• CSU Bakersfield COVID-19 Vaccination Hub is now open to the public and is sponsored by a consortium of health organizations in California that have joined together to create a network of COVID-19 mass vaccination hubs. The vaccination hub is located at 9001 Stockdale Hwy., Bakersfield (Student Recreation Center). Enter at Don Hart Drive East. The hub is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days a week, depending on vaccine availability. Plan to arrive 15 minutes before your appointment. The entire process takes about 40 to 60 minutes. To schedule your appointment or for more information, please visit www.csub.edu/vaccines. • For the entire year of 2021 local business Hidey Style will be donating 15% of their sales to help fund The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County and The Boys & Girls Clubs of America. There will be a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on April 12, 3 p.m., at The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County in the E.L. Jack and Monica Armstrong Youth Center. The building is located at 801 Niles St. All members are invited to join. • The Outlets at Tejon is excited to kick off their 2021 sweepstakes with quarterly prizes and opportunities to win exclusive grand prizes. The campaign was created to encourage families to shop, dine, fuel up and recharge at the Outlets and Tejon Commerce Center while providing fun rewards for their guests. Participating in the sweepstakes gives people a shot at winning unique California trips, experiences and gift cards. For a list of all rules and details, guests can visit tejonoutlets.com/travel-tejon.
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• The Bakersfield Women’s Business Conference moved their 2021 conference to a fully online, virtual experience that will take place on Monday, April 26 through Thursday, April 29. They are excited that a virtual event makes it possible to broaden not only our learning and engagement opportunities, but the audience beyond Bakersfield as well. Attendees will have access to more conference sessions than ever before! In addition to their celebrity keynote speakers, attendees can now partake in as many BWBC workshops as they’d like (30+ options!) with early access starting Monday, April 26. Ticket registration is now open: http://bakersfieldwomen.org/. • Mark your calendar for Give Big Kern Day on May 4. To prepare for this FREE opportunity to raise unrestricted funds and recruit volunteers, participating agencies need to attend the trainings that Kern Community Foundation, in partnership with GiveGab, has been working hard to develop for you. You will find these trainings on the trainings page of the Give Big Kern website. There are a total of six trainings. Click here to sign up: https://www. givebigkern.org/. • Bags of Love would like you to know about their upcoming eRACE Childhood Cancer Virtual 5k Fundraiser is happening on May 8. It will be a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Individuals can sign-up for free, create a team and raise money to win prizes. You can view their sponsorship package here. If you have any questions, Julian can be reached at juliancastaneda01@yahoo. com.
• Health Net is committed to improving the health of our community one person at a time and the Youth Impact Award allows us to engage and empower students to be the change and take action to solve the national public health epidemic. This year Centene Institute’s Youth Impact Award is challenging teens to develop an original 30-to 60-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) with educational messaging to spread the word about the dangers of vaping. All submissions are eligible for up to 10 hours of community service, as well as a chance to win one of 13 cash prizes. Students aged 14 to 19, are invited to enter by April 16. More information about the Youth Impact Award can be found HERE. • In French, Faire la fête means “to party.” Guests at Farm to Table(aux) will enjoy an evening reflecting turn of the century Paris with fine-dining, tableaux art inspired by Henri De Toulouse Lautrec, amazing paintings created by Boys & Girls Club youth, and entertainment in support of Boys & Girls Club enrichment programs throughout Kern County. The sixth annual event presented by Don C. and Diane S. Lake Family, will be held at Highgate at Seven Oaks by Castle & Cooke on Friday, October 8 from 6-9 p.m. Farm to Table(aux) brings together local community leaders to enjoy a feast of fresh and seasonal dishes prepared by local chefs and farmers alongside local artists and entertainers' imaginative productions and performances. Sponsorships for the October 8 event are now available. For more information, go to farmtotableaux.com/event/bgckc/ or contact Zane Smith at 661-325-3730.
