June 2010 Archives

Foothill Family Shelter will have a baseball night July 10 at the Quakes Stadium, 8408 Rochester Avenue Rancho Cucamonga.

Tickets are $8 per person. Parking is $4.

People who cannot attend can still sponsor a child at the shelter.

People who plan to attend the game can call the shelter at 909-920-0453.  

The Upland Chamber of Commerce is having it's Annual Installation Dinner and Leadership Academy Graduation Wednesday at La Villa Bella, 792 W. Arrow Hwy.

Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is at 6:45 p.m., followed by the program at 7:30 p.m.

Cost is $35 per person.

The Chamber will be thanking their outgoing 2009-10 Chairman of the Board, Eric Hanson, and installing Greg Armstrong as their 2010-11 Chairman.

They will also be installing other officers and directors of the board.

For sponsorship levels, call the Chamber at 909-204-4456 or visit www.uplandchamber.org.

The city of Upland will present it's 24^th Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular Celebration on Sunday at Upland High School, 565 W. 11^th St.

This year's celebration will feature more than 1,500 pyrotechnic shells.

Tickets are $7 per person. Children under 2 years old can attend free of charge.

The ticket booth and admission gates at the high school's stadium will open at 5:30 p.m.

The Ravelers will perform at 6 p.m.

The fireworks display is scheduled for 9 p.m.

For sponsorship information call the Upland Recreation Division at 909-931-4281.

Tickets can also be purchased at the following locations:

Ford of Upland, 545 W. Foothill Blvd.

New York Pizza, 1013 W. Foothill Blvd.,

The Upland Recreation Department, 651 W. 15th St. 

Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

June 24 was officially declared Joseph Machado Day in Oklahoma.

Joseph, 13, is riding his bicycle to Washington D.C. to raise money for children's charities.

Upon arriving in Oklahoma City, Joseph met with Governor Brad Henry, who named that day in honor of Joseph.

Joseph is scheduled to ride 75 miles to Springfield, Missouri today.

To track Joseph's progress visit www.bikingforamerica.com  

Three Upland High School students were honored for their volunteer work during Rep. David Dreier's 2010 Youth Volunteer Award Program on June 1.

More than 40 high school students from throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire participated in this year's program.

To participate in the YVA Program, students were required to submit an application, write an essay on volunteerism, and provide a letter of recommendation. They were then interviewed by a board of community leaders about their volunteer activities.

The following are the Upland students who were recognized:

3^rd Runner Up category

Katharine Baker assists nurses in the Labor and Delivery Unit at San Antonio community Hospital in Upland. She has participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life for the last five years. Baker earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by setting up collections outside of Upland grocery stores for the Foothill Family Shelter. She collected more than 700 pounds of food and 3,000 diapers. Her goal was to raise awareness for homelessness and hunger in her community. Baker also serves as a teacher's assistant at Chino Valley's Children's Ministry.

Rachel Delmanis a member of the Girl Scouts of America and earned her Gold Award project by assisting mothers through the Pacific Lifeline program. While the mothers arrive for their group meetings, Delman tutors, plays games and makes crafts with their children. Through her experience at Pacific Lifeline, in Upland, her awareness of domestic violence has led her on her future career path. Delman's hope is to run her own home for battered women and children.

Honorable Mention category

Kevin Dumbler is an instructor at the United States Adaptive Recreation Center, where he helps physically and mentally disabled participants learn water sports during the summer and snow sports during the winter. Some of the participants range from amputee mothers to kids with Autism or Down Syndrome, to teenagers who are blind and deaf. Dumbler is also a Boy Scout and has earned his Eagle Award.

The Ontario-Upland-Rancho Cucamonga branch of the American Association of University Women is hosting it's Installation of Officers and Awards Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Saturday June 12 at Antonio's Italian Restaurant, 7945 Vineyard Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

Steven's Hope For Children in Upland is encouraging families to join them for their annual "Night at the Ballpark" at 7 p.m. June 19 at the Epicenter, 8408 Rochester Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will be taking on the Inland Empire 66ers.

There is a special father/child pre-game catch on the field before the game. A fireworks display will follow the game.

Tickets are $0 and are limited. Tickets can be ordered by calling 909-373-0678.

Steven's Hope is an Upland-based non-profit that provides temporary housing for families with sick children near the hospital where they are treated.

Every year, several of the non-profit's resident and non-resident families join in to reconnect with others and to celebrate the health and recovery of their child.

Sponsorships are available for $10 a child, $40 for an entire family and $5 for a meal. 

A Newport Beach resident will be taking a team of moms with her to the top of Mt. Baldy on June 19.

Mindy Cameron and her team will be hiking for Cure Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a Newport Beach-based non-profit that helps raise money for medical research.

Cameron's 8 year-old son, Christopher, was diagnosed with Duchenne when he was a baby. Duchenne causes the muscles to swell and restricts joints.

The Mt. Baldy Chamber of Commerce has donated 500 lift tickets for the team to sell in order to raise money.

The climbers will assemble between 8 and 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot. The hike should be completed around 2:30 p.m.

For more information visit www.mtbaldychamber.com. 

To make donations to Cameron's climbing team visit www.firstgiving.com/climb4chris.