NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT: Miguel Armendarez,

Community Services Coordinator

Phone: (909) 477-2760 ext. 2363

Fax: (909) 919-2625

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: February 23, 2010

PUBLIC INVITED TO THE 2^ND ANNUAL BUNCO FUNDRAISER

AT THE RC FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

March 4, 2010

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s Community Services Department is pleased to announce the 2^nd Annual BUNCO Fundraiser. The event will be held on Thursday March 4^th from 6pm – 9pm at the RC Family Resource Center located at 9791 Arrow Route.

BUNCO is a fast paced and lively parlor game that is played in teams with 3 dice. According to the World BUNCO Association, BUNCO began as a progressive parlor game in England and gained popularity in the 1980s. The rules are incredibly simple and little to no skills is necessary to win. And if you don’t have a partner to come to the event with, don’t worry. Teams change and adjust throughout the game so you are guaranteed to make lots of new friends.

The 2^nd Annual BUNCO Fundraiser is open to anyone ages 21 and older and is guaranteed to be a fun and exciting evening. The cost is $25 per person and all proceeds go towards the RC Family Resource Center and the RC TRAC program. The cost of admission includes dinner, beverages, dessert and entertainment. Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening to the “Big” Winners as

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well as the “Big” Losers. On site child care will be available free of charge for children up to 12 years old.

In June 2008 the RC Family Resource Center opened its doors with the goal of being a premiere spot for non-profit, social service groups to provide aid to the community. Since its Grand opening, over 20,000 individuals have benefited from a wide variety of workshops, referrals, counseling and general information. “The RC Family Resource Center has definitely made its mark on the community,” says Tiffany Starks, Community Services Program Specialist. “Whether it is on the phone or in person, community members can receive information on almost any social service from emergency food and clothing to legal assistance, domestic violence counseling to parenting classes. With the assistance of our non-profit partner agencies, the possibilities are endless to the things that we can do here.”

TRAC (Teen Recreation Activity Club) is a unique and innovative teen volunteer club that plans and implements volunteer projects, special projects and events for teens in the community. TRAC encourages teens to get involved and make a difference in their community by serving others while learning job training and developing social and leadership skills along the way. Teens actively participate in monthly meetings, leadership conferences and special projects that include senior visits, beach clean ups, letters to active military personnel, collect food for the needy and assist at all City wide events and projects. Since its creation in 1989, TRAC has donated 63,335 hours of community service and has supported projects such as Ronald McDonald House to support families with seriously ill/injured children and Project Linus which serves families in need.

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Miguel Armendarez, Community Services Coordinator is extremely excited about the upcoming fundraiser. “Not only will this event bring the community together for a fun filled evening that’s much cheaper than dinner and a movie, but it will also shine a spotlight on our the RC Family Resource Center and TRAC program and help generate awareness to the abundance of services and

programs that we provide. As the economy continues to drastically affect the community, the needs of our residents are still apparent. To be able to provide families with hope and to give community youth a positive outlet means at lot to so many people. Events like the 2^nd Annual BUNCO Fundraiser allow us the ability to do that.”

For more information on the Community Services Department 2^nd Annual BUNCO Fundraiser event or to purchase tickets please call (909) 477-2781.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Welcome To “Rancho Googlemonga”

City Seeks Nod From Google For Fiber Project

Rancho Cucamonga, CA — The City of Rancho Cucamonga announced today the launch of its “Rancho Googlemonga” campaign, a community-wide effort to bring Google’s Fiber for Communities project to this Southern California community of 177,000.

Google, Inc. recently announced its intentions to initiate an experiment that it hopes will make Internet access faster and better for everyone. The company plans to test ultra-high-speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country.  The networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today — over a gigabyte per second fiber-to-home connections.

Currently, Google is soliciting Requests for Information (RFI) from communities that are interested in being considered as potential candidates. In response to Google’s RFI, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has begun the RFI process and intends to submit its package prior to Google’s deadline.

In addition to Google’s request that municipalities provide information about their communities including demographic and geographic data, infrastructure assets and related information, the company is also soliciting feedback from

community stakeholders — residents, business owners and their employees, representatives of community organizations, etc.

Through its “Rancho Googlemonga” campaign, the City will take a multimedia approach to encourage all community stakeholders to submit a nomination form on behalf of Rancho Cucamonga. The City will utilize multiple media platforms to accomplish this task in hopes of generating thousands of online submittals to the Google website.  In addition to traditional media outlets (newspapers, print materials) the City will also tap into its electronic resources such as the City and Redevelopment Agency websites, email blasts, electronic newsletters, social media sites and digital displays.

Even though it is anticipated that there will be numerous cities competing for a slice of the Fiber for Communities pie (which may ultimately be only one slice), Rancho Cucamonga officials are confident that the City has as good a chance as any to convince Google that Rancho Cucamonga should be the community selected to launch its fiber network.

“We have a very enthusiastic and engaging group of citizens when it comes to innovation and technology,” commented Rancho Cucamonga Mayor Donald Kurth.  “That’s why Google’s Fiber for Communities effort is the right project at the right time for the right community — and we believe that community is Rancho Cucamonga.”

With the assistance of its 177,000 residents, thousands of business professionals and representatives of local community organizations communicating the same message, it could certainly bring more awareness of the City’s desire to bring Google’s project to Rancho Cucamonga.

Rancho Cucamonga residents, business owners, employees, community organization members and anyone else who lives or works in the community can nominate the City through a special web page that has been posted on the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency website at:

RCRDA.us/Google

The web page provides information, instructions and direct access for submitting a nomination form to Google, and the City is encouraging the entire community to take part in the effort.  The deadline for submitting nominations is March 26, 2010 unless Google chooses to close the nomination period early.