Our Chapter’s Capacity Building Campaign Reaches Its $1.5 Million Goal
On Friday, June 27 during the Grand Opening Celebration for our new Preparedness and Response Center serving northern Santa Barbara County, the Capacity Building Campaign reached of its $1.5 million goal!
In August of 2005, the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, Santa Barbara County Chapter purchased this 11,750 sq. ft. warehouse at 3030 Skyway Drive for $1.3 million. Soon after, the Chapter launched a capital campaign to raise an additional $1.5 million from individuals, businesses and foundations to transform this empty warehouse into a new Red Cross Preparedness and Response Center serving northern Santa Barbara County.
This new Center dramatically improves the ability of the Red Cross to help the residents of northern Santa Barbara County prepare for and respond to disasters – both large and small. It also enhances the Chapter’s ability to offer more life-saving safety and preparedness classes, disaster volunteer training classes and other critical Red Cross services in both Spanish and English.
The emergency preparedness and disaster relief services of the American Red Cross are essential to the well-being of all who live and work in Santa Barbara County. These services are especially important today, as regional growth and increased demand have strained available Red Cross resources in the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys.
Founded in Lompoc, the Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been serving county residents since 1892. During the past year, the Chapter helped more than 30,000 people with services that saved lives and averted tragedies. The Red Cross is not a government agency so we must depend on the generosity of the American people to support our programs and services. All Red Cross disaster assistance is given free of charge.
Our Generous Donors
as of March 5, 2008
The following generous donors have contributed or pledged $1,000 or more to the Capacity Building Campaign toward the cost of renovating a 11,750 sq. ft. facility in Santa Maria for our new Red Cross Preparedness and Response Center serving northern Santa Barbara County.
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Hutton Foundation
Marian Medical Center
Cheryl Myers & Steve Stockton
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Rabobank, N.A.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation
Sean & Jennifer Thomas
Urban Planning Concepts, Inc.
Venoco, Inc.
The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation |
Silver
Robert & Wanda Acquistapace
Dave Almeida
Dawna Ashton
Nancy Boster – State Farm Insurance
Charter Brokerage & Investment Co.
Community West Bank
Roy Dugger
ExxonMobil Foundation
Fargen Surveys, Inc.
Mark & Stephanie Fugate
Bob & Joanie Grissom
Judy & Hardy Hearn
Louise & John Kolbert
Lincoln Financial Advisors
Marty & Marye Mariscal
The McCurdy Family
Michel Nellis
Next Day Signs, Donna J. Cross
The Posada Family
Tami Rabska
Responsible Biosolids Management, Inc.
Joe & Teri Salcedo
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Santa Maria Fire Fighters Union, Local 2020
Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce
Kati Smith
Janet L. Stanley, M.A. & Dr. Kristine Robertson
Wilmuth Tannahill
Tri-W Enterprises, Inc.
Ed & Pat Wallace
Peter Quay Wright
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Bronze
Katya Armistead & Tim Pritchard
Kaitin Bhakta
Roger G. & Sandra J. Bunch
Marisol Cruz
Diani Construction Companies
Afshin Fatholahi
Monique & Samuel Fernandez
Bertha Nava Foxen,
David, Ashley & Samantha Foxen
In Memory of Jane Garrison
In Memory of Gaynor A. Gibson
The Helmuth Family
Jesse & Jeanette Hernandez
Julie E. Jeakle
Knight Broadcasting Inc.
Federico, Sofia and Kids Lariz
Becca Merrell
The Millar-White Family
Ann M. Munns
Rotary Club of Santa Maria Breakfast
Santa Maria Kiwanis For Kids
John Stampe
Linda and Curtis Tunnell
Wells Fargo Bank
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