Carson City Airport Open House raises money for Eagle Valley Children's Home
At the monthly Carson City Airport Authority meeting of the board, the Authority presented Donna Clarke, executive director of the Eagle Valley Children's Home, a check in the amount of $3,963.61 to establish an endowment in the name of the Carson City Airport Authority to support the mission of the children's home.
The non-for-profit Eagle Valley Children's Home, which opened in 1946 in Carson City, provides support to families/caregivers of people with developmental disabilities through temporary, short-term care of the dependent person in the family’s home.
"This is an incredible opportunity for the Eagle Valley Children's Home to partner with the Carson City Airport," said Clarke. "The Airport Authority Board and the airport community are very kind and generous."
The Carson City Airport Open House is an annual event that takes place on the last Saturday of June and is an opportunity for the greater community to visit the airport and learn about aviation here in the capital city. This year was the first year of using proceeds generated from the open house and the inaugural chicken wing contest to support EVCH.
"This is a great partnership between the Carson City Airport Authority and the Eagle Valley Children's Home," said Kenneth Moen, manager of the Carson City Airport. "The opportunity to provide support to a local-based charity and to be able to witness the tangible results of support is very gratifying."
The Carson City Airport was initially established in 1928 on 76 acres of land provided to Carson City by 3 prominent local families. Today the airport is more than 540 acres and has more than $35 million in infrastructure improvements since 2010. Carson City Airport Authority is a supporter of aviation educational programs and community non-profit organizations.
The mission of the Carson City Airport Authority is to support aviation related economic activity of Nevada's capital city by providing safe, secure and convenient access to the national airspace system.
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