Hands Across California, the scholarship fundraising event that is attempting to raise a $100 million endowment for the California Community College system, now has an intended route for the hand holding event.

“It’s going to start in Sacramento and it’s going to end here,” said Roger Sanchez, Bakersfield College Student Government Association Liaison to the Dean.

The route is expected to come in from the south through Edison Hwy, then down Fairfax Road to Panorama Drive where it will end at the Bakersfield College main campus.

Due to the unwillingness of some community colleges to participate in the event, the hand holding line will no longer make a circle inside and around the state.

“It’s actually going to be a big C, due to the fact that Fresno and other community colleges up there don’t want to participate,” said Sanchez.

Relying on participants from the community, the link from Antelope Valley College, BC’s closest participating partner, will require 90,000 people.

“We’re going to coordinate with [Antelope Valley] to get more people and meet us half way.”

The date of the fundraiser still remains scheduled for April 17.

“It’s a big task for just a month,” said Sanchez. “We just need to worry about getting people from here to Antelope Valley College.”