Santa Barbara Trapeze Co (SBTC) has partnered with Unity Shoppe to host a free Trapeze Talent Showcase, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at Plaza Vera Cruz, 110 E. Cota St.
The community event comes at the conclusion of a four-week trapeze workshop and food drive.
Local youth will defy gravity while the community comes together for a canned food drive. The goal is to collect enough cans to build a record-breaking canned food pyramid.
Community members are invited to swing by with a canned food donation to help break the record. All food donations will directly benefit Unity Shoppe, a social service agency dedicated to providing free food, clothing, and personal care items to residents in need.
“When we were introduced to Angela and her team at Unity Shoppe, we felt an immediate connection to their work in the community, and knew that our next monthly community event at Santa Barbara Trapeze Co had found its newest partnership,” said Randy Kohn, co-founder of SBTC.
SBTC’s mission is to be a community-driven, customer-first organization, Kohn said.
The company invited a small group of youngsters from the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County to take part in a free trapeze master class.
“The [children] were so scared at first. But at the end of the day, they did not want to leave,” said Cindy Mathieson, assistant club director.
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, she said. One of the participants, speaking in Spanish, said, “The first time I was very scared, but then my stomach was moving around from the emotion. The second day I was no longer afraid, and I really liked it because I learned to hang by my feet. What a fun day.”
For more, contact Shane@sbtrapezeco.com .