On the Right Path

Social gridlock reigned at the Carriage and Western Museum for the 60th anniversary barbecue bash for the Montecito Trails Foundation – the first one in six years – having previously been held at the Coffin estate at the Montecito Valley Ranch. 

More than $100,000 was raised by the 175 guests, including the Montecito Community Foundation and Mark and Tiffany Lemons, with a paddle raise of $10,000 each, with the first project including work on the San Ysidro Trail.

Executive director Ashlee Mayfield was the keynote speaker, with major sponsors including Montecito Bank & Trust and The Ann Jackson Family Foundation.

Auctioneer Keith Fox sold off a luxurious Rosewood Miramar getaway and horseback adventure for $4,700, and a Santa Barbara Dream Getaway including a night at the San Ysidro Ranch, a champagne brunch for four at the Stone House, and a VIP-curated hike with Mayfield for $4,000.

Among the supporters listening to the Doublewide Kings, founded and led by Montecito’s Palmer Jackson Jr., and noshing on fare from the Los Padres Outfitters BBQ, were Das Williams, Scott Reed, Jonathan Bishop, Fred Brander, Alixe Mattingly, Dick and Marilyn Mazess, Eileen and Charles Read, Tony Morris, and Tim Taylor.