The Chocolate Festival, hosted by Vina Robles, raised $2,650 for Big Brothers Big Sisters to support their youth mentoring programs. Their donation helps the organization provide professionally supported mentors for local youth-in-need.
Development Director Patty Carpenter said, “Vina Robles has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters for over 10 years. Their commitment to our organization is a testament to their desire to contribute to the community. We are fortunate to have their support.”
The attached photo shows Patty Carpenter and Karen Colombo of Big Brothers Big Sisters accepting a check from Kathleen Wells and Gerrie Adams of Vina Robles.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters:
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children they serve are in single-parent, low-income families or in households where a parent is incarcerated. As a part of the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, they make meaningful, monitored friendships between adult volunteers and children. Funding provides for a system of ongoing evaluation and support that is proven by independent studies to help families by improving the odds that participating children will perform better in school, avoid violence and illegal activities, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others. For more information on volunteering or contributing to Big Brothers Big Sisters, call 805-781-3226, or log onto www.slobigs.org.