Danielle Brinkman-Vera. Courtesy photo.
VENTURA — The Ventura Family YMCA is proud to announce Danielle Brinkman-Vera as Chair of the 2017 Annual Campaign.
Brinkman-Vera is Partner in Charge of Tax Services-Oxnard at Farber Hass Hurley LLP. She is an expert in her field and has more than 18 years of experience in providing tax and accounting services.
Brinkman-Vera is passionate about her community and has served on the YMCA Board since 2004. She serves on the YMCA’s Finance and Governance Committee and is also the current Board Chair.
“The Y is a multifaceted organization that brings so much positivity to our community,” said Brinkman-Vera. “I love being part of a group that gives back and makes our community a much stronger place to raise my son.”
The Ventura Family YMCA will kick off its Annual Campaign on February 3, 2017 with a goal of raising $185,000. Every dollar raised in the annual campaign is applied to placing kids and families in need into YMCA programs such as healthy living programs, summer day camp, afterschool programs, senior fitness, afterschool care, the LIVESTRONG cancer survivor program, and memberships.
Donations to the YMCA can be made at the Ventura Family YMCA, 3760 Telegraph Road, Ventura CA 93003 or by calling (805) 642-2131. For more information on the Annual Campaign, visit ciymca.org/Ventura.
About the Channel Islands YMCA: Established in 1887, the Channel Islands YMCA is a charitable organization of seven YMCA branches serving Santa Barbara and Ventura counties including: Camarillo Family YMCA, Lompoc Family YMCA, Montecito Family YMCA, Santa Barbara Family YMCA, Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA in Santa Ynez, Ventura Family YMCA, and Youth and Family Services YMCA which operates Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter, the St. George Family Youth Center and My Home.
The Y is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Channel Islands YMCA serves over 46,000 individuals and provides over $1.3 million in financial assistance to families in need for child care, YMCA memberships, away and day camps, youth sports, and teen after-school programs. For more information at the Ventura Family YMCA, visit http://www.ciymca.org/ventura/ or call (805) 642-2131.