The 2025 Alma Rosa Winery Peace of Mind charity walk raised more than $250,000 to support research on and community services for mental health.
On the morning of May 17, more than 250 local community members participated in Alma Rosa’s sixth annual Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction walk.
Participants were greeted with juice from Pressed Juicery, coffee from the Buellton Starbucks, and brain booster performance shots from Magic Mind before their approximately 4.5-mile hike through the hillside vineyards of Alma Rosa’s 628-acre estate.
Alma Rosa General Manager Emeritus Debra Eagle, One Mind’s Brandon Staglin, and Mental Wellness Center CEO Annmarie Cameron all spoke about the importance of mental health awareness to inspire participants on their walk.
The fundraiser has brought in more than $1.2 million for One Mind and Santa Barbara County’s Mental Wellness Center since Alma Rosa Winery owners Bob and Barb Zorich started it in 2020.
“It’s just the winery’s way of trying to support something important to us,” Eagle told the Sun. “We’ve been grateful for everybody’s support, and we hope to be able to continue to grow the event moving forward.”
This article appears in Jun 5-15, 2025.