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GOLDEN OAK GALA

LAGUNA BLANCA SCHOOL

MARCH 11, 2023
HOPE RANCH
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

With school closure due to weather and our annual all-school Field Day event on Friday, March 17th, items purchased at the event (including wine pulls) or in the online auction (closing March 15th at 10:00 pm), can be picked up at Braun House between 8:30 am and 4:00 starting Monday, April 3rd

Online Aucton
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Thank You to our
Generous Sponsors

HERITAGE OAK

gottesdiener family

 GILDED LEAF

berar family · drucker family

marilee and stephen gordon · nayak family

turner family

zegar family fund (stefanie and david jackson)

OAK BRANCH

fowler family · chana and jim jackson '78

lorenzi / malek family · pardis and sherry nasseri amber and steve ortiz · probstel family

chris terrill · wyatt family

zemeckis family · friend of laguna

SAPLING

carpenter family · desantis family

eades family · feinstein family

grassini mathern family

henderson family · marji & jarad jeter '04

loncki family · tiffany pelletier · katy powers

peus family · rice family · rebecca and ari ryan

ACORN

asher family · ball family · berg family

berger family · bollag families · damery family durling family · firlik family · hassman family

ketabi/terenzi family · mcdermott charney family

popovich family · kirste timm · trautwein family

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS

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Swag Bags Sponsors
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Live Auction supporters & Donors

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ari & rebecca ryan

After Party Sponsors

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Edward and Claudia St George

THANK YOU!

a heartfelt thanks to our committee of volunteers for all
that you have done to create a beautiful event.

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EVENT CHAIRS
MELISSA HENDERSON AND JEN DRUCKER

2023 Committee members

Julia Asher
Evan Berger
Bay Bertea
Vanessa Carrington
Jordan Connelly
Heather Sourial Craigie
Deva Dalporto
Vanessa DeFord
Jen Drucker
Talya Engel
Lindsay Ervin
Nadine Gilles
Daniela Hassman
Jessica Helson
Melissa Henderson
Seth Henderson
Heather Poet-Johnson
Bill Leitner
Sara Loncki
Ceci McClintock
Amber Ortiz
Tiffany Pelletier
Lizzie Peus 
Debbie Popovich
Katy Powers

Belle Regeer
Valerie Rice
Ari Ryan
Rebecca Ryan
Raffaella Sutherland
Mari Warner
Crystal Wyatt
Melia Yust
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ABOUT THE EVENT

Laguna Blanca's Spring Benefit is an honored tradition of the community coming together to celebrate this extraordinary school and its faculty, students, and nearly 90 years of educational excellence.

We can't wait to invite you to join us again next year for our annual Spring Benefit, as we join in friendship and community for a celebration of Laguna's Inaugural Golden Oak Gala celebrating the exceptional Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools.

check out the FAQ for more information

paddle raise

Cementing Our Legacy - Securing our Future

 

Our goal at this year’s inaugural Golden Oak Gala is to come together to secure the future of Laguna Blanca School. Our Paddle Raise funds go directly to support the initiatives listed below. Be ready to raise your paddle after the live auction to help build up these areas of need, and make Laguna the best it can be! 

 

It takes an entire community to make it happen, and we greatly appreciate your generosity.

The Paddle Raise allows us to say YES to:

  

Campus Improvements:

 

  • Play Structures and outdoor recreation upgrades for both campuses.  This will be a multiyear endeavor that will require research and planning.

 

“Play is a central tenet of our Lower School curriculum. A dynamic new front- yard play structure would provide needed equipment upgrades to our campus, creating exciting opportunities for our students to explore, create, and grow together.” - Anna Alldredge

 

  • Improvements to the Victorian House.  This will include new paint, HVAC and restroom enhancements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Enhancements throughout the Hope Ranch Campus: 

 

  • Upper School WiFi - This multiyear endeavor will require research, planning, and implementation.

  • Complete Lower School Computer Lab so all students have access

 

Transportation Vans:

 

  • This will facilitate and enhance our Experiential learning through school trips

  • This will benefit Athletics as it increases transportation ability to games and tournaments

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how we made a difference in 2022

Thanks to your generosity, we raised nearly $400k for our students and school, and we have already started to move forward with the following projects:

  • Upgraded the Spaulding Theater sound system 

  • Lower School improvements with computers, instruments and outdoor tables purchased.

  • Tech infrastructure improvements in Hope Ranch. 

  • Improvements to studio art spaces (ceramics) on the upper school campus

  • Cosmetic improvements in the Library and Computer Lab

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Contact Us

4125 Paloma Drive

Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca is Santa Barbara's premier college preparatory day school that offers an Early Kindergarten through Grade 12 co-educational experience. Laguna has celebrated over 85 years of continued academic excellence driven by new and innovative teaching methods and programs.

About Us

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