Del Mar resident and local developer James W. Watkins will be honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito at the Del Mar Hilton on Wednesday, March 7. The dinner will feature guest emcee Joe Harper, president & CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, along with special guest Dick Van Patten. In addition, numerous community members and friends will “roast” Watkins throughout the evening. Watkins has been a major supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito for 35 years, and currently serves on the Foundation Board of Trustees as well as the Chairman’s Council of the Clubs’ operating board. He is the founder and president of Winners Circle Resorts International Inc., and over the past 50 years has built more than 1,000 homes, 50 apartment complexes, numerous hotels including L’Auberge Del Mar, commercial properties, and luxury timeshare resorts. Individual event tickets are $125 per person with complimentary valet parking. For additional info contact Vickie Beaty. (858/755-9012, foundation@positiveplacesd.org)