Girls Inc.Girls Inc.Girls Inc.Girls Inc.LEADERSHIP:

Today’s Girls, Tomorrrow’s Leaders

STRONG SMART BOLDWINTER 2014/2015

CARPINTERIA

BLOOM: AN EVENING OF SUCCESS

2013-2014 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

CONGRESSWOMAN VISITS GIRLS INC.

Q&A WITH ALUMNAGRACIELA RODRIGUEZ

WOMEN OF INSPIRATION

A Message from Our Executive Director Dear Friends,Girls Inc. of Carpinteria honors the contributions of women everywhere because we

understand that their work improves the lives of families and communities,  setting  the stage for the next generation. Our continuum of programs opens doors to new ideas,

new dreams and new leadership opportunities for girls like Arianna. � is young leader  battled illness, including a head injury, as a young girl.  Her mother

brought Arianna  to  Girls Inc. when she was in early primary school and shehas participated in nearly every program that we off er. Girls Inc. has helped her build  resilience,  develop  a support network, and  acquire  the skills  she needed to become an advocate for the Carpinteria community. Arianna, who has completed over 2,600 community service hours,  spent six years  success-

fully nurturing a diverse local coalition to ban smoking in the city of Carpinteria to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and decrease tobacco-related

litter.  She  and her peers  researched, attended trainings, connected  with local businesses, educated community members, and spoke at City Council meetings. She

also helped write and produce a PSA  on the issue. � e ban went into eff ect May 16, 2011. Arianna embodies our mission of being strong, smart, and bold, and demonstrates how with the right support, girls can achieve and change their communities for the better. 

I never forget, in my role as the Executive Director of Girls Inc. Carpinteria, that we are preparing the next generation of leaders who will impact the world far beyond our local community. 

Warmly, 

Victoria Juarez, Executive DirectorVictoria Juarez

5315 Foothill RoadCarpinteria, CA 93103

(805) 683-6364

• 64,440 hours of academic support to K-8 girls

• 9,060 hours of STEM based experiences

• 6,868 hours of college bound programming

• 800 externship hours

• College visits to UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSD, CSUSD, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Cal State Channel Islands, Westmont

Income: $927,741Expenses: $832,598

2013-2014Program Highlights

Clyde Freeman,President

Stefanie Herrington,First Vice President

Cindy Halstead,Treasurer

Dr. Patricia Madrigal,Secretary

Tracy BeardJohn CerdaMary CrowleyKiona GrossTheresa HuertaAmanda KastelicTom LigareBethel MatherGail PersoonNini SeamanCheryl Wright

Board of Trustees

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Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is a member of Girls Incorporated®, a nonprofi t organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls through research-based programs and public education efforts that empower girls to understand, value, and assert their rights. We provide programs for girls 6 to 18 years old that focus on science, math, and technology; health and sexuality; economic and fi nancial literacy; sports skills; leadership and advocacy; and media literacy. To learn more, be-come a volunteer or offer support, please visit www.girlsinc-carp.org/.

Girls Inc. partner and funder, � e Ann Jackson Family Foundation has been dedicated to advancing a productive and vibrant Santa Barbara County since it was established in 1978. Since its inception, the Founda-tion has invested in a wide range of non-profi t organizations in the areas of Health and Human Services, � e Arts, Civic and Community Infra-structure and Education, focusing primarily on Southern Santa Barbara County. 

Since 2007, Girls Inc. and � e Ann Jackson Family Foundation part-nership has been unleashing potential and changing the world one girl at a time. During the last seven years, funding has provided academic sup-port, STEM based programs, leadership experiences, fi nancial literacy workshops and healthy living classes.

� ank you, � e Ann Jackson Family Foundation for investing in strong, smart, & bold girls!

ANN JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION“� e Trustees of the Ann Jackson

Family Foundationare proud to support

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria. We applaud your

eff orts to keep the young women of

Carpinteria STRONG, SMART AND BOLD!”

– Palmer Jackson, President

FUNDER SPOTLIGHT

How to Support UsWe rely on the community’s support to fulfi ll our mis-sion. Join us as we inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold! Your donation will help ensure essential programs for the girls in our community, designed to empower them to overcome barriers and achieve personal, social, economic and political success. All donations are tax-deductible.

• CREDIT CARD: Make a contribution through our secure online server at www.girlsinc- carp.org or call us at (805) 684-6364.

• CHECK: Send us your donation by mail to Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

• MEMORIAL TRIBUTE: Make a gift in honor of a special occasion or in remembrance.

• WORKPLACE & MATCHING GIFTS: Give a gift through your workplace giving campaign or matching gift.

• VOLUNTEER: Get involved by joining the Girls Inc. team and help us make a diff erence in the lives of our girls.

• BUY: Teavana Oprah Chai at your local Starbucks. Teavana Oprah Chai Tea proceeds sold in Starbucks stores help support Girls Inc. programs.

• OTHER GIVING OPTIONS: � ere are many other ways to support us, such as making an endowment gift, making a bequest in your will or living trust, establishing a charitable remainder trust, designating Girls Inc. of Carpinteria as the benefi ciary of a life insurance policy and donating benefi ts from IRA’s and pensions.

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PROGRAMSPOTLIGHT:CREATIVE WRITING PROJECTIN VENTURA COUNTY

Girls Inc. has provided services for female minors in collaboration with Ventura County Probation since 1999. Most recently, Girls Inc. teamed up with the Women Law-yers of Ventura County to implement the Creative Writing Project. The goal is to give young, incarcerated girls a voice and also a tool to process the circumstances which led to their incarceration and share their life experiences. The Creative Writing Project seeks to empower girls at the Juvenile Justice Center by strengthening their ability to express themselves, write creatively and set goals for the future.

As part of the Creative Writing Project, the girls meet as a group once a month to read poetry or literature aloud, participate in various creative writing activities and then share their written work together in an open forum that is both accepting and encouraging of each girl’s work. The value of writing as a means of therapy, processing, and empowerment has been explored in other forums and is often used as a tool in working with incarcerated adults. The Creative Writing Project seeks to bring the benefi ts of creative writing to the girls at the Juvenile Jus-tice Center to give them a way to heal and grow through the written word.

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Congresswoman Lois Capps visited Girls Inc. of Carpinteria this summer to speak to Girls Inc. members about her career in Congress and her roles and responsibilities in representing her dis-trict in Washington, D.C. � e Congresswoman joined the girls in a media literacy activity de-signed to help young women navigate a world in which visual media misrepresents both women and men through digital editing.

At Girls Inc., we provide our girls with the proper tools to gain confi dence in their bodies and minds and resist gender stereotypes. � is message is central to the Congresswoman’s Truth in Advertising Act of 2014, which she introduced in Washington, D.C. in March.

“Our youth are faced with unrealistic depic-tions of beauty every day, and research has high-lighted the negative consequences of that expo-sure. We need to promote realistic body images to our nation’s young men and women. Girls Inc. is helping girls identify this with the Media Lit-eracy Program, and the Truth in Advertising Act would elevate this conversation to help all young people.”

– Congresswoman Lois CappsWe’re proud to provide girls with opportunities

to meet female leaders from a variety of fi elds, in-spiring them to dream big, explore all possibilities and envision themselves in leadership positions in the future!

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Congresswoman’s Visit to Girls Inc.Encourages Members to Dream Big

Graciela shared her story at this year’s Eve-ning in Bloom gala of how Girls Inc. changed her life and helped her achieve success.

ALUMNA PROFILE:Q: Tell us about your involvement with Girls Inc.A: I joined Girls Inc. when I was just six years old and I’ve been part of the family for 30 years now! Growing up, I participated in the en-richment, entrepreneurial, and teen programs, and eventually, began mentor-ing young girls in the Car-

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pinteria community. I’ve come full circle as a former mem-ber, then employee, and now a member of the Girls Inc. National Latina Advisory Board. Girls Inc. has given me so much, and I’m so grateful for every opportunity to give back.

Q: What challenges did you face during these years and how did you overcome them?A: As a young teenager, despite my successes, I was unhappy and had poor self-esteem. All I could worry about were my family issues. Like many girls, I also had struggles with body image. My life changed dramatically when I got involved in the Girls Inc. teen programs and received counseling. Girls

Inc. also challenged me to make something positive out of my struggle. I’ve gone on to share my story and publish an essay in several body image and educational books, and continue to use my experiences to empower young women overcoming adversity.

Q: How did Girls Inc. inspire you to become a leader?A: Girls Inc. helped me discover my potential and open my eyes to endless possibilities. I knew very early on that my calling was to work with kids, and after becoming the fi rst in my family to at-tend college, I went on to earn my teaching credential and mas-ter’s degree. I continue to share the lessons and encouragement I learned at Girls Inc. in my role as a teacher. I have the bless-ing to inspire young children every day to pursue their dreams and believe that anything is possible, like Girls Inc. did for me.

Q: What are one of the life lessons you learned at Girls Inc.?A: You cannot go through life without making mistakes. It’s what you learn from those mistakes and what you do with the knowledge that really counts. Girls Inc. empowered me to be the architect of my own destiny!

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THANKYOU

To Our Program Sponsors!

Theresa Huerta � eresa leads integrated communications for

Raytheon Co., one of the nation’s largest defense contractors. She is a graduate of Raytheon’s Diverse Leadership Development Program through UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and serves as the leadership adviser for Raytheon’s Women’s Network Chapter in Goleta. She is also a member of Santa Barbara’s Latina Leaders Network.

A Santa Barbara resident, � eresa earned a bach-elor’s degree in accounting at Pepperdine Univer-sity and recently completed Boston College Carroll School of Management’s Corporate Community In-volvement Program.

Tom LigareTom is founder and president of ‘Planned Giving’

Marketing Solutions and Legacy Life Giving. He is also a mentor for the technology management pro-gram at UCSB. Previously, Tom managed a State Farm Insurance business in Utah. He has also taught business and marketing classes at Brooks Institute, the College of Business and served as a guest lectur-er at the University of Utah and the Marriot School of Management at BYU.

With degrees in economics and business from Westminister College in Salt Lake City, Tom has been continually involved with community organi-zations. He is currently treasurer of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Foundation and serves on the board of directors of Safewater International. In addition, Tom is on the executive board of the Carpinteria Chamber of Commerce, where he is a past president.

Amanda KastelicAmanda currently works at Deckers Outdoor

Corporation as a corporate responsibility special-ist. She has worked as a management consultant through her business Wild Pearl LLC since 2012. Pri-or to consulting, she held positions in development and donor relations at Santa Barbara Foundation and Hospice of Santa Barbara.

Amanda has volunteered in several developing nations and locally, she has served as a member of the Junior League of Santa Barbara and on the board of directors of Leadership Santa Barbara County. She is also currently a member of the Global Neighbor-hood Fund.

She holds an MBA focused in Finance from Pepperdine University and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Religious Studies from UCSB.

Welcome our newboard Members

Our annual fundraiser turned out to be an eve-ning of success, bringing together nearly 250 peo-ple at Westerlay Orchids, which for the second year served as a beautiful set-ting for our glamorous event.

We honored local fl ow-er growers Ed Van Wing-erden, owner of Ever-Bloom, and brother Win Van Wingerden, owner of Maximum Nursery. Both our honorees have deep roots in the com-munity and are longtime, passionate supporters of Girls Inc. of Carpinte-ria. We’re so grateful for their leadership and all that they do in our com-munity!

Girls Inc. alumna Gra-ciela Rodriguez spoke movingly about the role Girls Inc. of Carpinte-ria played in her journey from childhood hardship to successful local educa-tor, by opening her eyes to endless possibilities. Now a fi rst grade teach-er at Adelante Charter School, Graciela contin-ues to spread our vision and inspire youth to dis-cover their full potential.

A special thanks to our incredible event co-chairs, Donna Baird and Stefanie Herrington, as well as our board of trust-ees and the many com-munity members who made the event a success. And of course, we want to thank all of our terrifi c donors, event sponsors and attendees. Because of their generosity, we can continue to plant the seeds that blossom into generations of strong, smart, and bold women!

AN EVENING IN BLOOM

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Kevin Baird, Bob Kingston, Art Fisher and Gary Bright Bloom co-chairs Stefanie Herrington & Donna Baird

Girls Inc. staff members Jessica Wetzel, Chelsea Ruple, Ariel Rendt and Ericka Loza-Lopez

Bill and Mary CrowleyDavid and Tracy Beard

Bloom honorees Win and Ed Van Wingerden

Rick Reeves Jennifer Campbell and Kandice Overgaag Girls Inc. members Arianna Lopez and Noelia Romero

Betty Brown and board president Clyde Freeman

PHOTOS BY DAVID POWDRELL

Each year, our Women of Inspiration luncheon honors local women mentors and leaders in our community. This year, we were proud to recognize Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara, non-profit leader Cynder Sinclair, and Girls Inc. alumni Rebecca Costa Smith and Lindsey Connelly, founders of Destined for Grace.

The luncheon boasted record attendance, and guests were stunned by our inspirational speaker Alix Generous, a 21-year-old college student with Asperger’s who was misdiagnosed as a child with various mental illnesses and learning disabilities. She shared moving messages about how she embraced the challenges she faced growing up and found the right kind of help that en-abled her to flourish.

At her young age, Alix has spoken to the United Nations, deliv-ered a TED Talk and helped make a major scientific contribution in applying quorum sensing to alleviate the damage to coral reefs.

She’s currently working toward a degree in neuroscience and works to promote STEM while advocating on behalf of women, youth and mentally diverse individuals in science.

Alix’s story proves that we invest in our youth, we enable them to do big things – and in turn, the community is stronger for it. Someday, the young girls we’re serving in our programs are going to change the world!

A huge thanks to our incredible event co-chairs Nancy Kop-pelman, Nini Seaman and Sandra Tyler for all the time and hard work they put in to making this year’s luncheon our most suc-cessful yet!

We’ll be announcing details soon for the 2015 Women of Inspiration luncheon next spring, so stay tuned… We hope to see you there!

A Frame Surf ShopA Healthy LifeAffordable Housing Access, INC.Yolanda AguirreAlbertsons Food and DrugDaniella & Sagi AlkobiTom AllinTerri & Rob AllisonPatricia & David AlpertMollie AlstrandAmerican Riviera BankThomas & June AnderleSteven AndradeAnn Jackson Family FoundationPat ArinielloDebbie & Jim ArnesenB & B FoundationJean & Jim BailardMindy BaileyJean BaileyDonna & Kevin BairdBarbara BaldermanMichael & Kathleen Bank Terry & Geoff BanksRichard BardenNancy BaronMary L BarretoSheila BatsonLeandre BautistaBeach BowlBeach HouseTracy & David BeardMary BeckerBegaUSJane BenefieldHiroko BenkoBerkenmeier & SugiyamaMelissa BerkowitzCarol BetkerBonnie & Jeffrey BlankGinny & Tim Bliss

Patty BlissBlue Planet EyewearSally BoughtonLinda BowenJoanne Bradley StreetEsther & Hans BranGary BrightLouis BrowdyBetty BrownPatty & Bob BryantBryant & Sons, LtdKandy Luria BudgorLynn & Steve BuntingSue & John BurkCabo’s Grill & CantinaSusan CaineCalla Gold Jewelry Joan & Dominic CamardellaCambria Shores InnBonnie Campbell Dorothy & Fos CampbellGeri Ann & Gary CampopianoAnn CapesCapital HotelJulie & Paul CaprittoCarpinteria AthleticsCarpinteria Cotton CompanyCarpinteria Fire DepartmentCarpinteria Lions ClubCarpinteria NailsCarpinteria Rotary ClubCarpinteria Unified School DistrictCarpinteria Wine CompanySerena CarrollMarybeth & Martin CartyRichard CastileRay CastilloJill CastroJohn CerdaAntoinette ChartierLinda Cheresh

Heather Childress & Hunter HawleyChocolats Du CaliBressan Katie & Andy ChorltonCircle Bar B Guest RanchCarnzu ClarkClementine’s Steak HouseSuzan & Ian CluderayCoffee Bean & Tea LeaJane & Tim CohenRay ColeJamie CollinsJolene & Jim ColomyCondor ExpressConnie J. Smith FundCynthia ConnollyMarni & Michael CooneyMike CopuPaul CordeiroJoanie & Joe CostaCrazy Good Bread CompanyCristine CrooksMary CrowleyCrushcakesCurtis Studio of DanceD & L Wood Family FoundationAnita D’AguilarMaria D’AngeloJean DandonaRobyn & George DanielsRobyn DanielsKathy DawsonKarel De VeerGunilla & James DeArkland Deckers Outdoor CorporationMaureen DemaioDesigns by JacqulineChristine & Robert DeVriesBrandon DietrichDenise DillerAnnette DiNardoTillie & Mike Donnelly

Dowitcher Designs IncMatt DrainKim DrainJohn DuffySusan & Roger DummJolly DuncanEasy Lift TransportationSilvia EcheverriaEdward & Sons Trading Co., Inc.Sharon EganEl Capitan CanyonEladio’s RestaurantOlivia ErschenEver-Bloom IncTina Fanucchi-FrontadoWendy FieringLouise FisherSophie FletcherChristine FletcherDoug FordJudith ForemanDennis ForresterShannon FrancesJohn FranklinChristine FredericksDiana & Clyde FreemanFresh Food Chef & WellnessEric Friedman Jill FriedmanStephanie FrostFund for Santa BarbaraMartha & John GabbertTeri GabrielsenThe Gale Family FoundationVeronica & Juan GallardoMarguerite GamoNorah GarciaBeth GeigerEric GenerousPerry Gibson & Ken KrausAnna Gil

William GilchristBruce GlesbyGlow Beauty BoutiqueJohn GodkinYolanda & Jesus GonzalezEllen GoodsteinKaren & Lin GrafGrant Cox Enterprise Inc.Geoffrey D. GreenSally GreenKolleen GreenwaldGriffith & Thornburgh, LLPGronquist OptometryKiona GrossLaurie Gross SchaeferSusan GulbransenMichael & Oksana HakenCynthia HallCindy HalsteadPhyllis HansenSally Hanseth Christopher HarrisAndrea HarrisonAnne & Houston HartePam HaskellVicki HazardHazelwood Transfer and Storage, Inc.Rena HennenSusan & James HenryKathryn & Robert HenryThe Henry E.& Lola Monroe Foundation The Henry W. Bull FoundationLinda HerbertStephanie HerringtonSheila HessDiane HesterHickey Bros. Land Co., Inc.Marcia Hill(donors continued on pg 8) girlsinc-carp.org 7

2014 honorees, from left, Carrie Lundquist, Susan Robeck & Carol Palladini from the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara.

InspIrIng Women

Co-emcees Maria Zamora, left, and Ana Delgado, right, with inspirational speaker Alix Generous.

2014 honorees, from left, Rebecca Costa Smith, Cynder Sinclair and Lindsey Connolly.

DonorsRecognizing our Girls Inc. supporters from Nov. 2013 – Nov. 2014

PHOTOS BY MELISSA WALKER/NOOZHAWK

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Denise HinkleSara & Jim HippleRita HoldenSandra & Douglas HooperPat HorwitzHousing Authority of the City of Santa BarbaraLoretta HubbardDiane HuertaTheresa & Juan HuertaHutton Parker FoundationBeverly HymanInert ProjectsJodie IrelandIsland Brewing CompanyIsland PackersIsland View NurseryZoe IversonDoralee JacobsonTamara JensenJimenez NurseryMelinda JohanssonGib JohnsonJanis JohnsonEmily JohnsonJohnson Family DentalNiels Johnson-LameijerWarren Jones Patricia JonesBetsy Jones ZwickJoy Equipment Protection, Inc.Victoria Juarez & Matthew MooneyWill KalbermatterLynn & Roger KarlsonAmanda KastelicPati KernBob & Linda KingstonSharon & Gordon KirscherJill KitnickKona IceNancy & Larry KoppelmanEric KuhnLA 84 FoundationLa Centra-Sumerlin FoundationElizabeth LadackiLynda LangTatiana Larios Alice LarsenLinda & Jim LashPatricia LathamRobert LaughlinKathleen LavidgeJoe LazaroAnna Geraldine Teri & Kenneth LebowRobert LehmannPamela LewisTom LigareLilyMonique LimonAlicia LimonLinked FoundationLOJO FoundationAlice Longman

Jaime & Ericka Lopez Diane & Curtis LopezLopker Family FoundationEricka Loza-LopezCarol LubyLucky LlamaChristina LuizziCarrie Spiegle LundquistLynda.comAmanda LyonMac Brown Excavating Inc.Diana MacFarlaneMacFarlane Faletti & CoMack MackelviePamela MacKenzieRosa MackolfPatricia MadrigalMaison KMalia MillsRobert MangerDon MannFrances Shannon MarshSiri MarshallCynthia MartinBethel MatherJanet McCannMcCann Mini StorageMcDonald’sAmanda McIntyreSuzanne McneelyPatsy & Richard MedelSharon MeisterBeatrice MercadoDanielle Methmann Metropolitan Theatres CorporationJulie MickelberryEmily MilesLoni MillerMichael MingeeAmanda MinskyMontecito Bank & TrustMontecito Family YMCAJeff MoorhouseRosalinda MorenoAlbert MormanJudy MulfordDebbie MurphyMary MurphyMurphy-King Real EstateLori & Craig MurraySteve Murrays SportsBarbara NajeraBrenda NancarrowAntoinette Chartier & Brian Nash Carla NashYvonne & Andy NeumannNanette NevinsCarol & Peter NicholsDevon NielsenReiko & Warren NishimuraRoxanne & Wade NomuraGretchen Norqual

The Oaks at Ojai SpaDana OchoaBobbie OffenOhana Toy CompanyOjai Valley PharmacyOlio E Limone Asa OlssonCristina & Isidro OlveraOpera Santa BarbaraOrfalea FoundationSharon & Reuben OrganistaLucy OvergaagPacific Health FoodsPadaro Beach GrillPenelope PaineCarol & Bill Palladini Susie & Lou PanizzonSue ParkerPatagoniaHelen & James PattilloPeggy’s Used TreasuresMichelle PerryGail & Jan PersoonPetcentricDennis PetersonPlaza PlayhousePorchMaria Prenatt Tricia & Craig PriceJenny PriceStephanie PriestTobias PrinsLisa & Frederick PrzekopQAD, Inc.RabobankJessica RamirezCarrie & Mike RandolphPamela ReganAlfonso RenteriaMargie RhinesteinRice Thai CuisineMargaret RicksCurtis RidlingRincon CyclesRincon DesignsDavid RintelsOsmany RiosAndrea RisdonRisdon’s Auto CareSusan & James RobbinsSusan RobeckKristin RobertsClaire RobertsNanci RobertsonEllen S. RobinsonRobitaille’s Fine CandiesKaren & Reggie RogersRoxanne’s A Wish and A DreamBernadette RubioBarbara RunyonS & S Seeds IncSan Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation

Sandcastle TimeDennis & Abbe SandsSanta Barbara Botanic GardenSanta Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara Maritime MuseumSanta Barbara SoaringSanta Barbara SymphonySanta Barbara ZooSawaske LandscapeSB SingsAndy SchaeafferSusan & Victor SchaffMaryan & Richard SchallBeth Schmohr Adrienne SchueleBeu ScottSarah ScottSea StrandSea World AquaticaTina SeamanNini & Peter SeamanSeaside GardensDeborah & David SeehofMary Sue & Ray SeiderPatricia Selberg Marty Selfridge Joe SevillaShade Farm Management LLCFred ShawCarolyn & Maurice ShimabukuJoseph SholderNorma & Bryan SieverKate SilsburyCynder SinclairBob & Yvette SipesTamara SkovSky’s The LimitStephanie & Chuck SlosserSly’sJulie SmithConnie SmithTyron SmithKim SnyderSoap CompanyJune SochelSonosMonica SpearJano & Timothy StackMary StaleyMary & John StandleeKaren StevensDebbie Stevens-KuhnSunshine FloralSusan Willis LtdJuana Susano Sustainable Cleaning Services, Inc.Laura & Mark SutterbergSuzanne’s CuisineSandra & Albert SvobodaTeri TaylorSheila & Richard TenoldThe Castro House

The Cosmetic BarThe Palms RestaurantThe Resort At Pelican HillThe Theater Group at SBCCBeth ThomasAnnie & Anthony ThomasGeorge ThurlowShaunna & Ron TitoJeremy TittleTom Jackson Construction LTDCarla & Shaun TomsonLucia TorresDara TowersRuthie TremmelSabrina TteeTurpin Family Charitable FoundationTwice As NiceJoanne TylerSandra & Sam TylerUnion BankUnion Pacific FoundationUpham HotelLisa Valencia-SherrattAlice Van de WaterConnie Van WingerdenLeny Van WingerdenMichelle Van WingerdenDorine & John Van WingerdenJune & Rene Van WingerdenWinfred Van WingerdenAgatha Van WingerdenNadia Van WingerdenJames & Jennifer VaryMichael Vanstry Sarah & Phillip VedderVenoco, Inc.Ventana Inn & SpaVintage Voque by JessCarrie WanekGene WanekChristine & Steve WatermanSusan WebbKristen WeisJudy WeisbartVera WeltyWesterlay Orchids, Inc.Wanda WheelanJohn & Lacey WilliamsCarla & Les WilsonWomen’s FestivalWood-Claeyssens FoundationAmy WoodworthMargaret WrightCheryl WrightJohn WullbrandtDeborah & Gregory WynneMargie YahyaviYardi Systems, Inc.The Zemeckis Charitable FoundationEleanor & Donald ZiehlZodo’s Bowling and Beyond!

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“Happy Holidays to all our friends at Girls Inc of Carpinteria! Our pleasure to serve you and be your

community partner!”–Sylvia Overton, Union Bank Vice President

& Carpinteria Branch Manager

A huge thank you toUnion Bank for sponsoring our First Annual Community

Thanksgiving Dinner!