Angels Over the Holidays

Adam’s Angels celebrated their fifth annual Holiday Community event at the Veterans Building when more than 100 volunteers prepared 650 meals of both meat and vegetarian lasagna, salad and dessert to make sure no one was left hungry during Yuletide.

A ‘pop up shop’ had racks of new jackets, warm gear and shoes provided by the nonprofit, founded by Douglas Elliman realtor Adam Mckaig, and Deckers in Goleta.

Santa Barbara Humane looked after four legged guests, while the County of Santa Barbara provided paper goods, utensils, decorations, and their certified kitchen.  Students from the Franklin School created 25 colorful holiday centerpieces.

Security was provided by the U.S. Army, of course. Gilding the occasion with melody, the very best of our Eden by the Beach’s music scene, directed by Maitland Ward, included Jackson Gillies, Lois Mahalia, Michael Andrews, Tina and Laura Schlieske, George Friedenthal, and Michael Henszey.

Local warbler Katy Perry’s father Keith Hudson gave the opening prayer with other guests and supporters including Melissa Borders, Donna Crawford, vintner Fred Brander, Peter and Kathryn Martin, William Turner as Santa Claus, John Stampe, chef Geoffrey Akers, Carmen Munoz, Robert Adams, ubiquitous KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri, Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, and Teddi Drew.