We are a United Way agency

Thank you

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the organizations
that have provided cash grants or in-kind donations to
DART since January 2003:

Bank of America (for a preschool scholarship, and to support our preschool playground expansion)

Ben H. and Gladys Arkelian Foundation (to support an expansion of our preschool playground and an upgrade of our administrative facilities)

Blockbuster, Inc. (for Blockbuster gift cards)

Blue Cross of California (for golf clubs, fishing gear, and tricycles)

The California Wellness Foundation (for funding to establish a workplace wellness program)

California Department of Transportation (for nine minivans, three buses, two modified vans, 14 mobile radios, plus equipment for our auto shop)

Chapman & Associates Charitable Foundation (for preschool scholarships and new computers)

The Community Foundation Serving Kern County (to support our preschool playground expansion)

Dollar Rent-A-Car (to support our client safety incentive awards program)

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Foundation (for a children's recreation fund & bowling tourney sponsorship)

Edison International/Southern California Edison (for new computers for our computer learning center)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation (to help fund computer networking in our Client Services Center)

Fantastic Foods Cases For Causes (for food items for our client-emergency food banks)

Firefighters Charitable Foundation (for fire extinguishers and smoke detectors for our Supported Living Services clients' homes).

First 5 Kern (to support our preschool playground expansion)

The For All Kids Foundation (for funding support for our preschool playground expansion)

Friends of Mercy Foundation/Catholic Healthcare West (for a children's recreation outreach project)

Harry and Ethel West Foundation (for a scanner for our computer learning center, and a $10,000 conditional pledge toward a facilities upgrade)

Hasbro Charitable Trust (for assorted toys for our preschool)

Hollywood Entertainment Corp. (for Hollywood Video rental certificates)

Kern County Air Pollution Control District (for three hybrid-engine automobiles)

Mattel Children's Foundation (for assorted toys for our preschool)

National Cristina Foundation (for computers, printers, software and accessories)

National Lekotek Center (for accessible play sets for our children's recreation program)

Optimist Club of Ridgecrest China Lake (for funding to support the purchase of new tricycles and wagons for our preschool)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (to support the publication of our newsletters)

Pearson's Recycling Center (for a recreation activities fund for economically disadvantaged children, and for recreation equipment for our children's recreation program and preschool)

Pizza Hut of Ridgecrest (for recreation equipment)

The Ridgecrest MOMS Club (for athlete T-shirts for our 13th Annual Ridgecrest Classic special athletic meet)

Rite Aid Foundation (for specialized training for parents of children with developmental disabilities)

Cynthia L. & William E. Simon, Jr. Foundation (for support of a project to upgrade our physical facilities)

United Way of Indian Wells Valley (for program support, special project funding, and two computers)

Verizon Foundation (to provide vocational training to people with psychiatric disabilities)

Vons Foundation (for furnishings and therapeutic toys for our Early Childhood Services program)

WACOM Thrift Shop (for Special Olympics warmup jackets and improvements to our preschool playground)

Wal-Mart of Ridgecrest (for recreation equipment, replenishment of our Supported Living Services client-emergency food bank, and fire extinguishers and smoke detectors for our Supported Living Services clients' homes)

Weingart Foundation (for support of a project to upgrade our physical facilities)

Wells Fargo Foundation (to support our Supported Living Services 24-hour client-emergency hotline)