The storage shed on the Palisades-Malibu YMCA’s Simon Meadow property at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Temescal Canyon Road was burglarized over the Christmas holiday weekend. When YMCA staff members returned to work on Monday, December 28, they discovered that approximately $15,000 worth of property had been stolen, and they immediately filed a police report, according to Y Executive Director Carol Pfannkuche. Among the items stolen were two Moon Bouncers, a popcorn machine, a snow cone machine, a phone, furniture, sports equipment and tools. Pfannkuche told the Palisadian-Post that the Y uses the equipment for its Pumpkin Patch, Christmas tree lot and all free events at the meadow such as Fun Family Fridays. ’How tragic to steal from a charity, especially on the holidays,’ Pfannkuche said, adding that the Y was able to purchase those items through community support. ‘[Those items] really belonged to the community; the thieves were not only stealing from a nonprofit, but from every family in the community.’ Pfannkuche said that the Y intends to replace what was stolen and install an attractive new structure at the meadow with a security system, so that this does not happen again. ’We welcome the community’s partnership in helping us,’ she said. The Y would also appreciate any information Palisadians might have about seeing people loading equipment into a truck over Christmas weekend.’ ’We had tree lot staff loading and unloading Christmas trees, but if someone saw a truck moving the Moon Bouncers and other equipment, we would love to know about it,’ Pfannkuche said. Call the Y at (310) 454-5591.
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