Ashley Sodergren is the Director of Development at Make-A-Wish Central Coast and Southern Central Valley chapter. With a passion for community service, she has been an active member of the Downtown Rotary Club since September 2020. Ashley is committed to making a difference in the lives of children by raising crucial funds to fulfill the wishes of every eligible child within the chapter's territory.
Visiting Guests
Chad Richardson with At Home Inspections guest of Juan Bustamante
Saloman Olvera, Big Shoe Landlord guest of Bill Lever
Madison Enriquez with Purveyor guest of Shannon LeBare
Toni Frantz with Purveyor guest of Shannon LeBare
Kayla Broadhag with Purveyor guest of Shannon LeBare
Jason Stovers with Purveyor guest of Shannon LeBare
Megan Trimmer wife of Clinton Trimmer
Stephanie Sanchez with Grow Public Schools guest of Doc Ervin
Klaus Garcia-Pacheco with Bakersfield Cash Registers guest of Milad Vakili
Michael Bowers with the District Attorney’s Office guest of Nik Boone
Good News and Announcements
Joe started the meeting by celebrating Mark Twain’s Birthday!
It’s Bell Ringing Time!!! Clinton Trimmer and president, Joe Hay demonstrated how to make a donation (and another… and another… and another). We will be ringing the bell for the Salvation Army on December 8 at various Downtown Bakersfield locations. Contact Mike McCoy, Jeff Johnson, Pat Collins, Andrae Gonzales, or Dave Turner to sign up and participate.
Mike McCoy shared that the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra has their holiday show on December 1. To purchase tickets for future shows, visit https://www.bsonow.org/
Our Downtown Bakersfield Rotary Holiday Celebration is taking place on December 13 from 5pm – 7pm at CALM. Please RSVP to staff@bakersfield-rotary.com.
GREAT GREAT NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT – Since 2017, through our partnership with Rotary International and Al Patel, we have been able to accomplish some pretty amazing things in a challenged part of the world. Jason Cater was kind enough to put together a summary of the local funds raised, matching dollars from International, and the projects we were able to help complete. Cumulative giving is $885k over those five years. That’s a very impressive amount and thousands of lives have been positively impacted!
Program
Cynthia Zimmer
Cynthia Zimmer was elected Kern County District Attorney on June 5, 2018 and took office in January of 2019. Mrs. Zimmer is a native of Coalinga, California. She graduated from California State University Bakersfield in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Mrs. Zimmer received her juris doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, in 1984. She has been a prosecutor at the Kern County District Attorney’s Office for 35 years. Mrs. Zimmer has tried nearly every type of criminal case including narcotics, sex crimes and homicides. She was promoted to Supervising Deputy District Attorney over 20 years ago and spent 12 years supervising the District Attorney’s Gang Unit. Mrs. Zimmer has personally handled numerous high-profile cases including Kerry Hastings, a serial killer; Billy Ray Johnson, the “Eastside Rapist”; and Corey Johnson, who killed three people and attempted to kill several others in the longest gang trial in Kern County history.
Mrs. Zimmer spoke to the club about the progression (or should I say degression) of public safety in the state of California. Going back to Governor Brown’s first term, she illustrated the changes in law throughout the years and the impact that had on the increase of violent crimes, theft, drugs, and homelessness. A few of the legislative changes that increased some of these crimes included AB109, Proposition 36, and Proposition 57. As District Attorney, Mrs. Zimmer is working to reduce violent crime in Kern County, provide better services to victims in rural areas, and keep the public informed about legislative changes that affect public safety.
Last Minute Announcements –
There will be no meetings on December 28 and January 4 for the holidays.
Jacob Frost shaved of that gorg beard and now he looks 11 years old.
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Ashley Sodergren is the Director of Development at Make-A-Wish Central Coast and Southern Central Valley chapter. With a passion for community service, she has been an active member of the Downtown Rotary Club since September 2020. Ashley is committed to making a difference in the lives of children by raising crucial funds to fulfill the wishes of every eligible child within the chapter's territory.
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