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. 

Children's Fund Gets BIG Disneyland Donation

Disneyland Resort Delivers Magical Gift

Stacy Iverson, president & CEO of Children's Fund of San Bernardino (wearing Mickey Mouse ears) receives a congratulatory hug from Jessica Bernard, the Disneyland Ambassador. Bernard was at the fund's headquarters in San Bernardino Wednesday morning to award them a $60,000 grant on behalf of the Disneyland Resort's Million Dollar Dazzle campaign honoring Disneyland's 60th Anniversary. Each month a children's charity is getting a surprise visit and a $60,000 grant from the Million Dollar Dazzle crew at the resort. The campaign started on Disneyland's 60th anniversary in 2015, and will total more than a million dollars when completed later this year.

By MARK EADES / STAFF WRITER

Originally published in The Press-Enterprise on May 19, 2016

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.

“I thought we were going to have a little brief meeting to talk about the Children’s Fund,” she said.

The eight people were from the Disneyland Resort 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.

“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.

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.

“We are giving away more than $1 million dollars as part of this campaign in honor of Disneyland’s 60th anniversary,” Bernard said.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

This was the 12th $60,000 grant given out since the program started. The first group to receive an award was the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Children’s Network of San Bernardino County hosts Shine-a-Light Breakfast

Children's Fund Awards Scholarships to Ten Youth

Stacy Iverson, Children's Fund President & CEO, stands with four of the
Shine-a-Light Scholars at the Shine-a-Light on Child Abuse Awards Breakfast.

By Michel Nolan, The Sun
Originally posted on April 7, 2016

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.

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.

In all, 21 heroes were honored for their commitment to the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable population.

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?’ ”

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.”

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.

Scholarships were also presented by Children’s Fund to foster youth who have struggled to overcome and achieve obstacles.

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.

Scholarships went to Rudy, Rivian, Renee, Masood, Yadira, Syrena, Vennessa, Jessie, Valerie, and Melissa.

San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon thanked the gathering of more than 600 for taking care of the victims.

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.

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.”

Walmart presents check to Children's Fund

Children’s Fund Director of Marketing and Public Relations Shari Hunke, Children’s Fund President and CEO Stacy Iverson, Walmart Store Manager Sandra Nuterangelo, Shift Manager Ruby Wylie, and Faith Powell are on hand for presentation of a check for $3,000 from Walmart to Children’s Fund in honor of Faith’s collection for toys for Children’s Fund last Christmas.

Originally printed in the Highland Community News on Jan. 28.  Written by Charles Roberts.

Faith Powell, 11, of Highland decided for her birthday she would like to give to others. To raise money, she collected and sold old shoes, and then accepted gifts from others to supplement the toy donation to Children’s Fund, which supports foster children.

Last Christmas, she went to Walmart with her money and bought baskets of toys and donated them to Children’s Fund in San Bernardino.

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Walmart chipped in $3,000 to Children’s Fund in Faith’s name to help the cause.

Faith’s mother, Tracey Powell joined Faith and Children’s Fund President and CEO Stacy Iverson in accepting the check from Walmart Store Manager Sandra Nuterangelo at the Highland Avenue Walmart in San Bernardino.

Faith will be honored for her efforts at the annual Heart Awards presented by The Unforgettables on Feb. 12 at the Fox Theater in Redlands.

Amazon associates pull together for Celebration of Giving Campaign

---Makes holidays brighter for Inland Empire youth

PHOTO Credit - ABC News: An employee prepares an order at

Amazon's fulfillment center in San Bernardino, CA

Originally published in the Inland Empire Community News
by Yazmin Alvarez -  December 30, 2015

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.

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.

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.

“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.”

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.

Charles Perkins, an Amazon employee, said he was proud to be part of this year’s drive and help give children a deserving holiday.

“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.”

All together, the gifts donated by Amazon were enough to fill two mid-sized moving trucks, according to a news release from the company.

The annual giving campaign aims to support underprivileged youth throughout the community, including children in foster care.

To learn more about the annual campaign or to make a monetary donation, visit www.childrensfundonline.org.