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givingbinocs: Wish List for KEEP Ocean

You can help us buy scientific equipment for the students! Any amount of a donation will help, see how at DonorsChoose .org

Forced air propane heating system for the dome
Carpeting in teacher trailers
Portable PA system with wireless mic.
$ towards creating native plant signs for the new garden.
Pond and water course/ stream for new garden entrance.
Display items for Discovery Zone: Rabbit skeleton, Rattlesnake skin, track display
Mammal Track and Sign - A Guide to North American Species, book by Mark Elbroch
8" x 10" digital photo frame
Digital cameras with internal zooms*
Kaufman Field Guide to the Insects of North America
Large "baby" jogger (that could accommodate handicapped children)*
Copy machine (Sharp AL-1631)
Electric golf cart*
Riding lawn mower *
"Raptor Force" PBS DVD
Replacement trailer for Discovery Zone (Slightly bigger = 44ft x 12 ft)
Cordless Phone/Answering System with voice mail and 5-10 lines*
Wooden Shelter with flooring and benches for luggage and or rainy day teaching area
A utility tractor or parts to repair our existing tractor* (useful for hauling logs, road upkeep, construction, etc)
Macintosh Lapbook
Electric vehicle for delivering lunches to students in the field
New color printer/copier for office.
New "Sea-train" storage facility.
New window insert for dome.
$ to buy space saver shelving units for kitchen.
$ to build cooler storage for outside of kitchen.
Industrial water conservation dishwasher for large groups.
Materials/labor for teacher trailer bathroom and/or kitchen renovation*
Solar panels for Discovery Zone and or Dome*
Large decorative or unusual rocks or sculptures for new garden/entrance.

* please contact us for details

If you are interested in donating to KEEP Ocean,
please contact:
Tom Anspach; Director
KEEP Program c/o CALM
10500 Alfred Harrell Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 871-1883

Thank You!

We appreciate all of your contributions. By way of thanks, we'd like you to read some of the Thank You Letters we've received. Your contributions make these experiences possible!

Thanks to those who have donated to our program:

Previous Donors
Eilif Paulson
Barbara Pappas
Carol Yohannes
Stockdale 6th graders
Mike Nelson
Rand Gardiner
Greg Smith and Karen Worcester
Stockdale 6th grade class
Longs Drugs
Don Ricketts
Judy and Chuck Varela
Hart 6th graders
Larry Stephens, Terry Walker
Jim Burke Foundation
Wild Birds Unlimited
Kern County Consortium (SELPA)
Wingland 5th grade class
Highland student body
Lynn Taylor
IKEA

2007/2008
Hart School 6th grade class
Highland 5th grade class
Wingland 5th grade class
Standard 5th grade class
John and Margie Noriega
Jim Burke Ford
John Roser
Columbia PTO
KCSOS Mini Grants
Stockdale Parent Club
Stockdale 6th Grade students
Jamison Family
Don Rickets- Fairfax
Gerry Blundell- Tropico M. School
Barbra Wheeler & St. Johns School

2008/2009
Lawrence Weitzen

KCSOS Minigrant
Stockdale School
Kathy Jackson - Stockdale
Ronald Reagan School
Fran Taylor
Gerry Blundell - Tropico M. School
St. Johns School

2009/2010
Stockdale School

Kathy Jackson- Stockdale
Linda Gregor & Debbie Yonemitsu
Don Seawater- Pacific Lumber
BJ & Ally Russell w/ Weinberg Dentistry
Fran Taylor
Hart & Maple Parents
St. Johns School
Ronald Reagan School
Hart School
ELK, GAF, & Global Fabrications
Rosedale North School
Steve Schubert
Jack and Elaine La Lane
Hart and Maple School Counselors
John Chesnut
Evelyn Dabritz

2010/2011
Joseph and Noriko Corbett
Larry Weitzen
KCSOS minigrant
Jolene Berg

Furniture for teacher trailers
Recreational equipment
Binoculars
Laptop computer
Recreational equipment
Refrigerator
Fifth wheel trailer
Large dry erase board for Dome, HDTV monitor for plankton station
DVD's, alarm clocks, hair dryers, memory cards, supplies
Whale vertebra fossil collection
Computer desk, computer equipment, recliner
Barn Owl nest box
Replica grizzley bear skull and claws
Grant for bedtime books
Animal vocalizations media
Replacement tires/wheels for all terrain wheelchair
Recycled plastic picnic table
Recycled plastic picnic table
Planet Earth DVD series
Mattresses

Lizard skeleton and bird call cards for Discovery zone
Great White Shark jaw replica
CD Player for the Dome, 2 speakers and a FAX machine
Fossilized Bat skeleton
Book for our discovery zone
Listening center for the Discovery Zone
Recliner and chairs for teacher trailers
Recycled plastic Picnic Table
Funds for a stereomicroscope
Funds for tanning and prep. of Sea Otter pelts
Office paper shredder, digital camera
Blankets, sweatpants, flash drive
Fossil collection, whale humerus and vertebrae
Lawn aerator, printer, monarch butterfly display, & office supplies
9 Nature CDs and books for Discovery Zone

Funds to buy a digital projector
Funds for digital cameras and memory cards
Flatscreen television for dome
KEEP logo black sweatshirts for staff
Recycled plastic picnic table
Donation for KEEP staff to attend professional development conference
Chest freezer
Cedar bench

Ball Cabinet & sports supplies
Native Plant Garden Signs
Native Plant Garden Signs
Lumber for benches & cabinets
Dental toiletrees
Donation for KEEP staff to attend professional development conference
Coffee bar goodies
Turtle skeleton display
Recycled plastic picnic table
New stainless steel KEEP entry sign
New stainless steel KEEP entry sign
Recycled plastic picnic table
Weather Station Monitors
Over-sized Water Heater
$108 for KEEP supplies
Native Plants for landscaping
"Kelp Condo Crisis" book for our DZ and teachers

Nine foot tall Live Oak tree and memorial plaque for Mike Corbett
2 Fujifilm digital cameras
2 new spotting scopes
$100

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