We Provide school supplies and hygiene items to needy children in the Choachella Valley. Every backpack, every notebook, every toothbrush is a small act of dignity and care for kids who deserve to feel prepared, seen and supported.
We do a book drive every year, collecting thousands of books that we donate to the Loma Linda clinic in Indio. Scooter's Bottomless Bookshelf was created so kids could take a book home. The first year we collected a couple hundred books. Now, on average, we collect thousands of books.
“Here is a group of individuals with no connection to a pediatric hospital, yet they're drawn to the cause,” says local philanthropist Jill Golden, the founder of Scooter's Bottomless Bookshelf. “They just have such big hearts and Scooter's Bookshelf is just one lucky recipient of their generosity. And for that, I'm eternally grateful.”
“The partnership with the Jewish Men's Outreach Group has been incredible,” says Josh N. Zahid, senior development officer of the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation. “The Indio clinic has received thousands of reading books to help make clinic visits more manageable. These books bring much needed smiles to so many little faces.”
