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APRIL News & Updates from Oak Grove!
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES STILL
AVAILABLE FOR EVENING UNDER THE OAKS
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Chairman's Circle Sponsor:
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The 12th Annual Evening Under the Oaks Gala and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, in our gymnasium with pre-Gala festivities outside that will include performances from our kids, incredible silent auction items, delicious Appetizers from Devilicious Eatery, wine from Ponte, Mimosa's from Broken Yolk and More! (That's just outside!! Wait 'til you see what awaits you in the gym!)
A big thank you to Presenting Sponsor
Lexus of Riverside
and
DerManouel Insurance. Because of our sponsors we are able to provide opportunities for youth to grow and thrive. They are helping build the better tomorrow today including making our youth safer with our new parking lot and campus redesign. Phase 1 will be complete soon and we are raising funds for phase 2. We are so thankful for the opportunities you provide our students! we are forever grateful!
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or details on SPONSORSHIP Opportunities, to
Volunteer for the event, or be part of the committee - Contact Rosie Girardot:
rosieg@oakgrovecenter.org
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So excited to see the new development at
Pechanga! Check out our
facebook page for the latest photos!
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ROTARY + OUR YOUTH LEADERS = RYLA
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Words cannot express our gratitude for the scholarships that 4 of our youth received when selected to attend RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards a leadership development program run by Rotary. We had an Alumni, a Resident and 2 Day Students....WOW! It was such a profound, touching, life changing and absolutely TRANSFORMATIVE weekend!!!
We are so proud of our youth who won the ACE Award for Attitude Commitment and ENTHUSIASM!! Watch his wonderful video here.
Thank you Temecula Noon Rotary leadership for investing in our kids... thank you for helping to build leaders and transform lives...VERY GRATEFUL!!
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Speechmasters Graduation - April 7th!
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Please Join Us to Celebrate!
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Speechmasters For Young Leaders is one of our most popular 6 week programs under the dynamic leadership of Board Director Sonya Linden and Robb Braun. The students have been working on their public speaking and leadership skills through evaluation, liste
ning, and mentoring opportunities with our Ambassadors.
We hope you are able to join us as we celebrate the kids and their accomplishments during the
spring graduation on
April 7th at 1pm in the cafeteria of our Murrieta campus. Our students
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A COMBINATION OF THE ARTS
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Congratulations to our Student Ensemble! Stacey Dove was the Visiting Artist sponsor who, thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts - Challenge America Grant, provided voice coaching at the main campus. Our students worked
so hard on this beautiful rendition of The National Anthem for a Tae Kwon Do Tournament recently held at our campus...and we can hardly wait to see what they will perform for us on April 30, 2016, at our 12th Annual Evening Under the Oaks!! Awesome Job Everyone!!
Enjoy the video of the anthem- click here!
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The tournament was a tremendous success for those who participated from Oak Grove as well as those who attended to test for their next level from around the valley. Big thank you to
Miss Sanchez of Menifee Valley Tae Kwon Do who has been instructing Martial Arts with our boys and girls for over a year now thanks to a grant from United Way. We love how Miss Sanchez is able to weave in the tenants of Honor, Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control, Courage, Community, Strength, Humility and Knowledge through her teaching of our young ladies.
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We are always thrilled when the entire family comes out to support their student! It is so very important in their development.
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Encouragement is the key to success! When a youth comes to Oak Grove, at times their future can seem like an insurmountable challenge. We had the joy of hearing a Tale of Transformation presented by the staff member who nominated the youth. These awards were given to recognize significant improvement in an area of challenge
Our students had the opportunity to take the Double Dare Challenge over the next month to double their progress. A big thank you to our supporters who volunteered to be a MISTT Mentor over the next month, providing special encouragement with a phone call, postcard, and words of Encouragement! We invite you to the next MISTT Awards on April 21 at 1:15 in the library. Mark your calendar!
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A BIG thank you to Timothy Crowe from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management - Brea, for becoming a Sissile Oak Sponsor of this year's Evening Unde the Oaks! His support through the years is truly building a better tomorrow! Opportunities for sponsorship are still available - Contact Rosie Girardot for details
rosieg@oakgrovecenter.org
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Easter fun with The Temecula Valley Woman's Club!
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The Temecula Woman's Club is part of an International organization dedicated to the improvement of the educational, ethical and cultural life of the community through volunteer service. visit their website here: temeculavalleywomansclub.org/
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Easter was very special for our Dorm B kids this year thanks to the wonderful Oak Grove Committee from The
Temecula Valley Woman's Club
! An Easter Egg hunt, Basket making and dorm room decorations were enjoyed by everyone!! We can't thank the dedicated ladies from the TVWC enough - they go out of their way to make every holiday extra special for our kids...THANK YOU!!!!
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Multicultural Celebration Spectacular!
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Our Oak Grove at the Ranch staff did an amazing job putting together our Multicultural celebration. Miesha, Eric and Stacey were instrumental in this event thanks in part to a grant from the S. L. Gimbel Foundation Advised Fund at The Community Foundation - Inland Southern California, and our recent National Endowment for the Arts – Challenge America Grant. Our Oak Grove at The Ranch kids, teamed up with their main campus counter-parts to be taught by one of the most established dancers in the music video industry, Kimmie Morrow - who has danced with the biggest names in music, including Jay Z, Missy Elliot, Will Smith, Mandy Moore, and MC Hammer. Our kids were thrilled, and it shows!
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Our Annual Multi-Cultural Fair brought a taste of the world to our campus for students to enjoy as cl
assrooms were assigned different countries to study, and the kids were tasked to create travel brochures, posters, samples of their countries' national dish, drinks, even dances! Students were given mini passports to 'travel" from country to country learning about the culture of each through taste, touch, sight and sound.
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG - TIME TO RUN!
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The flowers are blooming, the air is crisp, and our track team is looking great coming into the season! Congrats to their 2016 coach Ms. Lauren Campfield for encouraging them to RUN! We are so proud of their dedication and determination!
If you get a chance to cheer them on at one of the upcoming track meets - please DO!!
04-07-2016 3 PM - 5PM Paloma Valley
04-14-2016 3 PM - 5PM Hamilton High School
04-21-2016 3 PM - 5PM Paloma Valley
04-27-2016 3 PM - 5PM CIF Qualification Murrieta Mesa
We will be running a 5 k in May. Details soon…
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AWARD WINNING CHEFS AT
"EVENING UNDER THE OAKS!"
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RESTAURANT HIGHLITE - EVENING UNDER THE OAKS:
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Chef Rosie O'Connor - Pinnacle Award AND People's Choice award winning chef at Oak Grove's 2015 - Chef Open
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4th Annual Carnival with INTERACT CLUB
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Oak Grove Center’s
Interact Club is preparing for their
4th Annual Carnival to benefit Michelle's Place!
Saturday, April 16th - Oak Grove Interact will work hard to bring smiles to the families of Michelle's Place as they deal with the challenges facing so many battling breast cancer by putting on a special carnival.
If you would like to donate items for the cake walk or carnival prizes and goodies contact i
nfo@oakgrovecenter.org
The Interact Club learns the value of Service above Self, and we are so very proud of our students for their determination to help others. We are also grateful to Temecula Noon Rotary for their support, encouragement and role models!
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FREE Classes - Open to EVERYONE!
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Beginning in April on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30pm Oak Grove Center - main campus Library:
April 6th Dealing with your Child’s Trauma
April 13th Helping Children Set Healthy Limits
April 20th Managing Oppositional Behavior - Appropriate Consequences
April 27th Anger Management for Parents
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HOPE - Helping Oak Grove Pupils Enjoy the Holidays...Through the Kindness of Sharing!
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HOPE is hosting an
Estate Sale in La Cresta
on Saturday May 21st from 8a - 3p to benefit Oak Grove students. They are looking for gently used items to be donated for the sale:
- Clothing
- Jewelry
- Furniture
- Toys, Antiques and Collectibles
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Employee of the Month - Staci Greenway thank you for being an amazing therapist
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April 30, 2016:
12th Annual Evening Under the Oaks Save the Date for our Signature
Gala and Silent Auction Event! Sponsor ships' available - contact
Rosie Girardot for more details.
October 14-15, 2016:
The
4th Annual Murrieta Rod Run returns to Historic Downtown Murrieta. Make plans to be a part of this family fun event when it rolls into town mid October. Contact Rosie Griardot for Sponsorship and vendor opportunities. Register your car, or become a vendor today
- click here.
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