Service

Each Thanksgiving, we donate meals or Save Mart gift cards to deserving families in Tulare County.  We started in 2018 with blessing 5 families (2 from Porterville, 2 from Visalia, 1 from Lindsay, 1 from Exeter) with $100 SaveMart gift cards.  In addition, another family from Porterville was provided  a complete Thanksgiving dinner.

 

In 2019, we served 5 families with $100 SaveMart gift cards (Exeter: Wilson Middle School, Visalia: Blue Oak Academy, Mineral King Elementary School, Lindsay: Reagan Elementary School, Visalia: Hurley Elementary School, Porterville: Olive Street School, Granite Hills High School.) In addition, 2 families from Porterville were provided complete Thanksgiving dinners. 

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We also donated 20 turkeys to Mustard Seed Acre of Exeter, CA who disbursed them to deserving families.  

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Despite the pandemic, in 2020, we were able to expand our service to provide to a total of 12 families!  Six families received complete Thanksgiving meals and six received $100 Save Mart gift cards.  (One family from Exeter, one from Lindsay, one from Dinuba, one from Yettem, one from Earlimart, 2 from Visalia, 2 from Tulare, and 3 from Porterville).

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In 2021, we donated Save Mart gift cards to 6 families (one from Lindsay, one from Exeter High School, one from Hanford West in Hanford, and three from Visalia.) 

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In 2022, we donated Save Mart gift cards to 5 families (one from Lindsay, one from Exeter, and three from Visalia.)

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In 2023, we donated Save Mart gift cards to 5 families (one from Lindsay, one from Porterville, one from Visalia, and two from Exeter.)

John M Nelson Conservancy - Camp Nelson, CA

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Sept 2020 - Latitude 36 donated $6200 to the John M Nelson Conservancy in order to help with the purchase of adjacent land.  The Conservancy has plans to expand and offer more opportunities for the community.  We were grateful to be able to help. 

Helping One Woman - Exeter, CA

Sept 2018 - Latitude 36 donated two gift baskets to help raise money for an Exeter woman whose husband is battling rectal cancer.  H.O.W. is an organization which raises money for women who are undergoing a hardship.  We were grateful to be able to help with this event and pray for the family. 

Christmas is a magical time: full of believing and hope. Lat 36 believes that all children should experience this magic. 

 

In 2018, we provided 5 children from Lindsay the joy of opening gifts on Christmas morning.   

 

In 2019, we donated toys to over 15 children, some from Exeter and some from Visalia! 

 

In 2020, we donated clothing and toys to one family in Dinuba and one family in Lindsay.  This year threw us for a loop but we didn't let that stop us!

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In 2021, we donated clothing and toys to a family in Exeter who had recently lost their mother.  We also donated presents to a family in Lindsay, who lost their mother, leaving behind 6 children. 

Our first scholarship was given out in 2019, to a young lady from Visalia, CA (El Diamante High School).  She is currently attending West Hills. We are happy to report that we were able to increase the amount of the scholarship for our 2020 recipient, who is a young man from Porterville, CA (Porterville High School).  He is currently attending Reedley College. In 2021, we were able to award SEVEN recipients!  One is a young man from Visalia, CA (El Diamante High School) another is a young lady from Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore, and five are from Lindsay High School in Lindsay.  In 2022, we beat our record and awarded 8 young adults money toward their college education.  In 2023, we matched our impact of the previous year, and also awarded  8 individuals money toward their futures.

For more info please see the scholarship  for requirements and the application.