cation – Spend the night at Seaport Village Inn in a View Room.  Enjoy Dinner at the Pacific Beach Shore Club and Breakfast for two at Seaport Village.

 

3) Spa Day - Package from Oxygen Medical Spa  - www.oxygenmedicalspa.com

 

4) G-MEN – New York Giants Helmet Autographed by multiple players and custom cased

 

5) It’s Our Anniversary – Take a trip to Anaheim and stay at the Hilton Anaheim and enjoy a romantic dinner for two.

 

6) A Night Away – The Sheraton Suites San Diego offers a one-night complimentary stay in a two-room suite and a breakfast buffet for two.

 

7) A Day at Sea – Enjoy a Half-Day Fishing Trip from H&M Landing and then head back out to sea for a three-hour Whale Watching Tour for two.

 

8) Explore San Diego – This package includes 4 passes to the San Diego Science Center, 4 passes to the San Diego Natural History Museum, 4 passes to the San Diego Museum of Art, 4 passes to Birch Aquarium and 4 All-Day Play Passes at Boomers! Vista.

 

9) Family Fun – Enjoy 4 passes to the San Diego Zoo • Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My! – Enjoy 4 passes to the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

 

10) Treasured Memories – Pam Birmingham Photography offers a sitting fee at a location of your choice and one 8x10 and two 5x7’s.

 

11) Trevor Hoffman - Autographed Baseball in custom display.

 

12) Snap! - Edgar Gonzalez Autographed Broken Bat and Photo in custom display.

 

13) San Diego Padres, Adrian Gonzalez – Autographed Bat and Glove in Custom Case.

 

14) Stop and Smell the Roses – Fresh flowers every month for a year.

 

15) Aztec for Life – Custom cased autographed Marshall Faulk SDSU Aztec Helmet.

 

16) Practice Your Swing – La Costa Golf Academy offers a One-Hour Video Golf Lesson for one person.

17) Surf’s Up – With a One-Week Surf Camp.   

 

 

 

18) See Shamu – 4 one-day Passes to SeaWorld.

Roundtrip passage for two on the Catalina Flyer

Catalina Cruise – Enjoy Two Roundtrip Passages on the Catalina Flyer from Santa Catalina Island.

Trip starts out of Newport (value $130, tickets are usually $65 each) and one night stay at Seaport Village Inn with shuttle and breakfast (Value $184) Total Package Value $314

	EDCO - Waste & Recycling Services - www.edcodisposal.com
	Chris Perry - Wildside Galleries - www.wildsidegalleries.com
	Pacific Events Productions - www.pacificevents.com
	Ace Parking - www.aceparking.com
	Pamplemousse Grille - www.pgrille.com
	Kim Blickenstaff - Kick Off Reception Sponsor
	David De Alva Productions - www.daviddealva.com
	Alan Welder Design - www.alanjameswelderdesign.com
	AV Concepts - www.avconcepts.com
	Safe Ride Solutions - www.saferidesolutions.net

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