KHTS Radio Santa Clarita Radio – Santa Clarita News
Host: Janice Murray
Non-Profit: LARC Foundation (LARC Ranch)
Guests: Kathy Sturkey, LARC Executive Director; Chuck Sturkey, LARC Grounds Operator, Chris Bratzel, Residential Administrator, LARC
LARC Ranch – September 11, 2017
“Our people are everything to us.” – Kathy Sturkey
Los Angeles Residential Community, located in Saugus, is home to a 90-person community headed by executive director Kathy and husband Chuck Sturkey and residential administrator Christine Bratzel.
“LARC Ranch offers a myriad of social and recreational activities all year round. They include LARC’s Travel Club, LARC’s Bowling Team, a very special partnership with Special Olympics, community outings, swimming, walking, bike riding, karaoke, bingo, the women’s club, the men’s club, the Aktion Club, dances, crafts, and the residential council.
LARC Villas are licensed to serve two separate age groups; we now have continuity of care for our residents as they grow older. LARC Adult Residential serves developmentally disabled adults ages 18 to 59 and LARC Residential Care for the Elderly serves adults’ ages 60 and older.
LARC Ranch now consists of the thirteen homes, two services building which make up the distribution kitchen, multipurpose room and offices for administrative staff and doctors. There is the Firestone Administration building, the Holland/Gindi Annex amphitheater and pavilion, Hoffman/Feld Auditorium, Stanton Indoor Swimming Pool, the Clare Cummings Park, Operations, the original ranch house, and the Acker Sports Complex that houses the ADC Day program and the Indoor Gymnasium.”
LARC Ranch September 17 Fundraiser!
“LARC Ranch is inviting the entire community to hop aboard the “LARC Train of Love” on Sept. 17 in a fundraiser packed with great food, fun and games, and dancing to the tunes of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
The “LARC Train of Love” is scheduled to pull into the station at 1 p.m. at LARC Ranch, 29890 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus. Adult tickets cost $125 each, and children’s tickets cost $50. A family package of $325 includes tickets for two adults and two children. Reservations and additional information are available by calling (661) 296-8636, ext. 219, or by visiting www.larcfoundation.org.
The “Train of Love” is designed as a family-friendly event that will include a variety of food vendor options, carnival-style games, live entertainment, music and dancing under a big top-style tent. The numerous food and dessert offerings include options for every taste — ranging from a full-blown buffet in the “dining car” to a hot dog cart, an In-N-Out Burger truck and more.”
