shakin' all over

non profits gone wild!

well I saw a story in the Independent glamor rag about litter over on the Channel Islands...the Nature Con and Parks Service are killing all the non-native stuff to attract non- native tourists and now the tourists are littering up the islands...beer cans, cigarette butts, plastic and other goodies for all the native birds and little foxes to enjoy!

the National Parks Service conferred landmark status to the Steedman Estate..that's not a bad thing....there's a non-profit foundation that oversees the place..

Steedman Estate (Casa del Herrero), CA: The George and Carrie Steedman Estate, named Casa del Herrero by its owners, stands as one of the most fully developed, richly documented and intact examples of the America Country Place Era. Its gardens, architecture, interior design, and furnishings appear untouched by time and reflect a remarkable sense of artistic unity and authenticity in representing the evolution of Spanish Colonial Revival design in the United States. George Fox Steedman, an industrialist, engineer, and amateur architect, had a vision for the house and grounds that went beyond fashion, and he assembled an extraordinary team of architects, landscape architects, antiquarians, and horticulturists to produce the Casa del Herrero estate (House of the Blacksmith).

The mission of the Casa del Herrero Foundation is to maintain, preserve and restore the house, furnishings, gardens and history of the Steedman/Bass estate for the benefit of the community, visiting public, scholars, educators and students.

History of the Casa del Herrero Foundation
The Steedmans’ daughter Medora, who lived at the estate from 1977 until her death ten years later, was determined that the Casa be preserved as a representation of the arts and excellence in design, and to have it kept as a museum and a place of “worthwhile use.” Pursuant to this wish, her son George Bass assumed responsibility for Casa del Herrero until Casa del Herrero Foundation was formed as a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization in 1993 and endowed by the George and Medora Bass family. That same year, a Conditional Use Permit was obtained from the County of Santa Barbara for operation of the estate. The Foundation manages the Casa in accordance with the County’s guidelines, which limit tour visitors and activities.
Funding is derived from income on the endowment, grants, donations, fundraising events, rental properties, tour admissions, and membership fees.

ok no problem with that...I guess they gotta have a board, an executive director and of course some cops to arrest the executive directors of non-profits who keep getting busted for DUI!!
the latest being the Executive Director of the Casa del Herrero... I can only assume it's the same gal...maybe I'm wrong but I doubt it

here we go again... geez what is wrong with these people?? Molly, you in danger, girl