WEEKLY BULLETIN • JUNE 7, 2018
Thanks to his week's correspondent:
Mike Willis
Invocation: Colleen McGauley
Flag Salute: Roland Maier
Song: Garro Ellis
 

Good News & Announcements

  • George Granger announced, with some relief in his voice, that his twin grandkids graduated.
  • Roland Maier proudly announced his daughter graduated and is headed to UC Irvine.
  • President Steve congratulated Mary Barlow and Jordon Kaufman for their election wins.
  • President Steve presented Steve Sanders a giant check for $5,000 to benefit CALM.

The Program

Tom Corson shared with us a fantastic foster youth program with us called The Dream Center. When the Kern County Network for Children (KCNC) first formed in 1992, one of their missions was to help the aged out foster youth of Kern County. The concept was a Coffee House where foster youth could come and hang out and receive support. They found that the last thing foster youth wanted to be around were random adults drinking coffee. So they reorganized and tried again. Utilizing the left-behind Lightspeed gym and spa building, they reformatted the Dream Center into a collaborative resource center specifically for foster youth, many of which are homeless.
 

Working together with community partners created an innovative resource center for foster youth that serves as an easily accessible, inviting hub for comprehensive, integrated services and unique job training.

The Dream Center assists current and former foster youth transition to independence and self-sufficiency. Services utilize a formal case management system, with co-located staff from Kern County Probation, Kern County Mental Health, Bakersfield College and their Department of Human Services Independent Living Program on-site and available to reduce the duplication of services and increase service accessibility for youth.

It also includes a clothing bank, showers, laundry room, cooking classes, free snack and a safe environment for troubled youth to hang out.

Since they are not beholden to any one specific government agency (but do benefit from government freebies) they can think and work outside of the box.

One of the Center's success stories, by the name of Isaiah shared a little bit about his path. The take away message of his was, if an opportunity to advance yourself presents itself, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!

He was born into an extremely disadvantaged family. His father was murdered. His mother went to jail for attempted murder and eventually he was placed in a foster home. Once he turned 18 he was essentially turned out to fend for himself. He was extremely introverted when he first came to the Dream Center. But after a couple of years, he's got a steady job and drops by everyday to help out, or as he puts it, give back.

When a foster youth emancipates, they often have very little when they move into their first home. The Dream Center helps ease the transition by providing youth with donated school supplies, personal hygiene items, and baby items. If you are interested in please contact Sara Espinoza @ 661-636-4925.

Visitors

Toni Doherty guest of Joe Hay.

Mary Barlow, next to guest Isaiah sits our presentor, Tom Corson.
President Steve presented Steve Sanders a giant check for $5,000 to benefit CALM.
George Granger's twins graduated... to his great relief.
Pat Collins looks angry with himself for choosing the cobbler over the cake.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Geoff King
June 4
 
Jim R. Fillbrandt
June 7
 
Linda Jay
June 9
 
Rogers Brandon
June 11
 
Jim Black
June 12
 
Mary Barlow
June 16
 
Joe Ziemann
June 18
 
John I. Kelly
June 23
 
Michael McCoy
June 24
 
Greg Gallion
June 25
 
Mark Pafford
June 25
 
Jeff Johnson
June 26
 
Spouse Birthdays
Mary Lou Secor
June 5
 
Toni Tongco
June 19
 
Bee Barmann
June 21
 
Megan Pierce
June 26
 
Anniversaries
Ken Secor
Mary Lou Secor
June 19
 
Doug Pierce
Megan Pierce
June 22
 
Join Date
Tom DeNatale
June 5, 1997
21 years
 
Kristin Hagan
June 9, 2016
2 years
 
Mark R. Bateman
June 9, 2011
7 years
 
Ray Watson
June 9, 1994
24 years
 
Signee L. Hoffman Swartley
June 12, 1997
21 years
 
Andrae Gonzales
June 14, 2017
1 year
 
David Oliver
June 14, 2012
6 years
 
Doug Pierce
June 15, 2017
1 year
 
Lynn Blystone
June 16, 1965
53 years
 
John Nilon
June 17, 1999
19 years
 
Mel Atkinson
June 18, 1987
31 years
 
Michael Mares
June 19, 2017
1 year
 
Susan C. Hersberger
June 23, 1994
24 years
 

Area Meetings

Tuesday @ noon
Bakersfield North

at the Petroleum Club

Wednesday @ noon
Bakersfield West
at the Stockdale Country Club

Wednesday @ 6:45 am
Bakersfield Breakfast

at the Petroleum Club

Wednesday @ 6 pm
Bakersfield Twilight

at T.L. Maxwells

Thursday @ noon
Bakersfield  Downtown
at the Museum of Art

Friday @ noon
Bakersfield East

at Bakersfield Museum of Art

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