On Nov. 16 the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors (TAAR) and our Local Realtors donated $2,275 to the Salvation Army for their Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Drive. $25 provided a family of 4 with a basket filled with a turkey and all the trimmings! That comes to 91 dinners going out to our local families in need!

In addition, TAAR's Young Professional Netwok (YPN) committee collected canned food that went to St Vincent de Paul's Canned Food Drive. An overflowing shopping cart full of food was delivered on Nov. 20. Giving back to our community is at the heart of TAAR's mission and we look forward to contributing more to the Tehachapi needy. Our next collection is for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree, which provides Christmas gifts to local children and in January we will be holding a silent auction to raise money for High School Scholarships for Local Teens.

TAAR wants to thank all of the event organizers, participants and all those that sent in donations to make these presentations possible.