One Year Later

By Richard Mineards   |   January 17, 2019
Peter and Mary Richards, with Robyn and Jess Parker and Sue Parker at the Procore warehouse (photo by Priscilla)

On the first anniversary of its formation, the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade hosted a Montecito Rising bash at the Procore warehouse in Carpinteria for 500 guests.

As darkening rain clouds loomed, the VIP reception, scheduled to be outside, was rapidly moved inside prior to the dinner prepared by a host of local eateries, including the Biltmore, Loquita, Los Arroyos, Omni and Duo catering, Jeannine’s, Rincon Events, Here’s The Scoop, and Merci Montecito.

The Bucket Brigade, co-founded by Abe Powell, executive director, was a community volunteer response to the New Year mudslides a year ago when 3,000 volunteers helped those affected by the catastrophic debris flow which destroyed more than 100 homes, caused 23 fatalities and injured 150 more in our community.

Guests viewed a trailer for Better Together, a documentary by local videographer Isaac Hernandez, featuring the brigade, which has been entered in this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival, before dancing the night away in the massive venue to the Doublewide Kings.

Sharon Bradford chaired the event and donated her 1957 Nash Hudson Metropolitan car to be auctioned, which raised $14,000 towards the total of $390,000.

Among the guests were Andy and Kim Busch, Tom and Linda Cole, Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfeld, John Palminteri, Geoff Green, Debbie Kass, Shaun and Carla Tomson, Palmer Jackson, Carol Marsch, Chris Fossek and Leila Drake, David Bradford, Art and Kate Coppola, Eric and Patricia Swenson, Roger and Robin Himowitz, Marc Appleton and Joanna Kerns, Linos and Nancy Kogevinas, Travis and Amanda Twining, Bob and Marlene Veloz, Freddy and Dolores Gillmore, Ken and Jo Saxon, and Bob and Linda Short.

Melodee Meyer, Nora McNeely Hurley, Steve Nipper, Leila Drake, Lori Zahn, Bobbie Kinnear, and guitarist Chris Fossek at the Bucket Brigade bash (photo by Priscilla)
Melodee Meyer, Nora McNeely Hurley, Steve Nipper, Leila Drake, Lori Zahn, Bobbie Kinnear, and guitarist Chris Fossek at the Bucket Brigade bash (photo by Priscilla)
Ashleigh and Derek Shue with silent auction item bidders Leslie and Dennis Derham (photo by Priscilla)
Waiting for the bidding to begin is Rob Skinner in the driver’s seat with Megan Skinner (photo by Priscilla)
Cid Frank, Jean Schuler, Sharon Bradford, Kim Busch, and Carolyn Grenier (photo by Priscilla)
Carla and Shaun Tomson, Diana Starr Langley, Carol Marsch, Vivien Alexander, Vickie Craig, Marc Alexander, Bob Craig, and Bob and Susan Shand (photo by Priscilla)
 

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