Chino Hills residents show compassion through "Caring" effort
About 200 families were given a happy holiday this year with toys, clothes and food thanks to the passion and determination of caring residents.
The Caring for the Hills food, toy and clothes giveaway took place last Saturday at the Chino Hills Christian Fellowship, 15558 Avery St.
Chino Hills resident Judy Rogers heads Caring for the Hills and has collected food and new toys for the families in need.
"I feel blessed all year that we are able to help these people in need because any time in our lives, it could have been us."
Caring for the Hills was started in 1997 to help lower-income families in the Chino Valley.
"The goal of Caring for the Hills is to help those in need," Rogers said. Rogers collects donated items for the less fortunate at her Los Serranos neighborhood home at 15554 Cecilia St.
Longtime Rogers friend and fellow Caring for the Hills member Joyce Butler helped collect older toys and clothes for people participating in the Saturday event.
"This is about being able to help those that can't help themselves," Butler said. "It makes me feel good knowing I can help others."
Rogers said she mainly finds the people she helps via word of mouth.
"They all had to show documentation they were low income, and they did that," Rogers said. "There are a lot of families who are out of work payday to payday and some of them aren't getting that now."
The humanitarian effort isn't just for the holidays, but is a year-round project undertaken by Rogers and friends.
"I love it because they help and take care of people all year long," Butler said. "It's not just for the holidays. If you're hungry you can call her up and she makes sure you have food, whatever she can provide."
Butler also runs SOAR (Support Our Area Residents), her own humanitarian nonprofit, also based in the Los Serranos neighborhood, to help seniors in the community with household tasks.
"We mow their lawn and help them take their medicine, and we'll go and pick up things for them," she said. "It's just odds and ends; things to help them out and make them know somebody out there cares."
For information on Caring for the hills, call Judy at (909) 597-1454, or visit Caring for the Hills at 15554 Cecilia Street. For more information on SOAR, call Butler at (909) 597-1371.
One of the most important charities in the City of Chino Hills, according to the City of Chino Hills City Councils, since at least May of 2005 is an organization called "Support Our Area Residents” whose president, according to the City is Joyce Butler. The City is so impressed with the organization that the City advertised each City Council Member as official contacts for the organization during City hours,
"If you have been wanting to 'pay it forward,' contact S.O.A.R. They would love to hear from you. President Joyce Butler is the contact person for this program that seeks to gather resources and people power in support of their effort to match residents needing minor house and yard maintenance with volunteers. If you would like to request service, make a donation, or volunteer, S.O.A.R. can be reached at (909) 597-1371 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Their service projects are held on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As always, please feel free to contact me, or any Council Member, by calling (909) 364-2620." (City of Chino Hills Message from the Mayor May 2005 Mayor W.C. "Bill" Kruger (5/9/2005) http://www.chinohills.org/about/whatsnew.shtml, at p. 2).
A second 'home charity' that Joyce Butler is President of, out-of-her-house is Los Serranos Neighborhood Group
4738 Bird Farm Rd. Chino Hills, CA 91709
Number: C2756689 Filed: 6/20/2005, and that one is actually registered with the IRS, but neither with the State of California, but ask City of Chino Hills Mayor W.C. "Bill" Kruger--he loves these charities!
Well since this 'remarkable charity' failed to file its tax returns and has now lost its remarkable charity because of increased scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service, {about whether these kinds of charities really are charities,} and apparently this is no longer a Non-profit charity, but now is a 'For-profit' enterprise.