HOUSEWORK news from transition house • santa barbara, california • fall 2012

Mom’s Brings Families Home By Isabelle Walker

ast spring, Abby Richards’ life L took a turn for the “normal.” After twelve months of living in motels, doubled up with relatives, and in Tran- sition House’s emergency shelter, she and her daughter moved into their own two-bedroom apartment in the Mom’s complex Transition House recently constructed next to its administration building. Ordinary things most Ameri- cans take for granted are a reality again for her. She has a job, and she’s cooking meals for herself and her daughter in their very own kitchen. “I had given up,” said Abby. “[I Mom’s apartments offer supportive housing and a new infant day care center. thought] I was going to have to find a family for my daughter [to live with].” barrier to either employment or hous- tion and computer systems, when her Then she found out she was eligible ing stability. Both the tax credits and daughter was born at age 39, juggling for one of the eight new units in the vouchers allow Transition House to work and parenting without the support Mom’s building. charge some residents on fixed incomes of a spouse led to financial problems. Eight families moved into the new very low rent. A brand new infant-care In 2009, she was laid off from her job. apartment building in May after a center, with double the capacity of the She lived off savings and credit cards, long planning and construction pro- former center, is also up and running then moved in with relatives. But in cess. Funding came from Low-Income in the building. 2011, a day came when that was no Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), the Abby was born in Ethiopia but was longer feasible either, and they began City of Santa Barbara’s Community raised both in the United States and staying in inexpensive motels. It was Development Department, and Sec- Africa as her father was a high-placed tough, she said. tion Eight Project-Based vouchers from general in Emperor Hallie Selassie’s The day Abby realized their only the Housing Authority of the City of army. Her parents lost everything when remaining alternative was to stay in her Santa Barbara (HACSB). The units Selassie’s government was overthrown car was the worst day of all. She joined are designed for low-income families, in a 1974 coup. Abby was sent to the Transition House’s waiting list but room and case management is offered to United States to attend Mills College, was not immediately available. She re- all. Intensive case management is also and graduated with a B.A. in Govern- members sitting in her car, waiting for available for those who have special ment and Administration. Though her daughter to get out of school, and needs, including a physical or mental she held highly skilled positions in the disability, or some other significant U.S. and Ethiopia, mostly in informa- Continued on page 3 1 TRANSITION HOUSE Camp THINK Mixes Learning with Fun for the upcoming school year. In addition to tutoring, Camp THINK his summer, for the second run Camp THINK (Transition House kids were immersed in our community’s T year in a row, Transition House Igniting the Need for Knowledge). The diverse offerings, allowing them to partnered with the Santa Barbara three-week camp, which began at the discover places and professions they County Education Office (SBCEO) to end of the school year, consisted of one- wouldn’t normally experience. There on-one tutoring and field trips. Twenty were trips to museums, the Ty Warner children participated. Sea Center, the Botanic Gardens, and Linda Locker once again ran the both the police and fire stations. The kids camp’s tutoring program. With her also got to tour Santa Barbara Junior strong background in education, Locker High and High Schools, and UCSB. matched students with highly qualified Santa Barbara City Councilmember tutors from our community. Her pro- Cathy Murillo gave them a tour of City gram began by testing students and then Hall. Camp THINK emphasized all the focused on assisting them in the subject opportunities available to the kids if they area that challenged them most. This stay in school. allowed the children to continue devel- A huge thank you to our partners, oping academic skills throughout the staff and volunteers who made Camp At the fire station: learning to crawl low if three-week period and prepared them THINK a success! there is a fire.

Touring Santa Barbara Junior High School. Experiencing The Ty Warner Sea Center with intern Trevor.

Music time with tutor Nate Latta. Spraying the fire hose during our trip to the fire station. 2 HOUSEWORK

Continued from page 1 receiving a call from a Transition House staff member. “It was a Friday. [I’d] put my stuff in storage. I’m sitting there thinking, ‘What are we going to do?’ [Then] I get a call from Transition House.” “The staff at Transition House had more confidence in me that I did,” Abby said. “When they told me they saw po- tential in me, I was thinking, “They don’t know. I’m going to disappoint them.” But she didn’t disappoint them. She kept looking for work and, shortly af- ter moving into Mom’s, received two job offers. Now that life is returning to normal, Abby said her daughter seems The new infant care center has more confident. daughter has a room of her own, and brand new furnishings. “The one word that describes the feel- Vivian is beginning to envision a future opportunity to realize the promise of a ing we have towards Transition House is for them. She said her daughter is get- bright future. Gratitude. I thank all those who believed ting good grades and playing basketball Transition House is proud to bring I had the ‘potential’ when I myself did in high school, but feelings of bitterness Mom’s to the community and honored not believe it and had given up.” remain after their years of living with- to work with families like Abby’s and A few steps from Abby’s apartment, out a home. Healing doesn’t happen Vivian’s as they begin to rebuild their another single mom is experiencing overnight. lives. the safety of permanent housing. Viv- Sitting at her dining-room table ian Goodchild (which is not her real clipping coupons, Vivian credits both surname) and her 15-year-old daughter Transition House and her faith for recently moved into one of Transition helping her out of a punishing period. House’s new units; theirs is a one bed- After years without housing, she and her room. But Vivian’s quest for financial daughter are finally home. and housing stability was longer and With Mom’s, Transition House has more arduous than Abby’s, carrying her expanded its development of affordable and her child to seven different cities. supportive housing because the agency Sometimes they stayed with extended realizes the enormous and traumatic family, sometimes they stayed in shelters; impact homelessness has on families. sometimes they slept on the street. During their stay at Transition House’s “I lost opportunities when I didn’t emergency shelter, families can work to have proper care for my daughter,” address the immediate financial crisis. Vivian recalled. “You can’t make any- But for some, moving back to permanent one keep your child for you [while you housing is only the first step in recover- work].” ing from the impact of homelessness Finally, in 2010, they were referred to and the dramatic issues the family Transition House’s emergency shelter. experienced leading up to their loss of After receiving case management from housing. Long-term case management shelter staff, Vivian and her daughter services are often required to keep the were placed in one of its new units. household financially stable and ensure The inner courtyard at Mom’s provides For the first time in her life, Vivian’s that every member of the family has the plenty of light. 3 TRANSITION HOUSE

Celebrating the Memory of Three adventure as a volunteer there: “On her first day, she went into a shed to get Extraordinary Women paint supplies, and one of the children locked her inside!” It seems Mary took They say things happen in threes. This summer, Transition House lost three this very well. “I liked her immediately,” beloved and veteran volunteers: Sibyl Holder, Mary Ryan and Margaret said Brownett. “She was really funny. Corman. Each of the women was strong-minded, faithful, and passionate Mary had a self-deprecating humor that about serving those in need. As we mourn them, we also celebrate the many was delightful.” ways they blessed Transition House by giving of themselves so selflessly for so Schooler wants people to know “how much [Mary] cared about them. How many years. much she cared about the children at Transition House.” tion House in Bless you, Mary, for your long service Ryan Never Stopped their eulogies. to Transition House! Caring for the Children Mary Pat Mary Ryan began her service to Surmeier Transition decades ago, back when the served on the Margaret Corman: A agency was still located in the Quonset St. Barbara’s hut on Ortega Street. She cooked and Parish “din- Cheerful Voice on the coordinated volunteers from St. Barbara ner provider” End of the Line Parish at the Old Mission to serve din- team with Veteran Transition House volunteers ner to residents every third Wednesday Mary. “Mary will remember receiving calls from of the month. Though she wasn’t able was a very de- Margaret Corman, her cheerful, vibrant to serve the dinner herself in past few termined per- Mary Ryan voice on the end of the line reminding years, she was still able to organize its son. She felt them of an upcoming volunteer commit- preparation. Perhaps most touching really strongly ment. Hearing about Mary’s loss, and exemplary of her about Transition House and was never from her every life, is that she was helping Transition shy about asking people to help. She was week or month House until the last moments of her life. determined that we would do it!” became a part “She was making telephone calls about All the close friends contacted for this of the whole the dinner the day before she died,” said article mentioned Mary’s admiration Transition her friend Nancy Schooler. for Dorothy Day, a bohemian convert House experi- Mary Gay Gaines was born Novem- to Catholicism who went on to found ence. ber 1, 1929, in New York City. She the Catholic Worker Movement. Ac- Sadly, Cor- graduated from Mount Holyoke College cording to Mary’s friends, Day was a man passed in 1951 and in 1952, married the late chief inspiration to Mary throughout away this sum- John Ryan, who she met while working her life. Schooler, (also on the “dinner Margaret Corman mer at the age as an editor at a New York publishing provider” team) said that, like Day, Mary of 97, but her house. In 1967, Mary and her husband cared about those who couldn’t defend passion for the moved to Santa Barbara with their sons, themselves. poor and underserved in our community John, Michael, and Peter. In addition to her work at Transition will be remembered for years to come. More than one of Mary’s friends re- House, Mary participated in the Justice, Corman was a Midwestern gal, born called her dedication to Transition House Peace, and Integrity of Creation Com- in Carlisle, Kentucky in 1915. She at- and the children it serves. At her memo- mittee at St. Barbara Parish and was tended the University of Louisville and rial service, Transition House Operations a teacher’s assistant in the Head Start the University of Kentucky and then Manager, Annette Perez, was touched to program. Sharon Brownett, who met moved to Washington D.C. to serve in hear so many of Mary’s friends and fam- Mary in the early seventies in the Head the U.S. Civil Service. Her bold, adven- ily mention her involvement with Transi- Start program, recalled her friend’s first turous spirit later prompted her to join 4 HOUSEWORK

the Women’s Army Corps during World less advocate. War II. She was assigned to the Euro- Sibyl organized dinners for shelter pean Theater of Operations and rose residents every fourth Saturday of to the rank of Senior Warrant Officer. the month. She’d had that position so After the war, Corman became an or- long, none of the current Transition dained elder in the Presbyterian Church House staff knew how long she had and a parishioner at The New York Ave- been there...because she’d always been nue Presbyterian Church in Washington there! Sibyl discussed her beginnings at D.C. With other parishioners there, she Transition House in a 2003 article in marched in Martin Luther King’s great the now-defunct South Coast Beacon: “We civil rights march from Selma, Alabama put down mattresses and cots [in the to Montgomery, Georgia. parish hall]. We had them [clients] for a In 1978, Corman retired to Santa month. We fed them every night. We had Sibyl Holder Barbara and, true to form, quickly a shower stall. It was a makeshift thing.’’ became active in her church and com- Now, of course, Transition House is a Melinda Carey, Trinity’s Secretary, munity. She was a longtime member of well-established provider of housing and said that by always showing up with the First United Methodist Church of anti-poverty services to Santa Barbara’s able hands, Sibyl was a model of faith Santa Barbara and a Transition House homeless families. lived out. “I believe she had some place volunteer for 25 years. Corman will be Trinity parishioners had only words to bring her faithful witness each day, sorely missed by friends and colleagues of praise and fondness for their dear to serve God as she understood. And, in the community, and by the staff and colleague. as you probably know—always wear- volunteers at Transition House. Gifts Michael Neal Arnold, a Lay Eucha- ing stockings and a dress or skirt with in her name can be made to Transition ristic Minister, said this: “Trinity was in her hair pulled back—the consummate House and The First United Methodist on the beginning of Transition House lady.” Church of Santa Barbara. and Sibyl Holder was the anchor of Carey related the following story about the Trinity participation for years and Sibyl’s strong character and service: Transition House’s years. By anchor, I mean she did all the “Sibyl was always petite, but in the last meal planning, shopping, and volunteer few years of her life, she became increas- Longest Volunteer coordinating. It’s only been in the past ingly frail and small in stature—but not Passes Away five years or so that she agreed to let me in spirit. Each time Sibyl was scheduled Sibyl Holder was there from the begin- and others carry some of the load.” to read a lesson in church, the entire ning; when Transition House was the Sibyl’s friend Edith Hollister also congregation would hold its collective parish hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, mentioned Sibyl’s devotion to Transi- breath as she walked up to the podium before the Quonset hut on Ortega tion House. The two met as ushers at on those tiny legs. Many people voiced Street, before the purchase of the cur- Trinity’s ten o’clock service. their concerns and suggested that she rent shelter building, Sibyl Holder was Hollister said Sibyl was the backbone not be scheduled to read. But none of there, organizing Trinity’s feeding of of Trinity’s service to Transition House them wanted to be the one to talk to her shelter residents for nearly thirty years. and wants everyone to know how de- about it. One of those concerned was On June 2, 2012, Sibyl Holder passed voted she was to the shelter. Hollister also an interim associate priest who spoke away peacefully in her home. Born in wishes to highlight how well Sibyl treated to me about it. And I said, ‘Why don’t Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, in 1915, Sibyl everyone. She was always approachable you speak to Sibyl about it?’ And he married the late Julius Holder of Brook- and gentle and she loved people of all did. I asked him how that went and he lyn, New York, in 1956, and moved to generations, Hollister said, and added replied, ‘Not well.’ Sibyl continued to Santa Barbara in 1959. Sibyl worked at that she will miss just being with Sibyl, read the lessons for many months, but The Center for the Study of Democratic talking with her, and hearing her (strong) we did have someone escort her up and Institutions until her retirement in 1979. opinions. But, Hollister emphasized, she down the steps.” From that point on, she was a devoted never heard Sibyl say a bad word about Sibyl Holder was 97 years old when Transition House volunteer and home- anyone. she died. 5 Shelter Dinner Providers TRANSITION HOUSE St. Raphael Catholic Church First Congregational Church Mt. Carmel 2011 ANNUAL REPORT St. Anthony’s Society of Friends - Quakers Because of the generosity of the hundreds of individuals and organizations listed First Presbyterian below, Transition House was able to help over 600 family members through its Our Lady of Sorrows shelter, housing, and homelessness prevention programs. Thank you, friends! Vedanta Society Franciscan Sisters Association Santa Barbara Church of Christ $100,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bellowe Grace Lutheran Church Margaret K. Gallun Trust Richard and Marguerite Berti Goleta Presbyterian Leslie Bhutani $40,000 - $99,999 Kathy and William Borgers All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church Santa Barbara Foundation Ms. Diane Boss and Mr. Anton Vonk Feed Your Soul Transition House Auxiliary Mr. Jim Buckley and Ms. Patty Kelley Pascucci Restaurant Wood-Claeyssens Foundation Frank and Bonnie Burgess 805 Deli Paul and Julie Capritto Living Faith Center $10,000 - $39,999 Robert S. and Dolores Cathcart B’nai B’rith Ann Jackson Family Foundation Center Foundation Incorporated St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Otis Booth Foundation Ms. Sharon M. Chance Santa Barbara Community Church Bowen Charitable Foundation Gregory and Christine Charlton Carpinteria Community Church James S. Bower Foundation Ms. Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard Calvery Chapel Crawford Idema Family Foundation Thomas and Nancy Crawford Trinity Lutheran Church Baroness Léni Fé Bland Carrie and Thomas Cusack Organic Soup Kitchen Hutton Parker Foundation Kathryn and Jeff Dinkin Anette La Hough (deceased) Old Mission Santa Barbara Edward and Suzanne Eubanks Kathleen and Michael McCarthy (Nurture FLIR Systems, Inc. St. Barbara Parish Foundation) Food For All, Inc. Live Oak Unitarian Mithun Family Foundation Dennis and Patricia Forster St. Mark United Methodist Church Montecito Bank and Trust Ms. Patricia Franklin Knights of Columbus Outhwaite Foundation Richard Freeman Trinity Episcopal Church George B. Page Foundation Ken and Nancy Goldscholl (M and M Kathy Bailey and Friends Walter and Holly Thomson Foundation Foundation) Christian Science Tomchin Family Charitable Foundation Grace Lutheran Church The Gittlers and Friends Towbes Foundation Lawrence and Astrid Hammett Montecito Covenant Church Venoco, Inc. Jeffrey and Julie Harris Ocean Hills Church Volentine Family Foundation Felicie and Paul Hartloff (in memory of El Montecito Presbyterian Church Wells Fargo Foundation Howard Larson) Unity Church of Santa Barbara Yardi Systems, Inc. Mrs. Melissa Henny Milt and Cecia Hess Mother’s Kitchen (MA Center) $5,000 - $9999 Mr. and Mrs. James Hirsch Transition House Auxiliary Aizenstat/Hansen Family Robert and Shauna Hirsch The Village Gardener All Saints By The Sea Episcopal Church Home Improvement Center Amie Parish and Friends Barton and Cathy Clemens Junior League of Santa Barbara, Inc. Teresa Pietsch and Friends Deckers Outdoor Corporation Karen Kahn Mr. Neil Dipaola Robert and Janet Kates Program Services El Montecito Presbyterian Church Ms. Elizabeth Kilb Allen and Roberta Gersho Mr. Jim Knight and Expenses Allan Ghitterman and Susan Rose Paul and Judith Koopmans Program $1,874,639 Goleta Presbyterian Church La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation Management and General 147,297 Mrs. Pamela Graham Stefanie L. Lancaster Charitable Foundation Fundraising 182,418 George C. Karlson Foundation Latkin Charitable Foundation Total: $2,204,354 Lehrer Family Foundation John and Lucy Lundegard (in honor of Dave Makarechian Foundation, Inc. and Irene Liggett) Dr. Marianna Masin (in memory of Dr. Francis Marilyn Magid INCOME and Masin) Bob and Betsy Manger contributions Rick and Regina Roney Mr. David Mankin Phil and Melinda McKenna Individuals $370,592 $1,000 - $4,999 Gail and Richard McLaren Foundations 407,150 Rebecca and Peter Adams Ms. Edwina Mindheim Corporations 75,052 Aegon Transamerica Foundation (in memory Mr. G. H. (Hank) Mitchel Federal 387,005 of Annette Goodheart) Henry E. and Lola Monroe Foundation State/Local 161,240 David H. and Lyn Anderson William P. Neil Foundation Churches 29,851 Arkay Foundation King and Rachel Williams, Ocean Channel Rental Income 290,888 Naseem and Teresa Aziz Adventures, Inc. Fundraising 176,683 Glen and Amy Bacheller Mr. Edward Ostdick Mr. Michael Baushke (in honor of Josephine Outrider Foundation, Inc. In-kind 315,030 Staley) Jennifer and Michael Payne Total $2,213,491 Martin Bell William and Myra Petersen 6 TRANSITION HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT

Charlene Pidgeon Roger David Cole Mr. Raymond Lane Ms. Ruth Priest Cominichi’s Andrew W. Langley Charles and Robin Rickershauser Mr. and Mrs. Lue and Geraldine Cramblit Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lemp Samarkand Retirement Community Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Crane Dorothy Lingle Santa Barbara Plaza Ann Crawford Ms. Dora Anne Little Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Douglas and Karen Crawford Ms. Karen Littlejohn Richard and Maryan Schall Sally and James Deloreto Mr. and Mrs. Jacob and Linda Locker Self Enquiry Life Fellowship John Dixon - Tri-County Produce Ms. Margaret Lydon Charles and Diane Sheldon Edgar and Mary Doehler Rebecca Macdonald Michael A. Sheldon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dombek John Macker Mr. and Mrs. James Shields Dorothy R. Donnelly Charitable Lead Trust Stuart and Ruth MacMillan Jay and Ruth Shobe Mr. Gordon Durenberger Ms. Pam Maines and Mr. Ian Rhodes Julio and Shirley Soares Ms. Jane Dyruff Dr. and Mrs. Tove Matas Ms. Tana Sommer-Belin Dee Eduarte Mr. and Mrs. George Matthaei Sotheby’s International Realty Robert and Christine Emmons Mrs. Virginia M. Mayer David and Carolyn Spainhour Mr. Stephen E. Epstein Patrick and Helen McCarthy St. Barbara Parish ExxonMobil Foundation Lorraine McDonnell and Stephen Weatherford St. Raphael’s Church Warren S. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. John F. McManus Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. and Mary L. Staley Alejandro Felix Laurence and Shirley Miller Tileco Distributors Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ferguson Mosher Foundation Robert A. and Elaine B. Toledo Terry and Joyce Fernandez Mr. James S. Munroe Trinity Episcopal Church First Christian Church of Santa Barbara Ms. Sue Nagelmann Trinity Lutheran Church First Congregational Church Dr. and Mrs. Arthur and Barbara Najera Tumbler Family Foundation First Presbyterian Church Nicoll UBS Financial Services Mrs. Cleo Fisher Ms. Lessie Sinclair Nixon Underground Hair Artists - Fay and Tony Doe Dr. Peter Ford and Dr. Mary Howe-Grant Ksenija Oberlander Ms. Joanna Von Yurt Tiffany and Frank Foster Mr. and Mrs. Don O’Dowd Kristen and Karl Weis Ellie and Ron Freese Ms. Janet Oetinger Brian and Loa Louise Wintz Mr. and Mrs. Jose R. Fulco Lorna and Michael Owens Harold L. Wyman Foundation, Inc. Andrew Gardner Ms. Grace Romero Pacheco Mr. Jason Yardi Mr. Paul Gawronik Patty and Larry Phillips Linda Yawitz Ms. Devon Geiger Nielsen Llad and Carolann Phillips Tracy York Dr. and Mrs. Harris Gelberg Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and Tiffany Rangel Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gerig Mr. James Rapp $250 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Giles Mrs. Bettie Ravel Mr. Craig Allen Donald and Barbara Gingrich Ms. Jean M. Reiche David and Sue Alvarado Girl Scouts of CA’s Central Coast-Troop 50055 George and Marlene Riemer Anonymous Google, Inc. Christine and Stefan Riesenfeld Arlington Financial Adv. LLC Mr. and Mrs. Don Gordon Mrs. Margaret Rindlaub Ms. Bernadette Bagley David and Jeannette Greim John and Judy Ritchie Darrell B. Bass Brett and Marisa Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Marsha Roberson Ron and Sue Bass Jeremy V. Gross Third Grade Team Roosevelt School Ms. Dinah Baumgartner Mr. Paul Guido Ms. Catherine M. Rose Kathleen Baushke Ramon and Annie Gupta S and S Seeds Inc. Ms. Lynn Baushke-Weddle Mr. Philip Haight Mr. and Mrs. Peter Samuelson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baxter Mr. Benjamin Halpern Arthur and Susan Schmidt Gina M. Bell Melissa Jones Hamilton Jean Schuyler Ms. Margaret L. Bonazzola John and Katherine Hancock Ms. Deborah L. Scott Ronald and Celia Book Carolyn P. Hanst (in memory of Irma Stanley) Kristin Sedlin BI Borovay Orbie and Tom Harrod Michael and Brigitte Seligman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bratt James and Mary Jo Hartle Mr. and Mrs. Glen Serbin Dr. Bob and Mrs. Patty Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hayes Serbin Communications, Inc. Kevin and Elizabeth Burns Mrs. Ruth Hochman Mrs. Jeannette Shackell Andrew and Carolyn Butcher David and Jeanne Hoffman Gail and Howard Shannon C and R Investments Dr. and Mrs. William Holzer James and Anne Shelton Laura and Fernando Calderon Gary and Corinne Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skinner Katherine and Marc Cantú IBM Employee Services Center Mr. Geoffrey Slaff Ms. Patricia Carlson Donald and Diane Jackson Mr. Alex Small Ms. Ann Corbett Carneros Gregory and Nancy Johnson Carissa Smith Cars 4 Causes Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. and Jan Ann Kahler Mr. Robert A. Sorich Peter Castellanos Ms. Ruth Kallman Spearhead Enterprises Corp. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Castleberg Lynn and Roger Karlson Ms. Anne L. Sprecher Dennis and Susan Chiavelli Ms. Jessica Keneally St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Roger and Sarah Chrisman Mr. and Mrs. William Kistler Richard and Patricia St. Clair Ms. Carnzu Clark Andrew and Ellen Klavan Nancy States Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleek Walter and Ingeborg Knapp Ann Steinmetz Perry Clune Knights of Columbus 1684 Ann and Kenneth Stinson (in honor of Kathie Marian and Stephen Cohen Ms. Ruth Hardee Kovacs and Jack Valentine) 7 TRANSITION HOUSE

Francis Sulger James and Judy Barnes Ms. Mary Byrd Ms. Nancy Szulczewski Mrs. Bettina Barrett Ms. Eleanore Byrne Dr. and Mrs. James A. and Joyce Tamborello Ms. Maria I. Barrows Mr. and Mrs. Steven Cabanatuan Robert G. and Carol Ann Thompson Neal and Nicole Barry Lynne and Michael Cage Gail and Michael Thompson Marianne Bartholomew Patricia Caird Toyon Research Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Jarold Bartz Cal Mountain Oaks LLC Ms. Jacque Trembly Dolores Basilio Shannon Callahan Tri-County Produce Co. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bazzi Rose and Natasha Campbell Laurie and Joseph Tumbler Beach Ball Books Mary and Louis Cannon Turner Foundation Leo and Patricia Bechstein Congresswoman Lois G. Capps (in memory of Turpin Family Charitable Foundation James P. and Katherine B. Belden Eric Christensen) Unitarian Society Terry Benedetto Susan and James Carberry Janet Uribe Mr. and Mrs Donald Bennett Ms. Sarah A. Carr Leny Van Wingerden Carolyn Berken Sara Carrillo Kate and David Vander Laan Rod Berle Ms. Anne Carty David and Cesli Vierra Ms. Norrine Besser Mr. Roberto Casas Rudbeck (in honor of Nicholas and Sue Vincent (in memory of Larry Bickford, O.D. Claire Von Yurt) Howard Larson) Ms. Silvia Biedermann Lorraine Cass Gayla and Santi Visalli Darlene Bierici Cate School Public Service Organization Kathleen Weber Jude Bijou Dr. and Mrs. Jack Catlett (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Weissglass Philip Blake Howard Larson) Wells Fargo Community Support Dr. Rita R. and Norman Blau Central Tech Air Conditioning, Inc Ms. Winifred White Mr. and Mrs. Jude Blau Connie and Kenneth Chadwick Alan P. Williams (in memory of Linda Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bletcher William and Mona Chapin Williams) Cornelis and Carolina Blokdyk Margo Chapman H. Elwood and Mary Jane Wissmann Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey L. Bloomingdale Alain and Elisabeth Chardon George and Judy Writer Ms. Vicky Blum Jaques and Kathryn Charest (in memory of Yoga Soup Karen Bogart (in honor of Charles Howard Larson) Edward and Grace Yoon McClintock) Steve and Diana Charles Beverly and James Zaleski Michael and Sheila Bonsignore Stillman and Nancy Chase Mr. Ed Bookin Barbara Chen $1 - $249 Margaret Bookout Jan and Robert Cibull Peter and Dorothy Abbey Ms. Jorgia Bordofsky Steven and Marileen Cibull Beverly and Richard Abrams Marc and Carol Borowitz Veronica Cintura Ms. Sylvia Abualy Amelia Botello Wendy A. Clapp Marshall and Carol Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bower Ms. Martha Clark Jenny and Matt Adams Melissa Bower Ms. Barbara A. Clark Ichak and Nurit Adizes David and Alyce Boyd Ms. Carole L. Clarke Karin and Terence Aggeler Ms. Joanne Bradley Street Lamont and Susan Cochran (in memory of Mrs. Ellen Ahlers Mr. and Mrs. Kimmis Brady Howard Larson) Barbara Ahlman Mr. Thomas Brashears (in memory of Howard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connell Rosa Maria Albarran Larson) Mr. James Cook Arthur and June Aldritt Ms. Judy Braun Ms. Susan Jacqueline Cooper Deborah L. Alexander (in memory of Annette David and Davie Bregante Ms. Jan Cooper Goodheart) Melanie Brewer John Coplin Diane and Thomas Alexander Ms. Karen Bridgeman Miss Margaret L. Corman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Allard Ms. Heather Broadhead D’Arcy R. Cornwall Scott and Tina Allen Sharon and John Broberg Ms. Marianne Corradi Mr. Rob Allen Dr. Judith Brown Mr. and Mrs. James Cota Thomas and Linda Alvarez Michael Brown Dorianne Cotter-Lockard (in honor of Charles Monica Alvarez Ms. Helen Brown McClintock) Barbara G. Anderson Robert and Sharon Brown John Cotton Gayle E. Anderson (in honor of Jim Buckley) Brown & Brown Insurance Charles and Phyllis Cox Jaime Anderson Paula Bruice Wynn Craigie Anonymous Olga and Ritz Brunello Ms. Wendy Craven Anonymous Joyce H. and Roland F. Bryan Judith and Robert Cresap Jeannette Aquino Ms. D. Hope Bryant Erlinda Cuevas Heidi and Lee Artman Mr. and Mrs. James Buckley Nicholas Culbertson Ms. Vickie J. Ascolese Ms. Alice Buckley Nancy and George Curry (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Mounir Ashamalla Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bugh Howard Larson) Anthony and Barbara Askew Lilla and Peter Burgess Mr. Oswald Da Ros Robert and Susan Ayer Charley and Karen Burgett Patricia A. Dailey Richard and Susan Ayling Dorothy Burkhart Ms. Wendy Davee Mr. John Azevedo Ms. Melinda Burns Walter and Delores David Margery Baragona Mrs. Nan T. Burns and Dr. Gregory Dahlen Andrew and Adrianne Davis Dr. Jim Barbabella Joan and John Buss Ms. Eileen Davis Cheryl and Fred Barbaria Mr. John Buttny Ms. Margaret Jo Dawes Steven and Geraldine Barger Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Buxton Edward De Caro 8 ANNUAL REPORT

Suzanne M. and Louis A. De Ponce Cid Frank James Hartley Michael and Kathryn Dean Stephen T. and Joy W. Frank Steven and Deborah Hartzman Sonia Decierdo Julie Franke Stanley and Betty Hatch Stephen and Sharon DeDecker Nancy G. Freeman Jerry Hatchett Arnold and Toby Deerson Susan Freund Ms. Sue Hawes Jim and Deanna Dehlsen Drs. Jeffrey and Monica Fried Dr. and Mrs. Edward and Ann Marie Hawkes Kathyrn Denlinger Joan Fried Rachel M. Haymon Marlene H. Denny Camille Fruin Ms. Anne Heck Thomas and Joan Dent Fred and Rose Gaeden Emily Heckman Ms. Sheila Desante Andrea and Robert Gaines Mr. Steve Hernandez Ms. Joan Dewberry Ms. Kathleen Galbraith Veronica Hernandez Kim DeZenne Gabriela Garcia Art Hernandez Jack and Bonnie Dickinson Anna Gardner Esperanza Hernandez Tyler J. Dobson Carol and Robert Gassick S. Herschenhorn (in memory of Annette Connie and Dennis Doheny Shelley and John Gault Goodheart) Chris Donahue Patricia Gebert Brigitte and Karl Hesper Dondra Fern Gebert Dr. and Mrs. Gordon C. and Sandra Hess Mr. Richard Doolittle Ms. Patricia Gebhard Diane and Ray Hester Fund Ms. Elizabeth Dow Dr. Angela Dawn George R. J. and Anne Higgins Ms. Ellen Downing Anna Geraldine Holly Himes Joe Doyle Ms. Louise Gerber Ms. Sarah Hinton Ms. Louise Duffey Tammy and Michael Gerenser Murray and Marilyn Hochhauser Ms. Winnie Dunbar (in honor of Claire Von Mr. David Gersh Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hodgdon Yurt) Ms. Adelaide J. Gest Josephine and Robin Hodge Murray and Susan Duncan Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gilbert Steven and Susan Hodges Mary Dunlap Dr. Janet and Karl Giler-Metzenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes Christienne Durbin Ms. Roberta L. Gilman Mr. and Mrs. Judson Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dutton Girl Scouts of CA’s Central Coast -Troop Cindy Ann Holoien David and Ann Dwelley 50614 Holy Cross Parish Catholic Church R. J. and Alma Eckerstrom Girl Scouts of CA’s Central Coast-Troop 50124 Mr. and Mrs. Terence C. Honikman Ms. Patricia Edgerton Ms. Lynn E. Goebel Richard and Jean Hoover Barbara Edmison Mr. and Mrs. Luis Goena Janette and Brad Hope Alicia Eduarte Mr. Daniel Gold Mr. and Mrs. Roger Horton Jettie Edwards Toby Lynn Gold Adele Hubbard Carole J. Edwards Mr. Joel Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Humphreys Mr. Donovan Eggebraaten Mrs. May Goldberg Jeannine Hunt-Glockler Frederick and Anne Eissler Goleta Valley Jr. High Jaqueline Huth Paul C. and Linda Ekstrom Goleta Valley Mini Storage Roberta and John Hydar Ms. Della Jean Elden Mr. Mario Gonzales Ms. Victoria M. Hyland Neil Elliott Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Gary Ilcyn Sarah and Justin Emahiser Rosemary Goodwin Susanne Illgen Bruce and Canda Emmeluth Mr. and Mrs. George Goranson Innovative Solutions Insurance (in memory of Enco-Water Mr. and Mrs. Barry Goss (in memory of Annette Goodheart) Ensberg Jacobs Design Howard Larson) Mr. John Ise (in memory of Howard Larson) Gene Epstein Mr. Kenneth Gould William Jacob Michael Erickson Donald E. Gragg II Joan and Robert Jacobs Luis Espinoza Mr. and Mrs. James P. Griffith Dr. Lenore Jacoby Janet Partie Evans (in memory of Howard Robert and Elaine Grimmesey Ms. Cynthia Napier Jencka Larson) George and Carolyn Gritt Donald and Sharleen Jessup Rennett Facciobene Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Gulbransen Laurie Jewkes Ms. Roberta Faeh Jenny and John Gumperz Ms. Rachel Johansen Ms. Nancyann Failing Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gutmann John and Mary Johnson Lynda Fairly Ms. Polly Hackethal Ms. Dorothea Johnson Ms. Jane Fehrenbacher Ms. Gertrude Hackman Ms. Laura Macker Johnston Dr. and Mrs. Michael and Cynthia Feinberg Ms. Patricia Haden William and Elizabeth Jones Mary and Mark Fewell Drs. Sven and Katharyn Hagen Kiah and Anna Jordan Elizabeth Fineberg Mr. Alexander Haimanis Patricia Juin First Bank Mr. and Mrs. Laszlo Hajdu (Marie-Paule) Ms. Sheila Kamhi First Baptist Church Arthur and Kathryn Halenbeck Judith Karin Ms. Andrea Fishback Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hall Barry Kaufman Ms. June Breton Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Theron Hampton Mr. and Mrs. John Kavanagh Ms. Jane Fleischman Dr. Richard F. Handin Karen Keller Christopher and Colette Flynn Ms. Lorraine Hansen Eugene and Betty Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fox (in honor of Don and Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Harb Ms. June Kelley Judy Nason) Mike and Gail Harling Nancy and Mark Kelly Mr. and Mrs. George Frakes James and Peggy Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kennelly William and Birthe Francis Ms. Alix M. Harrington Mr. and Mrs. James Kennett Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Frank Denise Harrington Jill Kent 9 TRANSITION HOUSE

Joan Kent Peter and Leslie MacDougall Catherina and Robert Nelson Ms. Dale Kern Martha Macgillivray MaryAnn Newhouse (in memory of Helen Le Mr. Donald K. Kifer Mr. Josh MacPherson Fevre) Gunther Kilfoil Ms. Nancy Madsen Gretchen Norqual Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kinkead Dr. and Mrs. Richard Magenheimer Ralph and Dale Nutter Tybie Kirtman Elsie and Ernest Magennis Ms. Imelda O’Brien Mrs. Louise Knight Sonja and Marvin Malmuth Ecco Ochoa Ms. Elise Koelsch Mr. and Mrs. James D. Malone Thomas and Kathryn Ochsner Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kohn Dorothy Manzo Joshua O’Connor-Rose Petar and Anna Kokotovic Josh Mark Old Mission of Santa Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kolstad Sheila and Bruce Marshall Ms. Helen C. Olson Carol Kommerstad-Reiche Ted and Cynthia Martin Billie Olson Carol Kosterka Juan Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Ordung Robyn Koval Eduardo Martinez Beth Ormsby Stan Krome (in memory of Annette Jesus Martinez Mayra Cintura Ortiz Goodheart) Nancy and Michael Martz Gail Osherenko David Krouse Ashley Mason Margo and Joe Osherenko Foundation Ms. Maria Krzyczkowska Ms. Penny L. Mathison Dr. Beatrice Oshika Thomas Sebastian and Diana Lackner Ann E. Maxfield Jane Overbaugh (in honor of Michele Mrs. Vickie Lacks Joy Mc Daris Fitzpatrick) Janine and Michael Lambe Michael and Lynne McAllister (in memory of Kelly Ann Owen David Landecker Howard Larson) Bill and Carol Palladini Irma Landeros Ms. Sara Miller McCune Nancy C. Patchen Cynthia Landriz Jim and Maggy McDermott Mark and Alex Paul Ms. Beverly Lane Mr. Russell McGlothlin Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pazich James and Elinor Langer Mr. and Mrs. Billy B. McIntosh Ms. Ann Peak William Lannan Jim and Amanda McIntyre Laurence Pearson Jessica Lara Mr. Ted McKown Birgitte and Steven Pedersen Mr. and Mrs. Milt Larsen Steve McLaren (in honor of Gail and Richard Frederico and Kelly Peinado Sharon Larson McLaren) Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Penner Harold and Doris Larson (in memory of Ms. Gail McMahon Persoon (in memory of Mary Penny Howard Larson) Howard Larson) Marilyn and Leon Perkins Muriel and Sara Lauderdale Ms. Carol McMillen Ms. Lanette Perry Christina Lavino Frances and Robert McNary Ronald K. Perry Michael and Margaret Lejeune Ms. Linda McNeel Mrs. Rosemary M. Peters Jon Lemmond Ms. Teresa McWilliams Eugene Peterson Tara and John Lengsfelder Helen B. Meigs Kit Peterson Ms. Mary Lenhard America Mendoza Amy and Billy Petrini Marcia and Edwin Lenvik (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. B. David Menkin Ms. Karen Pick Howard Larson) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Merkl John and Ellen Pillsbury Ms. Jean Thompson Leonard Ms. Joyce Metz Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Plack Mr. David Levenson Matt and Barbara Michael Kathleen Polischuk Mr. and Mrs. Ilan Levi Nancy Michelson William and Dolores Pollock Ms. Ann K. Levine Ms. Caron Miller T. Porter Mrs. Betty Levine Doris and William Miller Ms. Susan Powers Jill L. Levinson David and Nan Mills Peter and Johanna Preiswerk Lori Lewis Janet and Richard Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. George and Sheila Price Ms. Sarah Jane Lind Ms. Marie M. Mocny Julie Proctor Ann and Carl Lindell Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Modungno David and Dianna Purinton Jo Lindros Ms. Betsy Moles William and Evelyn Raber Mr. Ryan Link (in honor of Jill Link) Ermila Moodley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rabin Jane Litchfield Dixie and Martin Moore George and Ruth Radon Christie and Mason Lloyd (in memory of Mrs. Margaret Moore Gladys Raffealli Howard Larson) Dr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Morel Shruti Ramaker Alex Lobba (in memory of Annette Goodheart) Glee and Stuart Morse Reina Markez Ramirez Michael W. Lodato Stefani and Edward Mullen Amy R. Ramos Sheila Lodge Ryan Mullen Terry Lee and Mary Jean Ramsey John Long Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mullins Michael and Carolyn Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lowdermilk Joan and William Murdoch Ms. Nancy Rapp Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Lucas (in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. and Jeanie Murdock Ms. Gail Rappaport Danielle Killpatrick) Pat Murdy Jay Rawlins Ms. Tere Luciani Michael P. and Laura Murphy Nancy Read Beatrice Luciani Ken Murray Mr. and Mrs. Russell Redmond Francie Lufkin Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Mustacich Ms. Barbara Regis Ms. Joyce Luna Neil and Leigh Myers Ms. Patricia Reilly Stark Ms. Jacqueline Lunianski Mrs. Raymond King Myerson Ms. Janet Reineck Susan and Terrence Lydon Edward Naha Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Reynoso Ms. Merianne Lynch Edward Nebb (in honor of the Owen Family) Stanton and Christiane Richards 10 ANNUAL REPORT

Mr. Curtis C. Ridling Elizabeth Sontag Mr. Seymour Weisberg Richard and Linda Ring Mr. Jonathan Alexander Sotelo Allison Wells Joyce Ritchie Mr. and Mrs. William Spangler Monica Wells Flavia Ritterstein Ms. Karen Spechler John and Allison Wells (in memory of Howard Natasha Riviere Ms. Sally Spence Larson) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Robinson Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Sprague (in memory of Eric Wanda Weston McDonald Robinson Christensen) Ms. Wanda Wheelan Ms. Karen Robinson Lynne Sprecher Diane and Ron White Mark and Regina Rodwell Angelique Springer Mr. Gilbert White Ms. Mary Rogers St. Anthony’s Community Leslie and Gregory White Mark and Nicole Romasanta St. Athanasius Orthodox Church Douglas and Gerlinde White Manuel and Consuelo Romero St. Mark United Methodist Women Julie E. Wilkerson K. and S. Romofsky Mrs. Ruth Stark Frank and Parmele Williams (in memory of Ms. Della Rosales S. M. and K. K. Starr Howard Larson) Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Terry M. Staten John and Mary Lou Williams Ms. Sybil Rosen Edward and Sue Steele Nancy D. Willis Mr. Bernard Roth Dorothy and William Steenland Mrs. Gerda J. Willis Ms. Kathleen A. Roxby Mr. and Mrs. Edward Steiner Mrs. Joy Winer Ms. Bonnie Runjavac Monica Steiner Don Winsand Ms. Louise Sagady-Shaieb Paula Steinmetz Vaughn and Dee Wipf (in memory of Howard Steve and Susan Sakauye Ms. Deborah Stevenson Larson) Bette and Claude Saks Mr. Cas Stimson Emily Wissink Florence and Thomas Sanchez Mr. David Stone Mr. and Mrs. Stan Witnov Dennis and Abbe Sands Joe and Jane Streiff Bethany Wood Sanger and Swysen Alan and Patricia Strout Judy and Vincent Wood (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanitate Norma and Glenn Stuck Howard Larson) Sheldon and Alice Sanov Dr. and Mrs. James Subject Drew Wright Santa Barbara Bank and Trust George and Mary Pat Surmeier Ms. Theresa Yandell Ms. Virginia Saucedo Mrs. Jean Svoboda Anna M. Ylvisaker Mr. Steve Sauer Matthew and Susan Swider Ms. Elizabeth Youker Bruce and Susan Savett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift Joe and Sharon Zamora Ed and Lisa Schatz Alice Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Tom Zanolini Sidney and Jane Schetina (in memory of Melissa Sylvester Ms. Katy Zappala Annette Goodheart) Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Szymanski III Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zimmer Ms. Linda Schilling Jim and Nancy Taylor John and Dixie Gene Zimmer Ms. Christiane Schlumberger Cathy Taylor Jennifer and William Zinn (in honor of Doug and Mr. Frank Schmidt Brian and Kathleen Tepper Karen Roberts) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider Andrew and Sarah Tetlow Francis and Elizabeth Zok Patricia S. Schulte Betsy Thies Cheryl Zuniga Ms. Marillyn Scott Ms. Grace Helen Thomas Ms. Jane M. Zuzalek Duane and Sheryn Sears John Thompson Dale and Judy Seborg Cora Thorne Mr. R. Joseph Sevilla Barbara and William Thorpe Mr. Ronnie Shahbazian Mary Thurmond (in honor of Marge Covell) Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sharp Jack Tiethof Janet Finke Shaw Towbes Group (in memory of Howard Larson) Austyn Shepherd Art and Amy Tracewell Transition House regrets any Evely Laser Shlensky Lila Trachtenberg misspellings or omissions. Please Judith Shough Eileen B. Traykovski Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shull Sharon and Jack Trigueiro let us know of any errors so we Steven and Joan Siegel John and Mary Valentine can correct our database. Kevin Silk W. D. and Mona Van Atta Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Silverman Ms. Jill Vander Hoof Tonia Simon Elram Velazco Our gratitude goes to children Stephen and Jacqueline Simons Mimi and Julio Veyna living at Transition House who Mr. Gary Simpson Linda Vine Ms. Roma Simpson Mr. Mike Visueta drew the thank-you notes that Everett and Mimi Simson Rev. Ivano Paolo (Paul) Vit appear on these pages--they Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair Sarah-Sue and Jonathan Wadell appreciate your support! Virginia and John Sink Ms. Lindsey Walker Mr. Eric Skipsey Ms. Mary Walsh James and Marian Slater Carter and Mary Walters (in memory of Eric Jane Leonard Smith Christensen) Jane W. Smith Ms. Margaret L. Wardlaw Maida Smith Liat J. Wasserman Kathryn Smith Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Wayne E. A. and J. F. Smithcors Donald and Sally Webb Dr. H. Michael and Emily Sommermann Paul Weber 11 non-profit u.s. postage paid santa barbara, ca permit no. 687

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Transition House Picnic Party Honors Volunteers Board of Directors Jim Buckley, President n June 3rd, over 250 people Children’s Program Volunteer of the Year: Gayla Visalli, Vice President came to Oak Park for Tran- Kalie Brown Kathryn Dinkin, Secretary O st sition House’s 21 Annual Family Pic- Childcare Volunteer of the Year: Natalie Andrew Gardner, Treasurer nic, enjoying a day of food, fellowship, Greenside Missy Sheldon, Auxiliary President games, music, and beautiful weather! Most Dedicated Volunteer: Angela Craig Allen Jay Rawlins Transition House hosts the event to Huffman Richard Blake Della Rosales honor the many dedicated volunteers Kids Helping Kids Award: Liam Freniere Steve Epstein Laurie Tumbler who help make its mission a success. Board Support to Staff: Jay Rawlins Jim Griffith Guests were entertained with a variety Infant Care Center Volunteer of the Year: of activities including face painting, Jenny Rojas Transition house balloon animal making, the ‘guess Dedication to the Transition House Corporate Partners how many’ game, and a soccer match. Auxiliary: Pat St. Clair Wells Fargo Bank Santiago Perez and Santiago Landeros We would also like to thank the fol- Montecito Bank & Trust specially prepared the mouth-watering lowing groups for their generous dona- Yardi Systems, Inc. barbecue chicken and tri-tip, and our tions which made this year’s picnic feast Venoco, Inc. favorite band, The Other Woman (in- possible: Rincon Catering, Shalhoob Towbes Group cluding board members Steve Epstein Meat Company, Fresco, Our Daily Deckers Outdoor Corporation and Craig Allen) provided music. There Bread, Starbucks, and cupcake bakers FLIR Systems, Inc. was even dancing! Janet and Liam Freniere. Coldwell Banker As part of the festivities, Transition Tileco Distributors House singled out the following volun- Underground Hair Artists teers for their exemplary service: Serbin Communications Outstanding Service Organization Award: Santa Barbara Plaza Saint Raphael Catholic Church Toyon Research Corporation Ferd Rapp Award for “Spreading the Spirit Home Improvement Center of Service”: Allen Gersho Tri-County Produce Sally Rausch Award: Bill Dodson Rookie Screener of the Year: Bette Saks Most Dedicated Screener of the Year: Gray Felsteiner You can support us by Children’s Program Rookie of the Year: supporting United Way of Nicole Janowicz Santa Barbara County. Best TLC Volunteer: Kelsey Santoro 12