MEMBER NEWS

• Kern COG is co-sponsoring a series of webinars regarding the benefits of teleworking. You can access the registration for these webinars on their CommuteKern website at www. commutekern.org/events. The first webinar went live last week and was geared to the employers and managers. This week’s webinar focuses on the employees and how to manage working remotely in an effective and efficient manner. • Scope Studios is offering lowthreshold Video Production packages for businesses affected by COVID-19 for a short time. Don’t miss the chance to present a professional image to the public during this crisis. Normally productions with Scope Studios start at $10k, but they are now providing several low-cost options to the community by offering all-inclusive video packages for a limited time. Please contact jlslagle@wearescope. com for questions or to set up a time to take advantage of these packages. • GAR Bennett is deemed as an “essential business” due to their role in supplying the agricultural industry with crop protection, crop nutrition, irrigation and compliance needs. They will be remaining open and their locations have a tremendous amount of product and capacity to meet your needs. Their staff is working hard to keep local food systems running strong. • During this pandemic, Deprigo has a source for medical-grade personal protective equipment and supplies including N95 masks, surgical masks and exam gloves. All medical supplies meet CDC and FDA specifications. Deprigo is your community partner in the fight against COVID-19. For more information, please call 661-447-4221 extension 109. • Sprague Pest Solutions has expanded their services to offer commercial disinfectant services. Their goal at Sprague has always been to work with their customers and communities to provide safer food, and protect the safety of the environments in which we all live and work. Their technicians will disinfect your facility by appropriately applying EPA and FDA approved disinfectants against human Coronaviruses and many other common viruses. Teams are available 24/7 to meet the needs of your facility. If you need help with disinfectant service for your facility, please reach out to your account manager, or give us a call at 855-805-0755. • In efforts to stay connected with our community during these tough times,

Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare

Hospital will be hosting one Facebook Live a week over the several Friday’s. Visit their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/bakersfieldbehavioral. Sign up for their Community Newsletter for tips on maintaining physical and mental health. • Strata Credit Union introduces their brand-new mascot “The Strata Raptor.” The Raptor joins other Kern County mascots in a month-long coloring contest! Children aged 3-17 can compete for cash and other prizes by completing the coloring contest form, found at www.stratacu. org/coloringcontest. Winners will be announced on June 15 on Strata CU social media pages. • Do you have a birthday coming up? Let The BLVD! help celebrate by joining your birthday parade! Beginning this Saturday the BLVD! car can join you for your parade free of cost! Please message them on Instagram, Facebook

or email our Event Coordinator iramos@blvdbakersfield.com. • If you are preparing to reopen a building or business where there’s been little to no water use, California Water Service asks that you please thoroughly flush water from the taps before using it. This precaution is necessary because prolonged stagnation of water in building pipes can impair water quality. To flush properly, start from the faucet closest to the water meter and move outward toward the farthest faucet. If your faucet has both cold and hot water handles, run the cold water first, then the hot water. For more information, visit https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/buildingwater-system.html or https://www. waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/ certlic/drinkingwater/covid-19.html. • Functional Ergonomics, Inc., the County’s largest dedicated functional capacity and physical abilities testing center remains open. Employee and client health screenings are performed daily. Virtual Home Office Ergonomic Evaluations are being performed to assist those working at home. Please call 661-328-0692 or email tomtraut@ functionalergonomics.com for further information. • KVPrint is working diligently to ensure a healthy and safe environment for their employees and customers. They are continuing to focus on sanitizing all surfaces throughout the office and eliminating as much personto-person contact as possible. They are offering free shipping on all new orders. Please contact info@kvprint. com or call 661-327-1772 for orders.