Coronado Gives is raising money for community nonprofits now through Dec. 31 in partnership with the Coronado Community Foundation, The Coronado Times, and The Coronado Eagle & Journal. Below is a story of community impact.

When Christine Stokes moved to Coronado ten years ago, she knew she was coming to a town steeped in history, and she was determined to help preserve it.

Stokes serves as executive director of the Coronado Historical Association, a young organization despite the city’s storied past: The CHA was founded in 1969, just as the San Diego—Coronado Bridge opened, the Coronado Shores and the Cays were rising, and the community was undergoing sweeping change.

Its mission: to preserve what makes Coronado special.

Today, Stokes leads that effort as the association’s executive

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