PUTTING KIDS FIRST!
Dear PAL Supporters,
Santa Barbara and Montecito residents and businesses have faced enormous challenges due the recent natural disasters and the community has responded with generous support. The PAL Board and staff acknowledge that many of our donors were affected both personally and professionally by the events and as a result, PAL will not be hosting our annual Putting Kids First gala this year.
While PAL staff and facilities were not directly impacted, many of PAL families were both directly and indirectly impacted, and your support and donations to PAL are as vital this year as in the past. PAL currently serves more than 125 youth at the teen center, and more recently introduced the new DRAGG (Drag Racing Against Gangs & Graffiti) program to reach out to and to engage even more teens. PAL and our Campership Alliance partners anticipate a greater need for summer camp scholarships this summer due to the increased need in the low-income and marginal communities which we serve.
PAL strives to develop the next generation of leaders in our community by creating a cohesive network of support for PAL youth and their families with the Santa Barbara Police Department, the Santa Barbara Unified School District and other community partners. PAL Board and staff understand the necessity to divert funds to rebuilding the community and are grateful for any support directed towards PAL and the youth we serve.
If you have any questions regarding PAL programs, please do not hesitate to contact me. Furthermore, if you would like to tour PAL’s Twelve35 Teen Center or the new SB DRAGG garage, I am happy to arrange that for you.
With sincere gratitude,
Michelle Hillman Meyering
Executive Director
michelle@sbpal.org
Santa Barbara and Montecito residents and businesses have faced enormous challenges due the recent natural disasters and the community has responded with generous support. The PAL Board and staff acknowledge that many of our donors were affected both personally and professionally by the events and as a result, PAL will not be hosting our annual Putting Kids First gala this year.
While PAL staff and facilities were not directly impacted, many of PAL families were both directly and indirectly impacted, and your support and donations to PAL are as vital this year as in the past. PAL currently serves more than 125 youth at the teen center, and more recently introduced the new DRAGG (Drag Racing Against Gangs & Graffiti) program to reach out to and to engage even more teens. PAL and our Campership Alliance partners anticipate a greater need for summer camp scholarships this summer due to the increased need in the low-income and marginal communities which we serve.
PAL strives to develop the next generation of leaders in our community by creating a cohesive network of support for PAL youth and their families with the Santa Barbara Police Department, the Santa Barbara Unified School District and other community partners. PAL Board and staff understand the necessity to divert funds to rebuilding the community and are grateful for any support directed towards PAL and the youth we serve.
If you have any questions regarding PAL programs, please do not hesitate to contact me. Furthermore, if you would like to tour PAL’s Twelve35 Teen Center or the new SB DRAGG garage, I am happy to arrange that for you.
With sincere gratitude,
Michelle Hillman Meyering
Executive Director
michelle@sbpal.org