FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 3, 2009

Rancho Cucamonga, California – The City of Rancho Cucamonga Community Services Department’s Link Program is a program for homebound seniors who reside in Rancho Cucamonga and are no longer able to leave their homes to participate in daily activities without the assistance of others. Link participants do not have nearby family or other social connections that could otherwise assist.

The program’s seventy-seven volunteers make weekly telephone calls to the 270 seniors currently participating in the program to ensure that they are doing well. City staff work closely with Link volunteers to lend support or assistance whenever necessary. In addition to making telephone calls, volunteers also work to ensure that the homebound seniors are remembered on special occasions.  Holidays are an especially important time for the Link program.

Thanks to generous donations from the community the program is able to send out 750 gift bags to the homebound seniors in the program as well as to low income seniors who would not otherwise receive anything for the season. The numerous thank you cards and letters of appreciation Link receives from its program recipients reinforces these efforts.

For More Information – For additional information about the Link Program, to make a donation or to become a volunteer, please contact Recreation Leader Jane Penny at (909) 477-2780, extension 8009 or visit www.RCpark.com.

Help the Rancho Cucamonga Hearts for Arts initiative!  Donate all holiday season leading up to Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day you’ll be able to show your love this February.  Hearts for Arts is a month long celebration of Rancho Cucamonga’s love for the performing arts highlighted by two special events.

Hearts for Arts will kick off on February 6th with Southern California’s favorite weatherman, Fritz Coleman, performing his stand up comedy routine on the Lewis Family Playhouse stage.  Tonight at 11! Tickets are priced at $26.500, meet and greet dessert reception tickets are available for an additional $20.00.

All month long, there will be individual donation opportunities at Lewis Family Playhouse performances and you can always support the arts online with a donation through the Rancho Cucamonga Community Foundation through the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s RCpark.com website.

On Saturday, February 20th the Ontario Reign will host a Rancho Cucamonga Community Night benefiting Hearts for Arts, donating at least $1 to the cause from every ticket sold.  The Los Angeles Kings affiliate team will provide visitors to Citizens Business Bank Arena with an exciting night of professional hockey!  Tickets to the Ontario Reign February 20th game are on sale at the Lewis Family Playhouse Box Office (purchase tickets at the Lewis Family Playhouse Box Office and save the $3 Arena facility fee) – game tickets are $12 each.  Call or stop by today:  (909) 477-2752 or 12505 Cultural Center Drive at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center.