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SANTA MARIA, Calif. — With more than 80 children on its waiting list for beds, Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s Northern Santa Barbara County chapter partnered with CoastHills Credit Union to address this need. On Monday, Oct. 12, 150 CoastHills employees spent the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge building 105 beds for local children.
The volunteer effort was part of CoastHills’ annual Community Impact Day and its partnership with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Working in teams, employees measured, sanded, drilled and assembled wood components to build the beds. CoastHills also contributed financially toward the mattresses, bedding and pillows needed to complete each bed…