JMFF BeneFiesta: Evening of Love, Life and Legacy
by N. Harvis The annual BeneFiesta honors the legacy of Jimmy Miller, a waterman, founder of Camp Surf, Los Angeles County Lifeguard, Junior Guard instructor, writer, and traveler. This year’s BenaFiesta, on Saturday, July 22, also honored Kevin Sousa, the beloved Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation Clinical Director. During his seven years as clinical director, Sousa worked the Wounded Warrior Battalion West, with at risk/at promise children, health care workers on the front lines in the battle against COVID, the addiction and homeless populations, and JMMF’s newest participants — the special needs young adults from the local Friendship Foundation and Mychal’s Learning Place. In addition, this year’s BeneFiesta honored Pat Dietz of Dietz Brothers Music, the longtime music teacher to hundreds of South Bay families. And finally, the evening honored designer, mom and long time JMMF supporter Talia Fredericks. All were taken from us this past year. More than 300 guests attended this year’s BeneFiesta, at the Jennifer and Jeff Wallin home on Terraza Place in Manhattan Beach. Instead of a parting goodie-bag, guests were welcomed with bracelets, designed for BeneFiesta by local jeweler…
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