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September 19, 2009
18th Annual Day of Caring
Page Youth Center - "PYC, the place to be!"
October 10, 2009
Red Feather Ball at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort
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Do Good. Feel Good. Volunteer.
Save the Date! 18th Annual Day of Caring is Saturday, September 19, 2009!
 Push the Play button to watch our video!
Make a difference in your community!
Be part of the largest single-day volunteer event in the Tri-Counties!
When: Saturday, September 19
Time: Kick-Off Breakfast 8:00 a.m
What: Volunteer from 9 am to 1 pm at one of over 50 local non-profits, schools, parks and beaches!
Who: Your co-workers, friends, family, classmates and YOU!
How: By signing up here by September 11th!
This is your opportunity to give back to the amazing organizations in our community!
Over 50 local agencies, schools and parks have requested over 1,150 volunteers - an almost 30% increase over last year! For a full list of 2009 agency worksites, visit here.
Thank you to all of our generous sponsors for your support:
Kick-off Sponsors ($4,000+)
Albertsons
Cox Communications
Orfalea Foundation
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
SBParent.com
Cornerstone ($2,000 - $3,999)
Easy Lift Transportation
Page Youth Center
Pillar ($1,000 - $1,999)
Cottage Health System
Home Improvement Center
Lockheed Martin
Prudential C.A.R.E.S.
Santa Barbara Daily Sound
Santa Barbara Independent
Building Block ($100 - $999)
Community West Bank
La Arcada Investment Corporation
Magellan's Travel Supply
Mission Linen Supply
Raytheon Company
Santa Barbara Axxess
The Towbes Group, Inc.
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Fun in the Sun 2009 - A Huge Success!
Fun in the Sun (FITS) 2009 concluded on Friday, August 7, after an incredible duration of seven-weeks. The program served 364 poverty-level children at four sites in Santa Barbara County, with three Lead Agencies implementing programming and providing oversight of the four sites. Girls Inc. of Carpinteria hosted FITS at their site in Carpinteria, Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara ran two sites at Franklin Elementary School and Ellwood Elementary School, and a new partnership with Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast enabled new possibilities with the program at La Cumbre Jr. High School.
Through the collaborative efforts of nearly 60 public and private organizations, this year's program maintained many FITS traditions, as well as introducing many new elements to participants and their families. FITS kids participated in new programming such as Manners & Courtesy education, Conflict Resolution curriculum, Health and Nutrition lessons, and Financial Literacy classes. FITS 2009 also included several first-time experiences for participants; many FITS participants experienced swimming, dancing, and fishing for the first time in their lives this summer. In addition, FITS students made their first visits to local college campuses to pique their interests in attending college one day.
United Way's FITS is a partnership of 56 private and public organizations. For a full list please visit our website.
Follow this link to see the slideshow of the Fun in the Sun kids!
Lunch Bunch, the one-hour mentoring program during the lunch period everyday at FITS, welcomed over 500 volunteers from 40 businesses and organizations in the community. FITS kids enjoyed the efforts and mentoring of these outstanding volunteers every day at each site. Many of these individuals and groups signed up for more than one lunch hour, brought lunch for their site, and donated several playground and craft donations to FITS!
Thank you to all of this year's wonderful Lunch Bunch participants:
ABC- CLIO
AGIA
Angela Plascencia and Nate Brownfield
ATK Space Systems
Bank of America
CADA
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
CenCal Health
City of Santa Barbara
Commission Junction
Community West Bank
Con Med Linvatech
Cottage Health System
County of Santa Barbara
Cox Communications
Dako
Dr. Brian Sarvis
Dupont
Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort
Friendship Center
GE Fanuc
Goleta Sanitary District
Goleta Valley Beautiful
Jarrott Family
MacFarlane Faletti
Montecito Bank & Trust
Network Hardware Resale
Northern Trust
Pacific Coast Business Times
Platinum Insurance Marketing
Raytheon
Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District
Santa Barbara Association of Governments
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
United Way of Santa Barbara County
Venoco, Inc.
Vetronix
Visiting Nurse and Hospice
Wells Fargo
Young Leaders Society
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Albertsons Holds Benefit for United Way at 2009 Fiesta Celebration
UW Staff Joel Dinan (L) and Paula Acosta (R) with Amber Ortiz, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust (middle)
For the second year in a row Albertsons set up a fruit stand to raise money for United Way during the annual Fiesta show at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Once again this year the fruit stand was successful in raising money to support 84 programs and partnerships.
Albertsons also supports United Way in several other ways. The company runs an annual workplace campaign, sponsors Day of Caring by providing all of the food for the morning breakfast, and has provided food for several Power of Partnership Initiative meetings during the past two years.
United Way would like to thank Albertsons and their employees who have made this possible, particularly Stan Martinez and Larry Urzua. Stan has generously donated the fruit for this endeavor from his store at Five Points and Larry used his own personal time to assemble and disassemble the booth each day. Several other Albertsons and United Way employees also spent time in the Fiesta booth as cashiers.
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Franklin Templeton and Edward Jones Host "Psychology of Investing" Seminar for Young Leaders Society
Jaime Espinosa of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, with guest speaker Jeff Vollmer of Franklin Templeton, and Cynthia Acosta of Brown & Brown
More than 40 young professionals attended the second in a series of professional development events hosted by United Way's Young Leaders Society. The guest speaker, Jeff Vollmer of Franklin Templeton, presented "Psychology of Investing - Emotions, Expectations and Economics". The seminar presented a down-to-earth approach to investing and the importance of saving while young. The event was held at the Harbor Restaurant on Tuesday, August 11th, and was sponsored by Franklin Templeton and Edward Jones.
Upcoming events for Young Leaders Society include volunteering at Day of Caring; partnering with the Santa Barbara Public Library for a book delivery program titled "Reading Is Fundamental"; and a networking and wine tasting event in the Fall.
If you'd like to learn more about Young Leaders Society, please visit our website here or contact Steve Ortiz at (805) 965-8591 x 111.
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United Way Internal Campaign Achieved 100% Employee Participation!
Joel Goforth and Steve Ortiz Compete in Bean Bag Toss
United Way of Santa Barbara County held its annual internal campaign and achieved great success! Staff participation was 100%, which helps support our unique initiatives and goals. The campaign was kicked off with an all staff BBQ of burgers and hot dogs. A golf putting challenge and bag toss game created a festive atmosphere. All staff members that donated at Community All Star level will soon get a car wash by senior staff members.
United Way Community All Stars (CAS) are individuals who have contributed a net of $500 or more undesignated to United Way of Santa Barbara County for three or more consecutive years. The incentive car wash should be fun - senior staff members will have water balloons tossed at them as they wash CAS employee cars! We hope this campaign story inspires local workplaces to have fun and team build with your annual United Way campaign.
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Thank You to our Supporters:
Exxon Golfers from 2007 Tournament
Exxon Mobil will be hosting its annual charity golf tournament to benefit Central Coast United Way offices. The 2009 Exxon Mobil United Way Golf Tournament is Friday, August 28 at the Alisal River Golf Course in Solvang. The shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. with a players' fee of $125. There will be prizes for players including closest to the hole, longest drive, and a 50/50 raffle.
If you would like to participate, please contact Jay McCord at (805) 961-4253 or email him by August 21st at jay.e.mccord@exxonmobil.com. United Way of Santa Barbara County is pleased to be a part of this exciting fund raising event. Thank you for all you do, Exxon Mobil!
The Sempra Energy Foundation generously contributed a check in the amount of $7,500 for the 2009 Fun in the Sun program. Sempra Energy is proud to support this program and partner with United Way in this worthwhile cause. Sempra Energy's support is giving a more hopeful future to local children. Thank you!
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Workplace Campaign Tip of the Month
Presented By Montecito Bank & Trust
Janet Garufis, Ambia Jeckell, Jessica Johnston and Vanessa Dominguez of Montecito Bank & Trust
Kim Delgado, Ambia Jeckell and Jamie Gilles, Campaign Ambassadors for Montecito Bank & Trust share a few of the outstanding events that Montecito Bank & Trust has used over the years to gain campaign participation and support.
Last year they held a successful wine tasting event, pictured above, several bake sales and books and cd/dvd sales. They even locked up their manager for a donation ransom! For more tips on holding a successful workplace campaign or if you have tips to share, feel free to contact Juli Askew at (805) 965-8594.
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Save the Date:
13th Annual
Red Feather Ball
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Honoring the 2009 Abercrombie Community Excellence Award Recipients
Dr. Peter MacDougall &
Venoco, Inc.
Co-Chairs Morrie & Irma Jurkowitz
(805) 965-8591
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