FurBall Gets the Green Light

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 – in our Eden by the Beach and Santa Maria – having overseen 2,127 adoptions last year.

The boffo beastly bash, co-chaired by Ruth Ann Howe and Denise Sanford, kicked off with welcomes from board chair John Corby, CEO Kerri Burns, chief veterinary officer Dr. Katie Marrie, and teen volunteer Siena Wyatt.

The ubiquitous Geoff Green conducted the auction, which featured a five night stay in Loreto Bay, Mexico (snapped up for $3,600), an acrylic on canvas painting by Pedro de la Cruz bought for $10,000, and a diamond bracelet going for $8,000.

Among the two-legged supporters in their flapper dresses and straw boaters were Stephanie Petlow, Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders, Nicole Wichowski, Crystal Knepler, Diana Washburn, Glen Holden, Paige Van Tuyl, Earl Minnis, and David Edelman.