The Fontana Applebee’s opened in December 2006 and welcomed over 5,000 patrons in its first weekend.

“We were thrilled to open a new Applebee’s in Fontana,” said Brigitte De La Riva, general manager. Brigitte worked her way up the ranks from waitress to General Manager and says she has always had a soft spot in her heart for Fontana.

Upon opening the Fontana Applebee’s, one of the first events Brigitte hosted was a Very Important Neighbor (VIN) night, in conjunction with the Fontana Library Foundation. This event was dedicated to raising funds for the new regional Lewis Library and Technology Center.

Applebee’s is known as "America’s Favorite Neighbor” and one of the reasons they are recognized as such is that they offer a variety of programs for nonprofit organizations looking to raise funds to support their worthy causes. Given the current state of the economy, the need for fundraising partners like Applebee’s is steadily increasing for nonprofit organizations. If an organization is looking to raise funds by partnering with Applebee’s, Brigitte offers two different programs to choose from:

Guests enjoy their dinner while raising funds for Fontana youth.

Schedule a time with Applebee’s, and through Dining to Donate, they will provide an organization with 15% of all sales brought in that day. The organization does the “inviting” of people to dine at Applebee’s and they take care of everything else.

With Flapjack Fundraiser, Applebee's dedicates a morning to raise money for an organization by offering a pancake breakfast for the community. The organization sells tickets to the pancake breakfast and 50% of the ticket sales is donated to your nonprofit.

Local business leaders attend VIN Night to help raise funds for the library.

For more information on Applebee’s fundraising programs, please contact Brigitte De La Riva at (909) 854-1003.

Address
16867 Sierra Lakes Pkwy, Fontana, CA 92336

Hours of Operation
Open daily from 11am – 11pm

Phone
(909) 854-1003

Website
http://www.applebees.com/