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Edgar Olozagaste, a Scholarship Foundation recipient, student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and graduate of Santa Maria High School, speaks during the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Community Leaders Luncheon recognizing Foundation supporters, volunteers, and community partners.
Edgar Olozagaste, a Scholarship Foundation recipient, student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and graduate of Santa Maria High School, speaks during the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Community Leaders Luncheon recognizing Foundation supporters, volunteers, and community partners.
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara celebrated the individuals and organizations whose efforts foster the lasting community impact of making higher education more accessible at the 2024 Community Leaders Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 6.
More than 300 people attended the annual event, held at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, to recognize Scholarship Foundation supporters, volunteers, and community partners.
Featured speakers included Dr. Peter Rupert, executive director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, and Billie Maunz, former executive director of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.
Foundation Board Chair Danna McGrew also addressed attendees, as did Foundation President and CEO Melinda Cabrera and Edgar Olozagaste, a Scholarship Foundation recipient, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo student, and Santa Maria High School graduate.
“The Scholarship Foundation is undeniably transforming individual lives through its work, but there is so much more to our story,” said Cabrera.
The Foundation president went on to say said that the organization is driving a multi-generational movement to elevate families, strengthen communities, and create lasting change through the life-changing power of education.
“Our work strengthens the fabric of our community by helping to create upward mobility in individuals and families and giving rise to a shared and growing prosperity,” Cabrera said.
In May, the Foundation awarded more than $7.1 million to 1,787 students throughout Santa Barbara County.
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is the nation’s largest community-based provider of college scholarships, having cumulatively awarded in excess of $150 million to some 62,000 county students since its founding in 1962.
A nonprofit organization, the Scholarship Foundation also provides free financial aid advising services. For additional information, visit www.sbscholarship.org.
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