
Pictured Above: Representatives from Bakersfield Sister City Corporation - Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, Wakayama, Japan, Cixi, China, Bucheon, South Korea, Amritsar, India.
The Sister City Corporation also received support from board members who represent each of these cities: Sue Stone & Debbie Verdugo (Wakayama), Portia Choi, & John Hefner (China), Jay Tamsi & David Alanis (Santiago de Querétaro), Paul Cha, Evan Sproul, & Portia (Bucheon); Gurmit Rupinder Jhaj (Amritsar). Special Thank You to Regina Pryor, Terry McCormick; and Fran Trevino and Leonard Villanueva for their beautiful vehicle that Sister City Corporation president rode in during the parade.

Pictured above: Dignity Health spread holiday cheer with a little help from KCHCCPresident/CEO Jay Tamsi, KCHCC Diplomat Co Chair, Jessica Neeley (Dignity Health), KCHCC Youth Ambassador Mayte Quintana, Santa's helpers, and members of the Dignity Health-Star Wars Imperial Holiday Force during the Bakersfield Christmas Parade.