United Way of Santa Barbara

Below is a list of community events to support the Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund. If you know of other efforts in the community to support the fund please let us know. You can contact us at info@unitedwaysb.org or call 805-965-8591. Thank You Santa Barbara!

“Common Cents” Youth at four local Boys & Girls Clubs will join with United Way to raise money for the more than 170 renting families displaced by the Tea Fire. Clubhouses will conduct a “Common Cents” penny drive to contribute to the Tea Fire Response Fund. You can visit any United Boys & Girls Club site to make your contributions through Tuesday, December 16th! Prizes will be awarded to the clubhouse collecting the largest contribution, so get to your favorite Boys & Girls Club and help its youth help our community by raising money for the Tea Fire Response Fund. Your local Boys & Girls Clubs are in: Carpinteria at: 4849 Foothill Road Westside Santa Barbara at: 602 W. Anapamu Goleta at: 5701 Hollister Ave. Lompoc at: 1025 Ocean Avenue View Common Cents Flyer	Thank You Event in Montecito Merchants this Friday, December 5th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in a celebration to thank Montecito Fire Fighters and MERRAG volunteers. United Way of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust will be there to accept donations on behalf of the Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund. There will be entertainment, refreshments, and a huge raffle! Location: 1482 East Valley Road, at the Fountain, in the upper Montecito Village.
Private Label Coffee Perks Warm Wishes and Donations Sarr Coffee, an all organic and fair trade coffee, tea and spice company, is trying to warm survivors’ hearts one cup at a time. Beginning on Saturday, November 29th they will be selling bags of coffee labeled Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund every Saturday at the Farmer’s Market on Cota and Santa Barbara streets. Owner Dorothy Dudack is feeling the effects on a personal level, having been evacuated herself and knowing two families who were evacuated permanently. “It’s about involving the community,” says Dudack, which explains her reason for making the commitment from this week until Christmas. Up to 200 bags of coffee will be sold for $5 each at the Farmer’s Market every Saturday, potentially earning $4,000 for the Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund by the end of this endeavor.	Ojai Valley Inn & Spa to Support Tea Fire Response Fund Ojai Valley Inn & Spa would like to offer assistance to our neighbors in Santa Barbara and Montecito who were adversely affected by the Tea Fire. In an effort to embrace our theme this year of “A Season of Giving Back,” we will happily donate a portion of the proceeds from three holiday events at the Inn - our Thanksgiving Grand Buffet, our Teddy Bear Tea on December 21 and our New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance in our signature restaurant, Maravilla – to the United Way of Santa Barbara. Additionally, we will welcome displaced fire survivors with a 50% room rate reduction at the Inn effective immediately. It is our sincere hope that our fellow business leaders will join in this most worthwhile endeavor to aid the Tea Fire survivors. For more information, contact Veronica Cole, Public Relations Manager. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Road, Ojai, California 93023. 805-640-2080, 805-646-9622.
Santa Barbara High School Helps, One Penny at Time Santa Barbara High School will be holding Tuesday Quad Concerts and Penny Drives for the Santa Barbara Tea Fire Fund. The concerts will feature SBHS’s award winning groups: Jazz Band and ‘A’ and ‘B’ Combos, A Cappella Choir, Drum Line, Color Guard, and other special guest artists. Students are encouraged to bring pennies to contribute to the Tea Fire Response Fund.	CPK Feeds Community and Response Fund Pizza may not be a means to an end in the aftermath of the Tea Fire, but California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) certainly has made a difference since the very beginning of the fire. As the firefighters took breaks from battling the blazes, CPK welcomed them to come and grab a meal to refuel; they served 15 firefighters free of charge during the weekend of the fire. On November 14th, CPK delivered 20 pizzas, pastas, and salads to Earl Warren Showgrounds for any survivors or volunteers who needed a good meal. Additionally, they donated 20 pizzas to the Montecito clean-up volunteers on November 30th and donated 3 gift cards for a “dinner for two” to a recent fundraiser concert. All the effort would perhaps seem to glean a lot of attention, but General Manager Michele Jones simply said, “We just wanted to help and saw what needed to be done.” Now, CPK is asking the community to contribute by stopping in for lunch or dinner on Tuesday, November 25th and presenting a flier. Students at Santa Barbara High School are currently distributing fliers that state CPK will donate 20% of the proceeds to benefit those affected by the Santa Barbara Tea Fire.
Local Concert Sings the Blues and Raises Money On Tuesday, November 25, a concert for the Tea Fire survivors will be held at Statement at 7 pm on State Street, featuring Orlando Napier, a local blues musician, and the club’s DJ. The show starts at 7 pm and costs a minimum $5 donation at the door. Various prizes such as restaurant gift certificates, wine tours, X-Boxes, and printers will be raffled, and California Pizza Kitchen will be providing food. All proceeds, including all tips for bartenders, will go to the Tea Fire Response Fund to benefit Tea Fire survivors. Sounds like a cause we can all raise a glass to!	Online Book Store Inspires Reading and Hope Tricia Drylie knew she needed to contribute to the Tea Fire Fund, but felt that the distance would not allow for her to bring any hands-on volunteerism. Drylie says families that have children hit close to home for her, so she decided to contribute funding through a children’s book company for which she sells through a website. From November 20th-December 20th Barefoot Books (www.thebarefootlibrary.com) will donate 10% of your purchase the Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund, where 100% of proceeds will benefit those affected by the fires. Enter code EV298 at checkout.