Upland Public Library benefits from fundraiser at Ontario Reign

Sweat does not seem to be a deterrent for charity.

The Upland Public Library recently received a $12,500 check from the Upland Community Foundation and Hope Reigns Foundation from a jersey auction held at a Dec. 15 Reign Hockey game.

The jerseys were fresh with sweat from the Reign players, who had beat the Idaho Steelheads, 6-2.

"Following their hockey game they sold all of the freshly sweated-on jerseys. I guess the more sweat the better. A little bit of blood raised the ante, and they went crazy," said Yvette Walker, Upland Community Foundation's executive board secretary.

The Upland Community Foundation, which was originally formed as the Upland Public Library Foundation, is a non-profit that supports organizations in the community.

This year, the foundation dedicated their fundraising to support the Upland Public Library.

They partnered with the Hope Reigns Foundation, the non-profit entity of Ontario Reign, to sell tickets to the Dec. 15 game and raise money through a jersey auction.

Upland-based security company A & E Protection Agency was the high bidder for Justin Pender's jersey for the library. It was framed and will be hung in the teen section of the library.

The money will be placed into the library's account with the Foundation to be used to help renovate the reference area, said Roberta Knighten, the city's community services director and Upland Public Library liaison to the foundation.

The library has been given a grant from San Bernardino County to install laptops in the reference area. They will also be putting in new furniture to help with the use of the laptops, she said.

"We will probably ask the community foundation to purchase some additional tables so we can replace the existing computer tables so it's a little more uniform," Knighten said.

She said the ultimate goal with the foundations help is to go project by project through the library, such as improving the multi-purpose room and two outdoor patios.

"They've held two or three events this year for us, and the Hope Reigns Foundation is a really nice partnership," Knighten said. "There was very little planning needed on the part of the Community Foundation and it was a big reward. We're hoping to do partnerships with them in the future."


Contact Sandra via email, by phone at 909-483-8555 or on Twitter @UplandNow.

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