Community Partners

“In order to build a better community we first begin by building the best possible community within our organization,” explained Katie Kirschenmann, the current president of Junior League of Bakersfield (JLB)...

For over a decade, the Bakersfield community has been a proud participant in the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, a charity event that benefits the well-known children’s hospital. But it’s the fact that local children affected by cancer are the ones that will truly benefit from the Giveaway...

For children who are living with a disability, life can be riddled with obstacles. Everything from basic communications to engaging in social activities can be more challenging...

THE RED SHIELD – Bakersfield College Athletic Foundation

Two people, 100 dogs, and 20 acres of rolling hillside. It might not sound like much to wag your tail about, but at Alpha Canine Sanctuary, it’s a way of lifE. And life for everyone involved, from the dogs to the caretakers, is very good at this “no kill haven” for homeless canines...

Every soon-to-be-parent wishes for a healthy baby. Unfortunately, that’s a wish that can’t always come true....

Forget Trick-or-Treating; forget the haunted houses. There’s something much more exciting going on this Halloween...and something much more charitable than stuffing your face with Tootsie Rolls while watching Night of the Living Dead on cable.

Lourdes Vargas Nilon is closer to her work than most people may realize, and for very significant reasons. “My son was born prematurely—right here, at Memorial Hospital. He only weighed four pounds,” she revealed...

You don’t have to be Scottish to join the Kern County Scottish Society (KCSS). You should, however, share a love and appreciation of Scotland, its culture, and its rich history. And it’s easy to do...

What do you get when you bring local artists, eco-friendly vendors, and thousands of Bakersfield citizens together with the common goal of making our city more “green”? With Ray Scott at the forefront, you get the Greater Bakersfield Green Expo—an event that Scott says “went from inception to awards” in just three years...