Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Bank of Sierra Manager, Bruce Hamlin, presents the American Legion Womens Auxiliary with a $2,000 grant for their "Feed Our Veterans" project. Front Row (l-r): Pat Gracey, Past President; Gwladys Peterson, Unit 221 President; Bank of Sierra Manager, Bruce Hamlin; and Norm Clendenin, Post 221 Commander . Back row (l-r): Air-Streams Students: Kedruce Whitaker, Army; Delwin Smith, Army; Stephen Colprit, Navy; Michael Tanner, Army; Aaron Richardson, Marines; Joseph Kelb, Army; Tanner Rasmussen, Army; Kenny Kessler, Marines; Diony Rojas, Marines; and Christopher Vasquez, Army.
The American Legion Auxiliary recently was the recipient of a grant from the Bank of Sierra.
The grant will go towards their award winning "Feed Our veterans" project, which assists Veteran Students attending the Air-Streams Wind Turbine Training program in Tehachapi, Calif. Students come from all over the United States to get the special certifications from the 6-week training program, which enable them to get into the wind, oil and telecommunications industries.
Every quarter Bank of Sierra offers grants in the amounts of $1,000 to $5,000. More information can be found at this website: https://bankofthesierra.com/resources/sierra_grant_program/#.U-k8gPldXTo
Next deadline for grant applications to be submitted is September 30, 2014.
