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Northern Nevada Dream Center's 'Dream Christmas' to make mobile gift stops for those in need

The Northern Nevada Dream Center, a Carson City based, volunteer driven, nonprofit organization, is holding its seventh annual Dream Christmas event, a mobile caravan of holiday joy and goodies for those in need.

Dream Center volunteers will be delivering Dream Christmas dinner bags, turkeys, hams, toys, coats, hats and gloves to locations throughout Northern Nevada starting this Saturday, Dec. 4. This year’s sites include:

Dec. 4 • 10 AM • Southgate Apartments (Carson City)

Dec. 4 • 11 AM • University Heights Apartments (Carson City)

Dec. 11 • 10 AM • Wink’s Silver Strike Lanes (Gardnerville)

Dec. 17 • 1-3 PM • Northern Nevada Dream Center (Carson City)

Dec. 18 • 10 AM • Highland at Vista Apartments (Indian Hills)

Dec. 18 • 11 AM • Foothill Garden Apartments (Carson City)

A new addition to this year’s event is the Dream Christmas Toy Drive. So many great organizations provide toys at Christmas time, but over the last two years, we noticed that not all toy needs were being met with the people we serve and decided to fill the gap and help where we can. Donations of new, unwrapped toys for children ages 3-18 can be donated at the following locations through Dec. 20:

Benson’s Feed & Tack
2750 Hwy 50 East

Carson City Republican Office
1971 California Street

Carson Fire Department Headquarters/Station 51
777 S. Stewart Street

Due Sorella (fondly known as Two Sisters)
202 N. Curry Street

Eagle Medical Center
2874 N. Carson Street

Edward Jones Branch Office Of John Merkouris 
844 W. Nye Lane Suite 204

Nevada Dept of Public Safety
333 W. Nye Lane

Northern Nevada Dream Center
3579 Hwy 50 East #211

Poke Beach
1442 E. William Street

The Fox Brewpub
310 S. Carson Street

Ulta Beauty
911 Topsy Lane Ste 228

“Dream Christmas is our largest and most exciting event of the year,” aid Susan Sorenson, Director. “The smiling faces and shouts of joy from the kids make Dream Christmas so much fun!”

Individuals, churches, businesses and service organizations throughout the area have helped to fill more than 750 Dream Christmas dinner bags this year. Dream Christmas bags are still available to fill by calling 775-443-4090 or families can be sponsored online at www.nndreamcenter.org/dreamchristmas.

Groups like Guild Mortgage, James Gaskets, Lifepoint Church, The Well, Connected NAZ, Winks Silver Strike Lanes and the First Presbyterian Church are just a few who have participated.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center is a faith based, volunteer driven organization bringing hope and relief to our community by providing food, clothing, toiletries, household items and other necessities to our neighbors in need. Most programs are mobile, reaching those isolated by economic and physical limitations. Additionally, the Dream Center offers free workplace training and life recovery meetings.

To learn more visit their website, www.nndreamcenter.org or call 775-443-4090.

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