Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation K9 Donation to Detention Services

In order to enhance the services provided by Ventura County Sheriff's Detention Unit, the Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation purchased a K9. This established the first Detention Services K9 Unit for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. The donated black Labrador was named Ghera.

In July 2007, Deputy Charles MacDonald became the first deputy in the Ventura County Sheriff's Department history to be assigned to the newly formed Detention Services K9 Unit. Since their union, Deputy MacDonald and K9 Ghera have had over three-thousand training hours as a team, conducted over nine hundred searches and have had 96 Narcotic finds.

5th Annual Ventura Sheriff K9 Celebrity Golf Tournament

The 5th Annual Ventura Sheriff K9 Celebrity Golf Tournament has been scheduled for September 14, 2009 at the Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive, Moorpark.  We are currently seeking sponsors and players for this event.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department K9 Unit has been funded solely through the generous donations of the residents and businesses in the county, and fund raising events. The money raised goes towards the purchase of new canines, training, and equipment. Through community support we are able to provide protection and safety for the residents of Ventura County and preserve the bond of partnership with man's best friend.

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2nd Annual Roundup Auction and BBQ

Sheriff's 2nd Annual Roundup a Huge Success!

On Saturday June 6th an amazing time was had by all at the Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation's 2nd Annual Roundup, Auction & BBQ. The weather cleared early and our guests enjoyed a picture perfect day at Ed and Lynn Hogan's beautiful "Rancho St. Francis." Hosted by Erik Estrada, attendees enjoyed a delicious BBQ, great music, an exciting live
auction with our celebrity auctioneer Ron Masak, and had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the VCSD's K-9 unit, mounted patrol unit, SWAT display, bomb robots, and more.

It was a truly wonderful day and we want to thank you so much for sharing it with us. Your financial support will truly help us continue to support and enhance the services provided by the Ventura County Sheriffs Department.

The Ventura County Sheriffs Foundation's objectives are to enhance public awareness; provide education concerning safety issues, and to raise and provide funds for programs and equipment to assist the VCSD employees to work even more safely and effectively to protect our citizens. We have funded special needs for our K-9 unit including the purchase of a K-9, and for each of our department's volunteer organizations (dive team, reserve unit, mounted enforcement, etc.) We also recently funded an OES (Office of Emergency Services) public information piece entitled "What To Do in an Emergency" which was printed in English and Spanish.

Again, we thank you for your participation this year and look forward to seeing you at our next event.