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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE OCTOBER 2017
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Support Santa Barbara
ACounty Museums
s reported in the Santa Ynez Valley Star, e Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians raised thousands
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at the 13 Annual Chumash Charity Golf Classic
on August 23rd and 24th. e Chumash Tribe has raised more than $1 million for local charities and nonpro ts since the rst golf tournament in 2005, including the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Lompoc Family YMCA, Unity Shoppe, and the Buellton Senior Center.
is year proceeds from the Golf Classic were distributed among veSantaBarbaraCountymuseums:theSantaMaria
Valley Discovery Museum, Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, Santa Barbara MaritimeMuseum,andSantaBarbaraMuseumofNaturalHistory.
“ ese museums are great sources of knowledge and history, and
they provide quality educational programming for children throughout Santa Barbara County,” said Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chairman. “We’re in the process of planning our Chumash Museum,” Kahn said. “We’re familiar with the resources it takes to create and maintain a high-level experience for museum guests.”
TSan Manuel Tribe Donates $250,000 for Hurricane Recovery
Funds raised for the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum will help support the museum’s weekly education programs. e Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will use the funds to support youth education programs as well. e Wildling Museum of Art and Nature will allocate the funds to an ongoing campaign to purchase the museum’s building. And proceeds to the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum will help to
improve its Conservation Center.
e Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
own and operate award-winning Chumash Casino Resort located near Santa Ynez Airport, in the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, about 5 miles east of Solvang in Santa Barbara County. e AAA Four Diamond-rated hotel features 320 rooms and 58 suites and includes a 135-foot tower, giving guests exquisite views of
the Santa Ynez Valley.
he San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Humane Society, $50,000 to purchase pet food, 9/11 in New York City and December 2nd in San supported three non-pro ts to directly address supplies and veterinary care. Bernardino.
the needs of displaced people and animals “Our support at this time will help to address the As an indigenous community the origins and
following storm ooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that impacted the Texas gulf region.
In response to a federal disaster proclamation the Tribe reached out to non-pro ts in partnership to assist with addressing the immediate needs for shelter, emergency response and the care of animals. To the American Red Cross, $100,000 helped provide for immediate needs of food and shelter, to Team Rubicon, $100,000 to the volunteer organization comprised of military veterans supported the dispatch of rescue boats and emergency responders, and to the Houston
di erent needs stemming from the oods,” said San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairwoman Lynn Valbuena. “ ese three organizations are working to manage very di cult circumstances, and supporting them is the right thing to do.”
San Manuel Community Outreach program has forged partnerships with non-pro ts such as the American Red Cross to address the immediate and extended needs of people impacted by natural and man-made disasters including Hurricane Katrina, major wild res in Southern California and the terrorist attacks of
history of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians stem from its relationship with the land and to all who share it. Since ancient times the Tribe has expressed itself through a culture of giving. Today, San Manuel is able to answer the call of Yawa’ (Serrano language word meaning “to act on one’s beliefs”) through partnerships with charitable organizations. e Tribe draws upon its history, knowledge, expertise and cultural values to direct philanthropic giving regionally and to Native American causes and disaster relief on a national level.
San Manuel Tribe Works with Highland & San Bernardino on
RMoad Renovations
otorists driving on Victoria Avenue in Highland and San Bernardino will soon be seeing several street improvements as part of a $10.7 million road and storm drain improvement project
funded by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
“With many of our 4,200 team members living in the cities of San Bernardino
and Highland, and our commitment to the neighboring communities, we partnered with the local jurisdictions to fund infrastructure improvements that support commerce and a quality of life,” said Jerry Paresa, CEO of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “ Taking pride in our community is the beginning of prosperity.”
Environmental studies and design work are expected to begin in early 2018 with construction starting in mid-2019. Completion of the Victoria Avenue improvements, south of Highland Avenue should be complete by early 2020, according to city of Highland sta . ese renovations will help to improve the mobility of tra c and improve pedestrian safety.
In late August the city of Highland approved grants totaling $10.5 million from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to fund the improvements. Other grants will buy a new re engine for Highland, plus re apparatus and equipment purchases, including new breathing equipment.
October 2017 Tribes in the News