Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Sandy Chavez is passionate about her work as Center Coordinator for Salvation Army. She recently shared the reasons for her enthusiasm with Tehachapi Kiwanis Club. In just the first quarter of this year, she reported that 3,143 people were able to get food to feed their families in Tehachapi. The center distributed 109,901 pounds of donated food. Albertsons is the largest donor to the Salvation Army, and they give food that is about to exceed its expiration date. Volunteers sort this food...
Cheers to Charity 2016, on Saturday, August 13, is shaping up to be the best ever! Aviator Park, located on the Tehachapi Airport property, will be the location for this annual fundraiser. Dozens of shade trees, plenty of parking, and acres of grass will provide a cool venue for the warm summer night. Cheers to Charity, a project of Community Clean Sweep, benefits Tehachapiarea charities and features live music, mouth-watering tapas and generous food plates, scrumptious wines and skillfully...
Mary Beth Garrison, along with her buddy "Bear", a life-size image of a bear, was the speaker at the Stallion Springs Property Owners Association meeting on May 24. Garrison presented ways to decrease energy use and save money at home. She talked about taking small energy saving steps to make a big difference in our SCE bills and where to get rebates on many energy upgrades. Community Clean Sweep, a local nonprofit organization started by Garrison in 1989, is the official Energy Upgrade Californ...
More Sponsors. More Fun. More Surprises. Cheers to Charity 2016 is shaping up to be the Must-Do Charity Event for the Summer Season! This annual fund raising event, to be held Saturday, August 13 at Aviator Park, has more sponsors, more surprises and more fun planned than ever before! Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features live music, mouth-watering tapas, scrumptious wines, delicious craft beer ... plus the area’s only offering of skillfully made home-brewed beer. Choice cigars (available for purchase), a silent auction, a cof...
Addressing the Tehachapi School Board on Jan.13, Mary Beth Garrison, one of the founding members of Community Clean Sweep, reported on the recycling project launched at Golden Hills Elementary School last year. Community Clean Sweep, which has been in existence since 1989, works with the county, cities and school districts to raise awareness of the importance of recycling. Ms. Garrison's program uses puppets like Dulce Roja (fox) and Sebastian (skunk) to educate school children on the importance...
Cheers to Charity, a festival of great food, fine wines, craft beers and scrumptious home brews, is on the calendar for Saturday, August 8 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Held in an expanded plaza at veritas tapas and wine bar, Cheers to Charity is a fund-raising event benefitting six local nonprofit organizations. Organized by Community Clean Sweep, a community improvement nonprofit organization, Cheers to Charity invests in small charitable organizations who are making a difference within the...
Do you have too much free time? Have you been wondering what there is to do in this wonderful town of Tehachapi. Well let me invite you to a premiere event taking place on Tuesday, April 14. The Rotary Club of Tehachapi, in partnership with the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District, is having their first Non-Profit Showcase at West Park Activity Center, 410 West D Street from 5-8 p.m. This is an incredible opportunity to find out what non-profits and organizations are active in...
In a perfect world, no one would throw trash in the street or pile up junk in vacant fields or despoil buildings with graffiti. There's no perfect world, but there is Mary Beth Garrison. Garrison is director of the non-profit Community Clean Sweep, whose mission is to rid Kern County of piles of debris, junk and trash. Her passion is cleaning up the detritus that other people leave behind – and teaching those same people to be environmentally considerate. She is passionate about teaching p...
CSD The Stallion Springs CSD held its regular Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, September 16. CSD Manager Mary Beth Garrison reported that July/August meter readings showed a 13.4 percent reduction in water usage. Garrison said, “This is pretty remarkable when you consider we have 30 more active accounts this year as compared with last year at the same time.” The CSD has spread the word on water conservation on the website, Bridge Newsletter, signs, vehicle magnets/stickers, community meetings and door hangers. Still approximately 100 pro...
Enter to win tickets: http://secure.pagemodo.com/m/W5L748 On Saturday, Aug. 9th, Tehachapi will celebrate under the stars during the first annual Cheers to Charity fund-raiser, held in an expanded and transformed plaza at Veritas Tapas and Wine Bar, located at 695 Tucker Road, Tehachapi. Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features acoustical music, mouth-watering tapas, California wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a beautiful August night....
On Saturday, Aug. 9, Tehachapi will celebrate under the stars during the first annual Cheers to Charity fundraiser, held in an expanded and transformed plaza at veritas tapas and wine bar, 695 Tucker Road, Tehachapi, CA. Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features acoustical music, mouth-watering tapas, California wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a beautiful August night. Choice cigars will be available for purchase, a silent auction and a free coffee bar will round out the fun. All...
