SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The International Chiari Association (ICA) is celebrating its seventh birthday today.

"We want to thank everyone for their support," said ICA Founder/President Pete Dal Bello. "We really appreciate it."

The all-volunteer nonprofit organization was founded by Dal Bello on April 8, 2011, with the assistance of Robert Mislang and Jason Floyd. Since the birthday landed on a Sunday, the ICA is celebrating today.

ICA Mascot Courage the Bear picked up the balloons. Unfortunately, he can't count so more than seven balloons were purchased.

"Good help is so hard to find," Dal Bello joked about Courage. "But his heart is always in the right place."