BARC’s New Baler - Better, Faster, Stronger

BARC REPORTER

Inside This Issue

Staff Spotlight P. 2

Soupfest! P. 3

Holiday Schedule P. 3

Holiday Craft P. 3

Capital Campaign P. 3

Dear Reba P. 4

Road Safety P. 2

2014

THE

December

November WINNER IS:

Luis Gutierrez

in SE!

The Recycling Division just added a large

new piece of equipment to its lineup of

machinery! What is it? It’s called a double

ram baler that compresses material like

cardboard and plastic into a dense rectan-

gles that weighs in at approximately 1,500

pounds each. This new baler will help us

move over 7 million pounds of material

through our facility each month with ease.

We are currently processing and moving

about 4 million pounds of material per

month.

By adding this new baler, three new jobs

have been created. More important, it

was paid for by the City and County

through a grant called the Community De-

velopment Block Grant. These are monies

that are sent from the Federal Govern-

ment through the States to Counties and

Cities to improve infrastructure. In this

case, it improves our community’s ability

to divert recyclable material from the

landfill, so we stay true to our

mission to “build a stronger community.”

“It is really great to see this project finally

come to fruition after three long years of

planning,” said Mike Grover, Senior VP/

COO. “The Clients, Staff and Community

will all benefit from our latest addition.”

The crew photographed above have been

trained by a team from Sierra, who is the

manufacturer of the baler. Included in the

team are: Sergio Figueroa, Adrian Gomez,

Frank Baltazar, Andres Lopez, Augie Zavala,

Lucy Rios, Ray Creekbaum, Andres Baltazar

and Maria Hernandez.

HUMAN RESOURCES - NEWS

Wishing you and yours a Warm and Safe Holiday Season!

EMPLOYEE

SPOTLIGHT

How long at BARC: 8 YEARS

Position: ASSISTANT MANAGER

Birth Place: BAKERSFIELD, CA

Raised: TAFT, CA

Most Outrageous Thing I Have Done in my Life: DON’T REALLY HAVE

ANYTHING

Personal Goal: LEARN SIGN

LANGUAGE

Something Few People at BARC Know About Me: I ENJOY PLAYING THE

DRUMS

What I enjoy most about BARC:

GETTING TO SEE HOW HAPPY

BARC MAKES OUR CLIENTS

If you could meet one famous person past or present, who would it be:

ELLEN DEGENERES

FAVORITES

Food: SUSHI

Sports Team: LOS ANGELES LAKERS

Musician or Group: T-PAIN

Color: GREEN

TV Show: SCANDAL

Movie: DUMB AND DUMBER

Dream Vacation Spot: SPAIN

ELIDA LOPEZ

Recycling Division

Stephanie Ramirez was hired in Packaging - Records Clerk

Lawrence “L.J.” Coulthurst was hired in Material Handling

Tyler Carter was hired in SE/Group Ikea – Job Coach

Be sure to submit holiday and or vacation requests soon!

Most BARC departments will be closed on Wednesday, De-

cember 24th. If your department is not open, you have the

option of using either vacation time or taking the time off

without pay.

Happy Holidays!

“I love BARC! I love my friends, the Clients and Staff!” - Anita Rojas

What Staff and Clients are saying about BARC!

“I love the

Clients! They

amaze me every-

day with the

things they can

accomplish and

the quality of their

work!”

- Sharon Lusk

A road sign should never ap-

pear this blurry… Please do not

Drink and Drive! With all of

the Holiday Celebrations tak-

ing place this season, please call

DDI, use the Uber app, or

make arrangements for a Desig-

nated Driver! Have a Fantastic

and Safe Holiday Season!

Thank you to Celia Gonzales

for the safety tip suggestion!

For more traffic related safety

tips please visit the National

Highway Traffic Safety Admin-

istration at www.nhtsa.com.

Making Stuff with Michelle

Fun Crafts and DIY Projects for the Home!

Holiday Hack - DIY Money Saving Tip

Have a ton of pumpkins sitting around from Halloween?

Reuse them to make Snowmen!

How to do it: Clean and

dry your pumpkins thor-

oughly. Stack them up to

see which ones will give

you the look you like. You

may need to carefully cut

off any stems that get in

the way of stacking. I used

This year’s Soupfest was a collaborative effort between BARC

Foundation and MOVE International. All who attended enjoyed

fresh hot clam chowder or chili and a wonderful performance by

the BARC Singers. Thank you so much to all who participated!

a small knife and plyers. Paint 1-2 coats of any snow white

acrylic paint on your pumpkins and let them dry thoroughly.

Place the pumpkins on their sides in a bowl to paint the bot-

toms of the pumpkins. Stack your pumpkins 2-3 high and

paint buttons, eyes and mouth. Add a hat, a scarf, a nose or

whatever else you would like to finish your snowman! You

now have a snowman using your Halloween pumpkins! I

found straw hats at Michaels for 50% off . Other supplies can

be found at any dollar or craft store. Have fun!

Valerie Soria at Registration. Gil Garcia setting up a display.

The soup serving station at Soupfest!

BARC HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

December 25 - Christmas Day

December 26 - Day after Christmas

January 1 - New Year’s Day

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Furlough Day - December 24 *- Day before Christmas - *(Most

BARC departments will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th. If your

department is not open, you have the option of using either vacation time

or taking the time off without pay.)

Give a Gift From the

Heart this Holiday

Season and donate to

the Partners for BARC

Capital Campaign!

Contact Linda

Hartman at ext. 268 if

you’d like to help us

continue our mission

of Giving People Pur-

pose by making a

donation on behalf of

yourself, a friend or

loved one!

Thank you to all of the staff members who

are helping support the Partners for BARC

Capital Campaign! We are on our way

to reaching our goal! Thank you for your

continued support! ~ Foundation

Holiday Pinecone Cheeseball Recipe

Almonds resemble the bristles of a pine cone atop this delicious cream cheese ball of bacon and herbs. It's almost too cute to eat! Ingredients: 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened 1/2 C. light mayonnaise 5 strips of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled 5 strips of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled 1 tbsp. chopped green onion 1 tsp. chopped dill weed 1/8 tsp pepper 1 1/4 C. whole almonds, toasted Directions: Shape the cheese mixture into two small pinecones on serving plate. Starting at the narrow end, place almonds into the cheese on a slight angle, forming rows. Garnish with rosemary twigs to resemble pine needles. Serve with crackers.

DEAR REBA

Dear Reba,

I’m hosting a Christmas party at my house this year

and I’m afraid that someone might spill red wine on

my carpet. How do I remove red wine stains if this

happens?

Sincerely,

Scared Red

Dear Red,

We had that same exact problem with my second cousin

Betsy-May Beauregard. That dipsomaniacal woman would

splash her red wine all over the carpet! No matter what

method you choose, time is of the essence, and the first

thing you need to do is blot. Grab a clean white cloth

(towels and paper towels work just fine) and press the cloth

to the stain. Soak up as much of the red wine stain as you

can. Remember that your red wine spill isn’t Buddha’s Belly!

Rubbing it will not bring you luck, it will make it worse as it

can push the stain deeper in the carpets fiber.

Next you can use an over-the-counter red wine remover

like Wine Away or my favorite home remedy, White Wine!!

White wine helps neutralize red wine stains on carpeting.

Simply pour white wine on top of the red wine stain and

blot. This helps lift the red wine stain from the carpet and

helps prevent it from spreading. Has someone polished off

the white wine? Try plain vodka. Follow my tip and no

wine stain will prevent your carpet from matching your

drapes!

CALL FOR BABY PHOTOS!

We received a suggestion from BARC staff member Maria Roque to feature employee baby photos for a little who’s who guessing fun and we LIKED it! Please submit your baby photos to Michelle or Jeremiah for the January edition of the BARC Reporter! Email your baby pic to: mgarland@barc-inc.org or to jheitman@barc-

inc.org or bring them in and we’ll scan and return your original image to you. Let’s have some New Year fun! You have until Jan-uary 9, 2015 to submit your photos! Join the New Year Baby fun!