Creating Awareness
B the Cause: Junior League of Bakersfield, women building better communities
By Allie Castro
When Lydia Rowles first heard of the Junior League of Bakersfield (JLB), the first thing she thought was “pumps and pearls.” However, the now-president elect laughed and explained, “My first event I wore a respirator” as she found herself knee-deep in plaster while working with the JLB on a community construction project.
Despite being all ladies, this group of local women is less focused on the finer things in life and more on the bare necessities; more specifically, providing necessities for local women and children who don’t have access to them.
Founded in 1952, the Junior League of Bakersfield first started out as the Community League of Kern County. Though the name has changed (and the group is now officially part of the...
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- Kern Valley Hospital Foundation
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- Dagny's Coffee Co.
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