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Chino Valley Independent Fire District firefighters responded to a report of a fire by locals in a single-family dwelling on the 400 block of Torrey Pines in Chino Hills at 4:14 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26.
Upon investigation, firefighters found that a candle placed ina fiberglass enclosure along with other Christmas decorations caused the early-morning blaze. The candle in the fiberglass caught the decorations and the enclosure itself on fire.
Residents were alerted of the fire by a smoke detector. The home owners extinguished the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. One occupant sustained minor smoke inhalation.
Fire Chief Paul Benson encourages residents about the importance of having working smoke detectors in the home. By properly selecting, placing, testing, and maintaining smoke detectors, residents greatly increase the chances of surviving a home fire.
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.
The annual Chino Hills Christmas Boat Parade, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Chino Hills, will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 23.
About 75 boats will participate and Santa Claus will make an appearance.
Because the event is at night, the boats are outfitted with Christmas lights. Candy will be thrown out to the crowd.
Applications are available at the city website, www.chinohills.org.
The Chino Valley Professional Firefighters' Association is looking to the community to help sponsor its 2008 Make A Child Smile Program. The sponsorship allows businesses, associations, or civic groups the opportunity to bring the spirit of giving to needy children. All proceeds are tax-deductible and go directly towards the implementation the Make A Child Smile family of programs.
Information: contact Captain Scott Atkinson or Kristi Kuchwara at (909) 902-5260.
Needy seniors in the Chino Valley and throughout the inland empire will be getting Christmas presents this holiday season through the help of various senior agencies, one local business, and generous shoppers.
Home Instead Senior Care, of Rancho Cucamonga, is organizing its annual "Be a Santa to a senior" program. Local JCPenney shoppers From Nov. 6 through Nov. 10 will be able to find a name and a list of two Christmas gift items on paper ornaments displayed on Christmas trees at the store.
Shoppers buy the gifts and return them to the customer service centers of the JCPenneys at the Rancho del Chino shopping center in Chino, Montclair Plaza, and Victoria Gardens. Local senior agencies will distribute the gifts to seniors for Christmas.
"Christmas isn't just for children, it's for everyone," said Lynda Patriquin, a coordinator of the event who co-owns Home Instead Senior Care of Rancho Cucamonga, which is sponsoring the program. "There are so many seniors who need our help and never ask for it."
Information: (909) 476-9030, or visit www.beasantatoasenior.com
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