Newcomers Club Hosts Party for Newbies
Social Nonprofit Has 50-60 Events Each Month
On July 30, the Santa Barbara Newcomers Club held a fun Fiesta Party at the stunning Riviera home of Todd Yancey and Dave Denniston. More than 100 members turned out for this event, which was geared to the newest members of this 1,000-plus-member social nonprofit organization. Drinks, Mexican food, and good cheer flowed from the multiple layers of decks on the ocean view estate of Casa Allegria.
The venue was especially appropriate, as it was the residence of former Newcomers Bob and Pat Fulmer. Bob wittingly detailed his experiences as a newcomer in this town in the book Newcomers in Paradise (2010), with a chapter on the Club titled “600 New Best Friends.”
When asked about the Club, everyone spoke passionately about their experiences. Denniston shared that he and Yancey have never been so socially busy in their lives. This comes, for him, after 30 years in New York City and 20 years in San Francisco. They joined the Newcomers Club to meet people but could never have imagined, according to Yancey, anything like this. “We have met so many beautiful people,” he related, and “it’s truly shocking how many wonderful friends we have in such a short period of time.”
