giving back

The Sierra Nevada Association of REALTORS® will be hosting the “Alyce McCracken Scramble for Scholarships” on Friday, June 19, at the Eagle Valley Golf Course in Carson City.

Urban Roots will hosts its third annual volunteer day open to the community on Saturday, Jan. 17 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The event will be held at four local school gardens including Bordewich Bray and Carson Middle School in Carson City, Mount Rose K-8, and at the Urban Roots demonstration farm. The program runs from 10 a.m. to about 1 p.m.

Food for Thought would like to thank the Carson High School Football Program for hosting an outstanding food drive. In effort to return some support to the community the football program wanted to do something that would have a great, positive impact during their bye week. A few ideas were tossed around before settling on Food For Thought as the organization they would like to help out.

Food For Thought is a local organization that provides weekend food for school aged children in the community that are chronically hungry.

During October, Michael Hohl Motor Company held a pet food drive to fill a pickup for the national nonprofit Pets of the Homeless. A total of 1,580 pounds of pet food and supplies filled the pickup and where delivered to FISH of Carson City on Monday.

“We are proud to gather donations and help a worthwhile nonprofit like Pets of the Homeless. Michael Hohl Motor Company has made giving back to the local communities we serve a top priority.” Tim Hohl

They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But this Nov. 11, on Veterans Day, the Pizza Factory restaurants in Carson City, Dayton and across the west will treat veterans to lunch on the pizza chain's dime.

"We appreciate everything our veterans have done for our country and want to honor their service," says Mary Jane Riva, chief executive officer of Pizza Factory, which has 110 restaurants throughout Nevada, California Idaho, Washington, and Arizona.

The Carson City restaurant is located at 3120 Hwy 50 East. The Dayton restaurant is located at Pizza Factory 185 U.S. 50.

Caden Lehman, a senior at Carson High School, an officer for the Capitol FFA program, and an officer in the Douglas-Carson High School Rodeo Club, recently had his biggest win doing what he loves. He is involved in Team Roping and Calf Roping and is a member of the American Cowboys Team Roping Association. 

Recently at the ACTRA National Finals in Reno at the Livestock Events Center, Caden won the Super 7 National Championship, landing him and his partner, Jack Curry of Gardnerville, each new Royal T 3-horse trailers, buckles, and $10,000 cash. 

Silver Stage High School students received an inside view of the construction trade industry on Friday morning during a Western Nevada College presentation for Careers in Construction Month.

Throughout September, Michael Hohl Motor Company will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with weekend entertainment, $5,000 in cash giveaways, along with special sale and service offers.

Michael Hohl and his wife, Karen, founded Michael Hohl Motor Company in 1984. Originally, the dealership carried four lines: Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac and GMC Trucks. Chevrolet was added in 2007. Michael Hohl Motor Company is the longest serving General Motors dealership in Northern Nevada and the largest full line General Motors dealership in the state.

STATELINE — Rocker, reality star, philanthropist and front man for the enduring rock ’n’ roll band Poison, Bret Michaels, will bring all the roses and a generous supply of power ballads to Lake Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa stage in a one-night-only, solo show, Saturday, Nov. 29.

Café at Adele’s in Carson city recently received a Certificate of Excellence as one of TripAdvisor ‘s 2014 winners and was also recognized in the Don’t Forget to Share category, which recognizes a business that has made significant contributions to the community and prides itself on giving back, in Nevada Business Magazine’s 2014 Family-owned Businesses Awards, sponsored by Nevada State Bank.
TripAdvisor awards are given to businesses worldwide and are based on the quality of reviews and opinions they have earned in the preceding year.

Many events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of June. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following are events held June 3 through June 15.

After five decades of entertaining audiences around the globe, world-renowned classical guitarist George Sakellariou still loves making music. He will will share his immense talent in a rare Northern Nevada appearance on Saturday, April 26, through a partnership between Western Nevada College and the Brewery Arts Center.

The Lodge Assisted Living Community in Carson City will again sponsor the SOLEmates Shoe drive this fall to help provide athletic shoes to local students. The second annual event, which runs through September, benefits students enrolled in the Carson City School District’s McKinney-Vento/Children in Transition program.

The grant and donation funded program helps to provide shoes, clothing, hygiene products and school supplies to students who lack a fixed living situation. The program helped nearly 600 students last school year and is expected to help the same number or more this year.

Carson City nonprofit Food for Thought has teamed up with the Carson Nugget to make sure needy children stay fed this summer.

“We were in need of a kitchen to make lunches for children in our program and the Carson Nugget stepped right up to the plate and agreed to allow us to use their kitchen facilities,” said Stephanie Gardner, executive director, Food for Thought. “This is great because it will allow us to continue this much needed program during the summer months when school is not in session.”

A senior project for a Carson City high school student that involved "extreme couponing" for two months netted more than $1,100 worth of goods that he donated to area veterans.

Dallas Burnett, a Carson High School senior, managed to find, clip, cut, and ultimately save $818.56 in grocery and household items that he donated to the Veterans Guest House in Reno.

A Carson City woman will receive a service dog thanks to the The Milk-Bone brand and Sam’s Club.
The two companies joined forces to provide Carrie Henrichsen, a staff attorney with Nevada Legal Services, the service dog through the nonprofit organization Canine Assistants.

With requests for children's Christmas gifts soaring over the past three years, the Toys For Tots program in Carson City got a healthy boost courtesy of the Capitol Police division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety.

For the past several weeks Capitol Police officers and Nevada Department DPS staff members have been collecting new unwrapped toys, bicycles and warm clothing in Carson City to assist the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves with its the Toys for Tots collection drive effort.

The Reno Rodeo Denim Drive is an annual community event to collect NEW denim clothing, socks and underwear for abused and neglected infants, children and teens who have been rescued from unsafe homes in Northern Nevada.
Between 5:00 – 7:00 we would like to interview the following people at the Papa Murphy’s location at 4314 South Carson Street (Carson City)

· Reno Rodeo Team 355 volunteers will be assisting – if we need additional interviews from this location

Click here for Team 355 schedule of activities

In the spirit of teamwork and goodwill, AAA continues its steadfast tradition to civic involvement by hosting on May 18 an open house designed to benefit Special Olympics in its south Carson City office.

The event, which is slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes a silent auction, special insurance counseling, travel advice as well as ample refreshments. Proceeds from the silent auction with items ranging from a glider plane ride to a round of golf will be earmarked for the Special Olympics of Nevada.

Teams of super heroes, penguins, pirates and other characters jumped into Lake Tahoe last winter, and on March 17, they’ll do it again. You’re invited to join them as Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada co-host Polar Plunge® 2012 at Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe. The event is open to all and will include entertainment, a costume contest, and prizes, as well as Special Olympics athletes, coaches, and volunteers who will share their experiences with the organization’s inspiring programs.

Teams of super heroes, penguins, pirates and other eye-catching characters jumped into Lake Tahoe last winter. On March 19, they’ll do it again, and you’re invited to join them as Special Olympics Nevada co-hosts the “Freezin’ for a Reason” Polar Plunge® 2011 at Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe. The event is open to all and will include entertainment, a costume contest, prizes, and Special Olympics athletes, coaches, and volunteers who will share their experiences with the organization’s inspiring programs.

Dear Editor: Once again the Dayton community has come together and made a difference for so many families during the holidays.

The Dayton toy drive received applications for over 650 kids this year and we were quite concerned that there would not be enough to go around. Fortunately a large, eager, group of volunteers came together who were quick to get down to business and get the donations and interest pouring in. It wasn’t long before businesses, as well as community organizations and individuals were giving.

Celtic Lawn and Landscape recently showed its holiday goodwill by giving back to the town of Dayton, Nev. When the owner and employees of Celtic heard that the Dayton Toy Drive had already received 60 applications from families in need of gifts for their children, they came up with a creative way to help.

Christy McGill likes to use a gardening metaphor when she explains Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey's mission to reduce substance abuse and promote recovery.

“The Coalition is planting the seeds of hope that alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention works, treatment is effective, and people do recover,” said McGill, who serves as director.

With 34 people turning out for a good cause, the Dayton Resource Bank raised more than $1,100 during its 5K Run on Oct. 23. One hundred percent of the funds directly benefit Dayton area school children.

Among the participants were Dayton Elementary School Principal Cory Sandburg, Healthy Communities Coalition director Christy McGill, and the entire Freshman Volleyball team of Dayton High School.

What is the Resource Bank?

Nearly 100 students in Dayton schools have been assisted through the Dayton Resource Bank in the past 2 school years.

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey is celebrating the month by “planting the seeds of hope” that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people do recover.

The final games of pool were being played today at Doppelgangers Brewery and Tap Room in Carson City, with the winners being Carson City community organizations.

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