tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87902788312780281392024-03-21T10:28:00.374-07:00NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-16700803137619103362018-02-27T16:12:00.001-08:002018-02-27T16:12:53.503-08:00$50,000 gift from Ramos family establishes scholarship fund<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left, Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, president and chief executive officer of Children’s Fund; Terri Ramos; Olu-Ebube Meigs, one of the the first Ramos Family Scholarship recipients; James Ramos; Bill Nietschmann, Children’s Fund endowed scholarship committee chairman. The $60,000 check combines the $50,000 endowment for the Ramos Family Scholarship Fund and $10,000 that funded four recently awarded scholarships. </td></tr>
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Children’s Fund, a 30-year-old nonprofit focused on the needs of vulnerable children, recently announced the establishment of the Ramos Family Endowed Scholarship Fund.<br />
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James Ramos, a member of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, and his family gave $50,000 to establish the fund. They gave an additional $10,000 to fund $2,500 scholarships given recently to four students.<br />
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The Ramos Family Endowed Scholarship Fund will award scholarships in perpetuity to homeless, transitional, unaccompanied, foster, former foster and extended foster youth and to other vulnerable youth between the ages of 17 and 24. Priority will be given to Native American students, but the scholarships will also support students who are enrolled or accepted at community colleges, universities and accredited vocational schools in San Bernardino County.<br />
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“Our homeless and foster youth are among the most vulnerable populations in our communities. They also happen to be one of the most resilient groups,” Ramos said in a press release from Children’s Fund. “It is our hope that through the Ramos Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, we will open new opportunities for youth to succeed in college and create a better life for themselves.”<br />
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Ramos was born and raised on the San Manuel Indian Reservation and lived with his family in a mobile home when he was growing up. He received his associate degree at Victor Valley Community College and his bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Cal State San Bernardino before attending the University of Redlands where he received a master’s degree in business administration.<br />
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Ramos and his wife, Terri, have four children and three grandchildren.<br />
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“Often times, an education is the only way our vulnerable youth can break the cycles of poverty,” said Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, president and chief executive officer of Children’s Fund, in the press release. “The Ramos Family Endowed Scholarships will provide much needed financial support to hundreds of students over the years and bring hope for a better future for each of them.”<br />
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The students who received the recently awarded $2,500 scholarships are Olu-Ebube Meigs of Mentone, Gianni Oquendo and Destiny Vasquez, both of San Bernardino, and Yiwen Tang of Ontario.<br />
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“I’m 18. I’m homeless,” Meigs said in the press release. “I was wondering what I was going to do, where I was going to go while I was waiting for financial aid for school. It’s a very long process,” Meigs said.<br />
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“The scholarship from the Ramos family helped me live while I was waiting. There was a sigh of relief when I heard I received the scholarship. It came at the very best time.”<br />
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Forty percent of the scholarship funds are designated for living and other expenses.<br />
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To grow the endowment and increase the number of scholarships awarded each year, the Ramos family has planned a scholarship breakfast fundraiser Aug. 23 at the University of Redlands.<br />
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For information about Children’s Fund, go to www.childrensfund.org or call 909-379-0000.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-32626996985434376242017-12-20T15:42:00.001-08:002017-12-20T15:53:31.883-08:00CHILDREN’S FUND RECEIVES SECOND INSTALLMENT OF $1,000,000 GRANT <h2 style="text-align: center;">
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SAN BERNARDINO, California (Thursday, December 21, 2017) – Nonprofit Children’s Fund received the second installment of the $1,000,000 grant the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians awarded for the Children’s Assessment Center in 2016. The grant will be awarded over a three-year period for increased services for San Bernardino's abused and neglected children being treated at the Center.<br />
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The Children's Assessment Center (CAC) treats children ages 0-18, as well as developmentally delayed young adults, from every area of San Bernardino County who are suspected victims of physical and sexual abuse, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or socio-economic status.<br />
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“There are only about 300 child abuse doctors in the entire country,” says Dr. Amy Young, the Medical Director at the CAC. “Therefore, the best way to secure more medical staff at the CAC is to offer Forensic Pediatric Fellowships, essentially growing and retaining local expertise.”<br />
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The grant from the San Manuel Tribe will fund a new Pediatric Fellow each year, for three years, and other medical personnel. The CAC currently has two Fellows completing their training. Other medical personnel throughout the county are receiving on-going training in areas such as abusive head trauma, dental aspects of child abuse, and specialized training for nurse practitioners.<br />
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Child abuse, particularly experienced when children are young, causes stress that can disrupt early brain and physical development, placing mistreated young children at higher risk for health problems as adults.<br />
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Children who are abused or neglected also are more likely to repeat the cycle of violence by entering into violent relationships as teens and adults or abusing their own children.<br />
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At the CAC, victims not only receive treatment for the physical or sexual abuse. The children also receive treatment and referrals for therapy for the trauma they’ve been through.<br />
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“The $300,000 received this year will be used to train more pediatric fellows and move the CAC toward long-term stability,” says Dr. Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, President & CEO of Children’s Fund. “Children are society’s most precious asset and with the support of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, we will be able to increase our capacity at the CAC and treat over 3,000 children each year.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Children's Assessment Center (CAC) opened in 1994, in partnership between the County of San Bernardino, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and Children's Fund to provide comprehensive services to child victims of maltreatment. For more information, visit http://www.cacsbc.com. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Founded in 1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. Since its inception, Children’s Fund has served more than 1.5 million children. For more information on Children’s Fund or to learn how you can give a child hope for brighter tomorrows, go to www.childrensfund.org or call 909.379.0000.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. – </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Help
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">LifeStream
blood bank and Children’s Fund invite the Inland Empire community to help local
hospital patients in need while making the holidays memorable for underserved
San Bernardino County children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">LifeStream
will collect lifesaving blood donations Sunday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
inside Celebration Hall at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center at the north
end of Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Parked
just a few steps away, in the courtyard, will be a festively decorated
LifeStream bus where new, unwrapped toys may be placed to be distributed by
Children’s Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“In
this season of giving, LifeStream is proud to partner with Children’s Fund to
help put smiles on the faces of local underprivileged children,” said Frederick
Axelrod, MD, LifeStream’s president and CEO. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“As this is a very challenging
time of year to match community blood supplies with patient need, we urge our
community to join us at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center to give the greatest
of gifts this holiday season. And let’s ‘stuff the bus’ for those kids!” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Children’s
Fund is excited to be collaborating with LifeStream, a nonprofit doing such
important, life-saving work in our community,” said Dr. Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo,
Children’s Fund president and CEO. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Providing
toys during the holidays for children is important work as well. Our
society teaches children that when they are ‘good’ they will receive a toy at
Christmas. But what </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">happens
to the self-worth of a child whose parents can’t afford a gift? We do this
campaign every year to ensure that children know that they are ‘good,’ that
they are remembered, and that they are loved.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Blood
donors may walk-in but appointments are suggested and may be made by calling
800-879-4484 or visiting LStream.org. Donors must be at least 15 years of age
(donors under 18 require a signed parental consent form; forms are available
onsite), weigh at least 110 pounds, feel well, and present photo ID.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Donors
should maintain their regular meal schedules and increase their fluid intake
(water is best) in the 24 hours prior to donating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">LifeStream
is a local, nonprofit blood center that provides blood products and services to
more than 80 Southern California hospitals. For more information, call
800-879-4484 or go to LStream.org. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SAN BERNARDINO, California
(Tuesday, December 5, 2017) – Children’s Fund, a nonprofit serving vulnerable
children throughout San Bernardino County, will collect and distribute over
30,000 gifts for children this holiday season as part of their 29th Annual Celebration
of Giving campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“For some children, the
only gift under the tree this year will be a Celebration of Giving toy from
Children’s Fund,” said Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, President & CEO of Children’s
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Children’s Fund is now
collecting gifts for children ages 0-18 years old until December 15th. All toy donations can be brought to 1140 E.
Cooley Ave. in San Bernardino each weekday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“We have a special need
for gifts for kids ages 10-18. Often,
people’s first instincts are to buy toys for the little kids, but the older
children need gifts too,” said Syrone Harvey, program coordinator at Children’s
Fund. “Make-up and bath sets, curling irons, sports equipment, wallets,
watches, alarm clocks, and ear phones are all good ideas for teenagers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Pinedo believes that
receiving a gift during the holidays is a profound reminder to the children
that others care for them, no matter their circumstances. Every youth in foster care in San Bernardino
County, which is close to 6,000 children, will receive a gift from Children’s
Fund---just as they have for the past 29 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The Celebration of Giving
campaign depends heavily on the community’s toy donations and major donors,
including First 5 San Bernardino, Spark of Love, Arrowhead Credit Union, San
Manuel Band of Indians, Southern California News Group, and many others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">To host a toy drive at
your business, arrange a large delivery, make a monetary donation, or for more
information, please call 909.379.0000, or go to www.childrensfund.org. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-72261517663955522162017-10-31T15:18:00.000-07:002017-10-31T15:18:51.729-07:00Claremont Auxiliary Modifies Its Name, But Not Its Mission<div style="background: white; margin-top: 5.25pt;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Claremont,California:<span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> The Claremont West-End
Auxiliary of Children’s Fund voted recently to shorten the name of the
auxiliary from Claremont West-End Auxiliary of Children’s Fund to the West End
Auxiliary of Children’s Fund. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This
change was initiated to better represent the membership and the populations
served by the auxiliary. There has been no change in the auxiliary’s vision and
mission. They will continue to work with partners throughout San Bernardino and
eastern Los Angeles County to provide support, opportunity, and hope to our most
vulnerable children.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">“We wish to thank those who have
supported with us throughout the years and encourage anyone interested in
working with us to break the destructive cycles of poverty, neglect and abuse
and provide a brighter future for every child,” said Lou Ehresman, auxiliary
President.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">For more information about
Children’s Fund and the work of the West End Auxiliary of Children’s Fund, you
may contact Lou Ehresman at </span><a href="mailto:luehres@aol.com" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">luehres@aol.com</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
or visit the Children’s Fund website at www.childrensfundonline.org.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The gentlemen are, from the left: Phil Cothran; Cid Pinedo, Children’s Fund President & CEO; Leon Ford, Fontana Foundation of Hope board member; and Jack Long, Fontana Foundation of Hope founder & board chair. The ladies are representatives from Fontana Boys & Girls Club, Community Action Partnership and Walden Family Services.</span></td></tr>
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San Bernardino Co. (Friday, August 11, 2017) - Several l<span style="font-family: inherit;">ocal agencie</span>s benefitted from a donation of new
shoes for children this week, thanks to a generous donation from Phil Cothran,
a local Fontana businessman. Thanks to a
collaborative effort, nearly 1,000 children will receive new Sketchers “Crocs”
shoes just in time for the new school year.</div>
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A special Thank You to Fontana Foundation of Hope for
opening up their office for distribution of the shoes, and to the fourteen
local nonprofits* for helping us get this donation in the hands (and the feet)
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This is the second time Mr. Cothran has donated children’s
shoes to Children’s Fund. In May, 995
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">*The fourteen nonprofits who received the shoe donation are:
Building a Generation, Catholic Charities, Community Action Partnership San
Bernardino, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center, Fontana Boys and Girls
Club, Helping Hands Kinship Support, Option House, Project Life Impact, Reach
Out, Social Action Community Health Systems, South Coast Children’s Services,
Veronica’s House, Victor Community Support Services, Walden Family Services.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-30361422992250475612017-07-10T15:27:00.000-07:002017-07-10T15:30:46.599-07:00DR. CID PINEDO NAMED CEO OF CHILDREN'S FUND <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, Ed.D., a highly respected executive and educator, human services advocate, and fundraiser with deep roots in the Inland Empire, today was named Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Fund.<br />
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Pinedo, 44, will guide the nonprofit organization in its mission of giving vulnerable children support, opportunity, and hope by breaking destructive cycles through his vast network of community partnerships.<br />
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He joins the Children’s Fund from the Hope through Housing Foundation, where he served as President. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for National Community Renaissance and Associate Superintendent of Business Services and Economic Development for the Chaffey Community College District.<br />
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“Cid brings over 20 years of experience in the human services area and is highly respected for his innovation and community focus. We are thrilled to have him lead our dedicated staff in securing a bright future for every child,” said Neal Waner, Chairman of the Children’s Fund Board of Directors.<br />
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Children’s Fund was founded 30 years ago by Jack Brown, then Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets, and Patrick Morris, then presiding Judge of the San Bernardino County Juvenile Court, as a better way to deliver services to at-risk children. In that time, Children’s Fund has served more than 1.4 million children.<br />
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“Children’s Fund is an amazing organization, and I am honored to have this opportunity to serve and support the most vulnerable in our society,” Pinedo said. “It has been said that access without support is not opportunity, and I truly believe that holds true. Children who have experienced abuse, trauma, neglect, and disenfranchisement need our support and our advocacy.”<br />
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Pinedo grew up in El Monte, received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at St. John’s Seminary College in Camarillo, and his Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership and Management from the University of La Verne.<br />
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He later became Director of Development at the University of La Verne, before moving to Chaffey College, where he spent nearly 12 years.<br />
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He is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles County Fair Association, and sits on the boards of the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Southern California Edison’s Consumer Advisory Panel, and Bright Prospect. He is a past Chairman of the La Verne Planning Commission and Past Chairman of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.<br />
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He will begin his new role at Children’s Fund on August 1, 2017.<br />
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“Growing up in an under-resourced community of poverty,” said Pinedo, “I learned that through hard work and commitment, we can be agents of change. Children’s Fund embodies that commitment, and I look forward to working with its great staff, board of directors, partners, and community advocates who positively impact children in need.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For more information on Children’s Fund or how you can give children hope for brighter tomorrows, please visit Children’s Fund’s website at www.childrensfundonline.org or call 909.379.0000. </span><br />
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June 16, 2017) – Children’s Fund is requesting donations of new backpacks and
school supplies for San Bernardino County foster and other vulnerable youth who
are attending school in the fall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">“To benefit the youth in
our county most in need, we are collecting new backpacks and school supplies
until July 12<sup>th</sup>,” states Betty Chambers, program manager of
Children’s Fund. “The first day of school is important. Something as simple as new school supplies
and a cool backpack gives our county’s youth pride and confidence.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the summer to allow plenty of time to deliver to Children and Family Services
for distribution to the youth by the first day of school in August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="A2">“Children’s Fund’s
mission is about giving our county’s vulnerable children support, opportunity
and hope,” says Beth Spalding, Children’s Fund Operations Manager. “When we
provide new backpacks and school supplies to them, we are letting them know
that we believe in them.” </span><span class="A2"><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="A2" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Children’s Fund
relies on community partnerships with other nonprofit organizations,
businesses, churches, and individuals to host a collection box and collect
backpacks and school supplies. “If you
would like to organize a backpack collection at your organization, please
contact us at 909.379.0000,” states Chambers. “The smile on a child’s face is priceless
and we thank our community partners for making those smiles bright.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Backpack and school supply
donations are being accepted at Children’s Fund, 348 W. Hospitality Lane, Suite
110, San Bernardino, CA 92408 through Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Or, you can make a monetary donation, and
Children’s Fund will do the shopping for you. Donations can be made at the
office, or online at <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/">www.childrensfundonline.org</a>.</span> For more information, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/backpack-drive."><span style="color: blue;">http://www.childrensfundonline.org/backpack-drive.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Created in 1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose
mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by
breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. For more information on Children’s Fund or
how you can give children hope for brighter tomorrows, please visit Children’s
Fund’s website at <a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/">www.childrensfundonline.org</a>
or call 909.379.0000. Follow us on
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-7496164562790039492017-05-01T10:39:00.002-07:002017-05-01T10:56:29.118-07:00HOME TOUR PROVES THREE'S A CHARM<div style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">
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<b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Article first published in the Claremont Courier on April 28, 2017</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Three examples of Claremont’s unique residential character were on display for the annual Children’s Fund Home Tour.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The tour, which took place on April 22 and 23, gave people an opportunity to tour the homes while also donating to charity. All of the <span style="font-family: inherit;">procee</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ds from the ticket sales go to the West End chapter of the Children’s Fund, which includes Claremont, according to Children’s Fund Claremont Chapter President Dr. Wanda Pyle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Children’s Fund, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, was established to serve and provide aid to children in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties who are abused, neglected and impoverished, according to Ms. Pyle. The home tour has been around for over a decade, and routinely brings in donations in the tens of thousands.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This year, the tour started off with a fundraising gala at the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, April 21. Ms. Pyle noted that the gala alone raised around $6,000 for the fund.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">In addition to the home tour tickets, which ran about $35 a pop, artwork by local artists was dutifully placed around the homes for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the fund.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Ms. Pyle was quick to point out that each home had no restaging just for the tour—the homes were presented to the patron in exactly the same states as they are for the owners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“These are the homes they live in,” she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The first house on the tour is a massive gray mansion located on Grand Avenue. The home belongs to Bill and Judi Manis, who built the home in 1998 after buying the plot of land two years earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Bill, the city manager for Rosemead, and Judi, a vice president for AT&T, transformed their dream home into a Tuscan-inspired oasis peppered with family heirlooms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">One of the first amenities one sees when entering the home—besides the grand staircase—is a massive grandfather clock, which has been in Judi’s family since it was shipped from England in 1878. Atop the towering timepiece is an artful depiction of the lunar cycle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Another family heirloom on display is a dining room table belonging to Judi’s father. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home also includes an impressive home theater, complete with comfortable couches and a massive flat-screen television. The room was once used as a playroom for the kids, Bill explained, but once they grew up and moved out of the house the couple reclaimed the room for themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The theater is adorned with original prints of posters for the Mexican Players of the Padua Hills Theater, an important and enthralling piece of early Claremont history. Bill Manis explained that the son of Frank Vecchio, the artist, gifted the posters to him after the elder Mr. Vecchio passed away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Nearly every room in the house evokes images of the Italian countryside. From the halls to the master bathroom, visitors feel like they are in a Tuscan villa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“We tried to stay, as much as possible, true to that theme,” Judi said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The second home on the tour is a brand-new addition to the neighborhood—a smartly designed contemporary home on 731 Hood Drive. The 3,060-square-foot home, which has four bedrooms and three-and-half bathrooms, was designed by local Claremont architects Wheeler & Wheeler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">According to Children’s Fund docent Linda Rice, the home sits on what was originally a vacant lot for the children of the next-door neighbors to play in. Now, a grand, modern home with craftsman and country-inspired designs takes its place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The house also presented patrons with an exclusive sneak-peek—the residence would not be officially listed for sale until the following Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“It’s such an advantage for us,” said Ms. Rice. “Everyone in Claremont wanted to see this house.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The house has officially been listed for $1.85 million.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Since the house doesn’t have an owner as of yet, it was turned into a makeshift art gallery with portraits and sculptures from local artists such as Jenny Simpson and Christy Johnson displayed everywhere, from the bedrooms to the garage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The house features a beautiful kitchen with a restaurant-grade stove and refrigerator, two modern bathrooms with sleek stainless steel showerheads and, of course, a fireplace on the balcony of the upstairs master suite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">All of these modern amenities are coated in cool hues of sea foam green and eggshell white, colors that elicit a calming effect softening the industrial design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The third and final home on the tour is nestled deep within Webb Canyon, and required a shuttle service to get to it. The home may not look particularly dramatic on the outside, but inside it showcases the homeowners’ deep passions for travel and culture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The home, belonging to Bill and Carol Christiansen, is full of remnants of the couple’s travels around the world. Bill’s photographs of the people and places they’ve encountered, from women in Africa to Dracula’s castle in the mountains of Transylvania, are stationed throughout the home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The house is a study of modern and ancient contrasts, none more so than the new flat-screen television sitting atop an ornate Tibetan altar. The blood-red, gold and black hues make the piece an eye-catching addition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">But the pièce de résistance of the home is the sweeping view of Webb Canyon from the home’s back porch. The house sits along the edge of a terraced cliff that, like the situation of Manis home, is reminiscent of rural Italy. The terrace is peppered with different fruit trees and art pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The home’s rural location also allows the Christiansens to come into contact with Claremont’s wilder natives. In one instance, a brown bear ambled its way onto the property in search of food. Instead of running for help or calling animal control, Bill Christiansen did what any photographer would do—he snapped some pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Those pictures of the animal making itself at home on the Christiansens’ back patio are on display in the couple’s bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The majesty of the homes aside, the event was for a great cause. Ms. Pyle estimates the tour sold around 200 tickets this year, but the final numbers aren’t in as of press time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">If past events are any indication, the tour could provide around $12,000 for the Children’s Fund, all in the name of helping the region’s most vulnerable populations.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">—Matthew Bramlett</span></strong></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-79507790684183183782017-03-29T10:16:00.001-07:002017-03-29T10:21:18.451-07:00APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH <h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Children’s Fund invites the public to celebrate at a 66ers
baseball game</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 2016, everyone joined in the Parade Against Child Abuse.</td></tr>
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SAN BERNARDINO, California (Tuesday, March 29, 2017) – Children's Fund, the 66ers baseball club, and many family-strengthening organizations are coming together to honor Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month on Tuesday, April 11, at the 5th Annual Children Are Our Future event at San Manuel Stadium at 6:00 pm. </div>
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The 5th Annual Children Are Our Future event at 66ers vs. Quakes baseball game is guaranteed to be a fun night out for the whole family! It’s $2 Tuesday at the 66ers game, with tickets, hot dogs, popcorn, tacos and soft drinks costing only $2, all night. Parking is $5. The game starts at 7:05 pm but the gates open at 6:00 pm for all the pre-game fun.</div>
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Join us and mascot Bernie as we parade against child abuse around the 66ers baseball field. All ages are invited onto the field.</div>
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<b>Art Gallery at the 66ers Game</b></div>
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Children’s art will be on display in our very own Children Are Our Future Art Gallery near third base. View drawings that answers the question, “What do you want to work hard to become when you grow up?”</div>
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The committee of Children Are Our Future consists of representatives from 66ers Baseball, Building A Generation, CASA San Bernardino, Child Care Resource Center, Children’s Network, First 5 San Bernardino, San Bernardino 211, San Bernardino Teen Music Workshop, and San Bernardino County Children and Family Service. The event is funded in part by Children’s Fund, San Manuel Band of Indians, First 5 San Bernardino, and Southern California News Group.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-65275594686626675652017-01-23T18:01:00.001-08:002017-01-23T18:04:01.324-08:00CELEBRATION OF GIVING TOY DRIVE A SUCCESS<h3>
Children’s Fund provides toys to vulnerable children for the 28th year</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Two of the four Gruner children delivering toys to
Children’s Fund during the holidays. These boys used the profits from
selling poinsettias to their neighbors to purchase four full bags of toys for
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SAN BERNARDINO, California (Monday, January 23, 2017) – Children’s Fund, a nonprofit serving vulnerable children in San Bernardino County since 1986, has wrapped up the 28th Annual Celebration of Giving campaign and the results are better than ever before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Over 30,300 gifts were collected, inventoried and distributed this holiday season to foster youth and other vulnerable children throughout San Bernardino County. Every year the campaign has grown—last year 30,000 children were served.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We’ve been able to expand this valuable program through our many partners and generous donors,” said Stacy Iverson, President & CEO of Children’s Fund. “Without this vital community support, many children would go without a toy to celebrate the season.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Iverson explains that a toy during the holidays is more than just a gift to open on Christmas morning. It represents the belief that every child is worthy of our care and support. It sends them the message that they are valued and gives them the confidence to continue on with hope for the future. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teenagers are often difficult to purchase gifts for, so this year foster children ages 12- to 18-years old received a $25 gift card instead of a toy. Many organizations and individuals donated cash to enable Children’s Fund to supply the nearly $40,000 needed. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like to receive information about how you or your organization can get involved in our next Celebration of Giving campaign, please contact us at 909.379.0000.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Founded in 1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. Since its inception, Children’s Fund has served more than 1.4 million children. For more information on Children’s Fund or to learn how you can give a child hope for brighter tomorrows, go to www.childrensfundonline.org or call 909.379.0000.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-46920918731849622922016-12-13T17:36:00.001-08:002016-12-14T10:32:35.626-08:00CHILDREN’S FUND RECEIVES $1,000,000 GRANT <div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">San Manuel Band of Mission Indians provides funding
for Children’s Assessment Center</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #888888; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From Left: Mack, Service/Therapy Dog, Children’s Assessment Center; </span></span><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;">Stacy Iverson, President and CEO, Children’s Fund; Dr. Amy Young, Medical Director, Children’s Assessment Center; Sabrina Nakhjavanpour, Treasurer, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.</span></span></span></h3>
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SAN BERNARDINO, California
(Monday, December 12, 2016) –<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians</span> has awarded $1,000,000 to nonprofit Children’s Fund
for <span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the
Children’s Assessment Center. The grant will be awarded over a three-year
period for increased services for San Bernardino's abused and neglected
children being treated at the Center. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Children's Assessment Center (CAC) treats children
ages 0-18, as well as developmentally<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">delayed young adults, from every area of San Bernardino
County who are suspected victims of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">physical and sexual abuse, regardless of gender,
ethnicity, or socio-economic status. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 2015, there were 5,110 substantiated cases of child
abuse in San Bernardino County and 1,723 of those children were treated at the
CAC. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With more medical staff, more
victims could have been seen.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“There are only about 300 child abuse doctors in the
entire country,” says Dr. Amy Young, the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Medical Director at the CAC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Therefore, the best way to secure more medical staff at the CAC is to
offer Forensic Ped<span style="color: #0f0f0f;">iatric Fellowships, essentially
growing and retaining local expertise.”</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></span>The grant from the San
Manuel Tribe will fund a new Pediatric Fellow each year, for three years, and
other medical personnel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p> </o:p><br />
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“By securing and training
three new pediatric fellows, the CAC will move toward long-term stability and
the capacity to treat over 3,000 children each year,” says Sabrina
Nakhjavanpour, Treasurer of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, who
recently toured the Children’s Assessment Center. “In addition, the grant
provides funds to train existing staff as well as research and develop programs
to improve systems for child abuse victims. We are pleased to support this
worthwhile effort.”<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Child abuse, particularly experienced when children are
young, causes stress that can disrupt</span><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">early brain and physical development, placing mistreated
young children at higher risk for</span><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">health problems as adults.</span><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Children who are abused or neglected also are more likely
to repeat the cycle of violence by entering into violent relationships as teens
and adults or abusing their own children.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At the CAC, victims not only receive treatment for the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">physical or sexual <span style="color: #0f0f0f;">abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The </span>children also <span style="color: #0f0f0f;">receive treatment and referrals for therapy for the
trauma they’ve been through.</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“The number one cause of traumatic death in a child under
the age of one is child abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">are so grateful that San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians recognized the need for increased services and is supporting
the Children’s Assessment Center in such a meaningful way,” says Stac<span style="color: #0f0f0f;">y Iverson, President & CEO of Children’s Fund.</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">The
Children's Assessment Center (CAC) opened in 1994, in partnership between the
County of San Bernardino, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and
Children's Fund to provide comprehensive services to child victims of
maltreatment. For more information, visit </span><a href="http://www.cacsbc.com/">http://www.cacsbc.com</a><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Founded in 1986, Children’s Fund is a
nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity
and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. Since
its inception, Children’s Fund has served more than 1.4 million children. For
more information on Children’s Fund or to learn how you can give a child hope
for brighter tomorrows, go to </span><a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">www.childrensfundonline.org</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> or call 909.379.0000.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-16298070004391741412016-11-04T09:00:00.001-07:002016-12-14T10:28:38.056-08:00BONNES MERES SERVES HOPE AND LOVE AT HOLIDAY LUNCHEON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxflCXR-8ikUbuKqAv1GXQnJ92DaudtgBXv9ZP-4EQh_Ce-tIeA8qqJ64A_FYfIP0TDwdEmMcQXo8oMKctTXw93bfk7XpguPITq978bjaKLxmk57L_JO9_K7vIdf7Xk1CG7vRl-SLs7_Yh/s1600/DSC_0969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxflCXR-8ikUbuKqAv1GXQnJ92DaudtgBXv9ZP-4EQh_Ce-tIeA8qqJ64A_FYfIP0TDwdEmMcQXo8oMKctTXw93bfk7XpguPITq978bjaKLxmk57L_JO9_K7vIdf7Xk1CG7vRl-SLs7_Yh/s400/DSC_0969.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Trinity Wallace-Ellis, guest speaker at Thursday’s Bonnes Meres Auxiliary Holiday Auction at the National Orange Show Event Center, gave a powerful and inspirational presentation on her own experiences as an abused child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Orginally published in The Sun on 11/3/16</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">By Michel Nolan</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Those good mothers have done it again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Officially known as “Bonnes Meres” Auxiliary of Children’s Fund, the lovely Bonnes Meres members — and a handful of Bonnes Peres — hosted their annual Holiday Auction and Luncheon Thursday to make life a little easier for our most vulnerable San Bernardino County residents — its abused and neglected children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The money raised at the fundraiser goes to help children with the most immediate and urgent needs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are now more than 6,000 children in the foster-care program in San Bernardino County.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Thursday, a gathering of about 350 filled the Renaissance Ballroom of the National Orange Show Events Center, which was transformed into a glittering autumn fantasy of fall foliage and pumpkins, themed “Harvesting Stars for a Brighter Future.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The theme was the idea of president Barbara Rozema, who said she was inspired by thinking of the stars as children, who could shine brighter with love and hope.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are only 38 active members of Bonnes Meres, along with additional groups of Lifetime and Honorary members.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the words of Betty Chambers of Children’s Fund, “They’re small but mighty.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After last year’s huge success, the group has a tough act to follow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last December, the nonprofit presented a check for $75,000 to Children’s Fund to ensure that at-risk children who are abused, neglected, impoverished or abandoned receive adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical care and equal opportunities for social development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since Bonnes Meres was founded in 1958, more than $1.7 million has been raised for these children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The event included the traditional silent auction, luncheon, opportunity drawing for fabulous prizes, and a spirited live auction presided over by Neal Waner, Bonnes Meres board president, and Martha Green, cooking guru and owner of Martha Green’s Dough’Lectibles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Live auction items ranged from a Magical Gingerbread Party at a private home, to six seats behind home plate at an Angel baseball game.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Highlight of the event was the talk given by guest speaker Trinity Wallace-Ellis, consultant and inspirational speaker — also a foster child.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Your experiences don’t change with age, but how you cope with them, does change,” she told the group.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her powerful story of her own childhood and the abuses and neglect she endured.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There weren’t a lot of dry eyes in the house — including mine — when she finished speaking.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Trinity’s emotional talk went to the heart of why Bonnes Meres does what it does.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The generous souls of the community have given these children a voice. Without the passion and dedication of humanitarians, the young voices would be silenced.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The good mothers host two fabulous events — in addition to the annual Holiday Auction in the fall, there is the Spring Birthday Luncheon, which provides birthday gifts for all the children in the foster-care system — all 6,000 of them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Swarovski will donate 10% of sale proceeds made during their black tie event and on Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th to <a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, text-color 0.3s;">Children’s Fund</a></span></h2>
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The operators of this luxury boutique are very community minded and have pledged to <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">donate 10% of sale proceeds made during this black tie event and on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th to a local charity, <a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, text-color 0.3s;">Children’s Fund</a>.</span> This charity was founded in 1986 and their mission is to give our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships.</div>
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“Swarovski, first opened in Rancho Cucamonga in October, 2009 and although we departed for a brief period, we are proud to become reacquainted with the city and center we first met several years ago.” said Hiral Patadia, Swarovski’s General Manager. “Our Team is thrilled to reward loyal customers and surprise new shoppers with sparkling offers with an all new Swarovski Crystal Forest store experience, featuring unparalleled and excellent customer service.”</div>
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Paying it forward is an integral part of this boutique’s mission statement. This event will be the first of many where we will team up with a worthy cause that will benefit those in need, in and around Rancho Cucamonga. The event will be a red carpet extravaganza with the fashion world in attendance as well as local community leaders.</div>
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We will be inviting a representative from Children’s Fund to speak to build awareness of their needs and how we can all help. Together, everyone achieves more.</div>
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The event is to launch the first Swarovski Crystal Forest Licensed Boutique at Victoria Gardens. Swarovski is a luxury brand that has its origins in Austria with a 121 year history, and is a well-recognized brand in America – Since 2004, Swarovski has created the 9-foot-diameter (2.7 m), 550-pound (250 kg) star or snowflake that tops the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City. The tree ornament now serves as the inspiration for the smaller Annual Edition ornaments that have been sold in the retail stores since 1991. During our event, the NEW 2016 Christmas Ornament will be unveiled and raffled, so a lucky guest can take a little history home with them.</div>
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This Gala Grand Opening will be a true Red Carpet affair. There will be live fashion models showcasing the exquisite jewelry collections by Swarovski, sparkling SWAG gift bags for guests, Hors d’oeuvres, wine, music, professional photographer, and more. Friday, November 11th will be a one-of-a-kind event at Victoria Gardens that will be talked about long after it’s over.</div>
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Victoria Gardens, an upscale open air shopping complex, is well located off the 15 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga, the Inland Empire’s premier city. Rancho Cucamonga has grown to become a vibrant, family oriented community. Victoria Gardens is currently home to popular retailers including Macy’s, JC Penney, Banana Republic, Apple, H & M, Victoria’s Secret, Aldo, Kiehls, Lush, Pottery Barn, Sephora, among many others.</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Montclair Place Collects Backpacks and School Supplies</span></span></i></b></h2>
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500 backpacks and school supplies for each backpack (valued at $19,500) to
Children’s Fund, with the assistance of KOLA radio on July 30, 2016. (From L to
R): Ann Morgan Kaser CMD, Senior
Director Retail Marketing, Montclair Place; Caitlin Jae Valencia, Sr. Marketing
Coordinator, Montclair Place; Luis Lara, Store Director, Superior Grocers; Irma
Blanco, KOLA radio; Hend Alqleh, KOLA radio; Betty Chambers, Programs Manager,
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">MONTCLAIR, California (Wednesday,
August 13, 2016) – Over 500 backpacks and school supplies valued at $19,500
were collected at last week’s Backpack drive, organized by Montclair Place to
benefit children in the Ontario/Montclair region, and other vulnerable children
in San Bernardino County.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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collection include supermarket Superior Grocers and nonprofit Christmas Cheer
All Year. Superior Grocers, with
locations throughout the Inland Empire, donated 500 backpacks. Christmas Cheer All Year, a nonprofit founded
by Rick Lozano from KTTV, donated a van full of all the supplies a child will
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">KOLA 99.9 radio joined
Superior Grocers and Christmas Cheer All Year at Montclair Place on Saturday,
July 30, to present the donations to Children’s Fund, a 30 year-old nonprofit
serving the most vulnerable children in San Bernardino County. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“Children are full of
excitement on the first day of school,” says Stacy Iverson, President & CEO
of Children’s Fund. “Arriving with the
tools they’ll need to succeed will make that day even more special for them. We
are grateful to Montclair Place and their sponsors for such a generous gift.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Founded in
1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable
children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through
community partnerships. Since its inception, Children’s Fund has served more
than 1.4 million children. For more information on Children’s Fund or to learn
how you can give a child hope for brighter tomorrows, go to or call
909.379.0000.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">$6.4
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">24th Annual A. Gary Anderson Memorial Golf Classic in June 2016. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">From L to R: Stacy Iverson, President & CEO, Children's Fund; Eric Shorett, Crown Printers; Erin Lastinger, A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation; Denny Shorett, Crown Printers.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SAN BERNARDINO,
California – The 24th annual A. Gary Anderson Memorial
Golf Classic, a fundraiser for nonprofit Children’s Fund in San Bernardino
County, was held in June at the Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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donations brought the total to $6.4 million raised since the first year of the
tournament, the largest annual fundraiser for Children’s Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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co-title sponsors were the A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation and Diversified Pacific
and Colonies/Crossroads.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was Bobbi Albano, a local realtor who was once a recipient of Children’s Fund’s
services. Denny Shorett from Crown
Printers was honored at the event for his decades of philanthropic support to
Children’s Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable
children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through
community partnerships. Since its inception, Children’s Fund has served more
than 1.4 million children. For more information on Children’s Fund or to learn
how you can give a child hope for brighter tomorrows, go to </span><a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">www.childrensfundonline.org</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> or call 909.379.0000.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-75630969116375383752016-08-03T15:17:00.003-07:002016-08-03T15:17:40.891-07:00CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM THE FONTANA FOUNDATION OF HOPE DONATION<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Children’s Fund
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Fontana Foundation of HOPE bestowed a $50,000 donation to Children’s Fund which
will make a difference in many vulnerable children’s lives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Children’s Fund has provided more than 69,000 services to children
in need this past year, including emergency needs support for children and
enhancing services through privately-fundraised dollars. Examples of services
provided last fiscal year, which ran from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
include: sending 125 graduating seniors
to Computer Camp, which provided training, laptops, printers, and software;
acknowledging all San Bernardino County foster youth on their birthday and the
holidays with gifts to ensure they know they are cared for; providing
beds/bedding to children so they don’t have to sleep on the floor or couch; seeing
1600 child abuse victims at the Children’s Assessment Center; paying for orthodontic
support for children to brighten their smiles; and awarding 28 scholarships to
foster youth attending college. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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providing a bright future for every child,” states Stacy Iverson, President
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testament of their dedication to the vulnerable children in our communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by
breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. Since its
inception, Children’s Fund has served more than 1.4 million children. For more
information on Children’s Fund or to learn how you can give a child hope for
brighter tomorrows by making a donation, go to </span><a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">www.childrensfundonline.org</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> or
call 909.379.0000. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fontana Foundation of HOPE vision statement is helping
families and communities by providing hope and resources to children, seniors
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Stacy Iverson of the Children’s Fund in San Bernardino thought it was a site visit, but when several people walked inside the doors, all wearing blue Mickey Mouse ears, she knew something was up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“I thought we were going to have a little brief meeting to talk about the Children’s Fund,” she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The eight people were from the <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/sections/entertainment/ocdisney/" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Disneyland Resort</a> were actually there to surprise Iverson, president and CEO of the fund, with a check for $60,000 - a grant from the resort as part of its Million Dollar Dazzle campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“I feel like I’m in an absolute dream,” Iverson said as she was given her own pair of blue Mickey Mouse ears to wear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The Disneyland Resort team, known as the Million Dollar Dazzle crew, were led by Jessica Bernard, the Disneyland Ambassador. Bernard explained that the fund was picked as a recipient during May, National Foster Care month, for the work that it does in supporting foster youth in San Bernardino County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“We are giving away more than $1 million dollars as part of this campaign in honor of Disneyland’s 60th anniversary,” Bernard said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The campaign was announced by Michael Colglazier, president of the resort, on the park’s birthday, July 17, 2015, as a way of giving back to the community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Colglazier said the program focuses on community nonprofits that support children and families based in Orange County, and surrounding areas. The grants are given in $60,000 increments at least once a month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Iverson said the donation would be used to support scholarships for the foster youth in the area for college “so they can learn what they want to learn to follow their dream.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Besides the donation, the fund also received 60 one-day park hopper admission tickets to the parks at the Disneyland Resort that will be distributed to foster children who have never been to Disneyland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This was the 12th $60,000 grant given out since the program started. The first group to receive an award was the <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/girl-672236-scouts-work.html?__hstc=114852504.de6dc8d15b587eb1bfc437b7dc46f619.1444870927389.1463678911007.1463784977203.16&__hssc=114852504.4.1463784977203&__hsfp=4141335945" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Girl Scouts of Orange County"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Girl Scouts of Orange County</b></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.652px;"><span style="color: #444444;">SAN BERNARDINO - Clouds may have obscured Thursday morning’s sun, but the Valencia Room at the National Orange Show Events Center filled with illumination as the Shine-a-Light on Child Abuse Awards Breakfast opened its doors to a standing-room-only crowd.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Children’s Network of San Bernardino County hosted its 18th annual breakfast event, presenting awards to those committed to improving life for foster youth and abused children.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">In all, 21 heroes were honored for their commitment to the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable population.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Former 4th District San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt, who received the 2016 Children’s Network Lifetime Advocate Award, quoted Martin Luther King Jr. when he said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’ ”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Ovitt, who is also a lifetime advocate, educator and policy-maker, added he was “so proud of the vision we all have serving children from cradle to career.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Other honorees included Landeros Furniture, Business; Beth Gill, Children and Family Services; Maria Flores, Children and Family Services; Rochford Foundation, Community-based Provider; Revolution Youth Advocates, Organization; Dianne Wolkenhauer, Department of Behavioral Health; Bernadette Beltran, Department of Public Health; Olga Valdez, Education, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools; Valerio Mejia, Education, San Bernardino City Unified School District; Bob and Laura Breitel, Foster Parents; Aaron Conley, Law Enforcement, San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff; Karen Schmauss, Legal, Deputy District Attorney; Ana Lee, Legal, Deputy Public Defender; Michael A. Markel, Legal, Office of the County County Counsel; Iris Robertson, Legal, Victim Advocate, Bureau of Victim Services; Linda McDonald, Medical; Lynda Scherer, Probation; Chris and Amy Hernandez, Volunteer; San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Polygraph Detail; and San Bernardino County Human Services Warehouse Distribution Center Staff.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Scholarships were also presented by Children’s Fund to foster youth who have struggled to overcome and achieve obstacles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The 10 young adults had written down their emotional stories so the advocates could see what a difference Children’s Network made in their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Scholarships went to Rudy, Rivian, Renee, Masood, Yadira, Syrena, Vennessa, Jessie, Valerie, and Melissa.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon thanked the gathering of more than 600 for taking care of the victims.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">At the end of the program, when the tiny tots from the Mill Center Head Start State Preschool sang “This Little Light of Mine,” the group of children had adults dabbing at their eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">School Board President Margaret Hill said she was happy to be at the gathering to see the “difference we are making in these kids’ lives.”</span></div>
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Associates from Amazon fulfillment centers across the Inland Empire worked together to help make the holidays a special one for thousands of children in San Bernardino County.</div>
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Employees from the facilities in San Bernardino, Redlands, and Moreno Valley collected and sorted more than 5000 holiday gifts for the Children’s Fund of San Bernardino’s 27th Annual Celebration of Giving Campaign.</div>
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The collection, which took place from Nov. 27- Dec. 11, also happened to be Amazon’s busiest time of year, and Scott Anderson, general manager of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in San Bernardino, touted employees for pulling together to make such a successful event.</div>
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“Even among one of our busiest holiday seasons, I am proud of how hard Amazon employees worked to collect and sort gifts to make holiday wishes come true for thousands of children in our community.”</div>
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The collection brought in everything from bicycles and skateboards, to teddy bears and mp3 players, according to Amazon. Associates sorted the thousands of items by catergories and separated them accordingly so children would have an age-appropriate gift.</div>
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Charles Perkins, an Amazon employee, said he was proud to be part of this year’s drive and help give children a deserving holiday.</div>
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“Thousands of Amazon employees live in this community and I am glad we were able to give back to the community we call home. Every child deserves to have something special on Christmas.”</div>
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All together, the gifts donated by Amazon were enough to fill two mid-sized moving trucks, according to a news release from the company.</div>
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The annual giving campaign aims to support underprivileged youth throughout the community, including children in foster care.</div>
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Big Smiles for a Big Check!</h3>
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The funds were raised at the Bonnes Meres Annual Auction which was held at the National Orange Show Convention Center in November. Members have been anxiously awaiting the total ever since.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">Before revealing the total, Bonnes Meres President Sally Robertson shared her thoughts about the annual event which this year combined silent and live auctions with a luncheon and entertainment for over 300 attendees.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">“It is truly a labor of love and this organization is such a sisterhood. We enjoy working together for this important cause, and we are so very proud to be able to present this check to the Children’s Fund,” she said.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">“This is such an amazing group of women to work with,” added 2015 Auction Chair Mallory Mudge. “Their hearts are there for the children and each and every one of them is willing to put in the time needed to raise these funds.”</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">Mudge was responsible for the nearly one dozen committees that combined their targeted efforts toward the successful outcome.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">Receiving the check was new Children’s Fund President and CEO Stacy Iverson.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">“The extraordinary generosity of the Bonnes Meres women has brightened the future for thousands of children in our county who need us the most,” Iverson said. “I am so in awe of them and all they are willing to do. This is just extraordinary.”</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.0045px;">Bonnes Meres’ next fundraiser will be their Annual Birthday Luncheon in April at Redlands Country Club. This event collects thousands of toys and gifts for youth in the San Bernardino County foster care system.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Giving Disadvantaged Children
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More than 650
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team spirit at Arrowhead Credit Union. Arrowhead team members were able to
exceed last year’s goal and donate more than $11,000 in toys to support the 27<sup>th</sup>
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“Every year the number of children that need
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in light of recent tragedies. But every year, Arrowhead Credit Union comes
through –this year with more than 650 gifts,”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Our team wanted to
make Christmas wishes come true in a big way this year,” said Arrowhead team
member Ann Wadagnolo. “It breaks my heart when a request card from a child asks
for a simple wish, like a blanket or pair of socks. Every child should have the basic necessities
and a special gift to celebrate the holidays.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since 1986,
Children’s Fund, located in San Bernardino California, has helped more than 1.4
million children who are impoverished, abused, neglected or abandoned. Children’s
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Union was established in 1949 and is dedicated to building strong communities.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790278831278028139.post-30996116574929811642015-12-18T09:47:00.000-08:002015-12-18T09:47:00.110-08:00First 5 San Bernardino provides more than 8,000 Gifts<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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8,000 disadvantaged young children in San Bernardino County are receiving
holiday gifts because of a $50,000 contribution to Children’s Fund from First 5
San Bernardino.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bernardino will ensure that thousands of precious children will receive a gift
during the holidays, which may be the only gift they receive,” says Stacy
Iverson, President & CEO of Children’s Fund. “With one in four
children living in poverty in our county, often it’s these little things,
things that we may take for granted, that make a big difference to our
children.”</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This is the
27th year of the Children’s Fund Celebration of Giving Campaign, the
organization’s annual toy drive. It is
because of community partners like First 5 San Bernardino that the campaign
continues to provide more than 25,000 gifts each year within the Inland Empire.
Other partners include Spark of Love, Stater Bros. Markets, Arrowhead Credit
Union, Burlington, Amazon, KFROG, various departments of the County of San
Bernardino, and other generous local businesses and residents who give to the
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perfect example of two organizations working towards the same goal,” says Karen
E. Scott, Executive Director of First 5 San Bernardino. “We both strive to
provide optimal health and development for young children and their
families. It’s all about the kids, especially this time of year.” First 5
San Bernardino was created in December 1998 in order to realize the benefits of
the California Children and Families Act.
The act created a program for the purpose of promoting, supporting and
improving the early development of children from the prenatal stage to five
years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bernardino County’s most vulnerable youth. Children’s Fund’s</span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">mission
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destructive cycles through community partnerships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SAN BERNARDINO, California
(Friday, December 4, 2015) – San Bernardino-based nonprofit Children’s Fund
announced the promotion of Stacy Iverson to President & CEO. The announcement was made by Lee Jackman,
Chair of the Board of Children’s Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Iverson joined Children’s
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lives of children makes her a natural fit to lead Children’s Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Stacy Iverson was the perfect choice
as President & CEO of Children's Fund,” said Jackman. “She has vast experience working with our
many partners in San Bernardino County, has proven expertise in overseeing a
diverse staff, and has shown herself to be a visionary leader amongst board and
donors.” Jackman believes that
Children's Fund is fortunate to “have Stacy's capabilities that will ensure
Children's Fund’s success well into the future."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Children’s Fund team, Iverson </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">served in the child development field as a program manager for San
Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, working to enhance the quality of
child care and increasing access to care for children throughout the county.
She also served as the program manager for eight years with First 5 San
Bernardino, implementing valuable programs to effectively impact the county’s
youngest children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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am honored to have an opportunity to work with such dedicated board members,
staff and community partners,” said Iverson. “I believe in the Children’s Fund
mission and, most importantly, I believe in the children we serve and want to
help afford them every opportunity for success.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Children’s
Fund is a 29-year-old nonprofit organization serving San Bernardino County’s
most vulnerable youth. Children’s Fund’s</span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">mission
is to give </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">our
vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive
cycles through community partnerships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Since its inception, Children’s Fund has served
more than 1.4 million children. For more information on Children’s Fund or to
learn how you can help, go to </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.childrensfundonline.org/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">www.childrensfundonline.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> or call 909.379.0000. Follow us on Facebook: </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://on.fb.me/W4Wymf"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://on.fb.me/W4Wymf</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0