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Dec 13 2022

Leona Valley Sertoma Serves Up A FREE ~ Traditional Holiday Dinner

Leona Valley Sertoma Serves Up A FREE ~ Traditional Holiday Dinner

Leona Valley Sertoma hosted about 75 senior guests, 55 and over, (plus delivered more than 20 dinners) for the nonprofit service organization’s FREE Senior Dinner on Sunday, December 4, 2022. As always, our annual event provisions covered Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake, Three Points and, of course, Leona Valley. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, we had to cancel a couple of senior dinners. Needless to say, this year, the house was “rocking” and the fellowship was fabulous.

Our menu included turkey, ham, meatloaf (Juanita Kirkpatrick’s famous recipe), green beans, mashed potatoes & gravy, sweet potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, assorted desserts, coffee and punch.

Believe it or not, it took approximately 54 people that consisted of Sertoma members, community residents, 4-H Racketeers and the Leona Valley Queens who helped create a most successful holiday dinner. In other words, it didn’t take a village to get the job done, IT ACTUALLY TOOK A GRAND PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY to get the job done!

In the past, Leona Valley Sertoma usually paid for the entire meal out of our members pockets ~ however, NOT THIS TIME. This year, from newly acquired grants and sponsorships from Cal Water, Smart & Final and Ashley Furniture, the entire expense of our meal was paid for.

Always remember that Sertoma’s main purpose is to focus on the hearing impaired, and we are committed to just that, and more. For the last eight years our group has provided a thousand dollar scholarship to one Antelope Valley College student who is majoring in deaf studies to pursue a career in helping the hearing impaired.

Three members, including two founding member, of Leona Valley Sertoma, pose for a photo at the Leona Valley Sertoma Holiday Dinner.
(L to R), Bev Brownfield, Shirley Kraft, Juanita Kirkpatrick.

This year it seemed most appropriate to honor two very important members who were the originators of Leona Valley Sertoma which, according to Bev Brownfield, was chartered in 1997. Both Juanita Kirkpatrick and Bev Brownfield engaged in a recent AV Press interview that provided so much of our original club’s foundation. Juanita stated that our club originally consisted of only men (the originator being Bob Mallicoat who acquired 25 men) and the women were later included.

Leona Valley Sertoma invites you to please visit our web site at: LeonaValleySertoma.org to better understand and visually enjoy the many events that we have provided to our community and public.

We encourage folks to join us on either a first or third Saturday of any month for an 8am complimentary breakfast at Jack’s Place ~ 40352 90 St. W., Leona Valley. WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU!

ALL of our members are most grateful for EVERYONE’S continued support and generosity. WE wish you a wonderful Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Jan Clark

Written by Jan Clark · Categorized: Leona Valley Sertoma, Sertoma News · Tagged: Antelope Valley College, community, deaf studies, Holiday Dinner, Leona Valley Sertoma, Volunteers

Feb 14 2020

Leona Valley Sertoma Paint-N-Sip Party

This event cancelled due to Covid-19


Paint-N-Sip Fundraising Party

Presented by Leona Valley Sertoma

Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th 2020
From 1pm to 4pm – Hosted by Barrett Cellers
at
114 West Newgrove St., Lancaster, CA 93534

Art Instructor: Blanca Martinez of Artistic Expressions

$35 per person prepaid

Paint-N-Sip Event includes:
All Art Equip. – One Full Glass of Wine and Appetizers

Net Profits will provide a scholarship to one Antelope Valley College student who is either majoring in deaf studies or who is personally affected with hearing disabilities.

Two day opportunity drawings – Limited Seating – Must be 21

For questions contact Jan Clark at 661-270-9268

leonavalleysertoma.org


Want to download the flyer? Click here.

leona-valley-sertoma-paint-n-sip-flyer-update

Written by Jan Clark · Categorized: Fundraiser, Leona Valley, Sertoma News · Tagged: deaf studies, fundraiser, Leona Valley, Leona Valley Sertoma

May 21 2015

Making a Sound Investment

2015-Antelope Valley College - Scholarship-recipient

On May 19, 2015, Leona Valley Sertoma had the honor of supporting the accomplishments of Antelope Valley College student, Diana Salceda, by presenting her with a $1000 scholarship to help further her education in the area of deaf studies. Diana’s intentions and desire is to continue on to a four year college.

The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarships Program serves a major part in our efforts to make a difference in the communities we serve. In providing our young people with the ability to attain a higher education we are ensuring that they will have opportunities to help make and be part of a brighter future.

Fundraising for the Scholarship Program is always ongoing in the minds of the members of Leona Valley Sertoma and one of the ways they do that is by hosting the annual “Sound Off” for Sertoma 5K walk/run. This event has proven especially popular and has now added a 10K for those seeking an even greater challenge. The next “Sound Off” event is taking place on October 10, 2015 and you will find the sign up form in the “Announcements and Events” section on our Home page or click this link: Sound Off Sign Up Form.

In the photo, left to right: Mrs. Pam Gaspar, AV College Foundation Board Scholarship Chairperson, Barbara Heins, Sertoma Scholarship Presenter, Diana Salceda, Scholarship Recipient, Jan Clark, Sertoma Scholarship Committee member, and Mr. Ed Knudson, Superintendant, President, Antelope Valley College.

Written by Tom · Categorized: Sertoma News · Tagged: deaf studies, Leona Valley, scholarships, Sertoma

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