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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 24) Gregg Foster, Madelyn Foster, and Jamie Kellner at the post-Veterans Day Golf Tournament cocktail party held at Birnam Wood
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commitment of the board of trustees to effectively manage its bond program, which is funded by taxpayer dollars. “As the prior bonds are paid off in the next twelve years, this refunding is a prudent step to ensure remaining payments are as low as possible. The result of this bond sale highlights the District’s sound financial management, excellent credit rating, and its stewardship of the taxpayers’ interests,” Murphy stated. Murphy and the MUS board members are currently working on a project to decrease traffic and parking issues on campus. The endeavor is being paid for through district savings, after the failure of the $27,150,000 school bond Measure Q in 2014. Re-elected board members Gwyn Lurie and Kate Murphy, along with sitting members Chad Chase and Peter van Duinwyk, will welcome new board member Marilyn Bachman on Tuesday, December 6. It will be up to the board to decide if they will seek another bond measure in November 2018. • The Voice of the Village •
Last week, Birnam Wood Golf Club raised more than $250,000 for the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation at their second annual Veterans Day Golf Tournament. The funds raised will support the UC Santa Barbara Veterans Resource Center, which helps veterans adjust to civilian life on campus. The center also connects them to resources for financial support, mentorships, special programs, a resource center, education counseling, housing, and health services. “We wanted to help local veterans and their families, and to be impactful. This cause has broad support in the club,” said Gregg Foster, a member of the golf tournament committee. Another committee member, Jamie Kellner, said Santa Barbara’s high cost of living creates a lot of pressure for the student veterans to finish in four years. He said their G.I. bill benefits are based on the cost of living in Port Hueneme, but they come to Santa Barbara where rent is much higher. “They’re stressed,” Kellner said. “This support gets a lot of them over the finish line.” The UCSB Veteran Resource Center serves more than 100 student veterans. Kevin Hagedorn, director of Veteran and Military Services at UCSB, said that last year, 17 students received grants because of the support from the first Birnam Wood Golf Club Veterans Day Tournament. “That number will continue to grow as much as the need and funding allows,” said Hagedorn. Birnam Wood Golf Club plans to continue the Veterans Day Golf Tournament for years to come. “This is a lifetime commitment,” Foster said, adding that because the cost of the event is underwritten by sponsors, 100 percent of the proceeds raised from the tournament goes to supporting veterans. Other members of the original golf tournament committee include Lee Asseo, Joe Hardin Jr., Nancy Hunter, Michael Maloco, Wayne Siemens, and Peter Ziegler. •MJ 17 – 24 November 2016