Does your organization need an idea for fundraising? We may have the perfect fundraising tool for you! Through the H.A.R.D. Foundation, your service group or organization can host a Casino Night! We have the gaming equipment and the facility all in one location available for rent. The Percy Bakker Community Center has facilities to accommodate up to 230 people and amenities to make your fundraising event memorable to all who attend. Our experts can assist you in planning your Casino Night.

The Hesperia Recreation and Park District offers a wonderful way of remembering family members, relatives and friends – it is called the Memorial Tree Program at Hesperia Lake Park. The Memorial Tree Program includes a 10” x 12” granite plaque with personalized inscription and a choice of one 15-gallon tree from an approved tree list. The granite plaque has a 2 line minimum and 4 lines maximum. Your cost covers materials only. Hesperia Recreation and Park District provides the labor and does not profit from this program. For additional information, brochures are available upon request from District Office.

Within the boundaries of Hesperia Recreation and Park District, fifteen (15) historical sites have been placed to help preserve Hesperia’s heritage. Each marker is carved from granite and engraved with a brief historical description from that site. The sites are named and marked in a complementary brochure available at Lime Street Park Community Center. Once all the sites have been visited, a patch is available for a $3.00 fee. For more information, contact the District Office.

The Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation is proud to offer for sale the books “Bits and Pieces” and “Mojave Rendezvous” written by local historian John M. Swisher. Both books are written about the history and lore of the high desert. Mr. Swisher began his exploration of the Mojave Desert in 1937. His knowledge and experiences have been written into these books to preserve them for today’s residents and future generation. The books are available at the District Office and the Victor Valley Museum for $18.00 each, includes sales tax.

The Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation is proud to offer for sale “Footprints From The Barrio”. This paperback edition is an autobiography by Felix G. Diaz. Felix G. Diaz was born in Hesperia, grew up in Victorville, California, and continues to live there. Mr. Diaz, educated in the Victorville Valley, has taught grades K-14 (Victor Valley College). He founded the Old Town Victorville Veterans Memorial, the Casillas/Rodriguez Chapter of the American G.I. Forum, The Mariachi Festival “Musica Del Alma”, Los Dorados Del Valle (a volunteer organization), was a founding member of the High Desert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He also served on several committees and Boards. Get your copy today while supplies last. This book is available at the District Office for $15.00 each, includes sales tax.