Forest Folk Inc

Programs: The following were accomplished during of year of 2015. Weekly potlucks and public movie presentations were made available to all. Volunteer services were provided for local events, such as the rotary club sponsored 4th of july parade, the lemon lily festival, and the tree lighting ceremony. The primary accomplishment was the procurement of an ancient shuttle bus in order to provide a free transportation service to the elderly, disabled, and economically disadvantaged members of the community, however, none who wish to participate are excluded. Aside from this limited service, there is no public transportation service available to the area. Idyllwild is a small mountain village with limited health care and shopping services. The closest metropolitan area is more than an hour's drive away down a steep mountain highway and many do not have the physical or financial means to provide their own transportation.

in 2016 forest folk acquired an additional ancient vehicle, a 1999 ford econoline van, that is now used as the primary vehicle for our existing shuttle service. The shuttle bus is now the backup vehicle but plans are in place to use if for upcoming local events, the lilac festival, the beer fest, and the lemon lily festival. It is also available for private events such as wedding receptions or excursions off the hill. In addition to our existing programs, forest folk adopted families in need for the thanksgiving and christmas holidays and for a family emergency. Forest folk also partnered with riverside county's community action partnership and made it possible for four local children to receive bicycles for christmas.

in 2017, forest folk, inc. Continued on with its programs of offering weekly potlucks and movie nights along with off-hill excursions to the temecula farmers' market, the pala casino, and joshua tree national park. In addition, the group also offered assistance to elderly members of the community wishing to explore the benefits of bemer therapy. The shuttle service, with its focus on the elderly, disabled, and low-income members of the community, continued to operate with two weekly trips off-the-hill for medical appointments, shopping, or other services that are unavailable locally. The same door-to-door service was offered locally as well. Forest folk made charitable donations to a needy family for the thanksgiving and christmas holidays and provided transportation for the annual master choral christmas program.