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The 3rd Annual Unite to Light Fundraiser Gala is October 18 – 19, at the Community Arts Workshop on Garden Street. There are two Galas, an art x science x tech exhibit by 45 artists, performances by the State Street Ballet and the Selan Dance Collective, light painting, craft cocktails, DJs, and an after-hours party […]
For the second consecutive year the One805LIVE! fundraiser at Oscar winner Kevin Costner’s Carpinteria estate was by royal appointment with Montecito resident Prince Harry, who celebrated his 40th birthday last week, presenting an award to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office helicopter pilot Loren Courtney. The Duke of Sussex, a former chopper pilot himself in the […]
Michael Baker, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County, definitely made a splash when he participated in the 9th annual Rally4Kids when 63 cars, ranging from Porsches to Ferraris, traveled a 142-mile route starting and ending at the Santa Barbara Polo Club, culminating in the Black and Gold Gala emceed by […]
How appropriate that a Funk Zone locale dubbed the Bakery Block raised a lot of dough when the Community Environmental Council hosted its annual Green Gala for 250 guests raising more than $100,000 to help its work in protecting California’s Central Coast from the climate crisis. The boffo bash, co-chaired by Carolyn Fitzgerald, Katy Powers, […]
The Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center (MWC) launched its first gala fundraiser on Saturday, September 14, at the Dos Pueblos Ranch, Goleta. The event, titled One Shining Night, was sold out and drew a wide demographic from Carpinteria through Goleta to support the organization. Due to the location, the Garden Attire dress code brought in […]
The Heroes of Hospice of Santa Barbara – Legacy of Compassion lunch at the Rosewood Miramar, celebrating half a century of service to the community, attracted a record 330 guests and raised around $250,000 for the volunteer organization headed by CEO David Selberg. “When we opened our doors in 1974, we were at the forefront […]
Registration and donations are now open for the October round of the Annual Summit for Danny Fundraiser to support the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse [CADA], which has been helping the community for 73 years. The Santa Barbara summit is scheduled for October 19 at Elings Park. Register as an individual or come in teams! […]
A tidal wave of generosity swept over the 149-year-old Santa Barbara Yacht Club for the 20th anniversary Yachts of Love regatta which was expected to raise $120,000 for 113-year-old VNA Health – formerly known as Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care. More than 400 guests attended, many taking to the cooling waves on members’ yachts. The […]
The party animals were out in force when the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network hosted A Wild Night Out at the Rockwood Woman’s Club. 200 creatively garbed guests raised around $150,000 for the popular Goleta-based organization, which has an annual budget of $1.8 million. The fun fête, emceed by auctioneer Nick Di Nieri, also featured […]
It was paws for thought when Santa Barbara Humane hosted its second annual gala The Great Gatsby FurBall at the Hilton, with 250 guests raising around $200,000 for the 136-year-old organization which, in its illustrious history, has helped more than one million animals find homes and has provided low cost veterinary care, their two campuses […]
The Belmond El Encanto hosted a champagne-fueled bash for 150 guests to promote a forthcoming auction in connection with the One805Live concert at Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner’s Carpinteria estate on Friday, Sept. 20. Star of the show was a Ferrari LaFerrari prototype, which has a reserve price of $2.1 million; safaris to South Africa, Botswana […]
Mallets were changed for golf clubs when the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s Polo Training Center held its fifth annual tournament at the Sandpiper Golf Club with 76 players raising around $50,000 for the Carpinteria-based facility. A total of 19 foursomes played in the Farmers & Merchants Bank sponsored event, organized by Mindy Denson, though a […]
The Pacific West Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Team Hope Walk, on Sunday, September 8 at Shoreline Park. Registration starts 9:00am, walk starts 9:30am. This grassroots effort across 100 U.S. cities raises funds for those with HD and their families. Going on since 2007, it has raised $28 […]
Social gridlock reigned at the Ensemble Theatre Company’s New Vic when it staged a sold-out Play It Forward: Legends of Broadway which raised more than $50,000 for the theater’s education and outreach programs. The celebratory concert, featuring the music of the greatest musical theater composers of our time, and veterans of the Great White Way […]
After more than 50 years as a journalist and TV commentator, I took on one of my most unusual assignments when the Polo Training Center hosted its 10th anniversary Denim and Diamonds benefit dinner, raising more than $50,000 from the 120 guests in a giant fieldside marquee at the Carpinteria-based polo club. Club president Rhys […]
Lotusland’s annual gala is undoubtedly one of the social highlights of the year with the 500 tickets sold-out months in advance. This year’s 30th annual bash Lotusland Celebrates: The Way of the Lotus, co-chaired by the tony triumvirate of Merryl Brown, Ashley Adelson, and Lisa Bjornson Wolf, raised a whopping $1 million for critical support […]
The 18th Annual CommUnify Champion Awards fundraiser was held on Friday,June 7, at the Craft House at Corque in Solvang. The CommUnify 2024 honorees are Geoff Green, The Vikings of Solvang,and Hardy Diagnostics for their dedicated work on behalf of the people of Santa Barbara County. Program commenced with welcome remarks by Chief Executive Officer […]
The Environmental Defense Center held its annual event titled, Green & Blue: A Coastal Celebration, on Sunday, June 9, in the lush green gardens at Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta. The 500 attendees of supporters, friends, families, fans, and politicians from the tri-county region and beyond came together to celebrate the organization’s […]
Social gridlock reigned when PATH Santa Barbara, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, hosted its third annual Toast to Home fundraiser at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum with 150 guests raising around $60,000. The ubiquitous Geoff Green – former head of the City College Foundation – hosted the affair, with PATH CEO Jennifer Hark Dietz […]
Petal power was palpable when the Dream Foundation hosted its 13th annual Flower Empower lunch for 200 guests at the Rosewood Miramar, raising around $160,000 for the Santa Barbara-based program that delivers colorful bouquets and handmade cards to hospitals, cancer centers and homes every week. Since it started in 1994, the program had made more […]
