In partnership with Tyler Robinson Foundation and Project 150, Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opened a nourishment room on the pediatric oncology floor, inspired by TRF warrior Delilah Juarez. TRF and Project 150 also donated and delivered bags of snacks to stock the room, which offers patients and family members easy access to their favorite foods while in the hospital. Additionally, TRF and Project 150 recently collaborated to provide school supplies and meals to Las Vegas families in need.
The Public Education Foundation announced a new “Children of the 58 Scholarship Fund” created in partnership with the family of Neysa Tonks, who tragically lost her life in the October 1 mass shooting. As of September, approximately $320,000 has been raised, and 55 dependents have been identified as eligible for the scholarship. This is the first year the scholarship will be awarded, and the foundation is working with six college-age students who are utilizing the funds for the current school year, totaling $28,055.
Broadbent & Associates donated $4,500 in headsets to students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School. The headsets provided a much-
needed learning tool to students as they navigated remote learning during the pandemic.
Union Home Mortgage and its regional manager, Caitlin Turkovich, with support from several local businesses and individuals, donated school supply kits, including new headphones, to nearly 500 students at Addeliar D. Guy Elementary School in Northwest Las Vegas to support distance learning.
Nevada Mining Association donated $8,700 to After School All-Stars of Las Vegas as part of the organization’s “Hope for Heat” campaign, which provides $100 for every day local temperatures topped 100 degrees during the summer. The association’s executive director, Tyre Gray, presented the check that will support After School All Stars’ work to provide free, comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them achieve in school.
Homie donated $14,000 to United Way of Southern Nevada as part of its Homie Fund that helps Las Vegans most affected by COVID-19 avoid home foreclosure and pay utility bills.
City National Bank donated $5,000 to Green Our Planet in support of its literacy garden program in schools throughout the Clark County School District. Bank colleagues are also taking part in Green Our Planet’s virtual financial literacy classes for local elementary schools. In addition, City National provided nine nonprofit and community-based organizations in Southern Nevada donations totaling $20,500, including ALS of Nevada, Animal Foundation, Boys Team Charity, Discovery Children’s Museum YouthWorks, HELP of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Natural HIstory Museum, UNLV Foundation Zeiter Paradise Elementary, Walk for Water and When U Dream a Dream Inc.
More than 740 community superheroes joined Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada for its annual Superhero 5K to raise more than $210,000 to help children battling cancer. Awards were given to the highest fundraising teams in three categories: Team Joy, which raised $15,325, won in the Family & Friends category; OTF Las Vegas raised $2,681 to receive the award in the Corporation category; and Konrad Broock won in the Individual category with $6,602 raised. Among the event’s sponsors were Centennial Toyota on behalf of the Southern Nevada Toyota Dealers and Dollar Loan Center, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Blue Apple Electric, OptumCare, Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, Palm Mortuaries & Cemeteries, Las Vegas Raiders, Hey Frank, Southwest Gas Foundation Fuel Good and Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr.
Nevada State Bank donated $10,000 to the Shriners Hospital for Children Open, a PGA tour golf tournament benefiting its namesake charity. Proceeds support the Shriners health care system and its mission to improve the lives of children.
The Collegiate 100 program at Nevada State College was awarded $22,000 by the Las Vegas chapter of 100 Black Men, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve the quality of life and enhance educational opportunities for African Americans.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers and Gaming Laboratories International committed $120,000 to the National Museum of the American Indian’s new National Native American Veterans Memorial. The donation is part of the AGEM/GLI Lasting Impact Philanthropic Initiative, through which they collaborate to create a “lasting impact” inside the gaming industry and beyond.
Clark County Medical Society raised $158,000 for its 2020 charity, Born This Way Foundation, which provides mental health first aid to teens in Southern Nevada. Additionally, CCMSA announced its 2021 charitable organization will be Cleveland Clinic Nevada and Keep Memory Alive, focused on the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.