Santa Ynez Valley recognizes seven community volunteers as champions

Noozhawk reports that the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation recognized seven volunteers at its Oct. 11 Champions of the Valley event, where each honoree designated a nonprofit for a $1,000 grant. The recipients included Kros Andrade, reported to have logged more than 10,000 volunteer hours, and two high-school youth leaders who organized service projects and substance-misuse-prevention mentoring.