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Fun in the Sun - Lunch Bunch
Monday-Friday, July-August
Various sites
On your lunch break
Day of Caring
Saturday, September 15, 2007
30 minute kick off breakfast at Page Youth Center followed by various sites for volunteering
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Red Feather Ball
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Fess Parker's DoubleTree
Santa Ynez/San Rafael Ballrooms
5:30 p.m. - Midnight
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 It's Fun in the Sun Time
It's that time of year again! Summer is just around the corner and plans for United Way of Santa Barbara County's unique, collaborative summer educational program, Fun in the Sun, are well underway! This year we are so excited that Fun in the Sun will be expanding into Carpinteria! This will allow us the opportunity to serve approximately 300 children at four locations.
We are also looking forward to an enhanced partnership with the Santa Barbara School District, which will provide Fun in the Sun with credentialed teachers to lead the increasingly successful summer reading and academic component. A research study conducted by the John Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning discovered that low-income children typically lose 2-3 months in reading achievement over the summer months. At Fun in the Sun we take this very seriously. We are proud to report that a thorough evaluation of our program conducted by a Claremont Graduate University researcher last summer found that 76% of Fun in the Sun participants showed substantial gains in reading achievement and reading enjoyment! This year, we are looking forward to even greater improvements in the children's academic achievement levels.
Dates are filling up quickly for Lunch Bunch, the lunch hour mentoring program at Fun in the Sun. If you'd like to put together a Lunch Bunch team and come out and join us to make a difference in the lives of these children this summer, please contact our Fun in the Sun Coordinator, Maggie Walsh, at mwalsh@unitedwaysb.org. |
 The Power of Born Learning
We know what happens in a child's early years matters - for success in life and for school readiness. Yet many parents and caregivers don't know exactly what actions to take to prepare young children for school, or feel like they don't have time to do what's needed.
United Way, the Ad Council and Civitas have formed an unprecedented partnership around Born Learning. This partnership brings together a nationwide community impact network with the nation's preeminent public service advertiser and a top expert in parent outreach strategies and creative marketing around early childhood. Through advertising, parent education and community impact, Born Learning will help parents and caregivers take action to provide quality early learning opportunities for young children.
The reality is that children are learning constantly, right from birth. What they learn during those first five years depends on the experiences they have each and every day. This is our greatest challenge and our greatest opportunity.
Born Learning is built on three cornerstones: awareness, education, and action. It is necessary for parents and caregivers to realize the opportunities available each day to teach their children valuable lessons, without having to change their routine. Born Learning takes early learning research and translates it into activities and educational tools for parents and caregivers.
The educational materials for Born Learning are user-friendly and designed to help parents and caregivers understand how to prepare their children for school. For more information about Born Learning please visit the Born Learning section of our website at www.unitedwaysb.org/bornlearning |
 United Way Celebrates 84th Annual Awards
United Way of Santa Barbara County recently hosted it 84th Annual Awards Celebration at the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel in Montecito. 2006-2007 Community Campaign Chair Jim Armstrong hosted the evening assisted by mistress of ceremonies Debby Davison Phelps.
Special appreciation was given to outgoing board president Kent Englert for two years of leadership, as well as Ken Tompetrini who has served on the United Way board for many years. Following dinner and the awards the crowd danced to the tunes played by DJ Rich Live. Recognition and awards were given to local supporters and volunteers of United Way during the 2006-2007 campaign. Top honors went to:
Outstanding Leadership Workplace Campaign: Cottage Health System
Tocqueville Award for Outstanding Philanthropy: Michael Towbes
Most Outstanding Employee/Corporate Campaign: Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Largest Overall Campaign: County of Santa Barbara
Outstanding Employee Campaign Manager for Less than 200 Employees: Mike Enlow, UPS
Outstanding Employee Campaign Manager 200-350 Employees: Marybeth Carty, Venoco Inc.
Outstanding Employee Campaign Manager for More than 350 Employees: David Bothman, UCSB
Outstanding Campaign Cabinet Member: Terri Maus-Nisich, County of Santa Barbara & David Prichard, Bank of America
Outstanding System-Wide Campaign: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Outstanding Event Underwriting: Four Seasons Biltmore
Outstanding Division Award - Finance: Montecito Bank & Trust
Outstanding Division Award - Non-Profit: Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara
Outstanding Division Award - Professional: Smith Barney
Outstanding Division Award - Education: Santa Barbara City College
Outstanding Division Award - Public: County of Santa Barbara
Outstanding Division Award - Health: Sansum Clinic
Outstanding Division Award - High Tech: L-3 Communications MariPro Inc.
Power of Partnership™ Employer: AGIA-Association Group Insurance & Venoco Inc.
Outstanding Endowment Volunteer: Susan Frazier, CPA, MST
Outstanding Community Impact Volunteer: Bob Shapiro & Peter Platt
Power of Partnership™ Individual: LuAnn Miller, Isla Vista Youth Projects
Best New Campaign: Prudential California Realty
Outstanding Benchmark Campaign: Platinum Insurance Marketing
United Way has been building a better community and changing lives since 1923 and is one of the county's largest sources of partnerships, new approaches, and investment funds for health and human services. During the past year, almost 100 interrelated services worked together to comprise the Power of Partnership™. |
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