Volunteering: What is in it for you?

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 Tehachapi, and to see how you can give back for a cause or organization that fits your passion. Admission is free!

There is nothing more rewarding then volunteering. Being a part of your community, helping to strengthen your connection to others, doing good projects or deeds for those in need or by making an animal or person's life better is something that gives back to you.

Over 40 organizations will be at the Showcase including, military/veteran organizations like American Legion or Healing Horses for Armed Forces, service clubs including Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Free Masons, Health and Welfare groups like Family Life Pregnancy Center, Houchin Blood Bank, Tehachapi CANCER FOUNDATION and Links for Life. You can find out more about our environment through the Water District, COMMUNITY CLEAN SWEEP and Tehachapi Mountain Trails Assoc. There will be educational and youth groups like Boy Scouts, Carden School, Gateway Connections, Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society plus more. Lots of Community organizations will be represented from museums, Main Street, TPops, Senior Center, Tehachapi Community Theater and several more. If you want to work with animals we'll have a great group of horse and dog organizations from Marley's Mutts, Have a Heart Humane Society to Kelly's Therapeutic Riders. You can even meet some of the special dogs being trained for Canine Companions for Independence.

If that isn't enough, we have free water for you and soda for as long as it lasts, many opportunities to possibly win raffle prizes at each booth plus get some kind of treat. You can enter to win a grand prize when you come into the Non-Profit Showcase. Sign up for a prize filled with fantastic dining experiences from Red House BBQ, The Shed, Pacino's, King of Siam and more, plus a few other fun things. This gift will be valued at over $200.