CARPINTERIA, Calif. – A full week of fundraising takes place at Westerlay Orchids to help the Carpinteria Education Foundation (CEF).
It begins on Oct. 22.
All of the proceeds from the Westerlay retail store will go to the CEF.
This is the fifth year for the fundraiser.
The CEF is a non-profit that has been supporting students and their academic success for more than 25 years in the areas of science and technology, language arts, humanities, culinary arts, and agriculture.
In the last two years, more than $50,000 has been raised.
Westerlay Owner and President Toine Overgaag say one of the core values of the company is support, for its employees and the greater community.
“It feels great. It is exactly what we wanted. It’s just that little bit extra that the enables so much more that the kids might not be able to get,” said Overgaag.
He says the company has core values. “One of those core values is support and that …