Socktober 2018

Thousands of people will receive new socks, thanks to Highland Elementary students. Socktober began five years ago as a fifth-grade class at Highland Elementary project that collected 100 pairs of socks for the Hope Center in Bakersfield. On Wednesday, the fifth-graders of Highland presented 5,018 pairs of socks to Hope Center, a faith-based nonprofit, charitable […]

Helping those in need

There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: […]