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The Notes: Philanthropy, Nov. 15, 2021

The Folded Flag Foundation, an organization committed to honoring America’s fallen military service members by providing their families with financial support for education, recently raised over $1.1 million during its annual Salute to Service Gala.

Noah’s Animal House announced it has served 2,021 pets since the nonprofit organization started in 2007. As part of this milestone, it has provided nearly 153,000 free boarding nights to ensure that pets stay safe and united with their families while staying at their partner domestic violence shelters in Las Vegas and Reno.

Baby’s Bounty, an organization providing life-saving supplies as well as diapers for newborns, reached 1 million diapers distributed at its monthly diaper bank in North Las Vegas. The event also marked 3 million baby wipes distributed and thousands of families helped since the organization launched the diaper bank program in May 2020, which also serves Las Vegas and Henderson.

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Nevada chapter will host its annual spin4 crohn’s & colitis cures event to support the IBD community at TruFusion in Downtown Summerlin on December 3 and virtually on December 4. The event will raise money to support the foundation’s mission to find cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. Learn more at spin4.org/lasvegas.

Nevada Donor Network Foundation received a $12 million philanthropic commitment from University Medical Center, which will be in the form of in-kind programs and services, along with a cash contribution component to help support a virtual transplant institute in Nevada. This year, the foundation launched a $35 million campaign, “End the Wait,” to help bring more transplantation programs and services to Nevada.

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $100,000 to Las Vegas-based nonprofit Three Square Food Bank. This donation will provide over 300,000 meals to individuals and families affected by food insecurity in the Southern Nevada community.

More than 1,490 community superheroes joined the nonprofit Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada at the recent Superhero 5K presented by Centennial Toyota at Exploration Peak Park in Mountain’s Edge. The event raised $237,161 to help children and their families battling cancer, making it Candlelighters’ biggest annual fundraiser. More than 200 volunteers supported the race and companion festivities.

Make-A-Wish America announced Linda Richardson as the recipient of its 2021 National Philanthropist of the Year award. For more than 20 years, Richardson has driven the Make-A-Wish mission forward through generous contributions and two decades of leadership of the annual Fashion Luncheon event in Las Vegas.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $2,000 to Spread the Word Nevada. The grant aims to support youth literacy programs in the communities Dollar General serves.

The City of Henderson named Eric Umali as its 2021 Heart of the City Award honoree. Umali, an 11-time nominee, is the founder, owner, executive director and head instructor of Altruist MMA, a nonprofit martial arts school. He established the performance of good deeds as a requirement to be promoted to a new rank in the gym’s martial arts belt system.

The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, in partnership with Icy Hot, donated $200,000 to the Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE for the renovation of two basketball courts at Doolittle Complex in West Las Vegas. Improvements include new surfacing, custom colors and floor graphics, shade structures, seating areas, new basketball standards, a Daktronics LED scoreboard and two art installations.

Cox Charities recognized the efforts of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada’s financial literacy efforts in improving the lives of local K-12 students by awarding the nonprofit a $4,000 grant.

Touro University Nevada received a $5,000 gift from Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative of Nevada, an alliance of local, state and national organizations committed to finding solutions to end the opioid crisis. In 2020, Touro received an initial grant of $6,500 from RALI to create videos that feature two of the university’s professors advocating for safer alternatives to pain management, including expanded use of physical therapy. This brings the total gift amount from RALI to $11,500.

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This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.

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