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Toys For Tots dangerously low on toys
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:49am
Event Date:
December 17, 2011 - 9:00am As the Toys for Tots Coordinator ....
I have never seen demand so high and donations so low.
We have had a 35% increase on requests from families this year.
Ron Wood Family Resource Center has been the Toys for Tots coordinating agency for 8 years and I have been Coordinator for 5 years.
We have been low on toys before ... but never like this.
Turning tragedy into charity: How I became a Toys for Tots convert
Submitted by T. Costa on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 1:39amSeven months ago, my spouse walked into my place of employment and told me that one of our best friends had been shot and killed.
It's been seven months and we've all begun to move on - all of Steve Gale's friends and family are slowly teaching themselves to exist in a world without Steve in it. We're all achieving this with varying degrees of success.
Cookies with Santa
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 9:47pm
Event Date:
December 10, 2011 - 11:00am Help make a child smile at Christmas by attending the second annual “Cookies with Santa,” a benefit for The Ron Wood Family Resource Center, Saturday, Dec. 10, at Adele’s Restaurant and Lounge.
The Ron Wood Family Resource Center helps individuals, families and the community locate assistance and provides an array of support services.
The fun takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a visit and photograph with Santa Claus, cookies, cocoa and cider, as well as acoustic Christmas music performed in the lounge by The Dowell Boyz.
Cops and Kids Sheriff's Open House today in Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 1:22amBy Lisa Davis
Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host the 8th Annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser Street. Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House was started by Sheriff Ken Furlong as part of the community policing efforts implemented by his administration.
Breakfast Club at the Ron Wood Family Resource Center
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:38pmJoin the Carson City Chamber of Commerce for a Breakfast Club and Ribbon Cutting
the New Offices of the Ron Wood Family Resource Center, 621 Northgate Lane No 62, on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 a.m.
The cost $5. Bring a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots and receive a free raffle ticket!
Mother arrested for leaving son alone in filthy home for 12 days
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 5:08pm
A Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies found her high-school-aged son had been left alone for 12 days in a home filled with trash and pet waste, but little food.
Kelly Pray, 34, was arrested for gross misdemeanor child neglect.
Deputies were alerted by school officials who were suspicious of the boy being absent from class. What they found at the home in the 3000 block of Sunrise Drive left them fighting for air to keep from vomiting.
Hundreds turn out for Carson City Sheriff's Cops and Kids fair
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 3:13pmCARSON CITY — Despite cool weather and Friday night's snow showers, hundreds of children and their parents turned out today for the seventh annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair held at the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
Hundreds turn out for Carson City Sheriff's Cops and Kids fair
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 3:13pmCARSON CITY — Despite cool weather and Friday night's snow showers, hundreds of children and their parents turned out today for the seventh annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair held at the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
Cops and Kids Sheriff's Open House/Public Fair
Submitted by editor on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 11:08pmCarson City Sheriff’s Office will host the 7th Annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser Street, Carson City.
This year's special guest will be Miss Nevada USA 2010 Julianna Erdesz.
Carson City Cops and Kids Open House set for May 22
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 9:48pmCarson City Sheriff’s Office will host the 7th Annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser Street, Carson City.
Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House was started by Sheriff Ken Furlong as part of the community policing efforts implemented by his administration.
Cops and Kids Sheriffs Open House is designed to:
— Build positive relationships between law enforcement, youth and citizens
Pinwheels at the Legislature
Submitted by on Sat, 04/17/2010 - 12:11pmRon Wood Family Center taking over portion of city offices on Northgate
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 3:21pmIn a move that will save city government $24,000 a year, city Supervisors are expected to let the Ron Wood Family Resource Center (RWFRC) move into the partially vacated city offices at 2621 Northgate
