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Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation Presents $1Million to Direct Relief

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Santa Barbara VintnersThe 2016 Santa Barbara Wine Auction, a joint effort by the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation and Direct Relief, was an extraordinary event which exceeded all expectations, and the funds raised totaled over $1 million!  As a result of this most successful fundraising event in Direct Relief’s history – the Santa Barbara Vintner’s Foundation (SBVF) former President, Jenny Williamson Doré, presented a check in the amount of One Million & Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars to Direct Relief’s President & CEO, Thomas Tighe, yesterday at the Hitching Post II Restaurant.

“Because of their extraordinary efficiency, Direct Relief will leverage this money into more than $30 million in medical aid,” says Vintners Foundation president, Steve Fennell of Sanford Winery. “The vintners are proud to support the efforts of this outstanding organization headquartered right here in Santa Barbara County.”  Since 2000, the Santa Barbara Vintners have raised more than $4 million dollars for Direct Relief, which translates into over $100 million in medical aid.

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Photo, Jennifer Williamson Doré, past president Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation and Thomas Tighe, President and CEO Direct Relief.

About the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation

The Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation is the charitable umbrella under which the Santa Barbara Vintners conducts its philanthropic work. Through the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation, Santa Barbara Vintners contributes to the community through local charitable, art and educational and scholarship organizations with proceeds from its various events.  A recent economic impact report shows that individual members of Santa Barbara Vintners additionally donate more than $2.4 million each year to organizations in the local community as well as elsewhere nationwide.

About Direct Relief 
Direct Relief is a leading medical relief organization, active in all 50 states and in 70 countries. It works with more than 1,000 health clinics across the U.S. to assist in emergencies and an ongoing basis, providing them with free medications for people in need. The organization has top charity ratings, including a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes and the No. 1 spot on Charity Navigator’s list of the “10 Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of,” and inclusion in Fast Company’s list of “the world’s most innovative nonprofits.” For more information visit www.DirectRelief.org.

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