Tag archives: fundraising

A record 560 guests packed into the ballroom at Fess Parker’s Doubletree when Human Rights Watch held its 11th annual Voices for Justice dinner which raised a hefty $950,000 for the nearly 40-year-old nonprofit, which is a leading defender of fundamental freedoms, the activists who uphold them, and vulnerable people worldwide in 90 countries globally. […]

Social Skills America, a 7-year-old nonprofit that supports The Key Class and youth in our Eden by the Beach, hosted a lunch at the Ennisbrook club house that attracted 60 guests and raised around $65,000. The organization, which was launched by former events supremo John Daly in 2010, aims to teach youngsters the social skills […]

“Love begins at home and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put into that action.” – Mother Teresa CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) knows all about that. They are there for abused children. Today was their sixth Fostering Love event. That is in addition to the CALM Authors luncheon […]

Liquid assets were in abundance when the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County staged its 8th annual Chowder Fest Charity Cookoff at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree. Featuring 15 eateries, 11 vintners, and five breweries, more than 400 turned out for the foodie fest, raising around $60,000 for the 58-year-old nonprofit that provides civil legal representation […]