Meet Jose Ruiz - Boys and Girls Club of Kern County

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G R E A T F U T U R E S S T A R T H E R E
Meet Jose Ruiz
An Inspiring Message from One of Our Kids
I never thought that I would actually be up on the stage at Artfest...I
usually volunteer behind the scenes. Our Boys & Girls Club, and the
family that comes along with it, really has done so much for me. I have
had so many amazing experiences here. The staff and friends have all
contributed to the young man standing here before you.
For me, the Club is a place where I can be myself and have a great
time...
Read More on Page 6
Fall 2012
Volume 5, Issue 1
(2)
Message from Board
President
(3)
Our Newest Location
(6)
Jose Ruiz’s Story
(10)
Grant Highlights
(14)
May-September
Donors

Board of Directors
Jeff Noe
President
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner,
Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP
Tammy Brown
Vice President
Cenergy International Services, LLC
Kristin Monsibais
Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
Williams Brown Parsons & Company
Jason Cohen
Secretary
Resource Development Chair
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Rob Duchow
Human Resources Chair
Southern California Gas Company
Scott Guseman
Program Development Chair
Paramount Farming
Jason Gutierrez
Public Relations Chair
ENIGMA
Don Unruh
Board Development Chair
Wells Fargo Bank
Jim Waldron
Facilities Chair
Chevron USA, Inc
David Crowder
Frazier Mountain President
Tejon Mountain Village
Philip R. Field
Businessman
Phil Fontes
Grubb & Ellis l ASU and Associates
Michael George
Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
Larry Koman
Koman Homes
Cyndie McCay
Community Volunteer
Monique Rogers
ARRC Technology
John Spires
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Gloria Williams
Occidental of Elk Hills
Executive Director
Zane Smith
801 Niles Street
PO Bin 5J
Bakersfield, CA 93385
P: 661.325.3730
F: 661.325.2118
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Letter
Zane Smith
Awarded
Executive of
The Year
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Our very own Zane Smith was
named Executive of the Year for
the Pacific Region (over 900 clubs
in the 7 states) of the Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. The following
letter was the nomination as
submitted to the Pacific Region
Leadership Team.
Congratulations to Zane and his
family, and to our
Boys & Girls Clubs family here in
Kern County!
From the Boys & Girls Clubs
I am writing in support of the nomination of Zane Smith as Executive of the Year. It is hard to imagine
a better recipient than Zane.
I have known Zane since the mid-1990s, when I first joined the board of the local Boys & Girls Club
soon after Zane had been hired as its Executive Director. At that time, the Club served a few dozen
children with a handful of employees out of an old, rundown building on a shoestring budget. Now the
Club serves nearly 5,000 children at 52 locations on a $4.5 million budget. How did the Club get from
there to here? There is a long answer involving the construction of a new main site, the leasing of other
sites, entering into contracts with local school districts, putting together a great staff of employees, and
extensive fundraising. But the short answer is Zane.
In the late 1990s, Zane, with help from the board and community, obtained the necessary financing
and oversaw the construction of a new facility. That facility, which is large enough to serve over 200
children at a time, has served as the Club’s main site since its construction. Zane also has located
other sites to lease in Bakersfield and local communities. This has enabled the Club to serve children it
could not otherwise reach, including those in small communities with few programs for kids.
Over the last few years, Zane has turned his relationships with local school district officials and
his knowledge of government funding into contracts to provide afterschool programs. Under these
contracts, the Club provides programs to over 4,500 additional students on nearly 50 school campuses.
The administrative fee included in the contract price also has greatly improved the Club’s finances.
Zane has thus dramatically increased the number of children the Club serves, while improving the
Club’s finances. When Zane was hired, the Club’s finances were in dire straits. In fact, there were times
Zane would forego his own salary or benefits to keep the doors open. Under Zane’s leadership, the
Club has shored up its finances in three primary ways.
First, the Club has greatly expanded its fundraising efforts. The Club holds annual events such as a
golf tournament, a wonderful event in the mountains with wine and food called “Heart of the Mountain,”
and Artfest, the Club’s signature event that is centered on auctioning works of art created by the Club’s
members. In addition, Zane and other employees assist other nonprofits with their fundraising events.
As a result, the Club not only gets a share of the proceeds, but it helps enhance the Club’s “brand” in
the community. These fundraising events initiated under Zane’s leadership have been crucial to the
Club’s financial survival.
Second, Zane has built a personal relationship with local donors. Zane’s sincerity, personality, and
instincts are vital to cultivating those relationships. Without Zane’s personal efforts, the Club would not

eceive nearly as much in personal donations. Third, as stated above, Zane has been
able to obtain contracts with local school districts. The administrative fee included in
the contracts has greatly helped the Club’s finances. The Club has been able to grow
because of its reputation and programs. The Club’s reputation and programs result
from the dedication, creativity, and hard work of the Club’s employees under Zane’s
leadership. Zane provides the necessary direction to the Club’s employees, and then he
gives them the freedom to make it happen, always crediting the employees themselves
for the Club’s accomplishments.
An executive director also cannot work better with a board than Zane. I have served
on the board for six years over two stints, including as the current president. Zane has
always acted with the appropriate deference to the board, keeping us informed and
implementing the board’s decisions. Zane not only has my personal utmost respect, but
that of the other board members as well.
Thank you for considering Zane’s nomination as Executive of the Year. I cannot
imagine a better candidate.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey W. Noe
President, Board of Directors
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County
The New Suburu Club
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When our friends at the YMCA
announced publicly that they would be
closing their doors, we only had a brief
moment to mourn this loss because,
instantly, our phone rang. It’s amazing the
things that can and cannot wait. You can
wait to wash your car, change a light bulb,
get the dog groomed, or fix the disposal.
You can never wait when it comes to
the needs of children. We immediately
reached out to the Executive Director at
the YMCA to let him know parents were
contacting us and to find out how we
could help. He shared that he and his
staff were referring YMCA families to us
for service and confirmed that their afterschool
program at Suburu School (part
of Lakeside School District) would have
to be cancelled unless the Boys & Girls
Club could establish a partnership with the
school district.
We contacted Gary
Mullen, Superintendent of
Lakeside School District
the same day to see if
there was something the
Boys & Girls Club could
do to fill the gap in service
that would occur in just a
few short weeks with the
first day of school rapidly
approaching. Gary agreed
to allow us to submit a
proposal. We received the
“green light” three weeks
before the doors were to open for the first
day of school and we were told to plan
for approximately 40 children. With the
enthusiastic support of Principal Sandy
Ramay and school staff, we were able to
get our classrooms in order, host a parent
meeting, and enroll over 75 children for
the before and after-school program.
It is wonderful how quickly people
will rally around children. We have had
a tremendous response from Suburu
families. The school staff welcomed us
with open arms and generous hospitality.
Our Board provided the seed money and
moral support to take on this project. We
value our new collaboration with Lakeside
School District and with great respect;
we recognize the YMCA’s actions of
putting children first under such difficult
circumstances.
ONE Day, I want to
be a Police Officer
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Could you be the ONE to open
the door to this future?
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December 26, 2012 - December 28, 2012
January 2, 2013 - January 4, 2013
Armstrong Youth Center
801 Niles Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
661-325-3730
7 am to 6 pm
Stockdale Club
5207 Young Street, Ste. 200
Bakersfield, CA 93311
661-663-8733
7 am to 6 pm
Lamont Club
8301 Segrue Road
Lamont, CA 93241
661-845-4253
12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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ONE Day, I want to
be a Doctor
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Jose Ruiz
Finding Friends and Inspiration at The Club
My name is Jose Ruiz and I am a proud member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County. I’d like to take a moment to
thank my mentor, Natalie Martinez, for cheering me on and for making so many of my dreams come true.
I never thought that I would actually be up on the stage at Artfest...I usually volunteer behind the scenes. Our Boys & Girls Club,
and the family that comes along with it, really has done so much for me. I have had so many amazing experiences here. The staff and
friends have all contributed to the young man standing here before you.
For me, the Club is a place where I can be myself and have a great time. I am surrounded by encouragement, affection, and a sense
of belonging. I have been given a lot of opportunities to do things that I never thought possible. Through our leadership development
club known as Keystone, I have attended conferences and traveled to other states to meet with kids from across the country. I have
visited college campuses that I never even heard about or considered for my education. I have met community leaders that taught me
new things and showed me all of the things that I can be as a future leader in my community.
I recently got to travel to Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center with my friend Julian and one of my Club Mentors - Justin
Ahart. I got to meet Olympic Champions, made new friends with kids from all over the nation, and I got to have an Olympic Training

experience...I know what you’re thinking....
no, I didn’t hurt my knee trying to beat
a world record...my mom purposely
scheduled my knee surgery for after the
trip so I wouldn’t miss out on Colorado!
As I worked on this message, I kept
asking myself, “what could I tell you that
would help you understand the importance
of my Boys & Girls Clubs.” Everything
comes back to what would kids like me
do without the Club? Where would we
go? How many children would make bad
choices? How many of us would feel
lost? Where would we build
robots with our friends from
Chevron? Where would we get
to volunteer like we do at San
Joaquin Hospital? Who would
help us finish our homework,
teach us to paint, keep us safe
on the internet and help our
dreams come true?
The Club is a commitment.
You don’t just walk in and
things are handed to you. As
hard as our staff works, the
kids work just as hard. We
are expected to show respect.
We are expected to get good
grades. We are expected
to have a good attitude. We
are expected to pitch in when
someone needs help. We are
expected to represent the Club
when we go on field trips. We
are expected to be role models. We are
expected to play, have fun and be the best
Boys & Girls Club member we can be. We
are expected to do a lot for what we get...
but that’s what life is all about.
Now why the Boys & Girls Club? Where
can I go - where I am the most popular kid
around? Where can I go to be accepted
for who I am and where I come from?
Where can I go that I make a difference in
a big way? Where can I go that my voice
is heard? Where can I go that is exciting
and makes me think anything is possible?
I will tell you...it’s at the Club! Last year,
my mother, my brother and I moved to
North of the River which is a big distance
from the Club. The staff encouraged us
to keep coming and arranged bus passes
to get to and from the Club. It isn’t easy
- I get out of school and have to run for
the bus...now it’s kind of a fast hobble,
I ride the bus with my brother for about
45 minutes and work on homework. Get
to the Club...go to some activities or
meetings, or chill with friends...then it is
back on the bus for the ride home. I feel
like I’m going to a job because I want
to get there on time and I know that if I
don’t, I will be missed. The bus isn’t fun...
not just because of the homework, but
because it takes so long to get to the Club
and I can’t always find a seat. For me, the
Club is worth it...because it is where I want
to be and where I know that no matter
what has happened during my day...the
Club will be there to make me feel better.
As a member of the Club, I am expected
to go to college. The Club helps you
figure out how to get there from wherever
you are coming from. I have learned
about financial aid, I have learned about
scholarships, I have learned that college is
Where can I go to be
accepted for who I
am and where I come
from? Where can I go
that I make a difference
in a big way? Where
can I go that my voice
is heard? Where can I
go that is exciting and
makes me think anything
is possible? I will tell
you...it’s at the Club!
possible. I plan on studying business and
because I love fixing cars...I hope to one
day open my own repair shop. The Club
is trying to connect me with a really good
mentor who owns his own repair business
and has kids that attend the Club. If I
succeed, someday I want to mentor kids
at the Club and fix the Clubs vans for free
so the Club can take kids on field trips.
I was recently asked what one thing
touches your heart at the Club - I had
to really think about this for a long time
because there are so many things that
happen every day. Then I realized
what it was... a van goes everyday to
the Bakersfield Homeless Shelter and
brings the kids that live there back to the
Club all day to have fun for the summer,
Christmas and spring vacations. Without
this program for the homeless shelter
kids, I would never have even heard of the
Boys & Girls Club, become a member and
would not be standing before you.
Thank you for allowing me to share with
you my Boys & Girls Club experience.
ONE Day, I want to
be a Reporter
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Could you be the ONE to open
the door to this future?
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THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE’S SUPPORT OF...
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Pelletier

FOUNDATION OF KERN COUNTY
Foundation
Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc.
Union Pacific Foundation
Active 20-30 Club
Aera Energy LLC
Bakersfield Magazine
Bank of the Sierra
Calpine
Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc.
Mercy and Memorial Hospitals
Moorea Banquet Centre
Grimmway Farms
Kern County Family Magazine
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner
Lengthwise Brewing Company
M. Annette Bridgman, AFLAC
National Cement Company
North Bakersfield Rotary Foundation
Optimal Health Services
Outdoor Galore
Pacific Gas and Electric
Ranchita Canyon
Roxo Port
ServiceMaster
Taft College Foundation
Pappy's Down South BBQ
Paramount Farming Company
PROS, Incorporated
Bright House Networks
Young Wooldridge
Wheeler Foundation
Arts Council of Kern
Ira & Carole Cohen
Daniells Phillips Vaughan & Bock
Electrical Systems & Instrumentation
Fastrip
Kaiser Permanente
KBAK - KGET - KUZZ

ONE Day, I want to
be a Scientist
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Could you be the ONE to open
the door to this future?
Grant Highlights May 2012 to Se
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Look who has invested in the Club...
Junior League of Bakersfield - $2,000 to support the “Willows” After School
Project that daily transports low-income boys and girls who live in a precarious living
environment at the Colony Square Apartment to and from the Armstrong Youth Center
to attend the after-school and summer programs.
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Kaiser Permanente - $20,000 to support the “Triple Play” program that
addresses childhood obesity through primary prevention at the Armstrong Youth Center
and Lamont Club. The program demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming
positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle.
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Target - $2,000 to support DramaMatters Afterschool at the Casa Loma After School
Program. This drama education program for Boys & Girls Clubs encourages members
to engage in hands-on activities while building self-confidence, sparking creativity and
boosting academic achievement.
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PG&E - $5,000 to support
the Robo Tech program at
the Armstrong Youth Center.
Using Lego Mindstorms®, a
self-contained kit that provides
an introduction to robotics,
members working in groups,
use the kits and tutorials to
build and program a robot that
interacts with its environment
in numerous ways and
explore science, technology,
engineering and math.
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Robo Tech participants in action.
Walmart (stores #1574 and #5134) - $2,500 to support underprivileged
children the ability to participate in our five-day per week after-school enrichment and
education program and summer day camp at the Stockdale Club who normally would
not have the means to do so.
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Walmart (stores #2557 and #1624) - $2,500 to provide the Keystone
Club for teen’s ages 13-17 at Armstrong Youth Center. The goal of the Keystone Club
at the Boys and Girls Club is to build character and leadership skills in our teen-age
adolescents.

ptember 2012
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Pelletier Foundation - $20,000 to support the KidzArt Program at Armstrong
Youth Center. The objective of Kidz Art is to have the budding artists of the Boys &
Girls Club learn about different artists, explore different styles of art, and create art.
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Bakersfield Californian Foundation - $5,000 to support the “Willows”
After School Project. Because of the criminal and gang activity at the apartment
complex, the Willows After-School Project was designed to give the children living at
the apartment complex a safe and supportive place to go after school.
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Southern California Gas Company - $15,000 to support Project Learn
- Educational Enhancement Program at the Lamont Boys & Girls Club. The program
features five major components: (1) Homework help and tutoring, (2) High-yield
learning and leisure activities, (3) Parent and adult involvement, (4) Collaboration
with schools and (5) Incentives.
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Southern California Gas Company - $1,000 to support Power Hour at
the Lamont Club. Power Hour helps Club members ages 6-12 be more successful in
school by providing after-school homework help, tutoring and encouraging members
to become self-directed learners.
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Best Buy Children’s Foundation - $7,000 to support the Keystone
Club for teen’s ages 13-17 at Armstrong Youth Center. Education is an objective of
Keystone and teens are the driving force behind planning and coordinating local/out
of town campus tours, inviting guest career speakers/mentors and coordinating a
College Night for younger Club members.
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Kohl’s Cares (SW and NW stores) - $1,000 to give underprivileged
children the ability to participate in our five-day per week after-school enrichment
and education program. Thank you for volunteering at Day for Kids and Artfest!
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Wells Fargo Community Partner Program - $1,000 to support after
school programming. Thank you for the nomination Kelly Cronian, Business Banking
Group!
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Arts Council of Kern - $1,000 to support the “KIdzArt Art Show” which
was held on September 20, 2012. The grant allowed us to purchase art supplies
(including matting and framing) and add a component to our KidzArt Program.
Southern California Gas Company
Check Presentation.
Best Buy Presents the Boys & Girls
Club with a check for $7,000.
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ONE Day, I want to
be a Chef.
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Could you be the ONE to open
the door to this future?
Grant Highlights Continued...
Regal Entertainment Group - $1,562.50 allowed our Club members to
attend movies at Bakersfield Stadium 14 all summer long as part of the Regal Summer
Movie Express.
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Bakersfield Californian Foundation - $9,025 to support “A Bright Spot for
Reading” a summer learning loss program that provided a variety of high yield learning
activities (enrichment) combined with literary-themed opportunities.
Renovation
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Look for Big Changes at the Boys & Girls Club!
The Boys & Girls Clubs
of Kern County has been
awarded $250,000 in CDBG
funds from the County
of Kern and the City of
Bakersfield to improve
the 16 year old Boys &
Girls Club - Armstrong
Youth Center’s game
room, bathrooms and front
entrance. If all goes well the
facelift of the Club will begin
the first of the year and last
about three months. Look
for “in progress” photos in
2013 on our website
www.bgclubsofkerncounty org or follow us on Facebook. The Armstrong Youth Center
will be open and serving children in East Bakersfield during the renovation but we will
be closing off the specific areas during the renovation.

Upcoming Events
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December 26 – January 4
Winter Day Camp at the Armstrong Youth Center and the
Stockdale Club
December 26 – January 21
Winter Day Camp at the Lamont Club
April 19, 2013
Dinner at the Derby by Bakersfield North Rotary
April 26, 2013
Golf Tournament at Rio Bravo by Boys & Girls Clubs
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May – September 2012 Donors
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DONORS
Derek & Heather Abbott
Active 20-30 Club
Aera Energy LLC
April & Justin Ahart
Jimmie Ahl
Bob & Debra Alberstadt
Terrence Alexis
Alia Corporation
Adam & Tiffani Alvidrez
Adela Alvidrez
John & Mary Andre
Anonymous
Jerry Anthony
Vanessa & Kevin Arellano Emo
Robert & Nancy Arias
ARRC Technology
AT&T Foundation
AT&T United Way/Employee Giving
Campaign
Alice & Rod Avery
Frank & Priscilla Bacus
Clint & Jennifer Baird
Bakersfield Family Medical Center
Bakersfield West Rotary
Foundation
Bank of the Sierra
Bianca Barron
Baseball Sports of Bakersfield, LLC
Ben & Gayle Batey
Robert & Myrna Beehler
Paul & Nancy Belton
Ben H. & Gladys Arkelian
Foundation
Catherine Berchtold
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Jim & Patrice Black
Heidi Blizzard
Bloom Biological Inc.
Bolthouse Farms
David & Jacque Bopp
Lisa Boydstun
Boys & Girls Club Foundation of
Kern County
Ryan & Lynn Bradshaw
Tom Braun
Jorge & Stacey Briceno
M. Annette Bridgman, AFLAC
Tammy Brown
Jean Browning
Linda Buck
Kevin Burton
Cory Busby and Mary Crane
Dwight Byrum
California Center
California Water Service Company
Calpine
Foster & Geri Campbell
Paul & Lupe Carey
Brandon Carey
Tim Carr
Andrea Castaneda
Margarita Castellanos
Castle & Cooke
Arnold & Sylvia Cattani
Carrie & Tim Champness
Henry Chatman
Virginia Cheney
Chevron Humankind
Chevron PGPA
Dave & Ellen Christensen
Jarred & Kathryn Clowes
Ira & Carole Cohen
Jason & Patsy Cohen
Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc.
David & Ritsuko Crowder
David & Hazel Crowder
Angelica Cruz
Michael & Maggie Cushine
Daniells Phillips Vaughan & Bock
Jeff & Maria Davis
Ineke De Lange
Wayne & Lynn Deats
Robert Decker
Veroica Deleon
Cora Delgado
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
William & Sandra Descary
Rayburn & Joan Dezember
Kendra Dickerson
Dignity Health
Adrian Diniz
Dawn & Charles Dobie
Angel Dominguez
Cindy Dornan
Rob & Emily Duchow
Dudek
Mike & Vickie Earhart
Electrical Systems &
Instrumentation
Bradley Elliott
Richard & Donna Engel
Engeo
Tracy Erickson
Mark & Rebecca Evans
Express Transpro, Inc.
John & Susie Fallgatter
Fallgatter Rhodes Insurance
Services
Debor Farrell
Phil Field
Will & Sarah Fields
Christy Fitzgerald
Christian Flores
Frank & Dixie Fornasero
Anna Foster
Chris Foster
Gordon & Sally Foster
Ricki Foster
John & Norma Fowler
Ron & Shelly Fraze
Frazier Mountain Car Club
Penelope Fulton
Cathleen Gandara
Alice Garcia
John & Susie Geiger
Mike George
Robert Giffin
George & Marcia Giumarra
Martin Goni
Erica Gonzales
Hugo Gonzalez
Sandy Gonzalez
Renee Goodwin
Paul Gordon
Charles Graves
Griffith Company
Grimmway Farms
Rick & Shannon Grove
Scott Guidry
Scott Guseman
Jason Gutierrez and Jonathan
Allen
Margarito & Sylvia Guzman
Aaron Haas
Mayor Harvey Hall
Amyra Hamdoun
Robert & Jerry Haner
Ron Hardin
Kevin Harrer
Harry and Ethel West Foundation
Richard Harvill
Rod & Beverly Hayden
Judith Headley
Heritage Equipment Company
Andrea Hill
Brian Hill
Geoffrey Hill
Nathan Hobson
Holland & Knight LLP
Sheri Horn-Bunk
David Howlett
Christopher & Jessica Huculak
Candace Huskey
Jaco Oil Company
Jim Burke Ford
Marshall Johnson
Russell Johnson
Charles Jones
Sandi Jones
Junior League of Bakersfield Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
Felicia Kent
Kern County Family Magazine
Kern County Fire Fighters Union,
Inc Local 1301
Jennifer Khachigian
Stephan & Dena Kiouses
Douglas Kirby
Katherine Kleier and Kevan
Hensman
Klein DeNatale Goldner
Karl Kolthoff
Larry Koman
Rick Kreiser
Katie Ivester & Chris Kreiser
Robert Kruk
James & Barbara Kurfess
Michael R. Lacey
Miss Diane Lake
Don Lamberson
Karen Langston
Amber Lawrence
Donna Ledet
Chris Lee
Leonis Family Foundation
Les Sandrini Farms
Steven Letterly
Steven Lewis
Light Brigade
James Lindsey, Sr.
Greg Lockard
Lisa Longs
Rob & Robin Lonto
Andrew & Delphine Lopez
Andrew Lopez-Landeros
Crystal & Kelly Lowery
Lundgren Management Corp.
Bruce Lynn
Darlene Maddox
Allyn Madeiros
Chris Magno
Charlotte Mannings
Santiago Martin
Erlinda Martinez
Natalie Martinez
Lisa Mateo
Scott McArthur
Kelly & David McCarthy
Cyndie McCay
Marty McCay
John & Susie McMurtrey
Jesus Medina
Janice Meek
Robert Mendez
Michael Turnipseed & Associates
Eric & Megan Miner
Mobile Ag Service
Alex & Kristin Monsibais
Valerie Montoya
Mormastro Transport, Inc.
Motor City Lexus
Joseph Muller
Ronald & Kathleen Murotani
Mercedes Narvaez
National Cement
National Fuel Gas Company
Foundation
Dick & Norma Nelsen
Nickel Family LLC
David & Christine Nielsen
Jeffrey & Tammi Noe
Steve & Ann Rae Novak
Michael Olague
Lois Onsum
Optimal Health Services
Ordiz Melby Architects Inc.
Jesus Oropeza
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pat & Robin Paggi
Rosie Painter
Paramount Farming Company
Linda Park
Parsons Farms
Michael Parugrug
Gerri Payne
Rick Peace
Pelletier Foundation
Terry & Nancy Pelton
Efren & Maria Pereida
Christina Perry
Desiree Perry
Chris Persons
PG&E Campaign for the
Community
Lanette Phillips-Watson
Pine Mountain Club Commercial
Property Owners Association
Harley & Cindy Pinson
Poehlitz Family Trust
Joan & Brenda Pracy
Premier Family Practice Associates
PROS, Incorporated
Michael Pryor
Jeff & Lisa Quintana
Margo Raison

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Sarah Ramirez
RBF Consulting Foundation
Real Estate Evaluation Services
William & Barbara Reifel
Kevin Reiser
Hugh Reynolds
Robert & Cherry Rheiner
Lyndee Richmond
Mike & Danette Rinehart
Amanda Robertson
Monique Rogers
Roll Giving & Paramount
Community Giving
Jose Romo
La Meka Ross
Eric Rumsower
Harriet Russell
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