Call to Join the Montecito Beautification Day & BBQ

Society Invites says it’s time to make Montecito more beautiful at the November 2 Montecito Beautification Day event – held annually by the Montecito Association, the Montecito Fire Department, and members of this well-known village. 

Fashionistas unite! Don your rhinestone sneakers with pride, and guys, think how chic David Beckham is whilst cleaning up his garden! Join in at 9 am at the upper Village green area for a full-on breakfast sponsored by the Rosewood Miramar Beach, while getting your gear and location assignment. The team leaders will provide safety vests, trash bags, trash grabbers, and a location map for the trash cleanup areas – the parks, beaches, trail heads, and neighborhoods in the upper/lower villages of Montecito.

After a few hours of that, it is time to party again. Meet at 12 pm at the Upper Village green for live music by guitarist Maitland Ward (who has played with Alan Parsons, Madonna, Kenny Loggins, Eddie Money, Michael McDonald, and others) and some surprise music guests. 

The Montecito Fire Fighters will “man” the free BBQ, serving up their chili and hot dogs with buns donated by the Montecito Village Grocery, side dishes from San Ysidro Ranch Chef Matt Johnson, and cookies by the MA. T-shirts available for
cheap ($10).

Also in attendance will be formally-awarded Citizen of the Year – Lt. Ugo “Butch” Arnoldi – who has bravely kept on top of the crime in Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria. 

Twenty community partners including: SB County Search & Rescue, Montecito Trails Foundation, Friends of the Montecito Library, and the Montecito Community Foundation, will have info tables about their services and partnership with the MA on preserving and protecting the
community. 

The Beautification Team is Firefighter John Weber, Engineer Daniel Arnold, Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Bennewate, Firefighter/Paramedic Trevor Oakley, Fire Captain Lucas Grant, Mindy Denson, Trish Davis, Andrea Newquist, Patty Zucherman, Nina Terzian, Jacqueline Duran, Dana Hansen, Houghton Hyatt, Melissa Miller, Stephanie Kaster, Jan Larson Rockenbach, Cindy Feinberg, Dana Newquist, Andrew Schmoller, Michael Edwards, Connor Rehage, Christy Venable, and Jillian Wittman, and Westmont College students.  

And… add some candles to the cake; it’s Montecito Association’ s 75th birthday!