Community Heroes to be honored Sept. 8 at L.A. County Fair

The city's three community heroes will be honored on Sept. 8 during Upland Day at the L.A. County Fair.

Cara Nicole Ablett is the city's young hero. Max Williams was named as the adult hero and Linda R.

Bracey has been selected as the senior hero.

Every year the Fair at Fairplex honors community heroes from 17 surrounding cities during their community days.

A community reception will be held at 4 p.m. in the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts. A community parade will follow at 5 p.m. The city's community heroes will be honored during a presentation at 5:30 p.m. on the Building 4 stage.

Ablett has been actively involved in the Girl Scouts of America for more than 10 years. She has demonstrated leadership and dediction to volunteering through various projects while earning her Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.

To earn her Gold award, Ablett worked with the Freedom Writer's Foundation raising more than $7,500 for scholarships which will help first generation students attend college.

Williams serves in a leadership or governance role in multiple community agencies including the United Methodist Church of Upland, the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, Upland Kiwanis, the Inland Valley Recovery Service as well as in the private sector with Pacific Western Bank.

He has been the architect on a pro bono basis for most of the organizations he volunteers for. His work can be seen in many places throughout the Inland Empire and Upland.

Bracey has volunteered with the Foothill Family Shelter in Upland for more than 26 years and is currently the President of the Board of Directors.

Bracey is one of the shelter's founding members.

She has chaired the Community Allocations Committee for the United Way of the Inland Empire and has been a member of the Assistance League for 22 years.

Bracey also volunteers for the Girl Scouts of America and San Antonio Community Hospital.

Upland residents are invited to celebrate their community heroes' accomplishments

To celebrate the accomplishments of the city's community heroes, Upland residents are invited to enjoy the Fair for free from noon to 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 if they bring one new or slightly used book to donate to the Fair's book drive.

Proceeds will benefit local communities.

For more information visit www.lacountyfair.com