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Community
Dividends Awarded
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Paul Didier with
Michael Towbes at the Community Dividends event.
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On
Monday, November 14, 2005, Montecito Bank
& Trust generously donated $1,000,000 to 106 non-profits in Santa Barbara
and Ventura Counties during a luncheon
at the Four Seasons Biltmore.
At the 3rd Annual Community Dividends event, Michael
Towbes and Rod Brown presented
Santa Barbara County's United Way with a check
for $10,000 for our work with Fun in the Sun.
Montecito Bank & Trust’s philosophy behind the event is that the “Community
Dividends will have the greatest positive impact if awarded to a substantial number
of organizations.” Many other
organizations supported by Santa Barbara County's United Way also received checks
from the Bank. A huge “Thank
You!” to Montecito Bank & Trust for supporting Santa Barbara County’s
United Way!
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Forming special
bonds at Fun in the Sun
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Mariana Loya,
age 12, was often surrounded by younger children vying for her attention.
As a Counselor In Training at Fun in the Sun, she learned to work, befriend, and
lead others at a level she had never done before.
She explains, “A lot of the kids here I wouldn’t have gotten to know
better if I just saw them at school or somewhere else.”
The program was an eye-opening experience.
Mariana
received the first place award this past summer in Fun in the Sun’s writing
contest, where she wrote about her older sister and role model, Marcela.
Marcela is a recent high school graduate now attending Santa Barbara City College.
My
Role Model by Mariana Loya
My role model has to be my older sister Marcela. I want to be like her when
I grow up…. What I really like
about my sister is that she’s not bad.
She never got in trouble when she was in school or at home.
She’s always helping my mom clean up around the house, helps my younger
brother and I in our homework, [and] always does her chores.
She’s very responsible and she cares about everyone.
Anytime I need to talk to someone she is always there for me.
She tells me to stay in school and get good grades so I could get accepted into
good universities. She tells me to
care about school and my future.
My sister… she’s going to be a great person and I want to be
like her. She really cares about
me and loves me very much….
That is why she is my role model.
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20th
Annual Heritage Club Luncheon
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United
Way’s 20th Annual Heritage Club Luncheon was hosted by restaurant
bouchon santa barbara on June 8, 2005.
Thirty-eight Heritage Club members and guests were honored during an extraordinary
wine country dining experience.
The elegant lunch was served as guests shared their stories and their personal
commitments to United Way's ongoing success.
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Heritage Club
members Mike & Betty Noling.
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The Heritage Club is made up of
forward-thinking individuals who have expressed their long-term commitment to
this community by naming United Way as a beneficiary in their estate plans.
Their gifts come in the form of Charitable Remainder Trusts, Gift Annuities, Pooled
Income Funds, Philanthropic Funds, Bequests, and gifts of Life Insurance and Retirement
Plans. These gifts are invested in
one of five Endowment Funds, which provide a solid foundation of perpetual support
for Santa Barbara County's United Way, and the programs that benefit the neediest
people in our community.
We
thank Mitchell Sjerven and the bouchon staff, and Partnervest
Financial Group and Business First
National Bank for generously underwriting this special event.
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New Board of Director's
member John Wigle.
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John
Wigle has joined the Board of Directors of Santa Barbara County's United
Way. Mr. Wigle is the chair and CEO
of AGIA, and he has lived in Santa Barbara since
1976. He founded and chaired the
Community Operating in Partnership to Empower (C.O.P.E.) program in 1993 to prevent
homelessness in Santa Barbara County.
He received the Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary International and was named
Entrepreneur of the Year by the Carpinteria Chamber of Commerce.
He is a past chair of Cub Scouts Pack 50, and a member of the Santa Barbara Chamber
of Commerce and the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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RSVP for any United
Way activity at http://www.unitedwaysb.org/rsvpmain.html
or call 805-965-8591.
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Campaign Holiday Bash
Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort,
Reagan Room
We will celebrate the
progress of our Community Campaign and acknowledge outstanding individuals and
organizations.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
3:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Network Hardware Resale's
Charity Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Velvet Jones, 423 State Street
With a $250
buy-in, you have a chance to win fabulous prizes!
Proceeds benefit Santa Barbara County's United Way.
Wednesday, May
3, 2006
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Annual
Awards Celebration
Four Seasons Biltmore
A winning combination of
two events:
Victory Celebration and Annual Awards.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
6:00 p.m. - midnight
10th Annual Red Feather Ball
Bacara Resort &
Spa
A
benefit for United Way of Santa Barbara County's Community Collaborations. Celebrate
the extraordinary contributions of all past recipients. Dance to live music
and walk away with a treat from our exciting live and silent auctions.
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