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May 5, 2009
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
2009 Annual
Awards
at Four Season's Biltmore
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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Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Makes $56,000 Donation to United Way
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust President and CEO George Leis, left, presented a $56,000 check for the bank's contribution to United Way of Santa Barbara County. Accepting with smiles were United Way Executive Director Paul Didier and Board Chairman Tom Thomas, who is also a Santa Barbara Bank & Trust executive. (Brian Kerstiens photo)
Since its founding in 1960, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust has partnered with United Way of Santa Barbara County to provide critical human care services for local residents. Through annual campaigns, employees generously donate a portion of their salaries to help make a positive difference in their neighborhoods.
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust provides a 50% matching gift of employee contributions each year and, in 2008, the bank's corporate gift exceeded $56,000 - the largest United Way received.
"I'm proud of our employees and the bank for our long-term commitment to being community leaders," said George Leis, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust's President and CEO, in presenting the check to United Way. "In addition to their financial gifts, our employees are tireless volunteers and active participants with a number of local nonprofit organizations on an on-going basis."
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, with 29 offices in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is a division of Pacific Capital Bank N.A., a nationally chartered regional bank that operates three primary businesses: community banking, commercial and wealth management; and income tax refund products.
Article reprinted from Noozhawk, and written by Brian Kerstiens who is a community relations specialist at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
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Charitable Gift Annuities - A Good Investment
Diane Doiron and Suzi Schomer, Gift Planning Services Committee members
Tired of seeing your 401(K) decline in value day after day? Consider a United Way Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity to augment your future retirement income. Here's how it works. A Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity permits you to postpone the start date of the annuity for a specified period of time and still receive an immediate charitable deduction. Deferring the start date of your annuity increases the annuity payout amount as compared to a current Charitable Gift Annuity. The minimum period to defer payments is one full year.
Once you enter into a deferred gift annuity agreement with United Way, your payment is fixed at the time you sign the agreement, regardless of what happens in the market because your payments are guaranteed by the assets of United Way of Santa Barbara County.
For more information please contact our Gift Planning Services Officer Judy Goodbody, CFRE, IAR, CRTP at 965-8591 ext.120 or email jgoodbody@untedwaysb.org or visit our website at www.unitedwaysb.org/giftplanning.
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Power of Partnership Initiative and Santa Barbara City College Adult Education Conduct Community Listening Sessions
The Power of Partnership Initiative would like to thank you for your involvement since its official kick-off in April 2008. We are pleased to report that over 5,200 of your opinions on the future of local children, families, & seniors have been collected and continue to be analyzed as additional responses come in. Your contributions have allowed the South Coast of Santa Barbara County, for the first time ever, to agree on a vision with prioritized goals and outcomes for children, families, & seniors. Check the PartnershipSB website in the upcoming weeks to view community results. The Power of Partnership Initiative is asking for your involvement as the community determines Strategies for Success for children, seniors, and their families on the South Coast. You are invited to participate as we discuss how we can work together to create a better future for children, seniors, and their families in our community.  All sessions will be held at the Schott Center's Tannahill Auditorium on the following dates: Seniors & Families Strategies for SuccessTuesday, February 24, 2009, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Discuss the needs of local seniors and their families and participate in the brainstorming process needed to bring about selected outcomes Children & Families Strategies for Success
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Discuss the needs of local children and their families and participate in the brainstorming process needed to bring about selected outcomes Together, we have the power to create a better future for children, families, and seniors in our community!
Connect - Create - Change
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My Healthy Child Strategy Launched!
Photo by Isabelle T. Walker of Santa Barbara Independent
"Pediatricians have a lot to say to parents of babies and toddlers but only 15 or 20 minutes to say it in. As a way out of this dilemma, First 5 of Santa Barbara County and United Way have teamed up to create a system for communicating some key points doctors need to share with families about their kids' health," writes Isabelle T. Walker of the Santa Barbara Independent in a recent article.
The system is called My Healthy Child. It consists of a website, a colorful development wheel and flyers on sleeping, eating, reading, and dental care, all in both English and Spanish.
The myhealthychildsb.org website is full of resources and information, plus links to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AMA), First 5 and other sites designed to support the education and health of young kids.
The goal of My Healthy Child is that the materials will eventually be found in every pediatric office in Santa Barbara County. For now, they are available in the pediatric offices of all Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics sites, Sansum Clinic, the Santa Barbara County public health clinics, and the Children's Medical Clinic.
For more information on My Healthy Child SB, please contact Jeanette Delgado at jdelgado@unitedwaysb.org or 965-8591 x 107.
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Deckers Outdoor Sponsors Fun in the Sun Kids!
Deckers Outdoors pledged $3,000 to sponsor two children at 2009 Fun in the Sun summer enrichment program. Deckers is a local company that remains focused on local community needs. The two children will enjoy the benefits of the program that provides educational and recreational opportunities to low-income Santa Barbara County youth in order to promote academic, social and economic growth. Our thanks goes out to Michelle Apodaca, Executive Assistant to the CEO, and the Deckers Outdoors Corporation for their help in strengthening our local youth.
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Are You Part of the
Young Leaders Society?
United Way's Young Leaders Society (YLS) was formed to support the ambitions of emerging leaders between the ages of 20 and 40. The goal of YLS is to promote and encourage philanthropy and volunteerism in our community, provide professional devlopment and access to top community leaders. Members will participate in a variety of social, educational, volunteer, and network opportunities.
The first event will be held in March after the initial meeting of the Executive Committee next week. Please stay tuned for more information! |
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Fun in the Sun 2009 Planning Underway!
Planning for the 2009 Fun in the Sun program is now in full force. The first Partners Meeting of the year occurred on January 29th in United Way conference room, where new ideas were born and excitement was contagious. The attendance of various businesses, agencies, and organizations was the best in years, proving that there is a growing interest in contributing to a program that really makes a difference in the lives of Santa Barbara County children. With over 30 organizations represented at this meeting, and a growing list of interested partners, we are confident that Fun in the Sun is evolving and expanding to help meet the needs of the underprivileged children in our community.
Fun in the Sun is a safe and supportive place for local kids. The program focuses on improving reading skills and character development in a fun and creative atmosphere. The kids learn about their well-being, discover their world through field trips, connect with positive adult role models, find self-expression through the arts, and cultivate positive friendships to last a lifetime. The summer program runs all day for seven weeks at multiple
locations throughout Santa Barbara County.
For more information on Fun in the Sun, please contact Jenny Lewallen at 965-8581 x138 or jlewallen@unitedwaysb.org.
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"How To Be A Better Volunteer" Workshop Series Presented by NonProfit Support Center and VolunteerSBC!
VolunteerSBC!, a United Way Initiative, partnered with the NonProfit Support Center to present "How To Be A Better Volunteer," the first in a series of workshops with a focus on service and volunteering. The first workshop in the series was held February 11th at the offices of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care.
The workshop was lead by Arlene Stepputat who has been leading volunteers for more than 25 years. She was the Director of Volunteers for Covenant House in New York from 1986 until 1991 supervising over 450 volunteers. Arlene designed and taught the first Masters level course in volunteer management for Seton Hall University. She has offered workshops on volunteer management at AVA conferences, is the author of The Caring Heart and was a contributing author for The Volunteer Management Handbook, published by John Wiley and Sons (both available in the NSC Library).
The upcoming workshops will include " ABC's of Volunteer Management"; " How To Be A Volunteer Developer For Your Company"; and " Board Member Skills: A Primer in Volunteer Leadership" (dates and locations TBA). Visit the Nonprofit Support Center site for updates. |
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Do You Have A Volunteer Opportunity?
Are You Looking For One?
VolunteerSBC.org currently has almost 450 volunteer opportunities available in the Santa Barbara area!!! Go to www.volunteersbc.org to see if any opportunities are right for you!
VolunteerSBC.org is the best way to find volunteer opportunities - and to post them! Non-profits, churches, schools, etc - this is for you! Start your new year off right by making a difference in your community!
Look for our weekly ad in Santa Barbara News-Press!
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