March Newsletter
Join us for our 16th Annual Evening Under the Oaks, Silent Auction and Gala

Saturday, April 25th at 5 pm
Oak Grove Center's Gymnasium


The funds raised this year will help support Education and Vocational programs including our Culinary Jobs Training program as well as our Children’s Fund which provides assistance for children who do not have families or are in great financial need, in addition to meeting any special needs not covered by funding.

For more information on Sponsorship Opportunities, contact Katie Wagner
(951) 677-5599 Ext. 2238


Featured Restaurants:
Which Wich (Cal Oaks, Murrieta)
KC Catering

Wine Sponsor: Ponte Winery / BOTTAIA Winery
Beer Sponsor: 8 bit Brewing Company

Featured Desserts:
Come by and visit us in Old Town
41923 Second St #104
Temecula, California 92590

We are thrille d to announce that Goat & Vine is now servin g Culinary Creations Chocolate Decadence (benefitting Oak Grove)!
For more information on catering:
Call us at 951.319.0627 or email
Spoken Word/Open Mic
At Culinary Creations
Thursday, March 26th at 7 pm

Join us as we enjoy all the artist or email us to participate in the open mic night: Jeanb@oakgrovecenter.org
Changing Lives One Dessert At A Time
Latest News at Oak Grove
We are so thankful for Tom Rudnai and  Temecula Valley Toyota . Once again Tom’s philanthropy and generosity through a renewed Chairman's Circle Sponsorship for 2020 will help us Empower Success and Transform Lives. Our Students were so excited to meet him and be part of the Check Presentation. We also are benefitting from their generosity with a gift of furniture. Tom’s generosity directly benefits the Arts, Autism and Sports Programs of Oak Grove as well as our Education and Treatment Programs. We appreciate you and your Team!

Murrieta Rod Run
October 9th-10th, 2020

Presented by The Drifters Car Club of Southern California
Officers Campbell , Figueroa , and Miranda hosted a Party in the Gym with select Residents who had met a Community Goal and have shown progress . These amazing Officers are true “Partners with our Community”. 
We appreciate what they do for our Team as well as the Community. We have been fortunate to have been working collaboratively since this past Summer. Youth playing games, eating pizza and building relationships with these great heroes made it a fun and rewarding night!! THANK YOU! See more here
The students are so excited! They are in the beginning building stages with their BoeBots. They are currently learning about the specific parts and each parts’ function on the robot. Find out what they will be doing next --See more


Our Robotics Club is funded by The Drifters Car Club of Southern California. Thank you all for your support for our youth!
Murrieta’s Student of the Month ✏️  

One of our Dorm A Students was recognized as one of February's Student of the Month. We are so proud of all her hard work.

We are so incredibly proud of the Leo Club! They hosted a bake sale to raise funds to give back to their community. The club raised funds by hosting their own bake sale! Their hard work is so appreciated as these donations will help support after school therapy groups and foster children. They also donated to Santa Rosa Plateu for their renovation, following the wildfires.

Rob Hicks came out for the presentation from Santa Rosa Plateau and a shout out to Ginger Graves for all of her hard work as well. Nancy Stephenson and Connie Di Diego of the   Murrieta Breakfast Lions  Club , we appreciate both of you for your dedication and leadership so much!
Thank you to those who sponsor our annual golf tournament, Golf Classic — this raise funds for us to participate in our Sports and Recreational Programs! With all your support, this morning crew and more will be training for the Avocado  🥑  5K and we are so excited.

A big thank you to Rose Again Foundation and Rhonda Reinke, CEO for also supporting our foster youth.
Congratulations to the MISTT Students for February. We are so proud of you!
MISTT is on Thursday,
March 26th at 1:15 pm in
the Oak Grove Library.

Be sure to mark your calendars to cheer on the youth of Oak Grove. RSVP HERE!
California Coast Credit Union is a Sponsor for our MISTT celebration every month and we cannot thank them enough for their dedication and support of our mission and youth.
Congratulations to Jasmine Orozco on 10 years at Oak Grove  💚  Thank you for all your hard work over the years!
Free Parenting Workshops coming up in March and April.

Our therapists will be offering presentations that will allow parents to gain practical skills for navigating difficult behaviors paired with an open discussion with other parents who are facing similar challenges.

To Register, or for more information, or please contact Vesna Lipovaca at 951.677.5599 ext. 2289 or vesnal@oakgrovecenter.org


Melissa Martinez , a teacher from Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts came to our main campus on Thursday Feb. 13 to drop off 62 Valentine’s day cards, handmade by her students.  💌  We are so grateful for the community support, keeping our youth and mission in mind! See more here
We are so excited our RC Race Track is almost done and the students cannot wait!

The RC Club is looking for race car donations. If you have RC race cars to donate p lease email info@oakgrovecenter.org or call 951.677.5599 for more information on donation drop-off's.
How you can help us
Empower Success and Transform Lives:
Looking for a way to give back? Become an  Oak Grove Angel! For more information about becoming an Oak Grove Ang el and/or help prepare for the Rock the Oaks 2020 see contact information below.
Make a difference, we need you!
Please email info@oakgrovecenter.org or call 951.677.5599 for more information.
As an Angel, you can help with Fundraisers, Participate in Special Events, including Year End Activities, MISTT, or Sharing About Oak Grove.
Attention Amazon shoppers! Don't forget to link your Amazon accounts with Oak Grove Center through the Amazon Smile Program. All qualifying purchases will accumulate points for Oak Grove to use to help provide much needed items to our Youth throughout the year as well as those who's families are in financial need.
Click on the link below to be directed to the registration page!
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