• Friendship Center Executive Director Heidi Holly, left, and Carrie Topliffe of Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation celebrate the Friendship Center’s new center at the Goleta church during Thursday’s Open House and Family Caregiver Holiday Party.
  • Friendship Center social services coordinator Rose Grey shows one of several program rooms.
  • Friendship Center Patty Medina and board member Dr. David Medina.
  • Cheerful greeters Kathy Marden, left, and Daryl West.
  • Friendship Center supporters Dave Raber, left, and Dick Knavv.
  • Goleta Councilwoman Margaret Connell, left, Goleta Councilman Roger Aceves, center, and Santa Barbara County Supervisor Janet Wolf, right, help with the official ribbon-cutting of the new Friendship Center.
  • Friendship Center staff members Susan Jorgensen, left, Kathy Marden and Susan Forkush.
  • Toni Parnham and her pooch, Missy, get in the holiday spirit.
  • Attendees gather on the patio to celebrate the opening of the new Friendship Center.
  • Nora and Villy Erickson with county Supervisor Janet Wolf.
  • The exterior of the new Friendship Center at Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation on North Fairview Avenue in Goleta.
  • Friendship Center board President Marty Moore, left, with Robert Sorich and Ken Jewesson.
  • Friendship Center supporters Dave Raber and Dick Knaw.
  • The Friendship Center’s calendar is filled with activities for participants.
  • Harpist Jeanne West provides musical entertainment.