Submitted by Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley

Over 28 agency booths made this year’s Kids STEM Day at the Club the largest and best one yet! Members from Fillmore, Piru and Santa Paula visited various agency booths to learn about STEM careers and participate in hands on STEM activities. The event, held on Friday, July 13 at the Santa Paula club site, included a BBQ lunch for youth and volunteers hosted by the Fillmore Fire Foundation and Fillmore Rotary. This event has grown to become one of the premiere Kids STEM events in the county as it allows children to explore opportunities that exist in STEM careers and education.

There were over 400 youth and 50 volunteers who participated in the event. Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley CEO, Jan Marholin states, “This is huge for our club kids to see all of the career possibilities, organizations, museums, and vocational education that is possible. We are expanding their world of thought.”

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley would like to extend a special thank you to the following agencies for their participation and support: Anne Thille-STEM Nutrition, Associates Insectary, Bank of the Sierra, California Oil Museum, California Resources Corporation, Central Ventura County Fire Safe Council, Channel Islands National Park, City Impact, Crimson Midstream, LLC, Fillmore Fire Foundation, Fillmore Rotary, Food Forward, Food Share, Friends of the Library, KidSTREAM, Limoneira, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula FFA, Santa Paula Optimists, Santa Paula Police, Southern California Edison, UC Hansen Ag Research & Extension Center, United Water Conservation District, VCSTEM/CSUCI, Ventura County Ag Museum Santa Paula, Ventura County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad and UAV, Ventura County Sheriff’s Posse, and Wells Fargo.