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Board member Paige Beard, executive director Barbara Ben-Horin, and sponsor David Jackson from the Zegar Foundation
Hospice. The invocation was by Dawa Tarchin Phillips, who remembered how special and unique David Crouch made everyone feel. Testimonials and shared memories of David were told by the many there that knew him. Then it was poetry time. David’s widow, Margaret, read her own poetry that each had titles to match a painting done by her husband. There was also poetry by published poet Steve Braff again corresponding to
Girls Inc. board members: Sudi Staub, Claudette Roehrig, Karen Mims, Betsy Manger, and Lois Rosen
cial assistance. The One Hundred Committee has been working for the girls for 33 years. The Girls Inc. speaker was the amazing Roz, who has been coming there since kindergarten. As she said, “My single mom needed a safe place for me to go after school, and she found Girls Inc.” Roz’s early dreams were to be a ballerina and have morphed into forensic science and creative writing. She is a 9th grader at San Marcos High School and currently volunteers in Girls Inc.’s Boost! Tutoring Program, where she mentors 1st and 2nd graders at the Goleta Valley Center after school. Roz attributes her personal growth to Girls Inc. and her original mentors: her mom, Farfalla, and grandma E.J. She loves to imagine what the girls she tutors will become. Geoff Green from SBCC Foundation brought his good humor to the live auction table with a dinner for 10 donated by Barbara & Yoav BenHorin and caterer Rincon Events, along with 12 different wines to pair. There was also a private helicopter tour for two and a pearl bracelet from
Silverhorn Jewelers. Some of the premier sponsors were R. Chad and Ginni Dreier, Stina Hans and Joel Kreiner, Nurture Cottage, Connie and John Pearcy, Claudette and Jim Roehrig, Margo and Jeff Barbakow, and the Zegar Family Foundation. The sponsor list goes on and is so necessary to Girls Inc.’s success. Behind this organization is the large board led by president Brian D. Lloyd. This evening grossed about $275,000. A great start for the next year! If you’d like to help the girls be strong, smart, and bold, please call marketing and communications manager Kristen Weaver at (805) 963 4757.
Hospice emcee Steve Braff and poet Maggie Crouch
Hospice Gala
Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc. celebrated the opening of a new exhibit in their Leigh Block Gallery and had a reception to celebrate. They were displaying the work of the late David Glenn (Judd) Crouch, whose career spanned 60+ years as an active exhibiting artist. He was also a master
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Hospice bereavement services manager Michael Cruse, counselor Suzanne Retzinger, board member Cynthia Stoddard, and Hospice CEO David Selberg
scientific illustrator for the University of California. David’s paintings and drawings are in private collections in Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada, across the United States and in professional publications such as the Yale University Press. There was food and wine as we checked out the displays and harp music by Ellen Beckerman. Hospice CEO David Selberg welcomed the cozy crowd by reminding us, “This is the second-oldest hospice in the United States.” He loves saying that, and they survive solely on donations. All their programs are free, so 25 percent of the gallery’s sales will go to
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the art. Pianist Donna Massello-Chiacos had her classical piano recording playing, rounding out the artsy evening. Hospice is a volunteer organization but with licensed professionals to carry out the therapies. There is individual help as well as group, and also services for children and their families. “I Have A Friend” is program that gives to the child who has suffered loss an adult mentor. It is all free and bilingual. For more information, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www. hospiceofsantabarbara.org. They are located on the Riviera near the theater. •MJ 19 – 26 April 2018