Southeast Ventura County YMCA Launches "Zoe for President" Campaign To Show Potential Of All Children

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA (serving the Conejo Valley, Simi Valley and Moorpark) have teamed up with the national YMCA of the USA to launch “Zoe for President,” a campaign to elect a one-year-old girl as our nation’s Commander in Chief…in 2064.

The campaign highlights the potential the Y sees in all kids to grow up and change the world if they’re nurtured properly and supported along the way. Through Y initiatives like childcare, academic enrichment, mentorship, college prep and job training, kids have the opportunities to succeed, grow, and one day, maybe even become president. The Y aims to impart the values of what it means to achieve—how hard work, determination, perseverance and character can drive someone to success beyond what they thought possible.

Like all candidates, Zoe has her own campaign website, ZoeForPresident.net (www.ZoeForPresident.net), where users can donate to her campaign. When users donate, they are donating to their local Y and supporting the programs and services.

Zoe for President is the second phase of the national Y’s “For a Better Us” campaign, a multi-year, multi-faceted effort to engage more people with the Y and its mission as a nonprofit. Earlier this year, the Y launched two television commercials, “Places” and “Idle Hands,” each spotlighting a different problem communities in America face today and the Y’s nonprofit work of engaging and enriching kids and families.

“The Y works to ensure all kids have the support they need to achieve their full potential,” said Allison Mehnert, healthy living and membership director of the Conejo Valley YMCA. “We work here in Thousand Oaks to provide programs to address critical community needs. One example is our water therapy program, which helps our seniors gain physical and emotional strength after suffering injury or debilitating illnesses.”

The four local YMCA branches are Triunfo YMCA (serving Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Oak Park) Conejo Valley YMCA (serving Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and the Santa Rosa Valley), Simi Valley Family YMCA (serving Simi Valley) and Miller Family YMCA of Newbury Park (serving Newbury Park including Dos Vientos Ranch). Those interested in donating to a local YMCA can visit ZoeForPresident.net or visit http://www.sevymca.org.