Foothill

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Foothill Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in Chino Hills, Claremont, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland and adjacent areas. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Foothill aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

ABOUT FOOTHILL CHAPTER

Capable. Caring. Confident.  NCL, Inc, Foothill Chapter develops these traits in our members through community service, cultural events, and leadership.  We help low-income families; seniors; the disabled, the environment; and cancer research. We also sponsor a scholarship for outstanding local high school students.

Celebrating 62 years of service in 2018, our chapter is one of the earliest, being charter in 1956, after Glendale (1951) and San Fernando Valley (1955).

The Foothill Chapter serves the communities of Upland, Claremont, La Verne and surrounding areas in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. Our chapter usually has about 15 – 25 mother-daughter pairs in each grade level.  We participate in activities as both grade-level classes and as a chapter.

Obligations
Membership entails a commitment. Members must:

  • Perform a minimum number of service hours 
  • Attend monthly meetings
  • Participate in chapter events or service 
  • Meet the financial obligations of membership

Benefits
Our members give to the community, but they also gain from membership. Benefits include:

  • A framework to serve others.  Most people want to volunteer, but few of us manage to organize this on our own.  We make volunteering easy by setting up volunteer opportunities.
  • Leadership skills and poise.  Through experiences like serving as class officers, working on committees and speaking in public, members develop life skills.
  • Credentials for college application.  Daughters who complete the program accumulate hundreds of hours of community service, which is well regarded by colleges. Members also gain experience from mentoring opportunities.
  • Strengthening bonds.  We bring mothers and daughters together in meaningful experiences and foster friendships within the chapter.

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Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

If you know someone in our chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline.  If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:

Community Service

We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

  • AgingNext
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Autism Spectrum Athletics (ASA)
  • Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
  • CEF / Slice
  • Children’s Fund
  • Claremont Library
  • Claremont Manor
  • Claremont Museum of Art
  • Disaster Response
  • Eye-Das
  • Foothill Family Shelter
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Hillcrest Homes
  • HOPE (Helping Out Pets Everyday)
  • House of Ruth
  • Inland Valley Hope Partners
  • Meals on Wheels (Claremont)
  • Meals on Wheels (Upland)
  • OPARC
  • Operation Community Cares
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • Priceless Pets
  • Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  • San Antonio Regional Hospital
  • Santa Claus, Inc.
  • Warrior For Children

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteering is at the heart of the Foothill Chapter. Last year Foothill Chapter volunteered hundreds of hours of service as well as hundreds of dollars of donations to a wide variety of approved philanthropies. Areas we support include:

  • Low-income families
  • Seniors
  • Disabled
  • Rescue Animals
  • Health Care

NCL, Inc., Foothill Chapter supports a broad range of organizations, among them:

 

ABILITY FIRST, POMONA CENTER

The Ability First Claremont Center provides programs for children and adults ages 5 to 22 with physical and developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and epilepsy.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INLAND EMPIRE UNIT

The American Cancer Society, Inland Empire Unit, supports and provides information to cancer patients and their families that includes fundraising for research, programs and services through their Discovery Shop, as well as Relay for Life events.

CASA COLINA REHABILITATIVE CENTER

Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed rehabilitation organization in Pomona that has been in existence since 1938. Among its services are a rehabilitation hospital, transitional living center, outpatient assistance, and children’s services.

CEF / SLICE

The Claremont Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides art and music instruction in the elementary schools and funds technology in the middle and high schools. CEF operates S.L.I.C.E. of Summer, an enrichment program for CUSD students, offering academic and athletic programs.

CHILDREN’S FUND

Children’s Fund helps at-risk, abused and neglected children in our communities. It provides referrals for housing, clothing, food, beds, medical and dental care. It partners with many community organizations for projects that help raise funds for and awareness of this organization. It is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

CLAREMONT MANOR

Claremont Manor Retirement Community residents enjoy social, educational and recreational opportunities and scheduled transportation to doctors, excursions and shopping. Claremont Manor’s Care Center includes rehabilitation and skilled nursing care with a wide range of therapy programs.

CLAREMONT RECREATION DEPT

The Claremont Recreation Department oversees events such as the city’s Summer Aquatics Program for all ages, youth summer days campus and programs at the Joslyn Senior Center.

AGING NEXT

The mission of Community Senior Services is to connect, people, information, resources and communities to enrich the lives of older adults. The agency has eight programs that serve 16 cities.

EYE-DAS

EYE-DAS is dedicated to helping the visually impaired in the San Gabriel Valley. Membership is open to any adult with impaired, partial, or no vision.  Sighted individuals are welcome.Meetings are for social and educational purposes.

FOOTHILL FAMILY SHELTER

Foothill Family Shelter’s mission is to assure children and adults a future by helping to provide them and their families a means to a home, a job, and self esteem that will endure.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. It works with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. 

HILLCREST HOMES

Hillcrest Homes Retirement Home and Woods Health Services Skilled Nursing Facility provides extended-stay nursing care to seniors with varying levels of disabilities in La Verne, CA.

HOPE (HELPING OUT PETS EVERYDAY)

HOPE’s goal is to raise awareness to the pet overpopulation crisis in our local area.  We help rescue and place animals in qualified homes. To reduce pet overpopulation, we’ve been hosting low cost spay/neuter opportunities since 2004.

HOUSE OF RUTH

House of Ruth has been providing life-saving domestic violence services for residents of eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties since 1977. Participation in House of Ruth programming is open to all battered women and children.

INLAND CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT HOME

Inland Christian Retirement Home has three components: assisted living, skilled nursing and Alzheimer’s care (The Haven).

INLAND VALLEY HOPE PARTNERS

Inland Valley Hope Partners brings together faith communities, businesses, individuals and community groups, and has a mission to ensure the empowerment of people in need by providing food, shelter and supportive services. It serves children and their families through four food pantries, a residential family shelter “Our House,” and the Pomona Certified Farmer’s Market.

MEALS ON WHEELS (CLAREMONT)

Packing food and/or delivering food to shut-ins noontime meals Monday-Friday in Claremont.

MEALS ON WHEELS (UPLAND)

Packing food and/or delivering food to shut-ins noontime meals Monday-Friday in Upland.

OPERATION COMMUNITY CARES

Operation Community Cares is an organization that proactively supports the health and welfare of our American Servicemen and Women across the globe. They provide various programs that aim to support the troops’ personal needs. From an online message center, to a photo album, to a place to donate various items to and for our troops. 

POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center is a 453-bed acute care, not-for-profit, teaching hospital serving Eastern Los Angeles and Western San Bernardino counties.

PRICELESS PETS

Priceless Pet Rescue is a non-profit, no-kill pet rescue operating out of multiple adoption centers known as “The Orphanage”. All animals are rescued from surrounding high-kill, high-access shelters, owner surrenders on a case-by-case basis, and other various circumstances.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont is the largest botanic garden dedicated exclusively to California’s native plants. The garden hosts interpretive walks, plant sales, school programs and more. Special events include Garden Groove (summer music concerts), the Butterfly Pavilion, Family Bird Fest, Wildflower Show, Mother’s Day Brunch, Things That Go Bump in the Night, Acorn Festival, Winter Holiday Open House and more.

REACH OUT

Reach Out is an organization committed to strengthening communities by providing programs that create hope, education and empowerment for families throughout the Inland Empire and Pomona Valley.

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army’s programs include rebuilding lives through assisting with disaster relief, through community and fellowship by providing youth camps and assisting with comfort and support through Christmas charities (The Giving Tree aka The Angel Tree) and elderly services.

SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL

With a 500-member medical staff and 279 beds, San Antonio Regional Hospital is a premier acute care facility that provides a comprehensive range of medical services.

SANTA CLAUS, INC.

Santa Claus Incorporated, an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff or administrators, provides new toys, new clothing, and new books to local under-served children.

Leadership Development

We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.

Examples of skills developed include:

  • Confidence
  • Consensus building
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event planning
  • Parliamentary procedure

Our Chapter Board of Directors:

  • President: Jennifer Miller
  • Secretary: Monique Causey
  • Treasurer: Clarissa Trejo
  • Parliamentarian: Rosanna Matheson
  • Vice President Communications: Griffin Miller
  • Vice President Membership: Brandi Estorga
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Alethea Hatch
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Amber Stephenson-Randell

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Leadership training maximizes potential to succeed in school, work, and community.  Officer and leadership positions within each grade level as well as for the chapter help members develop:

  • Organizational skills
  • Public speaking
  • Team building
  • Time management
  • Setting goals and strategies to reach them

Class meetings may include speakers on topics such as:

  • Job interviews
  • College admissions
  • Driving
  • Personal finance

Cultural Experiences

We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

In the Foothill Chapter, each class arranges and attends cultural events such as:

  • Performing arts
  • Visual arts
  • Museums

Each class also organizes a Father-Daughter Day, and as a chapter we host an annual Tea, and Senior Recognition Event . Mother’s and daughters coordinate and host service events such as a Thanksgiving Meal for a community Philanthropy.

 

Throughout the NCL experience, members learn about rules of etiquette, self care, proper dress for different occasions, and social graciousness.