![]() They have a fun trolley you can hop aboard that takes you all around the shopping center. They specialize in more of the “higher end” or more expensive retail, food and entertainment. If you include the local grocery stores and salons around the area, you can pretty much definitively say that you have everything you need within a short walks distance. Here in Los Angeles a beautiful place you can walk around like the Grove feels like an oasis from the desert of cars! The Grove is a world-class outdoor shopping mall. It is also an opportunity for students to make important connections with others in their field and show some of their personal and professional skills and talents.FUN FACT: Did you know that the Grove shopping center is a more popular tourist destination than Disneyland? These kinds of events teach SJVC students about volunteerism and the importance of helping the community. “There were no awards or medals you were your own competitor.” “The good thing about it was that no one won a race,” says Stacy. Most runners completed the race in about 20 minutes, with walkers coming in at around 30 minutes. This was a very family-friendly event, and all the kids enjoyed having a good excuse to get color-crazy. “I wasn’t running, but was doused in color just from being in the crowds and standing at the finish line when our students came in and they got a final explosion of a color bomb in a thin baggie. ![]() “Volunteers coated runners with colorful liquids, powders and gels of blue, green, pink, purple, red, orange, and yellow until your face, shirt and body were covered,” says Stacy. Attendees had to be a bit watchful, as color bombs went off in the crowds at regular intervals. The energy, excitement, DJ, crowd, and the proceeds that went towards Ronald McDonald house was worth wanting to participate for the years to come.”Įven though the race started at 9:00 a.m. that Saturday, many participants, volunteers and those in the cheering section came earlier to enjoy booths set up by the Girl Scouts, Jamba Juice and others nestled among a food court and live music performances. Justin Ramos (CJ Club President) says, “The whole event was exciting from beginning to end. SJVC Bakersfield’s Criminal Justice (CJ) Club picked up the majority of the fee for program participants. Money was raised through the $35.00 per person registration fee. All along the 5K path, volunteers and supporters threw ‘balls’ of vibrantly colored powder and liquid to initiate runners and identify them as participants. ![]() Twelve Criminal Justice students joined approximately 2,000 other runners and walkers who started their heats of 50-60 runners in 15-minute increments. More than 800,000 runners/walkers participate each year across the U.S. ![]() ![]() and Canada annually to raise funds for an identified recipient – in this March 7th event, the Ronald McDonald House in Bakersfield was the beneficiary. “Our students started out as clean as newborn babes, but came out silkscreened like tie-dyed hippies,” says Stacy Rocha, Criminal Justice instructor, who helped organize the college’s first-time participation in the event held at the Kern County Fairgrounds.Ĭolor Me Rad is a non-profit organization that visits more than 110 cities in the U.S. SJVC’s Bakersfield Criminal Justice students started the 5K Color Me Rad event wearing pristine white T-shirts but came out looking like Disney characters. ![]()
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