In lieu of payment, a donation was made to Bonnie Chan Woo’s charity of choice.
Monte ito Miscellany by Richard Mineards
Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 12 years ago.
TBCF Little Heroes Breakfast Bonnie Chan Woo. CEO at Icicle Group, co-founder of Studio SV and vice chair of HK Design Centre.
Why would I retire? When you love what you do, stepping aside isn‘t easy. But as time goes by, priorities change. Whether you choose to keep your seat at the table or not, we can help you feel good about financially supporting the decision you make. Talk to me about making sure you‘re ready for life‘s twist and turns—today, tomorrow and for generations to come. For some of life’s questions, you’re not alone. Together we can find an answer. Christopher T. Gallo, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA® Vice President–Wealth Management Portfolio Manager 805-730-3425 christopher.t.gallo@ubs.com UBS Financial Services Inc. 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 106 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-730-3425 800-262-4774
Kirsten Stuart with Allie Ferris holding baby Ford, SBC Supervisor Das Williams, and Kimberley Green (photo by Priscilla)
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t was an early start when the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation hosted its 6th annual Little Heroes breakfast for 400 guests at the Hilton, which raised more than $60,000 for the popular charity. The boffo bash, co-chaired by Heather Ayer, Matt Fish, and Brittany Dobson, featured the eccentric Patch Adams, better known as a medical doctor and clown, whose story became a 1998 Robin Williams semi-autobiographical comedy with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Adams, with his dangling earring and dyed blue and white hair, encouraged guests to join him on the floor reciting a mantra, laughing heartily with cacophonous cackling, as he talked about his career visiting 82 countries, including five war zones, giving 250 concerts.
Reciting Emily Dickinson’s 1861 poem “Hope,” Adams, who was in a mental hospital at 17 given his plans to commit suicide, declared: “Friendship is the best medicine,” and outlined his work at the Gesundheit Institute, founded in 1971 on a 300-acre site in West Virginia where employees practice holistic medical care. “The mission is to reframe and reclaim the concept of ‘hospital,’” he explained. Joanne Tudor, 14, a Marymount School student, performed her song “Stronger Than You Know,” while the annual Little Hero Award went to Jolie Ebadi, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a San Marcos High teenager in 2017 and is now a student at City College. “I want to use my voice to speak for others,”
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2020 Little Hero honoree Jolie Ebadi with co-chair Brittany Dobson, keynote speaker Patch Adams, Heather Ayer, Matthew Fish, and Mechanics Bank’s Ricardo Calderon (photo by Priscilla)
MONTECITO JOURNAL
“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.” – Modest Mouse
5 – 12 March 2020
