MOVE
Cars and kids mix
There are certain ironies in life that just seem to make sense, such as the Old Friends of Bakersfield Car Club and the MOVE program at the Blair Learning Center in Bakersfield. What could these two possibly have in common? The reasons will be explained in a moment, but suffice it to say, the car club donated $19,500 to MOVE in a brief ceremony on Oct. 11. Now to the particulars. The car club has 25 members who are very proud of driving their beautifully-restored machines, even to the point that they frequently like to display what they have done by holding local car shows. Approximately 100 MOVE-trained students with severe disabilities enrolled at both Blair and the Claude W. Richardson Child Development Center, have a very difficult time moving. Here is the connection. Five years ago, Old Friends learned about MOVE through a member who worked at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office. She suggested the children could really be helped by some financial aid to the program. More
Posted: 10/15/07; 11:23:56 AM | Permalink(#)
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