April Newsletter
The Oak Grove Staff and Youth have been practicing social distancing to stay safe and healthy. We appreciate all of the community's support during this time. Stay safe!




Save the Date for our Special "Distant But Connected" Event!
Join us on Friday, May 1st at Noon for our Facebook Fundraiser - LIVE!
Follow us on Facebook and join in on the fun.

We greatly appreciate all of our Evening Under the Oaks Sponsors! Although we are under shelter-in-place orders, they understand there are even greater needs right now. Please share your gratitude with the follow businesses:
The Oak Grove Staff has done a tremendous job keeping our residents busy and enjoying themselves.

Dorm A Dance Battle  💃🏻 It was a great friendly competition!
What do you do to get creative when you are staying in? Work through a dorm maze! How awesome is this maze in our boys dorm? 
Things are different right now and changing every day. In addition to our curbside service, and to-go order pickup, we are pleased to offer you Grubhub delivery! Whether you are craving cookies or cupcakes, celebrating a birthday, or just want to send a friend a “Sweet Treat Bouquet,” you can now order from your Grubhub app or desktop.

To have your order delivered use your Grubhub app, or visit us here to place your delivery order.

To order curbside at our Old Town location, call (951) 319-0627 to place your order and we will bring it out to you.
For more information on catering:
Call us at 951.319.0627 or email
Changing Lives One Dessert At A Time
Latest News at Oak Grove
Due to the public health concern, schools in the Murrieta School District have implemented remote distance learning.

Miss Athene gave Christina and Steven individual packets for all the students while Miss Bev , Sam and the Day Team   delivered the packets out to our day students. Let the distance-learning begin!  ✏️  
Our super creative and talented Mrs. O’Barr has created a YouTube Channel to provide a short book read or other learning activity for our younger and/or more impacted population of students. We are proud of her commitment to her students and finding a creative way to provide a familiar activity for her students. 

Episodes are posted daily. Enjoy! 

Before social distancing orders, Executive Chef Matthew Steffen so kindly came back with donations from Temecula Creek Inn and Cork Fire Kitchen
We are so tremendously grateful for the generosity of Temecula Creek Inn and Cork Fire Grill . They may be temporarily closed, but they generously gave Oak Grove a bountiful food gift including fresh vegetables grown in their garden. THANK YOU all for thinking of Oak Grove. We salute your generosity! And a special thank you to Executive Chef Matthew Steffen with Cork Fire Kitchen for continuing to inspire and empower our youth and staff.
Last month students focused on forces of motion and gravity, including Newton's law of Inertia (an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force).

The students demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration while engineering an art pendulum.
It was awesome to see our students working hard and finding different ways and strategies to improve their art pendulums to get different results.
Our students love that a special STEAM Club has started, keeping them busy during the shelter-in-place order. Jack Weaver Teacher, Ms. Amber Nicklas conducts STEAM Club for all three dorms.


Thank you to the Drifters Car Club of Southern California  and the Murrieta Rod Run for supporting the STEAM Club through all your hard work.
The Oak Grove Staff and Residents reviewe d the importance of wearing a mask. All staff and youth are currently wearing masks and it is becoming more “normal.” We have engaged the residents by having them help make masks in addition to those that we have purchased or that have been donated.
You can help! Do you have a sewing machine you would be willing to donate? Would you like to sponsor a mask for $10?
If you have items to donate you can simply email info@oakgrovecenter.org or call 951.677.5599 for more information on donation drop-off's
Marva Ross (mother of Alyson Drago, Oak Grove Board Member) and St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church donated a box full of bright and fun fabrics to be used to make masks for our residents! Thank you Marva Ross and St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church.

Murrieta Rod Run
October 9th-10th, 2020

Presented by The Drifters Car Club of Southern California
We are so proud of our girls who are making the most of their free time. They decided to make sweet cards for folks at Vineyard Ranch in Temecula. 🍇
Even during tough times, the boys won't turn down an opportunity to hit the trails with Tammy and Lizzie, Oak Grove's Service Dog.

They did a great job practicing social distancing on the trails. Go Mighty Oaks Runners!

MISTT will resume at a later date.
We hope to have everyone back soon!
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.
Our residents are using their free time to express gratitude! They made 3 thank you posters for Albertson’s, Ralph’s and Smart and Final . The posters were delivered by staff with a big thank you for helping our community by staying open and showing such great service and compassion!

We are so thrilled to share a student graduated from Jack Weaver School last month.

Congratulations Graduate! We are so proud of you!  🎓
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 any upcoming events 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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