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Make a big difference right where you live with small change. Introducing United Way Pennies for Change. Montecito Bank & Trust is teaming up with United Way so you can donate one penny every time you use your credit card. Ask a Montecito Bank & Trust associate how you can get started today! | |
| Save The Date |
Annual Awards Celebration
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Biltmore
Loggia Room
For more information or to RSVP please contact Courtney Jue at cjue@unitedwaysb.org or (805) 965-8591 ext. 110
Click here to RSVP:
Annual Awards
For photos & highlights of past events, click on the links before:
Annual Awards 2007
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| United Way of Santa Barbara County General E-News
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April 2008 | |
United Way Needs Your Help...
To Plan for the Future of Children, Families, and Seniors! 
Power of Partnership Initiative Kicks-Off!
Last week marked the kick-off of the Power of Partnership Initiative. This initiative is a collaborative effort to create community-driven, expert-assisted Master Action Plans (MAPs) designed to increase the well-being of children, families, and seniors in our community over the next ten years. As part of the kickoff, the initiative's Vision Council and Steering Committee for Children & Families, two very committed groups of key community leaders, met at United Way of Santa Barbara County to take the first steps towards creating a vision statement for children and families. The meeting commenced with a special envisioning exercise in which members were asked to complete the phrase, "The Power of Partnership is..." Some of the words used to complete the phrase were, "comprehensive community plan, catalyst for change, shared vision, and vibrant healthy community". These phrases reflect the hopeful nature of the Initiative's chief participants as this dynamic community-wide initiative begins.
These groups plan to meet again in June after a series of Community Vision Forums. The forums are scheduled for May to solicit the hopes and thoughts of our community members and to ensure that in the future our community is a place where children, families, and seniors thrive.
We hope that you will attend one of the following forums to share your ideas and dreams concerning what our community should focus on over the next ten years. Please visit the Power of Partnership website at www.partnershipsb.org to find out more about the initiative. On the website, you will also find a community survey. We hope that you will take a moment to share your thoughts with us so that we may include them as we plan our future.
Through the Power of Partnership, every community member and local organization has an opportunity to participate as we create a vision for our community's future. The Power of Partnership Initiative is seeking input from local experts and community members throughout the county, including our city and county governments, school districts, media, faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, arts organizations, charitable foundations, educational and academic communities, medical and mental health professionals, non-profit organizations, service organizations, and many more.
Come Join Us and Help Build a Better Future for Children, Families, Seniors and You!
May 14, 2008 6-8pm Girls Inc. Carpinteria
May 20, 2008 6-8pm Goleta Valley Community Center
May 21, 2008 6-8pm Braille Institute of Santa Barbara
May 29, 2008 6-8pm Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library
Special thanks to Piatti, Trader Joe's and Office Max for contributing in-kind donations.
You may also call the United Way of Santa Barbara County Office at (805) 965-8591 for more information.
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Nahra and Wigle take on New Positions as Community Campaign Chair and Deputy Chair
United Way of Santa Barbara County's 2008-2009 Community Campaign will be led by Lynda Nahra, President and CEO of Community West Bank and John Wigle, President of AGIA. Ms. Nahra will lead this year's Campaign Season as Chair and Mr. Wigle will assume the role of Deputy Chair. The Chairs' main role is to provide leadership, direction and support to the Campaign Cabinet to ensure a successful campaign.
 Lynda Nahra has been President of Community West Bank since 2000 and CEO since 2004. Under Ms. Nahra's leadership, the bank has added branches in Santa Maria, Westlake Village and downtown Santa Barbara. In 2005 and 2006, Ms. Nahra was named one of the "Top 25 Women to Watch in Banking" by U.S. Banker Magazine. In addition to her support of United Way of Santa Barbara County, Ms. Nahra is an active member of the Rotary Club of Montecito, Goleta Montessori Center School and Habitat for Humanity.
 As President , John Wigle has built AGIA (Association Group Insurance Administrators) into the largest, privately held, Third Party Insurance Marketer and Administrator for Affinity Organizations in the country. Mr. Wigle is also an active member of the Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA), the Wilderness Inquiry and the World President's Organization. In addition to his supportive role at United Way as this year's Campaign Deputy Chair, Mr. Wigle is also on the Board of Directors. |
Secretary for Service and Volunteering Position Appointed to Secretary Karen Baker
By Executive Order on February 26, 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger created a new First-in-the-Nation Cabinet position, Secretary for Service and Volunteering. The first appointee is Secretary Karen Baker, who has been conducting a series of meetings with service organizations throughout the state during the last two months. Among these meetings, United Way of Santa Barbara County representatives participated in a Disaster Volunteer Summit in Irvine and a "Listening" meeting in Ventura County. Secretary Baker has expressed an interest in coming to Santa Barbara and her staff has invited www.volunteersbc.org to join California Volunteer network as the Santa Barbara County Hub.
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320 East Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 965-8591
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| About Us
Through the Power of Partnership™, whether a neighborhood project or a community-wide initiative, United Way of Santa Barbara County unites people from government, business, education, faith groups, non profits, as well as ordinary citizens, to develop innovative strategies for community change that will have an impact for years to come.
Links to Evaluation Reports for some of our Partnerships:
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