UnCommons and Matter Real Estate Group partnered with Burke Construction Group and local restaurants, including Piero’s Italian Cuisine, Lotus of Siam, Sushi Kame and Urth Caffé to provide nearly 4,000 free meals to all 14 hospitals in Clark County.
Sahara Las Vegas donated an assortment of essential supplies to the Cashman Isolation-Quarantine Complex, including sheets, towels and washcloths, as well as shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, soap and lotion. The supplies will help meet the needs of approximately 350 homeless people who have not been able to quarantine, isolate or get health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sahara also teamed up with World Central Kitchen in collaboration with the Nevada Restaurant Association to provide meals to health care workers. Sahara fed more than 2,400 medical workers over the first five days.
Touro University received 200,000 medical-grade and surgical masks from the Cyrus and Michael Tang Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting education, health care and community service. Michael Tang also serves on Touro’s advisory board. Touro donated the masks to area hospitals, local physicians, medical centers, senior care facilities and first responder agencies.
Cox awarded $35,000 in diversity scholarships to 10 graduating seniors as part of its annual Cox Diversity Scholarship program in partnership with the Public Education Foundation and Southern Nevada-based diverse organizations. The 2020 recipients included Oluwatosin Diyan, College of Southern NV High School East Campus; Alexa Fouts-Fahd, Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts; Jose Guerrero, Spring Valley High School; Nicola Lai, West Career & Technical Academy; Christian Lainez-Artiga, East Career and Technical Academy; Caitleen Navarro, Southwest Career & Technical Academy; Dylan Phung, Coronado High School; Celeste Taylor, College of Southern NV High School East Campus; Camille Thevenot, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts; and Alisha Williams, Cimarron-Memorial High School. Each recipient received $3,500.
High Voltage Detox donated sanitizer to area first responders, Henderson and Metro Police Department, Henderson Fire Department and Community Ambulance.
Roseman’s Dental Clinic donated 100 gowns, 600 level 1 masks and 400 gloves to St. Rose Sienna Campus in Henderson.
Teachers Health Trust partnered with Serving our Kids Foundation and Teachers Health Trust Foundation and their preferred pharmacy partner, Alto Pharmacy, to deliver 210 weekend food bags to the doorsteps of those in need in an effort to get food to chronically underfed children who are not within walking distance of a school and/or whose parents can’t drive or get them to schools to pick up weekend food bags. Teachers Health Trust also donated 200 handcrafted masks to local educators. In partnership with the Mask Task Force powered by the Las Vegas Fashion Council and in coordination with Communities In Schools of Nevada, the protective masks were delivered to teachers at local schools, including, JT Williams Elementary School and J.D. Smith Middle School.
Project Marilyn delivered feminine hygiene products to several nonprofits and has dropped off products to Sunrise Children’s Foundation, Share/Veterans Village, CARE Complex, Rescue Mission of Southern Nevada and Salvation Army.
Donna Italia Pizza at Home provided pizzas for more than 45 crew members and 30 emergency operations teams with the North Las Vegas Fire Department.
The Emergent Group, a philanthropic consulting firm, partnered with Polar Shades Sun Control to launch a fundraising campaign, “Shades Down, Masks Up,” to mass produce protective respiratory masks and gowns.
The City of Henderson contributed $200,000 to the Public Education Foundation’s Clark County School District Technology Fund for the purchase of Chromebooks. This help ensure that Henderson students have access to technology that will support distance learning while schools remain closed.
Titan Brands Hospitality Group, in partnership with Three Square, Central Christian Church and Sysco Foods, launched the Nobody Goes Hungry campaign to help local restaurant, bar and nightlife operators feed employees during the pandemic. Volunteers provided food for more than 80 households of local restaurant employees, including Burger Bar, Minus 5 Ice Lounge, Carson Kitchen, Hussong’s Cantina Mandalay Place, Slice of Vegas Pizza Kitchen and Bar and Hussong’s Cantina Boca Park. The campaign’s goal is to provide over 500 service industry households with 30-40 pounds of groceries each week.
Fruits and vegetables grown in 180 Clark County School District school gardens were used to make meals for families in need as part of a collaboration between CCSD, Green Our Planet, Delivering With Dignity and local restaurants. The produce was used by restaurants to prepare 800 meals for delivery.