Boys & Girls Club Kid’s Fair: Health, education, community support groups represented

Esteem Team: Program for elementary school children focusing on self-esteem

Bakersfield Homeless Shelter: “Spring Fling” dinner, dancing, carnival for the clients

Sweets for seniors: Connecting young hearts with the forgotten elderly through valentines

Dreams Still Come True: 1940’s USO musical variety show for the “greatest generation”

Boys & Girls Club: Trash can painting contest turned into an environmental art mural

Jamison Center: “Extreme Makeover, Garden Edition” provided a new play courtyard

Get Up, Get Out, Get Movin, Get Fit: Elementary school program on obesity & fitness

Madera Children’s Hospital: “Children Reaching Kids” gave get well cards/signs to sick kids

Bright Futures Recycling: Educating elementary students about recycling & B.A.R.C.

Senior Fit Club-Fall Proof Project: Students designed & taught a senior fitness class

Family Free Day: A day at the Bakersfield Museum of Art dedicated to families and art

S.O.S.–Support Our Soldiers: Over 3,000 student cards were sent to soldiers overseas

F.R.I.E.N.D.S: Vignettes for students with autism

Anti-G’s: Anti Gang and Graffiti awareness and art

One Team, One Dream: Every Fifteen Minutes Drinking & Driving Project

Operation Home Front: Students provided videos & support for troops and families

Fit & Fun 4 Everyone: An after school program to combat obesity and improve health

Dear Hero: A school assembly highlighting Veterans and their junior high pen-pals

Coloring Our Community: Children at the homeless shelter cut, color and paint with artists

H.E.R.O.E.S.: An interactive puppet show teaches children to stand up to bullies

Share Your Sole:   Homeless shelter children received new shoes, mentoring and self esteem lessons

Music For the Ages:  A series of musical performances for the elderly at retirement homes

P.L.A.Y.:   A new outdoor play area for children with autism at the Lori Brock Learning Center

S.T.A.M.P.: Creating music from recycled for a school performance with a jungle theme

Healthy Choice Informants:  Children learned about healthy living and exercise by building a garden

Art for Special Kids:  Deaf students learned to express themselves through art and music

Junior Einstein Mad Scientists: Hands on science projects helped spark interests in science careers.

McDream Builders: Raised awareness for the Ronald McDonald House throughout local hospitals.

Gleaners Outreach Operatives: Students express gratitude for snacks donated by Gleaners

Becoming Active Mentors: Workshops encourage Garden Pathways students to follow their passions

Heart Beat Elite: “Healthy Super-Heroes” taught kids to be healthy with exercise and nutritional games

Students with Awesome Goals: Taught kids about science and healthy eating by building a garden

H.O.P. (Helping Others Play):  Refurbished the playground at the Lori Brock Children’s Center

Get Fit: Created a cookbook and cooking lessons with the Mercy Learning Center Students

Pedalpalooza: Raised bike awareness through a community bike parade with Bike Bakersfield

A Community Act: Exposed Garden Pathways students to the fine arts with professional workshops

Running for Ronald: Educated and inspired children to support the Ronald McDonald House

heART Therapy: Provided art workshop for Autistic students then displayed their finished artwork

Fuel the Future: Motivated children to stay in school to achieve their future dreams with presentations

Got the Dot?: Film festival where participants described the importance of organ and tissue donation

Memories in Flight: Partnered with Honor Flight Kern County and worked with WWII Veterans to preserve their stories for future generations

Fresh: Promoted an active healthy lifestyle for busy people at Haggin Oaks Farmer’s Market

Bright House Builders – Plaza Tower Edition: Improve quality of life for Plaza Towers Residents

Freshman Five: Helped over 1,000 junior high students prepare for the transition into high school

Water Warriors: They saved 1,000,000 gallons of water and created awareness for water conservation

Hearts for the Home: Created a Valentine’s Day celebration for the families at the Homeless Shelter

Smiles Across the Generations: Hosted a Valentine Social for the elderly at Glenwood Gardens.

Undercover Agents: Raised awareness for undergarment donations for foster and needy children

You’re Worth More: Created educational videos to raise awareness and provide solutions for cyberbullying

Kind is the New Cool: Created original videos and K-8 curriculum to promote kindness at schools and in the community

The Need to Read: Inspired students to read by allowing them to create their own stories and books. The team also created a mini lending library for Fremont Elementary

Block On!: Raised awareness of skin cancer and provided skin cancer screenings for the community

Undo Type 2: Educated families at the PAL center on how to prevent Type 2 Diabetes

YOUniversity: Motivated all youth that college is for everyone

Operation Thank You: Created a short film thanking veterans and their families for their service

Let’s Globe: Educated students at the Boys & Girls Club about diversity and understanding of other cultures

Hidden In Plain Sight: Created a video and curriculum about Human Trafficking to educate students.

Best Buddies: Introduced Best Buddies program to high schools to encourage involvement
with Special Education students.

S.T.E.P.: Developed interactive workshops for senior citizens focusing on health and lifestyle issues.

S.T.A.N.D for Dogs: Educated community about dog care, adoption, and services. Collected 4,000 lbs. of dog food for shelters.

AdulTEENS: Developing a series of videos with tips & tricks for students after they leave high school

Escape the Vape: Educating junior high students on the dangers of vaping

Greetings from Bakersfield: Creating a book highlighting what makes Bakersfield special

SOS: Working on making self-care and mental health materials more accessible for students

We The Teens: Voter Registration drives at local high schools and voting video with local, state and national figures

Booking Across Bakersfield: Created 70 read-along videos and did a reading drive and project with Loudon Elementary

Elevate: Created a website and informational assemblies for parents and junior highers on substance abuse

Fresh Start: Made an informational video on the Jobs Development Program for the Homeless Center

Full STEAM Ahead: Online webinars for elementary students on the STEAM fields and projects

Nutritious Delicious: Healthy recipes and online cooking demos for families

Celebrating You(th)!: Created monthly birthday bags for Foster/Disadvantaged Youth

COVID Creations: Art expression in the time of COVID for elementary students and created pieces for mosaics of Frontline workers.