Communities in Schools of Nevada was recognized by the Nevada Association of School Boards for Outstanding Contribution to Public Education. Additionally, its CEO and state director Tami Hance-Lehr was honored with the Executive Director’s Award during the awards reception.
Girls Athletic Leadership School received $10,000 from First Foundation Bank and $5,000 from Andress Family Foundation.
For the sixth year, Henderson Libraries teamed up with individuals in the community for its Crafting for a Cause initiative, crocheting or knitting 479 items. These items included hats/headbands, scarves, children’s sweaters, mittens, blankets and arm warmers, which were delivered to the Friends in the Desert Foundation at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in downtown Henderson, the City of Henderson’s Downtown Senior Center and the Lullaby Connection.
Boyd Gaming’s Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Jokers Wild Casino and Boyd Linen and Uniform Services contributed $15,000 to three charities in recognition of the properties’ performance in the 2021 Giving the Boyd Way workplace giving campaign. Team members at Sam’s Town selected the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation to receive a $10,000 donation. Jokers Wild team members selected Three Square Food Bank to receive a $2,500 donation. Team members at Boyd Linen and Uniform Services selected St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to receive a $2,500 donation.
Local Las Vegas toy store Kappa Toys donated games and puzzles appropriate for people of all ages to clients at West Flamingo Senior Center. Toy curator and founder Lizzy Newsome delivered a variety of classic games and fine-art puzzles.
Planet 13, in partnership with Green Life Productions, hosted its second annual holiday toy drive, collected 500 toy donations to benefit the Las Vegas Rescue Mission and local children.
The City of North Las Vegas Municipal Court’s Community Approach to Rehabilitation and Engagement Court donated over 60 toys to the Toys for Tots program during its inaugural toy drive. Toys for Tots was selected due to the close partnership between the court and the veterans community that has resulted from the Veterans Treatment Program. Toys for Tots is run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and benefits local families.
City National Bank participated in a Habitat Build project with monetary and volunteer support. About a dozen colleagues helped with the ongoing framing of a Habitat home being built in the Henderson area. City National also donated $5,000 to the project. Supporting Habitat for Humanity is part of City National’s affordable housing initiative through its Community Reinvestment Act program funding.
Desert Radiology completed its 25 Days of Do-Gooders philanthropic initiative, wherein the imaging group donated a total of $25,000 to 25 charities leading up to Christmas.
The Las Vegas Area Council Boy Scouts of America donated over $32,000 of popcorn to the staff and patients at the VA Hospital. In the fall, local Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA Scouts sold over $907,000 in popcorn. Of this, more than $108,000 was in donations for the local Hometown Heroes Program. The organization previously donated $23,000 to Serving Our Kids Foundation and $20,000 to other organizations.
As part of its commitment to strengthening communities by addressing critical needs that help advance racial equality and economic opportunity, Bank of America invested more than $2 million to local nonprofits in 2021. Its local giving was directed to alleviate the impacts on workforce development, food insecurity, affordable housing and education, which were exacerbated by the pandemic. In addition to philanthropic capital, the company also donated 250,000 masks and 400 cases of hand sanitizer to local nonprofits.
Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada received nearly $26,000 in donations thanks to the collaborative monthlong campaign Supporting Our Schools (Apoyando A Nuestras Escuelas) presented by Telemundo Las Vegas and La Bonita Supermarkets. La Bonita secured participation from several vendors who agreed to donate a portion of their sales, including Jarritos, Dutch Farms Cheese, FUD, Bonita products and Los Altos.
Credit One Bank donated $50,000 each to After-School All-Stars and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada through its One for the Community program in partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders. For each successful extra point kicked by the Raiders, Credit One donated $2,000, then tacked on an additional $40,000 at the end.