Giving Since 1985

As we prepare for our 25th Anniversary, we want to take time (and space) to acknowledge those supporters who have built and sustained our organization since its founding*:

Diamond ($20,000+)

  • Del Norte Recycling and Transfer Station
  • City of Oxnard
  • Procter and Gamble
  • Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation
  • Ken and Lois Seaton
  • Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation
  • Times Mirror Foundation
  • Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

Platinum ($10,000+)

  • Faria Family Foundation
  • Jerry Jones Foundation
  • Matsumoto Association
  • Smith-Hobson Foundation
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Verizon

Gold ($5,000+)

  • Amgen Foundation
  • Babies R Us/Toys R Us
  • Bank of America Foundation
  • Bull Foundation
  • Chevron
  • Ele Dulany
  • Fillmore and Western Railway
  • Gap Foundation
  • Hells Angels–Ventura Chapter
  • Medical Society Alliance
  • Port of Hueneme Harbor Commission
  • Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
  • Ventura County Community Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Whartow Foundation

Silver ($1,000+)

  • Achille Levy Foundation
  • Altrusa
  • Bill and Dale Belcher
  • Bunnin Automotive Group
  • California Strawberry Festival
  • Carol Flores Beck
  • Channel Islands Gulls
  • Christopher P. Fowkes Memorial Fund
  • Christopher Warnock
  • Diane Yamashiro
  • Digital Equipment Corporation
  • Dole
  • Gene Haas Foundation
  • H & H Tool
  • Hometown Buffet
  • In Honor of Pat James
  • Jim Parriott
  • Johnson Family Charitable Trust
  • John and Melissa Baffa
  • John and Peggy Kelly
  • Josten Foundation
  • Marcene Jardine
  • Maryann Weidmann
  • Meadowlark Service League
  • Melinda Pennoyer Chouinard
  • Mr. and Mrs. B.D. Fischer
  • National Charity League
  • Northrup Grumman
  • Oxnard Home and Lifestyle Center
  • Pat and Elmont Michaelson
  • Perkins Machine Company
  • Ryta and Vladimir Fofanoff
  • Sam’s Club
  • Scripps Foundation
  • Soroptimist International of Oxnard
  • St. John’s Medical Center
  • Stephen Fofanoff
  • Stove and Youngberg
  • Sunrise Rotary Club of Oxnard
  • Target Stores
  • TYRONE Heritage Foundation
  • Ventura Arts Council
  • Ventura County Peace Officers Association
  • Ventura County Star
  • Walmart
  • Weingart Foundation
  • Yvonne Peck
  • Bronze (under $1,000)
  • Cabos Seafood Grill and Cantina
  • City of Ventura
  • Disney Foundation
  • Dorie Zabrske
  • Downtown Oxnard Management District
  • Downtown Oxnard Merchants Association
  • Dr. Mark Mettrael D.D.S.
  • Gold Coast Navigators
  • Hauta Wissmann Foundation
  • Intuit
  • Jackie McConville
  • Jenson family
  • Johnson Painting
  • Keenes Hardware
  • Marty’s Properties
  • Mary Anne Rooney
  • McDonalds of Oxnard and Port Hueneme
  • Nyi and Nelson
  • Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Santa Barbara Bank and Trust
  • Sean Leonard and Associates
  • The Palms Center
  • Ventura Town House
  • Vince Behrens

*25 years is a long time… as a result, we have incomplete data for some of those years, so if you know of any corrections to this list, please let us know as soon as possible so we can update our records and provide the proper acknowledgment of our supporters. Thank you!