The Foundation was able to give 8 Scotty K Gifts in the amount of $5000 each and $5000 in individual scholarships to students.
Grant recipients:
Bakersfield Christian High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will be used to purchase commercial greenhouse benches, which will provide students grow space to facilitate learning.
Bakersfield High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will provide startup money to loan students to begin their first agriculture project. Many students do not have the resources to even begin their project.
Bakersfield High School Avid Department: The Grant will help pay for students to attend pre-college summer enrichment programs on various campuses and help pay for students to travel to tour college campuses.
East High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will fund the formation of a sustainable urban agriculture area. It will feature a hydroponic growing system, composting bin and other experimental growing methods
Frontier High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will help to the purchase a walk-in floral cooler for the Floral Department.
Independence High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will be used to purchase materials and supplies for Agriculture Mechanics projects and Livestock projects for students. This will provide Independence FFA an opportunity to establish a loan program for low-income students to fund their Ag Mechanics projects.
Kern County Sheriff’s Activity Board: The Grant money will be used to support the organization programs to assist the youth of Kern County by exposing them to positive and constructive activities as a way for them to avoid some of the negative influences they might encounter such as gangs and drugs.
Shafter High School Agriculture Department: The Grant will be used to purchase digital research microscopes with tablets.
