COMMUNITY MALL ORGANIZES DONATION FOR KIDS

Montclair Place Collects Backpacks and School Supplies

Montclair Place and their major sponsors donated 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, Children’s Fund.

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.

Major contributors to the 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 need on their first day of school.

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.

“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.”

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.

A. GARY ANDERSON MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC RAISES MONEY FOR CHILDREN

$6.4 million raised for Children’s Fund since the beginning

Crown Printers presents Children's Fund with a check for $10,000 at the
24th Annual A. Gary Anderson Memorial Golf Classic in June 2016.
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.

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.

This year’s donations brought the total to $6.4 million raised since the first year of the tournament, the largest annual fundraiser for Children’s Fund.

The event’s co-title sponsors were the A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation and Diversified Pacific and Colonies/Crossroads.

Guest speaker 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.

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.

CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM THE FONTANA FOUNDATION OF HOPE DONATION

Children’s Fund Receives a $50,000 Donation

Fontana Foundation of Hope Board Members, Adriana and Jack Long;
Children’s Fund President & CEO, Stacy Iverson, and Director of Development, Sandra Lubbers.

SAN BERNARDINO, California – The Fontana Foundation of HOPE bestowed a $50,000 donation to Children’s Fund which will make a difference in many vulnerable children’s lives.

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.

“The Fontana Foundation of HOPE shares our vision of providing a bright future for every child,” states Stacy Iverson, President & CEO of Children’s Fund.  “This generous partnership is a true testament of their dedication to the vulnerable children in our communities.”

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 by making a donation, go to www.childrensfundonline.org or call 909.379.0000. 

The Fontana Foundation of HOPE vision statement is helping families and communities by providing hope and resources to children, seniors and those who are in need. 

Together, Children’s Fund and the Fontana Foundation of HOPE can do so much more for the kids in our communities.