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A supplement of Lee Central Coast Newspapers

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF LOMPOC, SANTA MARIA AND SANTA YNEZ

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Lompoc Police Activities League Lompoc Crisis Pregnancy Center Lompoc HousIng Assistance Corporation Inc Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization Lompoc Valley United Way Lompoc District Libraries Foundation Lompoc California Community Concert Association Lompoc Chapter No 1413 Women Of The Moose Lompoc Youth Football Lompoc Mural and Public Arts Coalition Lompoc Civic Theatre Inc Lompoc Valley Railroad Historical Society Lompoc Museum Associates Inc Lompoc Homeless Shelter Lompoc Filipino-American Club Lompoc Sportsman Association Lompoc Valley Parks Recreation & Pool Foundation Inc Lompoc Valley Botanic and Horticutural Society Lompoc Gloryland Faith Center Assembly of God Lompoc Hospital District Foundation Lompoc Youth Roller Hockey Association Lompoc Valley Chamber Of Commerce Lompoc Valley Youth Outreach Lompoc Knights of Pythias Building Association Lompoc Valley Festival Association Inc Lompoc Music Association Lompoc Valley Community Youth Center Lompoc Valley Master Chorale Lompoc Health Awareness Lompoc Lodge No 1036 Loyal Order Of Moose Lompoc Tsunami Aquatics Lompoc Masonic Building Association Lompoc Valley Art Association Lompoc Valley Kennel Club Inc Lompoc Pops Orchestra Lompoc Girls Softball Association Lompoc Valley Historical Society Inc Lompoc Valley Riders Lompoc Valley Chamber Of Commerce Community Development Foundation Lompoc Tsunami Swim & Water Polo Team Inc Lompoc School District Community Education Foundation Lompoc Valley Agriculture Youth Booster Club Lompoc Foursquare Church Lompoc Valley Partnership For Children And Youth Lompoc Valley Community Health Organization Lompoc California Concert Association Inc Lompoc Community Bridge Club Inc Mary Cook Lompoc Senior High School Booster Club Lompoc Hispanic Foursquare Church Childrens Montessori School Of Lompoc Inc Meals On Wheels Finance Commitee Of Lompoc California La Purisima Mission Association Of Lompoc American G I Forum Education Foundation Of Lompoc Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Lompoc Food Pantry Of Lompoc Valley First Apostolic Church Of Lompoc Cornerstone Church Of Lompoc Inc Calvary Chapel Of Lompoc Bahais Of Lompoc El Concilio De Lompoc Friends Of The Lompoc Public Library System The Lompoc Valley Arts Council Hospice Of Lompoc Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Search & Rescue Team Lompoc Church At Lompoc Federal Correctional Institute Lompoc Employees Club Islamic Center Of Lompoc Alano Club Of Lompoc Incorporated Nami-Lompoc Lompoc Firefig Foundation Boys and Girls Club Of Lompoc Valley, Inc. Valley Senior Services Return To Freedom Inc Western Spaceport Museum and Science Center Nature Farming Research and Development Foundation International Reading Association Inc Are You Ready Ministries First Baptist Church The Rock Christian Fellowship American Guild Of Organists First Assembly Of God MIMI Main Memorial Scholarship Fund For Nursing Life Options Vocational and Resource Center First Baptist CH Vandenberg Village Stepfamily Association Of America Inc Gauss Scientific Society Gospel Lighthouse United Pentes Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church Club Arcturus

Horizon Ministries Victory Outreach Inc American Dream Foundation Inc La Purisima Audubon Society American GI Forum Of The US North County Rape Crisis And Child Protection Center ToastMasters International Vista Hills Mutual Water Company American Federation Of Teachers International Association Of Fire Fighters National Organization For Women Inc Quilters Etc Clinical Laboratory Management Association Santa Ynez Valley Center For Metaphysical Studies Vandenberg Village Concerned Citizens Inc Wildlife In Need Lions International International Association Of Lions USPC Newco Inc United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Thai Community PTA California Congress Of Parents Teachers & Students Inc Vandenberg Village Youth Football Association American Association Of University Women International Association Of Lions Clubs Optimist International Louise Mollath Third Charitable Remainder Unitrust 070197 Rotary International Church Of God Of Phrophecy OHANA Programs Inc Ventura Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Master Painting Contractors California Federation Of Womens Clubs The Village Chapel American Rose Society Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church Knights Of Columbus Central Coast Marlins Parents Club Sons Of Italy In America Knights Of Columbus Senior Citizens In Need Village Hills Youth Basketball Association Little League Baseball Inc National Organization Of Mothers Of Twins Clubs, Inc. Firefighters For Christ International United Presbyterian Church In The USA Independent Order Of Odd Fellows General Assembly Of The Christian Church Disciples Of Christ Inc Rainbow Plaza Inc Demolay International Pets Angels First Church Of God Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks Of The USA Sweet Adelines International Kiwanis International Inc Veterans Of Foreign Wars Department Of California Companion Animal Placement Assistance Surf Development Inc National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century Word Of Grace Christian Centre Southwest Section Of The Ninety-Nines Inc True Vine Bible Fellowship National Society Of The Children Of The American Revolution Prelado De Los Tesoros De La Purisima Clear Promise Lutheran Church Beta Pi Sigma Sorority, Inc. Iglesia Puerta Del Cielo Santa Barbara Community Development Center, Inc. Toastmasters International Central Pacific Coast Hmong Alliance Church Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States Civil Air Patrol Disabled American Veterans Ladies Auxiliary Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The United States Christian Science Society Amor Cristiano Internactional Incorporated Women’s Aglow Fellowship Aid Association For Lutherans Catholic Daughters Of America Conselho Supremo Da Sociedade Do Espirito Santo Conselho Supremo Da Uniao Portugueza Do Estado Da California Find Empowerment Through Canine Helpmates AKA FETCH Free & Accepted Masons Of California Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Jesse Rohde Educational Foundation Grange Patrons Of Husbandry California Knights Of Pythias Of California SMOOV-J Order Of The Amaranth Inc Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States

Central Coast Senior Citizens Foundation Central Coast MInistries And Community Services Inc Santa Maria Mural Society Iglesia De Jesuscristo En Santamaria CA Templo Access Life International Inc OLS Academy United States BowlIng Congress Inc Harvest Community Center Inc Iglesia Internacional Casa de Dios FightIng Back Santa Maria Valley Universal Wilderness Ways Foundation Santa Maria FFA Catholic Action For Life Por Un San MartIn Mejor International Benefit Organization South Santa Maria Rotary Foundation Central Coast ChArter Academy Gate Vineyard Fellowship Altrusa International Foundation Inc CruzIn For Life American Inns Of Court Winning Ways Ray Anderson Rise and Achieve Foundation Inc Town Center Gallery Family Resource Educational Servicehelp Incorporated Erich Tonnenacher MInistries Orcutt Community Foundation Inc Santa Maria BeThel Korean United Methodist Church Orcutt Historical Society Farm Care Inc Element Christian Church Star Of Bethlehem Lutheran Church Santa Maria Girls Softball Inc El Padrecito Ministries New Covenant Presbyterian Church Central Coast Express Inc Iglesia de Jesucristo El Templo Monte Horeb United Way Of The Central Coast, Inc. Allan Hancock College Foundation Threshold MInistries Inc St. Andrew Academy Of Music VTC Enterprises Servants & Handmaids Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus Mary & Joseph PCPA Foundation A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corp Santa Maria Philharmonic Society California Stars-Coast Girls Fastpitch Association Inc Santa Maria Police Council Inc Tree Amigos Of Orcutt Project Change Inc Tops Club Inc Runway Wild Inc Iglesia Cristiana Restauracion Calvary Chapel Of Santa Maria Sisters Of St. Francis-Mt Alvernomarian Residence Falcon Flight Squadron, Inc. American Legion Auxiliary Veterans Of Foreign Wars DepArtment Of California Rotary International Masonic Hall Association International Association Of Lions Clubs SANTA MARIA California School Personnel Commissioners V O I C E To My World Project Association Inc Noor Omid Inc Orcutt United Soccer League Society Of Mayflower Descendants In The State Of Aid Association For Lutherans California Thrivent Financial For Lutherans Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks Of The USA World To You Brotherhood Of The DivIne Holy Ghost Of California Santa Maria Valley Community Foundation Catholic Daughters Of America 1079 Ct Santa Maria Korean American Presbyterian Church Cryptic Masons Of California Set Free Christian Fellowship Santa Maria Free & Accepted Masons Of California Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center Grand Lodge Of Dania Of California & Nevada Iglesia De Dios El Cuerpo De Christo Santa Maria Chapt No 463 Women Of The Moose MendIng Broken Vessels Inc Jobs Daughters International Inlight Connection Royal Arch Masons Of California Santa Maria Christian Luso-American Life Insurance Society Central Coast Japanese Community Native Daughters Of The Golden West Beginning Experience International Ministry Center Italian Catholic Federation Of California Inc AGLOW International Ladies Oriental Shrine Of North America Inc International Church Of The Four Square Gospel Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Santa Maria Covenant Church West Coast Central Moose Legion No 214 Santa Barbara County Fair Auction Sales Association Knights Of Columbus ToastMasters International Woodmen Of The World Assured Life Association PTA California Congress Of Parents Teachers & Santa Maria Lodge No 719 Loyal Order Of Moose Students Inc Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Santa Isabel Old Town Orcutt Revitalization Association Inc American GI Forum Of California Veterans Outreach League Of United Latin American Citizens Blue Knights Motorcycle Club Program American Region Of The Josephite Fathers Charitable Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Relief & Benefit Association Trust International Right Of Way Association Alliance For Pharmaceutical Access Incorporated National Association Of Women In Construction Pioneer Valley High School Boosters Quota Club International Inc Santa Maria Blacks RecognizIng A Goal Santa Maria 4 Wheelers United States BowlIng Congress Inc International Association Of Fire Fighters Santa Maria Fellowship League Of Women Voters Of Santa Maria Valley Lauren M S Foundation Santa Maria Judo Dojo Inc St. Mary’s Church A Corp Santa Maria Police Officers Association LM ToastMaster

Italian Catholic Federation Of California Inc New Beginnings Missionary Church Inc Order Of The Eastern Star of Calif Prince Hall Rite of Adoption American Federation Of Government Employees North Avenue Baptist Church National Active And Retired Federal Employees Association The Aging Connection Road Runners Club Of America CoastHills Community Foundation Order Of The Eastern Star Of California Village Ark Valley Of Flowers Half-Century Club Vandenberg Genealogical Society The Lone Sailor Memorial Trust Local 146 Building Corporation Little League Baseball Inc Association Of Operating Room Nurses Vandenberg Village Association CA Law Enforcement Assoc Of Records Supervisors Inc Soroptomist Foundation Inc Village Country Club Inc Society For Preservation & Encourmt Of Barbershop Quartet Singing Amer California Podiatric Medical Association Igl Monte Sio Assembly Of God Buellton St. Timothy’s Orthodox Church Cabrillo Band Booster Club Rivers Of Living Water Ministries ToastMasters International California Teachers Association Tuskegee Airmen Inc Moms Club Santa Rita Water Co VIVA Volunteers For Inter-Valley Animals Rotary International International Association Of Lions Clubs Agape House Abundant Life Fellowship And Ministries National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution Rotary International James Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund The Clan Chattan Of The United States 2nd Louise Mollath Charitable Remainder Trust The Seer Foundation Key Club International Employee Development Association Mission Hills Church Of Christ Arts & Crafts Humanities Transformations Inc Mission Vieja Youth Booster Club Manzanita Public Charter School Shadows Fund Incorporated Providence Landing Park Association Wahoos Baseball Inc Womens International Bowling Congress Inc Little League Baseball Inc Family Service Agency Of Santa Barbara

Order Of The Eastern Star Of California Danish Sisterhood Of America 165 Santa Barbara Fraternal Order Of Eagles Santa Maria Valley Packers California State Relations Subcommittee Of The Appraisal Inst Association Of Compost Producers Santa Barbara County Range Improvement Association Experimental Aircraft Association Santa Maria Chapter 499 Inc National Active and Retired Federal Employees Assocation Central Coast CBERS California Retired Teachers Association Independent Telephone Pioneer Association California Bottled Water Association American GI Forum Of US Valley Whirlers Square Dance Club Santa Maria-Bonita Capital Facilities Corp International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Tri Valley Bass Club Inc Santa Maria Karting Association Coalition Of Labor Agriculture & BusIness Of Santa Barbara County Santa Maria Womens Network Western Commercial Space Center Incorporated Faculty Association Of Allan Hancock College Epsilon Sigma Alpha International Council Backcountry Horsemen Of California Inc Central Coast Fiddlers Legal Secretaries Incorporated Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association Inc Refrigeration Engineers & Technicians Association Santa Maria Kennel Club Tailwinds Bicycle Club Of Santa Maria Retired Active Men Incorporated Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club California Employer Advisory Council Local Government Finance Corp California Teachers Association German Club Of Santa Maria California National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People National Management Assoc Santa Barbara Bass Club Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association Central Coast Smallmouth Club Filipino Seniors Association Of Santa Maria Valley MMRC Friendship Club Of Santa Maria Valley California Space Authority Inc Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Of Santa Barbara Citizens For County Org Inc SB Can Action Fund Society Of Auditor Appraisers California Association Of Medical Laboratory Technology Kiwanis International Inc Bay Capital Dist CA Federation Of BusIness & Prof Womens Clubs Inc MInerva Club Of Santa Maria Santa Maria Valley Chamber Of Commerce International Association Of Lions Clubs D E S Club Of Santa Maria Valley Order Of The Eastern Star Of California Elks Recreation, Inc Santa Maria Valley Dairymens Your Orcutt Youth Organization Kiwanis International Inc Distillery Wine & Allied Workers International Union Santa Maria Valley Economic Development Association Inc Santa Maria Valley Contractors Association Inc Electrical Training Trust Of Santa Barbara County National Electrical Contractors Association California Central Cha California Central Coast Winegrowers Association Military Order Of The Cootie Of The United States Filipino Community Of Santa Maria Valley and Vicinity Santa Maria Columbian Club Inc California Teachers Association Rotary International Coastal Business Finance Thrivent Financial For Lutherans Newcomers Club Of Santa Maria Valley California Association Of Machine Embroidery Santa Maria Rifle Club Inc Vaqueros de las Ranchos Altrusa International Inc Foster Road Mutual Water Co American Association Of University Women Orcutt Mineral Society International Association Of Fire Fighters

Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society Central Coast Corvettes Optimist International Bent Axles Street Rods Inc League Of United LatIn American Citizens Santa Maria Central Coast Soccer League Key Club International Santa Barbara County Electrical Workers Labor Mgmt Coop Committe Santa Maria Valley WIne Country Inc Optimist International Moto Club Central Coast Inc Santa Maria BMX Corporation Santa Maria Lawn BowlIng Club California Teachers Association Gold Coast Professional Photographers Association Central Coast LodgIng Association Santa Maria Valley Bike Run Altrusa International Inc LatIno BusIness & Community Council Inc. Block Bangas Street MInistry

SANTA YNEZ

Happy EndIngs Animal Rescue Sanctuary Artist Guild Of The Santa Ynez Valley Alpha Pi Charitable Organization Center For Human Potential & Ecology, Inc. Project Uplift USPC Newco Inc. Golden Trout Natural History Workshop Animal Connection Referral Services Rob Purdom Scholarship Fund Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Association San Lorenzo Foundation Valley Players Street Theatre Blackbird Foundation Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community Rona Barrett Foundation Santa Ynez Valley Alternative Center PTA California Congress Of Parents Teachers & Students Inc Maggie Peppers Garden Western Institute For Laser Treatment And Biomedical Instruments Santa Ynez High Boosters Inc Santa Ynez Fellowship Church Inc Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority Santa Ynez Valley Youth Football League Inc Santa Ynez Valley Chorale Zaca Charitable Foundation Inc Santa Barbara County Vintners Association American Rose Society Santa Ynez Valley Charter School Inc Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Silicone Sensitivity Awareness MInistry Project Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation Pursuit Of Excellence For Youth Inc Tepehuaje International Benefit Organization Inc Soroptomist Foundation Inc Cutaneous Cancer Research Foundation Santa Ynez Valley Preserve Santa Ynez Valley Foursquare Church Santa Ynez Valley Pregnancy Supportcenter Santa Ynez Valley Vineyard River Valley Rover Soccer Club Inc Hidden Wings Aid Association For Lutherans Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks Of The USA Woodmen Of The World Assured Life Association California Golden State Trapshooters Association Inc International Association Of Lions Clubs Santa Ynez Valley Concerned Citizens Inc Preservation Of Santa Ynez Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Building Corp Tri-County Education Coalition Santa Barbara Thoroughbreds Mutual Water Company Inc Foundation Organizers For Community Unified Services Windy Hills Water System Bonsai Society Of Santa Ynez Valley Santa Ynez Valley Riders Central Coast ReInIng Horse Association Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association Communication Workers Of America Santa Ynez Valley Arabian Horse Breeders Association Oak Trail Ranch Mutual Water Co Santa Ynez Valley Alliance Oak Trails Estates Mutual Water Co Artist Advocacy Foundation Inc Rancho Santa Ynez Christian School Santa Ynez Valley Academic Booster Club Plus Zaca Lake Foundation Inc Solvang Triathlon & Multisport Club World Concerts For Humanity Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society

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What you may not see, is the wide range of important service organizations that are providing much needed help to children, families and individuals from all walks of life.

Central Coast neighbors have been looking out for each other for nearly 150 years, and we are blessed that the commitment to provide essential services to our community continues. Our local non-profits are steadfast in their mission to make a difference in the lives they serve.

Inside the pages of Community of Giving, you will find a comprehensive look at our local non-profits and the range of important services they provide to our region, and how they enhance the quality of life in our communities.

We hope you enjoy reading this section and are sure you will recognize the helping hands described on its pages.

Consider taking time this busy holiday season, to discover the rewarding volunteer opportunities which exist for all ages.

On behalf of the Lee Central Coast Newspapers staff, we wish you the happiest of holidays, and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous New Year.

Cynthia Schur, Publisher Lee Central Coast Newspapers

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Allan Hancock College ............................................ 14 Altrusa Golden Valley ............................................. 20 Boys & Girls Club of Lompoc................................. 15 Boys & Girls Club of SMV ...................................... 14 CALM........................................................................ 17 CAPA......................................................................... 21 Circle V Ranch Camp .............................................. 20 Court Appointed Special Advocates ................. 22,23 North County Volunteer Corps ............................. 18 Orcutt Community Foundation ............................. 18 PCPA ............................................................................6 People Helping People ............................................. 19 Royal Family Kids .................................................... 16 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo ......................................... 4,5 Santa Maria Recreation & Parks............................. 24 Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum................. 15 Solvang Friendship House ................................. 10,11 Solvang Lutheran Homes ........................................ 12 SYV Hospital Foundation ....................................... 13 United Way of Central Coast ................................. 8,9 Valley Haven ................................................................6 The Vandenberg Village Lions Club ...................... 21 VTC Enterprises .........................................................7

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s you travel around the Central Coast the spirit of holiday giving is everywhere. It is truly a magical time.

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Santa Maria Elks Recreation, Inc. - Elks Rodeo and Parade The Elks Recreation, Inc., first formed as a Foundation in 1943, remains committed to its original goal to support youth organizations in the Santa Maria Valley and surrounding communities and to award scholarships to deserving applicants.

Benefits from Elks Rec, Inc. contributions are evident throughout the community in the numerous facilities and programs affected, including swimming pools, a youth center, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, year-round recreation centers, basketball courts, athletic equipment, and scouting programs.

All efforts related to the Elk’s Recreation, Inc.—the coordinating of activities and fundraising—is the result of volunteers, more than 1,300 who work on 60 different committees.

Current plans are in process for our 71st Annual Rodeo.

Queen Contest Still the Primary Fund Raiser!

The Queen contest, begun in 1947, remains the single most important program for raising funds for youth recreation. Area non-profit groups and organizations will select a young lady as their queen candidate to represent them, in conjunction with the 71st Annual Elks Rodeo and Parade, May 29 to June 1, 2014.

Excited to return as Elks Queen Contest Chairman, Peter Sterling served as Queen Chairman from 2000 – 2005. He says, “Queen Candidates serve as ambassadors for the groups at many community and Rodeo events.” The Parade will feature the Queen Float—including former Queens—and many community youth groups. Over $10,000,000 has been raised in past years and has been returned to the various youth

groups represented.

“This year the grand prize will be announced soon,” says Sterling, and the groups participating will share in the proceeds of the contest, which will begin with the traditional Queen and Rodeo Kick-off Dinner, Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge.

The Queen Candidates must be between the ages of 16 – 21. No horsemanship or rodeo experience is required, and western outfits will be provided. “Any non-profit group can enter a candidate, even FFA groups,” says Sterling. Service groups such as Altrusa, Rotary Club, Lions Club, veterans’ associations, etc. are also encouraged to consider sponsoring a candidate.

For information, contact Peter Sterling at 805-568-6809.

Santa Maria Elks Unocal Event Center PAINTBALL FIELD is a family owned business located at 4040 Highway 101 Gate 3 Santa Maria Ca. The Shack Paintball field is the only legal paintball field in Santa Barbara County. We offer a safe and friendly environment for players of all levels to come and experience the sport of paintball. At THE SHACK PAINTBALL FIELD we provide 2 playing fields with obstacles such as wooden houses, vehicles, walls, tires and much more. All players must be at least 10 years old to play and must have a signed waiver. We are open Saturday and Sunday 10-4 and available for special events during the week by appointment. The Shack Paintball Field can accommodate groups of any size.

Looking for something cool to do for your next special event. Let THE SHACK PAINTBALL FIELD host your next: birthday party, team building, end of season party or any other special event. We offer rental packages start at $25perperson.Ourrentalpackageincludes:Alldayadmission,paintballmarker (gun), Hopper (goes on top of paintball marker to hold paintballs), full mask (for safety), Barrel sleeve (covers the barrel for safety), air tank (with all day free refills of air), and a pod pack (belt with tubes, which allows players to carry extra paintballs on the field to reload). Paintballs are not included in this package and must be purchased from the paintball field. If you have your own equipment admission is just $10 for the day. THE SHACK PAINTBALL FIELD also offers a full retail store providing all the paintball accessories and items you are looking for. We also offer a layaway program. If you like more information check out our website at: www. theshackpaintball.com or call us at 805-737-9600.

Tri-Valley Remote Control Modelers (RMC) Remote Control Modelers (RMC) Tri-Valley Club holds monthly events at the Event Center. Newcomers of all ages may participate and fly planes as well as learn how to build models to fly. Found at the end of Gate 3 Drive at the Event Center seven days a week from 8:00 am to dusk, more information may be obtained from Clark Stiles at www.trivalleyrcmodelers.com (805) 478-5144. Social events include BBQ’s on site for the entire family and an annual Open House.

Santa Maria Elks Unocal Event Center

Santa Maria BMX is a non-profit organization that provides families a fun and rewarding experience through the thrill of bicycle motocross. The safe and comfortable enviroment provides for riders of all ages and skill levels to participate in this exciting action sport. It offers one of the highest ranked BMX tracks in California. Entrance is at Gate 1 at the Event Center.

Usual hours are Wed. and Fri, at 5:00 pm and Sun. at 3:00 pm.

Check our website at www.santamariabmx.com for details or contact Ben Pirkl at (805) 478-5144

Over the past few months, the efforts of the Recreation Board and President have led to a campaign to promote the use of the Event Center—offering the community several distinct and varied concerts and events which have proven very successful.

Elks Recreation partners with local high schools and youth groups who then assist at events, raising monies for their groups, such as Pioneer Valley Cheerleaders and Ernest Righetti football players.

The Event Center is donated for the use of the High School Rodeo for regular local, regional, and state competitions, also for local high school Cross Country teams to hold meets.

Reduced rates assist both the National Barrel Horse Race Association competitions as well as the California Gymkhana Association, featuring youth and adult related equestrian events. The Board is currently underway to develop short term and long term plans for improving the Event Center.

For more information please contact the Elks Recreation, Inc. office at (805)925-4125

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Santa Maria BMX

PCPA — Celebrating 50 Years Anniversaries are always times to celebrate the best of the past while we aspire to and work toward the brightest possible future.

This season we continue the tradition of bringing the best of the established theatrical canon together with sparkling new work, to edify, entertain and enlighten our community, as we have for the past five decades. While we celebrate the history of the theater, all of us recognize that the goal has never been to create a “celebrated history.” The tremendous history of PCPA is an outcome of the fact that for 50 years the theatre has

been intensely consumed with a commitment to the present.

The theatre enables us to simultaneously reflect and recognize that we live in the now. It’s an art form that requires your presence and inspires your future.

Theatre is inherently visionary, present and future oriented, rather than retrospective. Your professional conservatory theatre is truly golden – refined through the fire of experience, rich in value, weighty, dazzling, beautiful to behold and of enormous worth. The full value and great legacy of the theatre

will ultimately be in the creation of an art-full future. We continue our commitment to that legacy by crafting work today that builds a tomorrow enriched by art and illuminated by artists.

Toward a brighter tomorrow, Mark Booher Artistic Director

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Valley Haven Valley Haven provides an active day program for seniors who are socially isolated, medically frail or may have some dementia. Our program provides socialization, supervision, respite for caregivers and improved quality of life. Many times, families do not realize that their parents or grandparents have grown older and are no longer able to care for themselves as they once did. With the small communities that we live in, oftentimes children have moved away and our seniors do not have family close by to help care for them. With their families far away, there is no built in safety net for these seniors. Valley Haven can help! We have locations in both Solvang (688-8052) and Lompoc (733-9459) and are ready to help make the difficult task of caregiving a little easier.

OUR NEW LOCATION IN LOMPOC AT 502 N. THIRD STREET WILL BE OPENING SOON AND WILL OFFER EXTENDED HOURS AND SERVICE 2 SATURDAYS PER MONTH

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VTC Enterprises The official mission of VTC Enterprises is to assist youth and adults with disabiliƟes or other limitaƟons in choosing and achieving their life goals.

While it’s a compact phrase describing a big job, we are indeed fulfilling that mission by offering personalized programs that get at the heart of what really makes a difference to the people we serve. At VTC we strive to truly understand individual strengths, interests and needs in order to provide the best services possible.

Ac vi es in our Quality Life Services (QLS) program take place both on facility and in the community. Individuals have

the opportunity to increase their independence within a full balance of areas such as communica on, social interac on, health and safety, leisure and crea vity, cooking labs and housekeeping, basic job skill development, and community access and involvement. Many skills are reinforced through technology by par cipaon in iPad classes and a computer lab.

Our Integrated Work Services (IWS) program is completely community based and has a stronger focus on employment.

Everyone who par cipates in IWS spends part of their week working at a local business. Other ac vi es are designed to assist

individuals in mee ng their highest poten al within their own community by strengthening social skills, achieving competency in the use of public transportaon, and developing skills to deal safely with people and situa ons in a community se ng.

We also have many op ons for those who want to concentrate solely on employment or the development of prac cal job skills. There are opportunies to train or work in a variety of se ngs and situa ons at VTC and other businesses. Some examples include catering, retail, food service, packaging, stocking, janitorial, and landscape maintenance. There are many possi-

bili es beyond those men oned here, and we are always working to develop new and exci ng employment opportuni es.

What we’ve shared here is but a general descrip on of what goes on at VTC Enterprises. Behind this brief overview are layers of experience in helping the people we serve to build the lives they envision for themselves. To learn more about what we are doing, or about what we can do for you, please contact us or visit our website at www.vtc-sm.org.

Thank you for your support!

In 2012 VTC’s Quality Life Services moved into the new building that you, the Santa Maria Valley and surrounding communities, helped make a reality.

Over 50 years of assisting the individuals we serve to envision, work towards and achieve their life goals.

To volunteer or donate, please contact Erika Weber, 805-928-5000 ext. 135, eweber@vtc-sm.org

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VTC Enterprises Where it’s All About You!

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COMMUNITY LITERACY INITIATIVE A United Way strategy to increase the number of gradua ng students reading at or above grade level.

This effort, led by the United Way, is a mul -stage strategy u lizing proven effec ve programs to work toward the 10 year goal of improving the on me gradua on rates by increasing the number of students reading at grade level.

These collabora ve programs bring the community together to accomplish the goal of reducing the high school dropout and increasing the number of students reading at grade level in every grade.

Power Reading Available at home, school, agency programs and in the workplace - an online silent reading and vocabulary improvement program designed to improve reading comprehension. Using so ware from Reading Plus, with proven results and credited as the best performing literacy interven on program amongst readers from disadvantaged backgrounds, Power Reading enables students, parents, neighborhoods and communies to work together to improve gradua on rates by assuring students are reading at grade level

in every grade. In 2011 more than 80% of students in Power Reading programs, using the program with fidelity, improved their reading grade level by more than two grades and 55% improved CST scores by at least one level. Our research indicates there are approximately 21,000 students in the various school systems throughout Northern Santa Barbara County who are reading below proficiency levels. For more informa on visit www.powerreaders.org

Born Learning Is a public engagement campaign that helps parents, grandparents and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportuni es - preparing children for a strong start in kindergarten and elementary school.

For more informa on visit www. bornlearning.org

The Imagina on Library provides a brand new, age appropriate book, every month from birth to kindergarten, for each of the 800 registered pre-schoolers.

The child’s book is delivered right to their door each month. In 2011 more than 90% of parents responding to our survey stated “the Imagina on Library has had a posive impact on our family and they

are reading more o en with their children”. For more informa on visit www.theimagina onlibrary. com

Stuff the Bus This is a campaign to collect and distribute new school supplies for elementary and junior high school students. Partners include KSBY, Wal-Mart, the Chambers of Commerce, the local unified school districts, and several community organiza ons. Each year the combined Lompoc / Santa Maria effort collects nearly $30,000 in school supplies in just one week.

HEALTH & BASIC NEEDS Product Philanthropy This collabora ve program with PathPoint, Good 360 and dozens of for-profit and nonprofit organizaons collects and distributes new quality products to low and moderate income families. Last year, the partnership saved families over $1.2 Million in direct costs.

Health Discount Card Program The partnership distributes no cost prescrip on and medical services discount cards throughout the County. Savings total over $4.4

Million since the program began in 2009. Discounts of up 70% are available for prescrip ons and 50% on dental, vision, hearing, imaging, diabetes treatment and some veterinary costs.

FINANCIAL STABILITY SERVICES (www.MyFreeTaxes.org) VITA was introduced in 2007 and had a $1.5 million community economic impact its first year. The partnership includes Alan Hancock College, Cal Poly University, SBC Housing Authority, Community Ac on Commission, the IRS and numerous community organizaons. The partnership has grown and expanded to serve over 1,700 families per year with an economic impact of $3.2 million.

Local, State and Federal Workplace Campaign designated contribu ons Each year tens of thousands of dollars are designated directly to nonprofit agencies such as Boys and Girls Club, Catholic Chari es, Good Samaritan Services, Salva on Army, YMCA, and others.

Celebra ng 55 years of support and 6 years as a Community Impact United Way with gra tude to thousands of individual donors, volunteers and advocates. Living United takes the support of the en re community and we could not accomplish our work without the ongoing support of our workplace campaign partners, their coordinators and contributors—Community Investors making a real difference—THANK YOU!

Thanks to our

Academic Scholar

sponsors and

Comcast

supporters

Community Bank of Santa Maria Community Volkswagen

more than $50,000 was raised

Community West Bank

at this year’s event to support

Dignity Health

the Power Reading program,

Moats Laser and Skin Care Jan Pro

and we sƟll have $25,000 to

KSBY

go to reach our goal. Please

Mission Community Bank

consider a donaƟon in any

Pacific Gas & Electric Reading Plus/the Ware Group Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce

“if we all do a liƩle, we

Santa Maria Energy

can accomplish great

There are far too many donors, volunteers and advocates to list in this limited space, so please accept a collecƟve thank you as we recognize our top workplace campaigns/ employees and community organizaƟons: AAA

Macys

Walmart*

Bank of America

PGE

Wells Fargo

City of Santa Maria

PXP*

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Comcast*

SB County

SM Noon me

The Gas Company

Costco

SMBSD

Rotary

things together.”

The Towbes Group

ExxonMobil

SMJUHSD

SM Evening Kiwanis

Eddie Taylor

United Launch Alliance

FoodMaxx

Target

Your People Professionals

Kohls

United Launch Alliance*

and more than 150 guests

LUSD

UPS*

*over $20,000 /Year

United Way Services—”bringing community partners together to create meaningful social change….” www.PowerReaders.org—improve reading/wri ng skills, increase gradua on rates, available at school, work and at home. Over 5,000 served www.TheImagina onLibrary.com— new books sent to preschoolers each month— over 40,000 books delivered!! CBO’s support needed. www.GetConnectedSBC.org —access affordable internet services and computers - bridges the digital gap. NEW! www.MyFreeTaxes.org - VITA - FREE federal AND state income tax filing, Over 8,500 served, community economic impact over $3million annually www.Health-Outreach.org— Free Health Discount Card saves consumers up to 75% on prescrip ons and 50% on other health services. www.ProductPhilanthropySBC.org— Product dona ons giving nonprofits access to affordable home goods, clothing, shoes , toys, and more.

Funding non profit agencies through workplace campaign designaƟons in excess of $200,000 annually 90% of funds raised for United Way partnerships go directly to programs.

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Providing tools to parents and community partners that help ins ll a love of reading and writing. Our goal is to cut the number of students and adults reading below proficient levels in our community in half by 2020 , improving gradua on rates and posi vely impac ng workforce development efforts.

You Can Help—get involved in the Community Literacy IniƟaƟve.

Solvang Friendship House is Ideal for families who are struggling with caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia who want peace of mind that their loved one is safe and cared for in a compassionate and homelike manner.

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Ginger and her grandson Jeremy enjoy a visit together

Solvang Friendship House has been warmly supportive of elders and their families since its founding in 1978 by Dr. Lou Netzer, a long-time family practice doctor in the Valley. His vision was a home-like environment for the elderly who were frail but not needing the service provided in a nursing home setting.

For over 35 years , Solvang Friendship House has provided quality residential and Alzheimer’s care in a safe, charming and homey environment. Our New Life Enrichment Day Program makes Solvang Friendship House’s special environment available to non-residents, offering a respite (time-off) for caregivers and a life –enriching experience for elders.

Very affordable, only $8.50 hour, and flexible, the day program includes many features including transportation, personal care assistance, grooming and shower assistance, health monitoring, extended hours and Saturday service to name a few- meeting the needs of seniors who are frail or have memory impairments.

Solvang Friendship House also provides respite care for families looking for a short term stay or an occasional helping hand with a loved one. Respite care is ideal for people who need care for a few days, a week, or as long as a month. Whether you need help recovering from a hospital stay or injury, or are the caregiver in need of a little break, our Respite Care program is here for you.

Also available is a resource library on various Alzheimer’s disease topics and Solvang Friendship House partners with the Alzheimer’s Association to present lectures/workshops on caring for your aging parents, new advances in Alzheimer treatments and facilitates a bi-monthly Alzheimer’s support group.

Behind the friendly smiles is a well trained staff, committed to providing quality care, treating all as

family, respecting the uniqueness and dignity of each resident. Solvang Friendship House is an Eden Registered Home, our entire staff at every level of the care spectrum is committed to creating a warm, loving home using the principles and practices of The Eden Alternative. We share The Eden Alternative’s belief that the most effective care happens when there is a partnership between the caregiver and the care receiver. Just as in a family, close relationships are grown by having the elders and care partners make daily decisions together such as the daily routine, what to eat, what to spend their doing, when to celebrate and what to improve. In partnership with The Eden Alternative, Solvang Friendship House is transforming into a place where elders come to live and thrive -- something we all want for our loved ones, and eventually for ourselves.

Solvang Friendship House is grateful for the ongoing generous community support of our home. Community support enhances our ability to continue the expansion of programs and introduce new services to meet the everchanging needs of the seniors in our community. Community support has enabled Solvang Friendship House to be known for its affordability as well as its high standard of excellent personal care.

Solvang Friendship House commends all family members who are caregivers for an elderly loved one or with Alzheimer’s disease and understand the frustration, guilt and sadness that families experience as a loved one progresses through the disease and needs more care than the family can provide. The Solvang Friendship House is here to assist families dealing with Alzheimer’ disease and welcome the families to stop by and/or call for more information or support.

Lynni Gilfry, Music Theapy Instructor, shows off our new bells for the Senior Bell Choir

Delores receiving some pet therapy from a very happy kitty

Ralph is one of our talented artists in our Art Around The World program

www.solvangfriendshiphouse.com (805)688-8748

Assisted Living Community Specializing in Memory Care

• 24-hour access to staff and emergency response • Assistance and supervision with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming if needed • Wellness program with nurse oversight • Medication management • Transportation to physician appointments • Delicious, nutritionally balanced family-style dining.

• Linen, laundry and housekeeping services The next best place to home

880 Friendship Lane Solvang, CA 93463 (805) 688-8748 www.solvangfriendshiphouse.com

• Engaging activity programs, social events and outings • Scheduled transportation for local shopping, banking and dining • Full service beauty salon and barber shop. Spa manicures and pedicures available • All staff highly trained in Alzheimer’s and dementia care • Safe and secure Memory Care Home with garden and wander paths

“The next best place to home”

• Over Night Respite Rooms available for extended stays for those taking care of frail loved ones at home

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The Atterdag Village of Solvang

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is a Non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community that has Been Helping Seniors for Over 60 years.

Atterdag Village helps seniors remain independent and active by providing a wide variety of services freeing residents to spend their energy on things in life that bring them joy. Our assisted living and memory care offers residents additional, personalized services with a professionally trained staff, available 24-hours a day. The Atterdag Care Center provides round the clock nursing care including long-term care and shortterm rehabilitation for individuals recovering from surgery or an illness. Our staff is well known for their compassionate care and physical therapy department that helps patients regain their strength and independence.

The Endowment Fund was set up to provide financial assistance to residents in need.

Donations of every type—annual and planned giving, charitable remainder trusts, donations made in memory of a family or friend, as well as donations made in celebration of the birthday of a loved one—help residents who have outlived their resources live in dignity and achieve the highest quality of life.

The Atterdag Village kitchen prepares food for Meals-on-Wheels and the Solvang Senior Center, which is often the only nutritionally balanced meal many of the elderly in the valley will eat each day.

With our eye towards the future and the high demand we will face as the Baby Boomers age, we have established a Master Plan providing more options and amenities.

In 2014 Atterdag Village will break ground for a new assisted living building, aquatics center, fitness room, community center and nine two-bedroom, two-bath cottages.

From the very active senior to those needing round the clock nursing care Atterdag Village is a beacon of hope to our aging population and we offer a sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who support our cause.

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation

Janis Hutchison, RN and Phyllis Anderson, RN, members of the SYVCH Emergency Department staff at the new emergency entrance which opened on October 28, 2013.

Founded in 1964, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) located at 2050 Viborg Road in Solvang provides high quality outpatient surgical services, inpatient care, comprehensive imaging (including MRI, CT, digital mammography, ultrasound, X-ray), on-site laboratory, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, physicians specialty clinic and 24-hour emergency services to our community.

SYVCH has relied on its not-for-profit Foundation to help raise money to fund the critical needs of the hospital. Community support has been the key to the hospitals ability to continue to provide medical excellence close to your home. Did you know that the SYVCH Emergency Department has more than 6,600 patient visits per year and staffs a total of 32 physicians, nurses and technicians to provide outstanding care to you and your family? As part of our on-going $12 million facility earthquake retrofit and enhancement project, construction was completed on the new section of the Emergency Department. Featuring four new emergency treatment rooms, a large new waiting room and reception area, the staff is ready and waiting to welcome you if the need arises.

Earlier this year, a brand new MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) service opened.

Appointments are now available with a doctor’s order Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by calling 805-686-3967. Funding for the MRI was secured by the SYVCH Foundation.

All SYVHC departments will continue to be open as we go into our final stage of construction in the coming year. Thank you to our community for your patience as we improve our facilities and for your tremendous financial support of this project.

Your donation assures medical excellence close to home. Please give generously to support Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital by making a tax-deductible gift today.

Thank you for your support.

To make a donation go to www.cottagehealthsystem.org or call (805) 686-3972.

The fast-acting staff at Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital diagnosed me with lifethreatening sepsis. Their exceptional care set the stage for my recovery later at Santa

life. It’s important to have medical excellence close to our home. That’s why we have supported SYVCH financially for more than 50 years.

Barbara and Norm Anderson Santa Ynez Valley residents

—Norm Anderson

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation raises financial support from the community on behalf of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH). Thank you to our supporters who have helped fund these important projects and programs at SYVCH, advancing medical care in our community. s Building earthquake retrofit and rebuild project

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation

s New emergency department treatment rooms and reception area (opened in October) s Advanced Imaging Suite with MRI, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound and CT s Infusion Suite for blood product transfusions, antibiotics and specialty medications s Annual SYVCH Community Health Fair, held in October and in its 31st year, providing more than 450 free flu vaccines, as well as health-related information booths To make a donation to SYV Cottage Hospital Foundation, phone or go to www.cottagehealthsystem.org

Medical excellence close to home

santa ynez valley cottage hospital | 2050 viborg road, solvang, california 93463 | 805.686.3972

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Barbara Cottage Hospital. I really appreciate what the staff did for me. They saved my

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“Give to those things you really believe in.”

Lola Dority is 92 years young. A retired librarian and lifelong lover of books, she donates her time and money through the Allan Hancock College Foundation to the college’s library to buy children’s and popular reading books.

There are also beautiful books for family reading, and for parents to share with their children. Lola's gifts for the library are meant to instill a love of reading beyond the classroom.

Lola’s advice on giving: “Find something you have a great deal of passion for and support it. Give to those things you really believe in. My passion is books.”

A message from the Allan Hancock College Foundation: Lola has chosen to be generous with her estate during her lifetime. That way, she can see what her giving accomplishes, and that brings her a lot of joy. As a result, she has left a lasting legacy to Allan Hancock College and our community.

When you give to the Allan Hancock College Foundation, you invest in students. By investing in students, you make one of the most effective, long-term investments in our community, and you help ensure that it will continue to be a wonderful place to live and work.

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With Your Help the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Can Continue to Serve Thousands of Families Each Year

Go to www.smvdiscoverymuseum.org to make a tax-deductible donation, send a gift to the museum directly, or give us a call at 805-928-8414.

Any size gift will make a difference!

And we hope you will visit often!

705 S. McClelland Street Santa Maria, CA 93454 805-928-8414

Please consider a gift to keep the Discovery Museum a fun, safe and affordable place to learn and play! $50 Weekly craft and activity supplies $85 Annual membership $250 Classroom field trip $500 3 free hands on programs $1000 Utilities and maintenance for a month $2500 Critical operations support $5000 Angel donor

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Families continue to find themselves with limited funds but want to spend quality time with their children. Your support makes it possible for us to continue to offer the exhibits, programs, resources and staff to implement quality learning opportunities for the 20,000 children and their families who visit each year. Every dollar counts and we need your help!

The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum is a magical place where children and their families learn by creating experiences to explore ourselves, our valley, our world and beyond!

The museum’s exhibits, programs and pleasetouch atmosphere inspires the best in self discovery as visitors get into the spirit of learning.

Support the only children’s museum in Santa Barbara County!

This Holiday Season your generous gift will provide “positive memories for local foster children”.

Support the Holiday Home Tour or make a donation at our website santamaria.royalfamilyKIDS.org

Royal Family KIDS of Santa Maria is please to present our annual home tour!

Celebrate the Holiday season and support a great cause!

Ticket Prices: $20.00 each

(through December 6)

Available at: A La Carte Company’s Coming Rabobank Branches Rendezvous

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$25.00 each (day of tour, December 7) Sold only at: A La Carte Company’s Coming Rendezvous These are private homes; Please no children under 12

For more information, please visit www.santamaria.royalfamilyKIDS.org Or call (805)264-0731 or email santamariarfkc@gmail.com.

Net proceeds from this event will benefit Royal Family KIDS, an all volunteer organization, which allows foster children in the local community to go to Royal Family KIDS summer camp and be involved in the Royal Family KIDS Club/Mentoring Program.

New Locations for ticket Sales:

Old Town Market, Orcutt & Déjà vu Antiques at the Loading Dock

several hours on the phone advocating for Hailey. Susan was able to postpone Hailey’s visits with her parents until further investigation had been done.

The problems facing children in Santa Barbara County are acute. One in five children is living in poverty, domestic violence reports are growing, and public resources are shrinking. We at CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) are raising our voice about the needs of our children throughout the County. Now more than ever, we need support from you – our community supporters, volunteers, corporate partners, and generous donors – so that we may continue to address the critical needs of the growing population that we serve.

Later that day, Susan met with “Tanner” and “Andrew,” two young boys whose mother recently lost her life to cancer.

Susan helped the children say goodbye by saying a prayer for her, writing letters to her on balloons, and releasing the balloons into the sky.

That is one day, one therapist. Every day at CALM, a child’s life is changed. This community has the opportunity to engage with CALM to help heal and prevent child abuse.

A day in the life of a CALM therapist easily demonstrates the range of work we do at CALM. Take “Susan,” a therapist in CALM’s Santa Maria office, who began her day recently with “Adriana,” a 17-year-old mother of an infant. Adriana suffers from postpartum depression and confessed to Susan that, while she loves her baby and wants to be a good mother, she has been incredibly stressed and has had thoughts of harming her child. Susan supported Adriana by helping her make a safety plan for moments of intense stress, teaching her relaxation skills, and aiding her in contacting a doctor who specializes in treating depression.

Get Involved. Be An Advocate. Raise Your Voice.

To learn more about CALM, please visit www.calm4kids.org.

Next, Susan met with “Hailey,” a 5-year-old living in foster care. Hailey was scheduled to have her first visit with her biological parents the following day. However, during her meeting with Susan, Hailey revealed that she had been sexually abused by one of her parents. Susan spent the next

Join CALM as we work to create a world where adults speak up and child abuse no longer exists. Get Involved. Be An Advocate. Raise Your Voice.

Santa Maria (805) 614-9160 218 W. Carmen Lane, Suite 108, Santa Maria, CA 93458 Santa Barbara (805) 965-2376 1236 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Lompoc 604 E. Ocean Avenue, Suite G, Lompoc, CA 93436 www.calm4kids.org

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Your voice makes a difference throughout Santa Barbara County.

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Saturday, December 14th South Broadway & Clark Ave 12:00 Noon– Rain or Shine

Entry Deadline: Saturday, Nov 30th!

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North County Volunteer Corps Did an adult make a positive difference in your life? Our mission is to ensure that every Lompoc youth can answer “yes!� to this important question.

In Lompoc, North County Volunteer Corps (NCVC) is administered jointly by the Santa Barbara County Education Office and the United Boys & Girls Club.

We serve as a hub for volunteer management in schools and youth-serving agencies. In the past three

years, NCVC volunteers have delivered over 15,000 hours of service in Lompoc. Our typical volunteers are business professionals, retired persons, students and community members looking for positive ways to help while connecting with others and building skills.

We will provide you no-cost screening and training and help you or your group feel confident as you serve in one of 30 different activities with local youth, including mentoring, tutoring,

gardening and career preparation activities.

Join us today and our Volunteer Managers will match you with the perfect opportunity to help a child that fits both your individual interests and skills. All our community’s current needs are listed at VolunteerLompoc.org.

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ALTRUSA of Golden Valley (the Newest Breakfast Club) and World to You proudly presents...

Magical Christmas Trees 2013 Oh! What fun it would be to win a beautiful Christmas tree loaded with gifts from one of our generous sponsors!

Raffle Date Saturday, December 14th at 6:00pm. Doors will close 4:00pm sharp! t 3BGGMF 5JDLFUT t 5SFFT EJTQMBZFE EBJMZ /PWFNCFS UI %FDFNCFS UI t 0QFO %VSJOH 3FHVMBS .BMM )PVST At the Santa Maria Town Center, Upper Level (formerly Gottchalks location)

THANK YOU to the Santa Maria Town Center for providing the wonderful facility space; to Dr. and Mrs. Ron Ng for the beautiful holiday decor items; and to Macy’s for helping us provide the gorgeous trees for our sponsors to decorate!

Thanks to all of our Sponsors

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Give a child a summer Give a child a summer experienceofofa alifetime... lifetime experience Circle

Left to right: Linda Wilkins, Shirley Zavala, Janie Gutierrez, Barbara Fleming, Josie Baldiviez, and Julie Gutierrez

Altrusa International of Golden Valley Altrusa International of Golden Valley is the newest Altrusa club in Santa Maria.

It was chartered in July of 2011 after many months of organization and work by long time Altrusans Sylvia Ng and Jackie Brunello. In two short years our membership has grown to 50+ members and our annual Magical Christmas Trees event has raised over $157,000.

Altrusa Golden Valley is dedicated to giving back to our community. Ninety percent of all the funds we raise go to support students and educators in the Santa Maria Valley.

This year we presented 50 teachers with $300 grants and we also gave each school 100 backpacks and a box or two of needed school supplies.

Magical Christmas Trees 2013 is brought to you by Altrusa Golden Valley, World to You, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and all our wonderful tree sponsors. Trees will be displayed at the Santa Maria Town Center daily starting Friday, Nov. 29, through Saturday, Dec. 14. The raffle will be on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6:00 pm.

CIRCLE V RANCH CAMP

Ranch Camp

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You Can Help Send a Child to Summer Camp!

A Life Changing Experience for Ages 7-13 Across from Cachuma Lake in the Santa Ynez Valley Circle V Ranch Camp Offers Arts & Crafts, Campfires, Hiking, Music, Nature Appreciation, Sports & Fellowship!

Full Campership (Scholarship) is $425 for 6 Days/5 Nights includes all meals, activities, supervised fun!

Donations of any amount welcome!

For details visit www.circlevranchcamp.org or call 805-688-5252

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S LIFE! Help a kid discover the joy of a traditional summer sleepover camp—where no TV, radio, cell or internet distracts from activities such as archery, hiking, swimming, arts & crafts, painting, photography, playing baseball, basketball, ping pong, soccer, miniature golf and of course, campfires, skits & songs.

Circle V (Vee) Ranch Camp, located in the scenic Santa Ynez Valley across from Cachuma Lake welcomes boys and girls ages 7-13. Circle V was founded by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles in 1945 and has been located in this community since 1990. Of the 1,250+ kids who experienced Circle V in summer 2013, 95% received scholarships known as “camperships� to help their family pay the fee. A $425 full campership per child provides for six days/five nights lodging, all meals, snacks, activities, educational resources to achieve empowerment, building of skill sets, self-esteem, self-reliance, literacy and hope!

Please feel free to donate any amount today. For complete details, call 805-688-5252 or visit www.circlevranchcamp.org

Vandenberg Village Lions Club Vandenberg Village Lions Club

Serving Our Community since 1981 District Number One Club Past 2 Years

Marianne Braxton, 5, covers her eye during a Vandenberg Village Lions sight screening for students at Los Berros elementary school.

Are you looking to make a difference?

Then become a member of the world’s largest service organization and join with 1.35 million others in helping build a better world. Also looking to get involved right here in Lompoc?

Then the Vandenberg Village Lions may be what you are looking for.

One Club in the tri-counties. We are involved in local projects that benefit all ages of our community and always have great fun.

Besides raising funds to support the Library, scholarships, and athletic programs, we are a handson group that For the past two years we have earned contributes our time serving our the distinction of being the Number community.

This year, we will join the Lompoc Host Lions to provide sight screening for over a thousand elementary school children in the area.

If you are looking to contribute your time and energy to building a better tomorrow, both locally and around the world, call and see if the Lions are right for you. Call Lion Bill Cady 805733-3249.

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CASA of Santa Barbara County The CASA Solution

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Every Child’s Right A child has a right to feel safe, loved and cared for.

An undeniable right to learn and grow and become the person they are destined to be.

To be treated as human beings, not possessions.

To thrive.

In our society the stewardship of a child’s rights rest primarily with family. But too many families are in crisis, and too many children are lost in the process. Because of that, in our country right now, nearly 425,000 children are separated from their families— a surprisingly disproportionate number of whom are Native American, Latino and African-American.

Over the course of any year 660,000 children go through the child welfare system. More than 600 hundred children right here in Santa Barbara County are part of that system through no fault of their own.

A system full of well-intentioned people trying their best to place children in what is hoped will be better circumstances.

But it is, after all, just a system—and an overtaxed one at that. In our county 20 cases of children in peril can come before a single judge before he’s halfway through his Monday. Too often a child can be placed in a different home from his sisters or brothers. Too often a single child can move to three or five or even more foster homes in merely a matter of a year or two.

Too often a child can languish for years without finding a stable home, only to ultimately “age out” of the system.

Our solution to such injustice begins with a single volunteer. Not just a mentor or a special buddy.

This volunteer is a court appointed special advocate, a “CASA volunteer.”

Someone specially trained to know what is in a child’s best interest, and how to get those interests met by the system. Someone who knows how to help a child through this time of great vulnerability. A deeply committed adult. A person who will fight for this child, against all odds, against power, against bureaucracy and shortsighted agendas. Fight until that child understands that he has a right to believe in himself. Fight, until she can understand and advocate for her own inalienable rights. To live a life of destiny, rather than fate.

Today, more than 75,000 CASA volunteers are spread throughout 955 local and state programs around the country. Last year in Santa Barbara County, we had 284 of these local heroes advocating for 319 children.

Because of CASA volunteers nationwide, more than 2 million children have found their way to a safe home—with an adoptive family, extended family or returned to their birth parents when it is safe to reunify. CASA is the only program of its kind.

In the child welfare and family court systems, it is nothing short of a revolution. Everything is built around one child and one adult advocate for that child. The CASA solution has been proven.

Nobody needs to invent a new technology or method to achieve success. We know what works. Success is now a question of scale.

Right now, more than 40% of the children in foster care and family court system in Santa Barbara County do not have a CASA volunteer to represent their best interests.

That’s hundreds of children who don’t have the kind of hope only a CASA volunteer can provide. We can change that. CASA of Santa Barbara County is committed to a simple but powerful vision: helping to change the world for every abused and neglected child in our community by 2018. We will need your help to accomplish this goal.

Our Commitment With a CASA volunteer, a child is half as likely to languish in foster care, and that much more likely to find a safe, permanent home.

Your support helps us expand our local programs, and recruit and train volunteers. Join us as a donor, or become a CASA volunteer and advocate to ensure abused and neglected children have their rights protected, and their future is bright.

Lift up a child’s voice. A child’s life.

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The People for Leisure And Youth, Inc. — PLAY, Inc. The People for Leisure And Youth, Inc. (PLAY Inc.) is a non-profit public benefit corporation committed to promoting public welfare and education through the acceptance of contributions for use in enhancing, maintaining, and promoting the recreation, leisure, and parks services offered by the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department. These services offer a multitude of personal, social, economic, and environmental benefits.

So what does that REALLY mean? The non-profit organization, PLAY, Inc. was formed in 1997 to enhance recreation and leisure services in Santa Maria. By hosting fundraisers, soliciting direct contributions, and writing grants, PLAY, Inc. has created the means to provide scholarships for individuals and families for programs and classes offered by the City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department; such as sports, arts and dance classes, summer camps, and much more.

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In addition to the tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, PLAY, Inc. has provided many new playgrounds in City parks, sponsorship and financial support for many City events such as Concerts in the Park, Autumn Arts Grapes and Grains, and Dia De Los Muertos Festival, new technology, gaming, and exercise

equipment at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center. Also provided, new interactive inflatables used by the Recreation and Parks Department and community agencies during special events, the “Rec and Roll” portable stage, equipment and furniture for the Elwin Mussell Senior Center, support for Special Olympics of Northern Santa Barbara County through equipment purchases, travel expenses for athletes, and their uniforms, and is the fiduciary agent for the Santa Maria Police Activities League (PAL); plus funding for the mobile arts program Art A La Carte, the fundraising and purchasing of the new Christmas decorations that light up Broadway, and a City Christmas tree that creates smiles and reminds everyone about the spirit of Christmas.

PLAY, Inc. believes that: Youth that are holding a paint brush, participating in a sport, visiting fun and welcoming environments, and participating in constructive activities led by caring adults are less likely to drop out of school, do drugs, or commit crimes. Families who participate in affordable, fun, and enriching programs together create a strong community by creating a relationship that is built on a foundation of trust, love, and respect; and adults and seniors who

participate in the activities and programs tend to live healthier and longer lives than those who are sedentary.

The funding for scholarships, equipments, and events are all made possible through grants, fundraisers, and contribution from businesses, foundations, and people like you. If you are interested in learning more about PLAY, Inc. or to make a contribution please call (805) 925-0951 ext. 263, visit the website at www.santamariaatplay.org, or follow PLAY, Inc. on Facebook www.facebook.com/playinc .

Happy Holidays!

To learn more about the activities hosted by PLAY, Inc. , the City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department, and many other partners, Join Teresa Reyburn and Dennis Smitherman on the PLAY, Inc. Radio Show which airs on KSMX 1240am on Saturdays at 9:00 am and Sundays at 12:30 pm.