MLK CommUnity Initiative helps East Bakersfield residents in need, have 1,000 masks donated

MLK CommUnity Initiative helps East Bakersfield residents in need, have 1,000 masks donated

ORGANIZATIONSARE DONATING FOOD, MASKS, ANDOTHER LIFE SAVING MATERIALSFOR THOSE IN NEED IN EASTBAKERSFIELD.

I SPOKE WITHCOMMUNITY LEADERS WHO TELL MEMORE HELP IS NEEDEDSOT: MEENA SANGHERA/ COMMUNITYLEADERTHE EAST SIDE OF TOWN ISUNDERSERVED IN MANY WAYS THEYNEED GROCERY STORES..

HEALTHCAREAND BUSINESSES ANDTHESE ARE BEING WORKED ON MY THEMLK COMMUNITYINITIATIVE AND HIGH NOW WE HAVEA WHOLE VOLUNTEER.TEAM THAT GOES AND DELIVERS TOTHE SENIORS THAT CAN'T GETOUT OF THERE HOMESMEENA ?, IS PART OF THE MLKCOMMUNITY INITATIVE, ASWE'VE REPORTED THE GROUPRECENTLY LAUNCHEDWITHIN THE PAST YEAR.

THEGROUPS' SOLE PURPOSE IS TOPOUR IN RESOURCES INTO THE MLKSOUTHEASTBAKERSFIELD CORRIDOR.

BUT WITHTHE RECENT COVID-19PANDEMIC THEIR HELP IS NEEDEDEVEN MORE TO HELP EDUCATETHE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VIRUSWE ARE GOING TO INCROPROTAEEDUCATION INTO HE DISTRIBUTIONON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND ITWILL HELPTHEM AS THIS PANDEMIC EXISTS IBELIEVE MASKS ARE GOING TO BEIMPORTANT AND IF YOU DON'T HAVEACCESS..

HOW CAN YOU PROTECTYOURSELFAND IT'S PARTNERS LIKE OMEGAINSURANCE ANDTHE LAW OFFICE OF CURTIS FLOYDTWO LOCAL BUSINESS THATHAVE HELPED PURCHASED MASK INBULK TO DISTRIBUTE IN THEEAST BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY (MAKEA GRAPHIC WITH THIS INFORMATION)THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MASKSWILL TAKE PLACE DURING THEMLKCOMMUNITY INITIATIVE WEEKLYHOT MEAL AND FOODDISTRIBUTION WHICH HAPPENS EVERY3RD MONDAY ..

OFF OF1116 E CALIFORNIA AVE.- WHICHWILL BE AD RIVE THROUGH PICKUP.COMMUNITY LEADER ISAIAHCROMPTON SAYS HE WANTSPEOPLE OF THE EAST SIDECOMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THEYHAVE SUPPORT AND AREN'T ALONE..ESPCIALLY DURINGTHIS OUTBREAK- AND IS HOPING TOBUILD AND EXPAND THEIRDISTRIBUTION CENTER.SOT: ISAIAH CROMPTONWE WANT TO BUILD THIS STRUCTUREAT THE BAKERSFIELDISLAND WE WANT TO GROW IT ANDWANT PEOPLE TO GET SERVES..

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GET OFF THE STREETS ANDWE WANT TO BE A LIGHT IN A DARKPLACE.LEZLA: THE MLK COMMUNITYINTUITIVE AND THEIR PARTNERSSHARE THAT THEY HOPE THESE ACTSOF SERVICE INSPIRE OTHERSTO COME FORWARD AND GIVE BACK.AND FOR MOREINFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GIVEBACK BE SURE TO GO TOOUR WEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOT OCM.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ASLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN