[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1612-E1613]
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                 HONORING THE SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 2002

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to the 
Santa Barbara Foundation on the occasion of their 75th anniversary. The 
Foundation has greatly enriched the Santa Barbara community as a whole 
and many organizations have greatly benefited from its generosity.
  In 1928 Major Max Fleischmann made the initial contribution to the 
Foundation that has

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since enhanced the lives of so many Central Coast residents. Since that 
first donation, the, Santa Barbara Foundation has become an 
organization that provides grants and funds to projects within four 
fields of interest: Education and Personal Development, Health & Human 
Services, Culture & Recreation and Environment and Community 
Enhancement. The Foundation additionally promotes programs that expand 
opportunities for the less advantaged as well as those that will 
enhance the lives of youth. In fact, over the last 72 years, more than 
$60,000,000 has been distributed in the forms of grants and student 
financial aid.
  There are more than 550 similar foundations throughout the nation, 
and the Santa Barbara Foundation holds the distinction of ranking among 
the top 50 oldest and largest such organizations. A board of trustees 
and a staff of 12 make pertinent decisions and run the operation on a 
day-to-day basis. And of course, the Foundation could never operate as 
successfully as it does without the help of the over 100 volunteers 
that dedicate the most precious resource a non-profit could ask for--
their time.
  Santa Barbara is extremely fortunate to have an organization of this 
generosity in its midst. I would like to bestow my sincerest 
congratulations to the Foundation on its 75th anniversary and wish the 
organization the very best in the future.

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