Pickin' Apples: The Annual Field Trip to Tehachapi

Every year to kick off the fall season, we pack up the vans, and we head up to the mountains to go Apple picking. For our clients, it's a fun, easy field trip that's good for everyone. Also, we've been able to forge a relationship with the Knaus family at their farm to be able to come back with our loud and rambunctious group. 

We've arrived!

Christie, our Human Resources wonder woman with Jason and John.

Hailey and Daniel were most excited to get apples to bake an apple pie back home at Park Home!

Mayra with Shawn and Sou! 

One of the greatest things about the Central Valley is the scale of just how much agriculture grows here. Apples, Corn, Almonds, Grapes, Carrots, you name it, it grows here. Fun fact: Around Kern County, and the central valley, we feed most of the state with our food grown here!

Can't just pick apples, but with a few dollars, you can get a homemade apple turnover, too!

Uriel and Mayra enjoying the cool air, a good departure from the heat of the valley. 

Randy was beyond excited to show off his apple he picked.

This was another great year to travel up to the Knaus apple farm with our group. Everyone really does look forward to days like this, and we love seeing how excited they are to do even a simple thing like walking around and picking apples to take home. 

Fall Barbecue is Coming!

What are some of the best things about the fall season? Pumpkin spice lattes? Sweatshirts and cool weather? What about a good barbecue? Sure, that's usually reserved for summertime, but when a cool breeze is blowing through the air, a good barbecue is grilling, and you're surrounded by your friends and family, what could be better?

Which is why we're going to bring back a tradition we used to do! Alicia Andresen wanted to start raising more money for KCAC, so we all brainstormed, and decided to hold a fall barbecue on October 11th, at Noble Park in Bakersfield, starting at 4:00pm. For $15 ($8 for kids 12 and under), you'll receive a barbecue dinner with all the fixin's, courtesy of Poor Boys' BBQ. 

But it doesn't stop there, we'll have raffle prizes, a photo booth, and a DJ as well! Mark this down in your calendars, and come on out! Bring your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers, and enjoy a fun night in the park, supporting Kern County Autism Center!

As a final note, we well be accepting cash, checks, and credit cards at the door, but if you wish to buy your tickets ahead of time to skip the line, then here's how to do that!

On the right hand side of this post, you'll see a paypal donation button. Clicking on that will direct you to our paypal account. From there, enter your donation price ($15 for adults, $8 for kids 12 and under), and then when you see the small blue "+" sign saying 'List of people attending barbecue', add your names to the list, and we'll add them to our list! Once you arrive to the barbecue that evening, come straight to the front of the line, we'll check your names off the list! Skip the line and enjoy your time! We hope to see you out there!