Leona Valley Sertoma Club

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Leona Valley, CA

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Meets the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month.
8:00AM - 9:00AM
at Scramblez Cafe

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Community Projects

    The Painted Turtle
    On 2 April 2004, the Leona Valley Sertoma Club donated three golf carts to the Painted Turtle Camp, a value of $7,812.   Sertoma International also donated a check for $2,600 to The Painted Turtle.   The Painted Turtle is one of five camps started by Paul Newman for children with life-threatening diseases.  Since no vehicles will be allowed inside the camp, the golf carts will be the only mode of transportation for the staff and children. 

    Starting in 2005, Leona Valley Sertoma began making an annual donation of $500.

    More about The Painted Turtle. 

    Scholarships:

    In recognition of the importance of education the Leona Valley Sertoma established the Leona Valley SERTOMA Scholarship Program to identify and reward local students who have shown personal and intellectual qualities through participation and leadership in extracurricular and community activities. In 2010, $4,000 in scholarships are to be awarded, which will bring to $27,650 the total amount of funding provided by the scholarship program.

    Thanksgiving Food Vouchers:
    Food vouchers are given to needy families and are valued from $50 to $100 depending on the size of the family.  To date, we have allocated $500 in vouchers.

    Christmas Turkeys and Toys:
    Over 980 turkeys and 500 toys along with canned and dry goods have been passed out to local families and organizations such as the Domestic Violence Center, Assistance League (day care), Lancaster Community Shelter, Live Again Recovery Home, and Grace Resource Center.

    Welcome to Leona Valley Sign:
    A Welcome to Leona Valley sign was constructed and erected at the community building as a gift to the community.  Smaller hanging signs were also provided for the local organizations.

    Bulletin Board at Ranchers Market:
    A bulletin board was constructed and installed in the parking lot of Ranchers Market.  The bulletin board was donated to the community for the purpose of advertising local events and providing the community with a place to display messages and notices.

    Welcome to Leona Valley Book:
    A Welcome to Leona Valley book was produced and is given to all new families that move into Leona Valley.  The book contains a history of the valley, describes all local organizations, local services, community standards, phone numbers and contacts, and businesses and advertisers.

    Fire Victims:
    Some money was provided along with contacting local businesses for help to those that lost everything.

    Software to AV Hospital to Upgrade Equipment:
    A check was presented to AV Hospital for $3,500 to buy software needed to upgrade equipment for testing the hearing of newborn babies.  This became a Federal requirement in 2003.

    Museum:
    Sertoma is providing money and leadership and will provide manpower to build a museum for local winery and Indian artifacts.

    Christmas Party for Senior Citizens:
    Each Christmas, Sertoma invites senior citizens to a luncheon at the Community Building.  It is our way of getting them out to meet others and wishing them a happy holiday and telling that we care.

    Lancaster Community Shelter:
    Sertoma made a $400 donation at their 2000 fundraiser.

    Miss California Rodeo Fundraiser:
    Donations were made in 2000 and 2001 for the Miss California Rodeo champion that both times were young ladies from Leona Valley.

    Annual Baseball Clinic:
    For the last two years, Leona Valley has held a baseball clinic for the hearing impaired children.

    Helping Former 4H Youngsters:
    A young lady, who belonged and supported the local 4H, was given a check for $250 to help cover the costs of her animal that suddenly died.

    Software for Leona Valley Newsletter:
    Sertoma provided the word processing software to the LVIA so that the Leona Valley Newsletter could again be produced.

    Lee Rackett Rose Garden:
    A check for $100 was given to the LVIA to support the Lee Rackett Rose Garden.

    Leona Valley School
    The teachers and staff were recognized for their outstanding performance in the 2003-2004 school year.  The excellent performance of the teachers and staff allowed the students to achieve the highest ATP scores of all of the elementary schools in the Antelope Valley   A check for $350 was given to the teachers and staff for a luncheon along with a plaque stating that the community appreciated what they had accomplished.

    Hurricane Katrina
    To support the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Sertoma donated $500 and collected another $856 from the surrounding communities.  The monies were promptly sent to aid the recovery.

    Gymkhana
    A check for $100 was donated to the local Gymkhana event.