Leona Valley Sertoma

Making A Difference through Service To Mankind

St. Patrick's Day

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Leona Valley Sertoma
2019 Scholarship Program & St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Are You Ready for what 2019 will bring?

The members of Leona Valley Sertoma look forward to what the new year will bring and to continuing some of their long-standing programs and events. These include the 2019 Scholarship Program and the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, both have been around for quite some time.

Scholarship Applications for 2019 are here!

Can you believe it? The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program is twenty years old this year and still going strong. Leona Valley Sertoma established the Leona Valley SERTOMA Scholarship Program to identify and reward local students who have shown personal and intellectual qualities through academic achievement, as well as participation and leadership in extracurricular and community activities. Leona Valley Sertoma has given out close to $50,000.00, in scholarships since 1999. The goal of the program is to serve the needs of local graduating seniors and those community college students transferring to continue their education.

Scholarship consideration is also open to students attending Community college who live in Leona Valley, Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Three Points or Lake Elizabeth, who are transferring to a 4-year college.

Our most recent scholarship recipient was Margaret (Maggie) Mihaljevich. Click on her name to read the post and we welcome you to share our post on your Facebook page.

You can learn more about the Scholarship Program on our Scholarship Information page, where you can download the scholarship application form and the information sheet. You will find the scholarhip program page link under the “About” link (“Scholarship Program”) in the menu at the top of the page, or click here to open Scholarship Program page. (page will open in a new tab.)

The St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Another long-standing event is our annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. This year, Leona Valley Sertoma presents a Traditional Corned Beef Dinner, with all the fixings, for St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17, 2019 – 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
It is being held at the Leona Valley Community Building, 8367 Elizabeth Lake Road, Leona Valley, CA.

In addition to the corned beef dinner, your dinner includes a GREAT selection of desserts, coffee & tea with drinks available at an additional cost, including a BAR featuring Irish coffee ~ ID Required. Soda and water are also available.

Donation (cash or check)

    Adult ~ $8

      Seniors 55+ ~ $7
      Children 10 & under ~ $4

    For Information Call:

      Juanita Kirkpatrick ~ 661-270-0588 or Charlene Moore ~ 661-816-5177

    50/50 Drawing

    MEALS CAN BE DELIVERED TO THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND

    Co-Sponsored by: Rally Auto Group

     

    Click on flyer to download a .pdf copy.

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2018 Leona Valley Sertoma
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

2018 St. Patrick's Day Dinner

Leona Valley Sertoma Presents

Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner
Including a GREAT selection of desserts
BAR – featuring Irish coffee for an additional cost
Soda and Water for an additional cost

Saturday, March 17, 2018 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Leona Valley Community Building
8367 Elizabeth Lake Road

Entertainment by: Mayde in Ireland
~ 50/50 Drawing ~ Gift Giveaways

Donation
(cash or check)
Adult ~ $8
Seniors 55+ ~ $7
Children 10 & under ~ $4

Co-Sponsored by:
Rally Auto Group

For Information Call:
Juanita Kirkpatrick ~ 661-270-0588 or Charlene Moore ~ 661-816-5177

MEALS CAN BE DELIVERED TO THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND

This annual event has been going on in the community longer than I can remember and has always been a big crowd pleaser. Come out and join your friends and neighbors for a late afternoon get together than is always filled with good times and good food. This is one of the Leona Valley Sertoma fundraisers that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face as you enjoy good food prepared and served by the volunteers who work hard to make sure everyone is taken care. Your ears will enjoy it too, from the laughter and happy conversations of the attendees to the Irish music provided by the very talented Mayde In Ireland.

If you miss his you will have to wait a year for it to come around again, so make your plans now to put on something green and be a part of this St. Patrick’s Day event.

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2017 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner – Review

A Big Thank You To All

This Year’s Leona Valley Sertoma St. Patrick’s Day Dinner could not have been a success without our volunteers and all those who came and dined with us.

A few days have passed now (3/23/17) since Leona Valley Sertoma hosted one of the greatest St. Patrick’s Dinner events EVER!!! We were blessed with perfect weather, which included NO WIND in our precious valley. We weren’t certain about the turnout because local families were on Spring break and due to respecting Lent, we thought many guests wouldn’t be eating meat, giving up dessert or not having cocktails. WELL, OUR THOUGHTS DIDN’T RING TRUE!

WE FED CLOSE TO 200 VERY HUNGRY PEOPLE!!! Actually, our preparation began six days ahead of time with the inclusion of staffing about 25 hard working volunteers, and in the end, we served 258 pounds of corned beef, 100 lbs. of red potatoes, 80 lbs. of carrots, 80 lbs. of onions and 55 heads of green cabbage – not to mention complimentary desserts of all kind, coffee and lemonade.

Our chefs, Bud Lehner and Bill Moore were guided by head supervisor, John Seymour. For two days their cooking expertise begun with firing up the stoves at 5am allowing the games to begin. Bob Reader and Ron Remy specialized in trimming and slicing ALL of the meat to perfection. Charlene Moore specialized in glazing some of the meat — Our staff included many of our members and local people, Home Depot servers, Live Again Christian Facility (using their muscle) and naturally many of our members focusing on specific details to make things run smoothly… Our treasurer, Juanita Kirkpatrick, along with friend Merrie Profitt, took care of the entrance tickets, Bev Brownfield, along with Tom Joynt served as the bartenders, Linda Joynt coordinated all decorations and member, Ray Mullins, took some pretty nice photos. I have to say that I, Jan Clark, had the honor of this year’s organization from beginning to end – Very proud day for us all and we look forward to what lies ahead for 2018. We Sertoman’s are most grateful for everyone’s energy and dedication and we sincerely thank this year’s sponsors for their generous donations that contributed to a most profitable and joyous event.

Gratefully yours,

Jan Clark – Chairman of the Board

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2017 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

The 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

It was another beautiful day in the Leona Valley and, being March 17th, to be wearing Green. It was also a good idea to be at the Leona Valley Community Building for the annual Leona Valley Sertoma St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. This annual fundraiser has become a favorite of the community and brings out many community members to enjoy an afternoon of food and good times with neighbors and friends. Jan Clark stated it was the best Leona Valley Sertoma St. Patrick’s Day Dinner EVER with almost two hundred very hungry folks served. They enjoyed a traditional Irish meal of corned beef and cabbage along with great selection of desserts and a bar featuring Irish Coffee; plus, what can only be described as truly perfect weather.

These photographs give you just a hint of the preparation, the anticipation, and the good times enjoyed by all in attendance.

 

Leona Valley Sertoma has been serving the Leona Valley and surrounding Lakes and Valleys communities since its beginnings back in December of 1997. For those not familiar with Sertoma, the word is taken from the phrase “Service To Mankind” and that is exactly what the members of the Leona Valley Sertoma strive to do. Make no doubt about it, this part of Los Angeles County truly deserves to be called paradise and the people who live here know how fortunate they are to live in such a beautiful place. Perhaps that is why the people around here are so friendly and seemingly always smiling.Of course, just like anywhere else there are people in need, or some person, place or thing, that could use a little help in one way or another, and helping is what Sertoma is all about. Leona Valley Sertoma has a proud history of involvement in the community, whether it is helping someone enduring a hardship, or stepping up to help make a community improvement project a reality. (To find more to read about, click the “Home” button in the navigation menu at the top of the page.)

If you are interested in learning more about Sertoma, why not attend a breakfast meeting to see it for yourself. You’ll find the members are a warm, welcoming group ready to share their enthusiasm for being a part of making their communities a better place to live, to raise families, and to make friends. Leona Valley Sertoma meets at 8:00am, on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at Jack’s Place, on 90th Street West, in Leona Valley, California.

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St. Patrick’s Day – 2017

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(click on image to download flyer)

It might be hard to believe, but March is just around the corner and as you probably know, that means it’s time to be putting on the green. That’s green, as in celebrating all things Irish and the good folks of Leona Valley love to get into the spirit of this festive occasion by coming together to eat, drink, and be merry. It has become one of the must do events that happens every March, where neighbors come together to laugh and enjoy each others company. In fact, it is these kind of social events that make living in Leona Valley, or in any small community, so special and it is these kinds of events that bring neighbors together to bond, form friendships, and to truly get to know each other.

This year the Leona Valley Sertoma will be holding its annual Traditional St. Paddy’s Day “Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner” on Friday, March 17th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Once again, it will be held at the Leona Valley Community Building, located at 8367 Elizabeth lake Road, in Leona Valley, California. In addition to the always delicious corned beef and cabbage, there will be a great selection of desserts AND a bar featuring Irish Coffee drinks.

The price for all of this is crazy affordable! Donations are $8.00 with Senior Adults only $7.00 and children age 12 (and under) just $4.00.

One of the great things about this event is the money raised goes to support programs of the Leona Valley Sertoma, like the Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program, so it is a win-win for the whole community. Make plans to be there and invite your friends to join you and maybe you’ll all break out in to an Irish jig.

For Information Call you can call Juanita Kirkpatrick at 661-270-0588 or Charlene Moore at 661-816-5177.

And just a reminder, on this special day we are all just a little bit Irish. I’ve heard it said there are two kinds of people in the world, those who are Irish… , and those who wish they were.

Lastly, let me close with an old Irish toast: (raise your glasses!)

“May those who love us, love us
And those who don’t love us
May God turn their hearts
But if he can’t turn their hearts
May he turn their ankles
So we may know them by their limping.

Erin Go Bragh!