Regardless of your relationship status on Valentines’ Day, you can have an incredible impact on someone’s life in our community—and possibly save a life — by donating blood or by becoming part of the bone marrow registry.
Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is well aware of the national shortage of blood and platelets, and how vital a reliable blood supply is to the on-going health of our community. That’s why Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is organizing ...
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Workforce Connections to hold Pop-Up Career Fair: 89101 on Thursday, May 4, 2017
LAS VEGAS, NV - Workforce Connections is taking its successful career fairs on the road with the first ever Pop-Up Career Fair: 89101 to be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Clark County JJS Gymnasium, at 651 N. Pecos, Building F, Las Vegas, NV 89101, starting at 11 a.m.
“We are committed to taking resources to the neighborhoods that need us most,” said Kenadie Cobbin Richardson, Workforce Connections director of business engagement and ...
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Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation Raises $60,000 at Las Vegas and Reno Walks/5Ks
Congratulations to the Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation for their successful Hemophilia Walks and 5K events in Las Vegas and Reno this past month! They were able to raise more than $60,000 during the nonprofit organization's largest fundraisers of the year.
Read more about the events and the foundation in Vegas24Seven. ...
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Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation Raises $60,000 at Las Vegas and Reno Walks/5Ks
More than 500 walkers and runners took part in Hemophilia Walks and 5K events in Las Vegas and Reno in September, allowing the Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation to raise more than $60,000 during the nonprofit organization’s largest fundraisers of the year.
The foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will use the funds to send children and their siblings to a medically supervised summer camp, known as Camp Independent ...
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Nevada Hemophilia Walk & 5K Planned for September
The annual Hemophilia Walk & 5K is coming up in September! It's your chance to help those affected by inherited bleeding disorders-- while having some fun yourself!
There are two walks: Reno on September 17, and Las Vegas on September 24, 2016. Every person who donates, or collects donations and takes part in the event, is helping the Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation send a child to a special medically supervised ...
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Happy 4th of July Weekend!!
It's the 4th of July weekend! Woo hoo!
We hope your weekend is filled with fun, friends, and fabulous food.
If you don't have any plans, be sure to check out the 4th of July happenings below:
Fox 5 Vegas
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Nevada’s Only Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist Joins Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada
LAS VEGAS - July 11, 2015 - The Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada, the state’s only nonprofit pediatric specialized outpatient treatment center, is proud to welcome Dr. Kanyalakshmi Ayyanar to the clinic. Dr. Ayyanar will bring a new level of expertise to patients affected by pediatric brain tumors.
Dr. Ayyanar was most recently Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
In ...
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Local Letter Carriers Collected Food to Help Stamp Out Hunger
Local letter carriers collected non-perishable food items, such as cereal, pasta and rice, on Saturday, May 9, 2015 as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
To participate, all folks had to do was leave the food items in a bag by (or in) the mailbox, and the letter carriers picked them up.
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is a national event. More than 10,000 cities and towns across the nation ...
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Goodwill to Open New Flagship Store at The Boulevard Mall
Goodwill of Southern Nevada will open its largest store in the nonprofit's 40 year history in Las Vegas as one of the retail anchors at the newly renovated Boulevard Mall, located at 3528 S. Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 28,000 square-foot store will be located in the former site of Dillard’s, and features a 17,000 square-foot sales floor that will be stocked with men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, purses, jewelry, kitchen ...
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is SATURDAY!
You can help feed those in Southern Nevada who struggle with hunger without leaving your own home.
On Saturday, May 10, 2014 letter carriers all over the nation, including here in Southern Nevada, will participate in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive - the largest single-day food drive in the country, not to mention the easiest.
To participate, simply leave a bag of non-perishable food by or in your ...
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