Looking for the Helpers: Teen creates Earth-inspired clothing line, donates proceeds to local nonprofits
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Local Teen Starts Own Clothing Line During Pandemic
Reese Large is a junior high school entrepreneur in Santa Barbara who launched her own apparel company during the pandemic.
It s called Real Life, and is an earth-inspired line of hoodies, sweatshirts and T-shirts.
Profits from each design are donated to a nonprofit organization.
Looking for the Helpers: Harbor Patrol officers save woman from drowning
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Right Place at the Right Time
Two Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol officers are being commended for their quick-thinking, life saving actions.
Officers Ryan Kelly and Elijah Brower were patrolling the Santa Barbara waterfront on January 25 when they noticed something odd in the water.
A woman, wearing pants and a jacket, was wading in the water on a chilly winter day.
Local insurance business helps other businesses by providing gift cards to community members during pandemic.
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As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of uncertainty.
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Gift Cards for Good Cause
A local insurance business is helping its community members by giving back to local businesses.
Israel Riley Ramirez and Antonella Ramirez own the Farmers Insurance Agency branch on upper State Street in Santa Barbara.
When the second stay-at-home order began, they knew local businesses were going to be hit hard.
A song written during the pandemic is helping put food on dinner tables during the holidays.
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Song for a Cause
A young girl writes and sings a song about being able see loved ones again during the pandemic.
Anja Firestone, 9, from Santa Barbara wrote and recorded a song called Together Again.
The song is about missing family and friends during the pandemic.
Dani Macaluso
As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of uncertainty.
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Barking Good Treats
A young helper has been doing a lot of baking during the pandemic.
Luccia Macaluso, 9, from Santa Barbara has been baking treats for both humans and animals during the pandemic.
Her company is called Barking Good Treats.
Luccia started selling them in her neighborhood and she s donated the money she earned to a local organization called CALM.
CALM is a local program that helps kids who have been abused and works on preventing child abuse by helping parents and children in the Santa Barbara community.