In 1949 five
women who were compassionate toward this region's ill and injured
children wanted to provide a hospital that could treat their specific
needs, regardless of a family's ability to pay! The remarkable success
of their quest built Children's Hospital of Central California and
established a guild system to raise community awareness and financial
support for the hospital. Today there are 15 guilds and more than
1,200 members. The La Sierra Guild formed in 1999. In 2009 our
membership of men and women was 67; soaring to 100 in 2010
would be awesome! Please consider joining us. Current members are from
the Sierra Nevada foothill towns of Ahwahnee, Bass Lake, Coarsegold,
Mariposa, North Fork, Oakhurst, and Raymond.
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Monthly General Meetings: 2nd Wed. from 1:00-2:00 P.M., at the
Oakhurst Lutheran Church on Road 426, Oakhurst, CA. We do not conduct general
meetings the months of January, July and August. We do continue
the informal monthly luncheons in these months.
Monthly Informal Luncheons: 4th
Wed. from 1:00-2:00 P.M. We meet at a different restaurant
each month, and we try to frequent Sierra Mountain Community
merchants who support our fundraisers for Childrens Hospital.
Membership is open to any person who is of good moral character; committed to the mission of La Sierra Guild and Children's Hospital Central CA; and willing to fulfill the obligations of membership (either Active or Associate).