A Dog Days of Summer gathering of friends and clients at Direct Mortgage Funding featured a donation of $850. to the Down Syndrome Association of Santa Barbara County. The money was raised during the creative Horse Poop Bingo at the Fiesta parade.
Melissa Fitch who's the president of the Down Syndrome Association of Santa Barbara stopped by the morning news to tell us about this years 11th annual Buddy Walk
Jessica Parsons is a yoga teacher with Down Syndrome in Santa Barbara. She is considered the first female yoga instructor with Down Syndrome in the United States.
Goleta culinary arts teacher, Chef Terri Ingram, at Dos Pueblos High School was presented the "extraordinary educator" award at the 11th annual Down Syndrome Association of Santa Barbara hoe down Saturday night.