The City of Fontana continues to strive for excellence in serving the residents and businesses of Fontana and beyond. The Fontana community is proud to be an award-winning place to live, work and play. The City offers state of the art learning facilities, award winning parks, and several unique entertainment and cultural arts venues. Listed below are the awards received by the City and its staff for 2008.

Ranked #24 of America’s 100 Best Communities for Families by Best Life Magazine
http://www.bestlifeonline.com/

Helen Putnam Award — Healthy Fontana
http://www.cacities.org/index.jsp?zone=locc&previewStory=702

2008 Cities, Counties and Schools (CCS) Partnership Merit Award — Healthy Fontana

Silver Fit Business Award (second consecutive year) — Healthy Fontana
http://www.wellnesstaskforce.org/

Cans for Cash (second consecutive year) by U.S. Council of Mayors—Public Works
http://www.usmayors.org/mwma/novelis/

2008 ESIG Winner: Public Works GIS Viewer — by Urban and Regional information Systems Association - Public Works/Information Technology
http://www.urisa.org/awards

Tree City USA designation from National Arbor Day Foundation — Public Works
http://www.arborday.org/programs/awards/

Lifetime Achievement Award for Ken Herron (ret) — California Park and Recreation Society,
District XI — Community Services
http://districtxi.cprs.org/index.htm

Professional Service Award for Jennifer Hunt — California Park and Recreation Society,
District XI — Community Services
http://districtxi.cprs.org/index.htm

Volunteer Layman Awards for the Mayor’s Gala Committee and Cruise Night Committee —
California Park and Recreation Society, District XI — Community Services
http://districtxi.cprs.org/index.htm

2008 Regional Inland Valley Explorer Competition Champions—1st place in the 3rd Annual Inland Valley Explorer Program — Police Department
http://www.fontana.org/police/programs/explorer_program.htm

2008 James S. Thalman Memorial Public Service Award for Councilmember Janice Rutherford-Lim —
League of California Cities Inland Empire Division
http://www.cacities.org/index.jsp...

30 Under 30 Latino/Native American Recognition for Carmen Fleming and Orlando Hernandez —
California State Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter Representing the Sixty-Second State Assembly District
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a62/default.aspx

2008 Person of the Year for Ray Bragg — Ephesians New Testament Church, Fontana

Professional of the Year for Kathleen Fariss — Association of Fundraising Professionals, Inland Empire Chapter
http://www.afpnet.org/