Casa Dorinda Holds Annual Awards Ceremony

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Montecito, CA (June 18, 2024)—Casa Dorinda honored Scholarship Award Recipients on Tuesday, June 18th, at its Annual Awards Ceremony. This event recognizes staff members and their families who received a scholarship through the Casa Dorinda Scholarship Fund in partnership with the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.

Brian McCague, Casa Dorinda’s President and CEO, welcomed attendees and highlighted that nearly 800 scholarships and $1.9 million have been awarded over the years through this program. This year, more than 30 awardees and $185,000 in scholarship awards broke records.

Scholarship Foundation President and CEO Melinda Cabrera also addressed attendees at the ceremony and recognized the generosity of Casa Dorinda residents who contribute significant funds to this program annually. The resident Casa Dorinda Scholarship Committee was praised for its leadership and commitment to growing the number of awardees from previous years.

Awardees shared their academic goals and dreams and thanked Casa Dorinda residents for supporting them through their philanthropy.

About Casa Dorinda

Casa Dorinda is California’s premiere LifeCare community. Located in the heart of Santa Barbara County’s village of beautiful Montecito on the historic Bliss estate, Casa Dorinda combines private medical care and a culturally rich environment to elevate retirement living. Casa Dorinda is a private LifeCare Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) owned and operated by the Montecito Retirement Association, a nonsectarian, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. State of California Licenses RCFE #421700160, SNF#050000112, CCRC Certificate of Authority #126.

For more information on the Casa Dorinda Scholarship Fund, please contact Lisa Thomas, Director of Philanthropy, at 805-969-8070/ 805-451-1822 or lthomas@casadorinda.org