More than 30 Bank of Nevada employees assisted students from dozens of elementary, middle and high schools in the Clark County School District during a large farmer’s market in November in downtown Las Vegas.
The Rogers Foundation , is now accepting online applications for $75,000 in new arts and education grants. Grant opportunities for K-12 schools in Clark County and community organizations in concert with these schools are available in three focus areas: Gift of Imagination, Gift of Knowledge and Gift of Assurance.
It’s Giving Tuesday. Bank of America today announced $117,500 in economic mobility grants to be awarded to eight nonprofits working on community revitalization efforts in the Las Vegas community.
Former lead guitarist from The Eagles, Don Felder , joined the stage with talented Southern Nevada medical community members to raise funds for Nathan Adelson Hospice.
In the past two weeks, many Las Vegas businesses and organizations have donated money and held fundraisers for the those affected by the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip. Here are a few examples.
A number of Las Vegas businesses are donating money to help those affected by the Oct. 1 Las Vegas mass shooting. Others are holding fundraisers. For the next few weeks, the Giving Back feature of the Las Vegas Business Press will focus on these efforts.
A red 2017 FIAT 500 Pop is being offered as a grand prize to benefit City Lights Art Gallery at 3 E. Army St. in Henderson.
After a successful paper icon drive in April to benefit the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, representatives from Dunkin’ Donuts Las Vegas presented the charity with a $7,554 check Aug. 3. The donations were collected to help send kids to Camp Cartwheel, a three-night camping experience designed to give critically ill children time to have fun.
On July 27, Walmart, on behalf of the Walmart Foundation, presented Three Square Food Bank with a $46,150 State Giving grant to support the organization’s BackPack for Kids Program. Three Square is Southern Nevada’s only food bank providing food assistance to the residents of Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda and Clark Counties. Following the check presentation, representatives from Three Square and Walmart packed backpacks for the BackPack for Kids Program. This initiative provides bags of nutritious, single-serving, ready-to-eat food items each Friday during the school year and summer months, to children who might otherwise go without during weekends and long breaks from school.
United Way of Southern Nevada’s (UWSN) Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) has announced that it invested a record-breaking $543,114 into the community to change lives and help families break the cycle of poverty.