Panda Cares Foundation
PANDA CARES, THE PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION OF PANDA EXPRESS, AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTY PARTNER TO OPEN PANDA CARES CENTER OF HOPE IN BAKERSFIELD
Bakersfield, CA – December 8, 2023 In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Panda Express will present the ribbon cutting for the newest Panda Cares Center of Hope, taking place at the E.L. Jack and Monica Armstrong Youth Center (801 Niles Street, Bakersfield) on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Event speakers: Rob Duchow, BGCKC Board President; Leticia Perez, County of Kern, Supervisor 5th District; Andrae Gonzales, City of Bakersfield, Vice Mayor; Robert Branton, BGCKC 2023 Youth of the Year and Kevin Wu, Panda Express. The grand opening will also include food, games, activities for the Club members, and tours of the Panda Cares Center Of Hope.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County awarded $205,000 from Panda Cares Foundation/Panda Express
to support academic success at local Boys & Girls Clubs
Bakersfield, CA (October 19, 2023) – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County has been selected to receive a $205,000 Panda Cares Project Learn (Academic Success) Grant to drive academic success for youth at 17 local Boys & Girls Clubs. This opportunity is made possible through the Panda Cares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Panda Express. Not all youth have access to quality education, so Panda Cares partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to create opportunities for kids and teens to learn, lead, and thrive, focusing on increasing the quality of academic success programming in Clubs. This partnership empowers thousands of kids and teens at Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide to excel in school and build their character and leadership. Since 2020, Panda Cares has committed more than $42 million to enhance academic programming, support Project Learn, and establish Panda Cares Centers of Hope in Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide.
Our vision is to transform the “Performing Arts Room” into a Panda Cares Center of Hope, so our Club members can access a multi-functional, academically focused space that allows them to dream big, reenergize, express their emerging identities, and fuel their educational passions.
Selected traditional and school-based Boys & Girls Club sites:
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E. L. Jack and Monica Armstrong Youth Center
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Hort Boys & Girls Club
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Washington Club
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Jefferson Elementary
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College Heights Boys & Girls Club
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William Penn Elementary
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Beardsley Elementary
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Roosevelt Elementary
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Casa Loma Club
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North Beardsley Elementary
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San Lauren Elementary
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Sequoia Boys & Girls Club
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Colonel Nichols Club
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Emerson Club
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Pioneer Elementary
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Williams Elementary
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Mt. Vernon Elementary