Not everything can be taught in the classroom and sometimes students need to see how classroom curriculum has practical applications beyond the school yard. Recognizing that need, State Farm Insurance stepped forward on May 24 presenting a check for $20,000 to Kern County Superintendent of Schools Larry E. Reider to help county school districts fund "service learning projects." Reider accepted the donation from State Farm's Agency Vice President Ken Heidrich, Public Affairs Specialist Hilary Baird and local agents Abir Pulskamp and Jeremy Scheidle. It came during a monthly meeting for Kern County public school superintendents at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel in Bakersfield. While presenting the check, Baird explained that the funding comes from the State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Program. "Through the Good Neighbor Citizenship Program, State Farm Insurance Company and its Foundation are committed to provide funds to raise the levels of student achievement and to build strong communities," Baird told the superintendents. More