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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One San Diego Community Card, 1 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A San Diego Community Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
1 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local San Diego businesses.
These San Diego businesses accept the San Diego Community Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Delivered by email on the day you choose.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A San Diego Community Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from 1 local San Diego businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The San Diego Community Card is accepted at 1 local businesses in San Diego, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the delivery date, whether that is the first day of school or the end of orientation week. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the San Diego Community Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A San Diego Community Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at 1 local San Diego businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
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