Wayne and Catherine Laska, the prinicipals of Storybook Homes, know a lot about the "late-effects" of childhood cancer treatment. They know because one of their sons is a childhood cancer survivor. As a young boy, he was diagnosed with stage four cancer as the result of a Wilms Tumor. Although the prognosis was not good at the time, he survived and for that the family is thankful.
Several years after treatment ended, they discovered ...
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Circus Couture Preparing For 8th Spectacular Year!
It's no secret that Las Vegas is full of talent. But when the performers, fashion designers, and artists volunteer their time and talent to help others -- specifically those families facing childhood cancer -- we think that needs to be shared.
Circus Couture was co-founded by Erica Linz who for many years flew through the air on a nightly basis in one of the Cirque du Soleil shows on the Las Vegas Strip. Make no mistake, she still flies ...
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Workforce Connections Awards More Than $14 Million to Help Southern Nevadans Get Back to Work
LAS VEGAS, NV - Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB), awarded $14,337,000 in federal funds from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to ten local workforce agencies for the 2017-2018 fiscal year starting July 1, 2017, with the goal of training and employing a ready workforce in Southern Nevada.
Nonprofit agencies and organizations that provide employment and training ...
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Cure 4 The Kids Foundation Names New Chief Medical Officer and Announces Additional Promotions
Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, the parent organization of the Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada and Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada, has named Alan Ikeda, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer.
In this position, Dr. Ikeda is responsible for all clinical and standards practices within the organization’s two clinics, as well as oversight of staff performance and training, patient care, and adherence to policies that ensure continued ...
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Jim Kostecki Named as Interim Workforce Connections Executive Director
Las Vegas, NV - The Southern Nevada Workforce Development Area’s Local Elected Officials Consortium (LEOs) voted to appoint Jim Kostecki as interim executive director of Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB), effective immediately.
Kostecki joined Workforce Connections in 2012 as finance manager and was promoted in 2016 to Chief Financial Officer where he supervises the finance department and all ...
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FREE Samples of Carl’s Jr.® Baby Back Rib Burgers to Support United Way of Southern Nevada’s Day of Caring
Carl’s Jr.® and their very own Star Diner food trucks will roll into Las Vegas Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24 to serve up free half-sized samples of their new Baby Back Rib Burgers while helping United Way of Southern Nevada serve the community.
The Baby Back Rib Burger features real, boneless, baby back ribs that are charbroiled and dipped in sweet and smoky Cattleman’s® Original BBQ Sauce. The ribs are then stacked on one of the ...
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Bank of Nevada iPad Donation Helping Students Achieve
Many studies have shown the importance of students becoming reading proficient by the third grade. Educational experts believe this is the time when most students will transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
But some students need additional help in reaching that goal by third grade. That's why Bank of Nevada has chosen to help those students by donating iPads to several schools. The iPads also include Square Panda ...
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Goodwill of Southern Nevada’s Top 5 Spring Cleaning Tips
Before pulling out the mop and the cleaning supplies, don’t forget to declutter, donate and help someone in our community get a fresh start this spring.
No matter what you donate – clothes, home goods, toys, furniture, electronics – you are helping put Nevadans into jobs. And when anyone gets a job it breaks the cycle of poverty and stabilizes families.
How does this happen? Because sales of donations in Goodwill retail stores fund job ...
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Enjoy a Reno Aces Baseball Game and Help Send a Child to Camp Independent Firefly!
Reno, Nev. - The Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada (HTC) knows the impact a summer camp experience can have on a child and his or her siblings. It is something children will often remember for the rest of their lives.
Thanks to Camp Independent Firefly, a medically supervised summer camp, children who are affected by inherited bleeding disorders such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, also get to experience the great outdoors. You can ...
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Bank of Nevada Volunteers Help Create School Garden at Halle Hewetson Elementary School
LAS VEGAS – A garden can be much more than just a place to grow fruits and vegetables. For many students in the Clark County School District, a garden can also be an open-air classroom.
That’s why Bank of Nevada supports the efforts of the nonprofit group Green Our Planet which has built 108 gardens on school campuses in the Clark County School District. The majority of gardens, about 80 percent, are constructed at Title 1 schools — meaning ...
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