VENTURA, CA - On December 12th 2009, the Ventura Family YMCA will host its fourth annual “Breakfast with Santa” from 8 – 10 a.m. Admission to the event is FREE to YMCA members and community residents with a donation of an unwrapped toy or gift card which will be donated to the ACTION Foundation. The ACTION Foundation, a community based outreach group, will distribute the gifts collected to more than 900 local low income families.

“Breakfast with Santa” provides children and their parents the opportunity to enjoy a pancake breakfast and meet with Santa who will be available to listen to all of the children’s Christmas wishes and take pictures. Children will also have the opportunity to create a holiday craft to take home.

Each year the Ventura Family YMCA chooses a local not-for-profit to partner with and all of the toys that are donated are distributed to children and families in need. Past partners include Casa Pacifica, Kids to Kids, VCMC Children’s Oncology Unit and Kids and Families Together. This year, all toy donations will be distributed to ACTION Foundation families in need.

ACTION Foundation sponsors “The Community Christmas Shoppe” which brings together volunteers from over 40 area churches to serve local low incomes families by providing them with toys for Christmas. Each event has been a huge success over the last five years. ACTION Foundation is a California non-profit, facilitating service projects and outreach opportunities with churches and other agencies to reach those in need.

For more information about attending “Breakfast with Santa” please call The Ventura Family YMCA at (805) 642-2131 or visit www.ciymca.org/ventura

About the Ventura Family YMCA
The Ventura Family YMCA serves over 20,000 individuals annually through facility memberships, before & after school childcare, day & resident camps, youth sports, swim lessons, teen programs, and many more healthy lifestyles and community enriching programs throughout Ventura, Oxnard, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Saticoy. Through the Open Doors program the YMCA ensures that no one is ever turned away due to their inability to pay and facility memberships without contracts or join fees makes the Ventura Family YMCA accessible to everyone. The Ventura Family YMCA is located at 3760 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA 93003.