Happy Trails

By Richard Mineards   |   October 11, 2018
Robert Adams with award winners of the Green Residential Home are Marilynn Jorgensen and Errol Jahnke, and Nina Dunbar, SBB director, and SB councimember Eric Friedman (photo by Priscilla)

Santa Barbara Beautiful hosted its 54th annual awards celebration Growing Resiliency at the Music Academy of the West for 200 guests.

Holding their mosaic of marble with intertwining of gold weaving are Kristen Weidemann, and Marina Satoafaiga, with Sarah York Rulan, and Margie Yahyavi having received the City of SB Arts Advisory Committee’s Business in Art Award (photo by Priscilla)

The fab fete, co-chaired by Mark Whitehurst and Kerry Methner, and emceed by ubiquitous KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri, donated half of the day’s proceeds to the Montecito Trails Foundation, one of the event’s honorees, in support of community members recovering from the catastrophic events in the New Year.

“Recognizing this pivotal moment, which not only changed the landscape in our community, but also changed our hearts and the way we relate to one another, we have moved to adapt the awards and yet hold on to recognizing our neighbors for their community building and beautifying work,” says Mark.

The awards, at the Marilyn Horne House and Kuehn Court, went to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, Chase Palm Park, Paseo Nuevo, the East Haley Street Sojourners Mural, the Hotel Californian, and the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade.

Among the supporters noshing on comestibles by C’Est Cheese and quaffing the Fess Parker wines, were Jo Ann Mermis, Jacqueline Dyson, Mara Abboud, Kate Kurlas, Robert Adams, Jean Schuyler, Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp, Tim Downey, Nina Dunbar, David Jacoby, Deborah Schwartz, and Caroline Rutledge.

Kurt Ransohoff, MD/ COO if Sansum Clinic; Ysidro Olvera, Lori Willis, SC executive director; Martha Degasis, Lindsay Cortina, director of Organizational Initiatives; Brian Cernal, AIA; and Frank Foster, chair of Cancer Foundation Board of Trustees (photo by Priscilla)
Awarded the Playa de Santa Barbara for Environmental Stewardship to the Montecito Trails Foundation represented by Barbara Cleveland with Don McPherson (board member), Kevin Snow, Ashlee Mayfield, and Sheila Snow (photo by Priscilla)
Bob and Christine Emmons with Irene Nagel and sculptor Aris Demetrios for his SBB president’s award-winning sculpture “Dance of Life” installed at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center with Sansum Clinic (photo by Priscilla)
 

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