Joanna Thompson WoodmenLife Representitive, California

12/23/2025

Let’s welcome our newest members Mike and Mandy!

Thanks Mandy

04/07/2025

Such a fun weekend at Woodmenlife 43rd Biennial Jurisdictional Convention in Las Vegas 🎲🎲This year’s theme was Rat Pack, you don’t need to tell me twice that we are dressing up.

Chapter 1, Victorville received an award for being a 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Chapter, which means our Chapter completed our quarterly common bond projects. Basically that means helping our community 🥰by volunteering or a monetary donation.

We learned the financial stability and strenghth of Woodmenlife.

See you in 4 years!!!

12/04/2024

Let’s Welcome Natasha to Woodmenlife.

Our newest member.
I love this picture.
Thanks John Barajas for the referral

11/08/2024

Welcome to Woodmenlife Cody!!

10/10/2024

COP (Citizens on Patrol)
Unit 437 Court Services
was up first to receive there donation from Woodmenlife in the amount of $13,400Jim Fosternlife members
Jim Foster and Laurel Foster
Voluntarily serve our High Desert. This donation will help greatly with uniforms.

C O P’s monitor the courthouse for people who need help finding where to go. They look for people who might need medical help.
They are the eyes and ears for the deputies and assist anyway possible.

In attendance were:

Jim Foster, Laurel Foster, Jim Olquin, Carolyn Johnson, Deputy Hondo Hernandez, Deputy Joe Vasquez, Janis Barker, Xavier Estrada and myself.

10/09/2024

Today Woodmenlife had the pleasure of presenting a check to The Victor Valley Community Services Council in the amount of $13,400

This is 2 of 5 presentations in our High Desert!! How exciting is that??

Well, let me tell you, it’s super exciting to work for an organization that gives back to our communities.

Here is some history on the organization we choose to support:

They were organized in 1956 to meet the needs of the growing Victor Valley and High Desert Communities. At the same time the emerging needs included emergency welfare services for residents, relief services for transients, family counseling, health services, house numbering to provide an accurate response capability for emergencies, and the coordination of recreational activities. The Council established a thrift shop, Family Counseling Services, Christmas Baskets in continuation with The Salvation Army, and Senior Citizen's Club.

In the late 1950's the Council sponsored the Red Feather Limited Fund, now an independent organization known as Desert Communities United Way. A decade later the Volunteer Center was added to include, identify and meet additional community needs; this included the referral line and Phone Alert League. Other programs later organized included the High Desert Homeless Services, "A Better Way"(a domestic violence shelter prevention program), Community Resource Network Luncheon, Court Referral (Alternative Sentencing Program) and the Human Race Walk-a-thon.

Today we assist Senior Citizens and Disabled Adults with a variety of free programs including door to door transportation, minor home repairs, fall prevention services, chores, homemaker services, Assisted Group Shopping Trips, Senior Food Pantry Trips, Telephone Reassurance, Senior Activities, Luncheons, Friendly Visits and more.

For more information on our free programs contact us at 760-243-9646, office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm.

10/05/2024

09/30/2024

This past Saturday Woodmenlife, Victorville Chapter 1 was up early and volunteered at High Desert Second Chance.

I hope our Chapter does it again, it was a lot of fun. Wht a great way to help our community

07/27/2024

Chapter Meeting Today at Liz’s with lunch from Fratelli’s
Discussed the last senior event which was whale watching
Donation of American Flag to the VFW

New events discussed:
Rocknourdisibilities Who Dun it 70’s theme murder mystery dinner.
Universal Studios
Volunteering at High Desert Second Chance

12 Members In Attendance plus one by phone

12/18/2023

Today your Chapter donated $200 in Walmart Gift Cards to Rocknourdisibilities. I acted as double duty, I accepted the cards on behalf of Dana since she was at another event today for her foundation! Pictured Members Mark Thompson, Liz Flemming, Avie, Abby, Caty and Ruth Clutters and Your agent, Joanna Thompson