EDHAT Business News

Source: YMCA The Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services is launching its 1st Annual Backpack Give Back on Wednesday, August 19th to support community at-risk youth and provide the necessary tools to prepare them for the coming school year.

Source: The Towbes Group Regional property management company, The Towbes Group, is working hard to help its retail tenants meet and overcome the challenges of doing business during COVID-19.

Source: The Tavern at Zaca Creek On Saturday, August 22, 2020, the Santa Barbara County wine region will receive a new restaurant and bar, located on a historic Buellton, California property, as the team behind The Tavern at Zaca Creek (zaca-creek.

Source: Mason Beach Inn Mason Beach Inn is happy to announce after 6 months of closure they are NOW OPEN with a new look created by Cearnal Collective, a local Santa Barbara architecture and interior design firm that is recognized for its landmark contributions to the city’s architectural legacy.

Source: Cappello & Noël LLP Barry Cappello and Leila Noël, partners in the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP, were recently selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Source: Westerlay Orchids Carpinteria-based Westerlay Orchids pledges 100% weekly retail profits to local Carpinteria Education Foundation, Inc.

Source: Goleta Education Foundation The Goleta Education Foundation (GEF) announces that applications are open for local elementary educators to apply for financial support for professional development that enhances their students, colleagues, and community.

Source: VNA Health VNA Health is pleased to announce an overall 4-Star Rating for Quality of Patient Care and Patient Satisfaction by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Source: National Association of Women Business Owners The Santa Barbara chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO–Santa Barbara) installed its new Board of Directors virtually in August as part of its Summer Celebration.

Source: Santa Barbara Education Foundation The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Isis Castañeda to its Board of Directors.

Source: Montecito Rotary Foundation Non-profit organizations in Santa Barbara County are invited to apply for a grant of up to $1,500 through the Montecito Rotary Foundation's 2020 Community Grants Program.

Here at the Mason Beach Inn, indulge oneself in the thrills of Santa Barbara’s acclaimed waterfront, as well as the luxury and serenity that resides in this astounding experience.

Since holding a party isn't a practical option in the age of social distancing, local estate management firm Quinn Fiduciary Services has decided to celebrate five years in business this month by donating $5,000 to Santa Barbara-based charities.

This Thursday (August 6th) marks Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) 50th Anniversary.

Source: Friendship Center Friendship Center is pleased to welcome Joe Wheatley, Cynder Sinclair, Jacqueline Duran, and Monica Vidger-Trent to its Board of Directors.

Source: Storyteller Children’s Center Storyteller Children’s Center’s is excited to announce the appointment of Susan Cass as the new Executive Director of the year-round therapeutic preschool.

Source: Showers of Blessing John Tamiazzo, Ph.

Source: PSHH Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) welcomes two new passionate community development professionals into their Multi-Family Housing Development (MHD) department: Angela Heyward and Veronica Zimmerman.

A new non-profit, Future Housing Communities (FHC), was born in the summer of 2019 as a response to our housing crisis and the need for more sustainable and supportive neighborhoods.

Source: Rotary Club of Santa Barbara The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara (RCSB) enters its 103nd year of service to the community under the leadership of a new club president.

Source: Alpha Resource Center Desirae Maier and Felisa Strickland have joined the Board of Directors for Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara.

Source: MoveGreen Movegreen, the award-winning eco-friendly moving and storage company, today announced the acquisition of two moving and storage powerhouses, La Habra Relocations and Watford Moving and Storage.

Source: Alma Rosa Alma Rosa, a leading producer of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from the Sta.

Source: Pu’u Muay Thai Santa Barbara A local martial arts academy spared no expense when it came to the health of its students, their families, and our community.

Santa Barbara-based Service Objects, the leading provider of real-time global contact validation solutions, has reached its highest ratings ever for the industry-standard Net Promoter Score (NPS) measure of customer satisfaction.

Source: VNA Health VNA Health President & CEO Lynda Tanner receives the College of Nursing 2020 Professional Achievement Award from Idaho State University.

Earlier this month, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) saw the retirement of Senior Project Manager Mark Wilson, a pioneer of the ‘working from home model’ and dedicated employee who has provided support and service to the organization for more than 28 years.

After spending the last four months taking yoga to a virtual-only platform, we are open (practicing social distanced) for group yoga classes, private sessions and continuing in the virtual world.

This is a story of a pelican who starts out like any pelican learning to fly and dive and catch fish.

CenCal Health, the publicly-sponsored health plan for Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, announces the appointment of Dr.

Kati Buehler, a long-time Santa Barbara resident and retired senior administrator for Westmont College will become the new president of the Rotary Club of Montecito starting July 1.

Landed Home Delivery has launched a home delivery service that combines fresh breads, produce, juices, coffee and meats from a host of Southern California local businesses into a single home delivery.

Engineer, educator, and parent Vicki Chen Ben-Yaacov has announced she will run for a seat on the Goleta Union School Board of Education on the November ballot.

Accelerated growth and innovation opportunities lead company to hire 20-year operations system Source: Kate Farms Kate Farms, the plant-based medical nutrition leader and the #1 recommended plant-based medical nutrition formula in the nation, today announced Christopher (Casey) Bauer as Executive Vice President, Product and Operations.

Alma Rosa will host annual Vintners 5 Miler benefitting Mental Health on September 12; 10% of all sales generated in May to support research for Mental Health Month Source: Alma Rosa Vineyard Bob Zorich, proprietor of Alma Rosa Winery in the Sta.

Service Objects, the leading provider of real-time global contact validation solutions, is currently offering government agencies and public health authorities at all levels access to its services to assist in their contact tracing initiatives.

Metropolitan Theatres announced that it is bringing back Movie Night IN:  Your Favorite Concession Items To-Go to Camino Real Cinemas weekly beginning this Thursday, May 21st and will continue until further notice.

The Santa Barbara Herb Clinic has been closed for eight weeks due to the Governor’s lock-down order and will reopen its acupuncture clinic starting Monday, May 18th.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History recently launched a new online resource called SBnature From Home(sbnature.

Denise Stevens has been named president of the Planned Giving Advisory Council at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

This month, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) received a generous gift of $20,000, from the Santa Barbara Foundation.

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Charley Egan has been elected to the board of directors of the Center for Successful Aging (CSA), it was announced by board president Bobbi Kroot.

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Source: Earl Warren Showgrounds Earl Warren Showgrounds’ is deeply saddened to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Fair & Expo.

The 6th Annual Santa Barbara Housing Conference has been rescheduled for Friday, October 2, 2020 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Rapid response to COVID-19 situation prompts first-ever transition to live synchronous videoconferencing classes for tuition-free programs SBCC School of Extended Learning will move instruction to a live synchronous videoconferencing format using the program Zoom for its tuition-free Spring and Summer classes.

Nick Henderson has been appointed to Vice President of Support Services for Cottage Health.

39-Year Old Santa Barbara Associates Announces Sue Larsen as New President The Santa Barbara Associates announced that Sue Larsen has been elected president of the board of Directors.

Source: Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Barbara Robertson, who has held a succession of finance, operations, and administrative positions with several area nonprofit organizations, has been named president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.