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COMMUNITY MATTERS
Community Foundation of Western Nevada.... connecting people who care with causes that matter
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| A monthly publication from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada |
May 2011 |
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 Dear Fundholders, Grantees and Friends:
Inside this edition of Community Matters :
- Chris's Message: Volunteer
- Hot Water Heats up Philanthropy in Fallon
- Reno Air Racing Foundation / General Pat Michel Career in Aviation Scholarship Deadline Extended
- Homeless Not Helpless Campaign Funds Managed by the Community Foundation
- Summer Of Service-Northern Nevada begins it's three month campaign to boost volunteerism.
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 A Chance for Nevada to Shine.
I have written before that Nevada sits at the bottom of the list for volunteerism. Now thanks to efforts of my friend, and Community Foundation Professional Advisor Council member, Pete Parker, we have a realistic and convenient method to make volunteering part of the lives northern Nevada citizens.
Pete, owner of NPcatalyst, is creator of Summer Of Service-Northern Nevada, a three month campaign and website to involve Nevadans in volunteerism and community service. Think of the new Summer Of Service-Northern Nevada website as a giant digital rolodex with listings of every imaginable volunteer opportunity throughout our region.
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Geothermal Mineral Rights Generate Money for Girls in Fallon.
 | | Oser Fund supports girl's softball leagues in Fallon. |
The Margaret E. Oser Foundation created a permanent endowment fund to benefit women and girls in Churchill County by donating the mineral rights of a geothermal well to the Community Foundation. The annual grant amount is determined by considering a fixed percentage of the royalty receipts generated, and the annual net earned income of the endowment fund investments.
This year Fallon girls are benefitting from healthy fund investments and growing royalties. The Soroptimists International Club of Fallon volunteers as the Foundation grant selection committee and considered grant requests on the Foundation's behalf. They chose to recommend the following programs to receive a combined total of $5,030 in grants.
Churchill County Juvenile Probation - FIT program Mother/ Daughter circle. A focused intervention program for teenage girls (residents of the Teurman Hall) and their mothers who join them weekly for the seven week program.
Care Net Pregnancy Care Center - Earn While You Learn Program. Grant to purchase lesson materials for parenting classes aimed at young parents and expectant young mothers.
Churchill County Youth Softball League - Girls softball teams support.
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Reno Air Racing Foundation
General Pat Michel Career in Aviation Scholarship Open  | 2010 scholarship winner,
Michael-Sean Prihar |
If you know a high school senior with a burning desire to fly send him or her our way before June 30, 2011.
The Reno Air Racing Foundation will give one lucky future aviator a $1,000 educational boost to their career goals.
You are eligible to apply for a scholarship if you:
- provide strong evidence of interest in aviation as a career
- are a senior graduating from a northern Nevada high school
- are enrolled in or accepted to an accredited 4-year college
- are pursuing a degree in a field related to aviation
- have a minimum 2.75 GPA
- have a minimum 1000 SAT and/or a minimum 20 ACT.
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Many Northern Nevadans are Not Far From Homelessness.
It's not the people you think.
It's people who have never been homeless.
They are families, neighbors, children.
In fact, there are 1,800 homeless students in the WashoeCounty School District alone.
You can help.
It doesn't take much to make a difference - $15 per day, $60 per family of four, provides a place to stay and services to help get them back on their feet. They're not looking for a hand out, just a hand up.
Please extend your hand and give to the Homeless Not Helpless fund. The Community Foundation is honored to help with oversight and management of the collected funds. You can be sure all proceeds of your tax-deductible donation to Homeless Not Helpless Fund of northern Nevada will be used charitably right here in our region.
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Summer of Service-Northern Nevada
3 Month Campaign to Encourage Volunteers.
Summer Of Service-Northern Nevada has posted volunteer opportunities for people of all ages.
Would you like to work outside or inside?
Would you like to help children or adults?
Would you prefer to spend the summer serving our community by volunteering to work in the great outdoors or with animals?
What do you want to do with your precious summertime?
Connect, Grow, Serve.
Spend part of your summer in meaningful service with people who love what they do. Volunteer this summer and:
- Strengthen your community's economy.
- Build your resume, skills, network contact list, while you connect deeply to a new facet of your community life.
- Make your corner of the world a better place.
...Connecting people who care with causes that matter. |
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Foundation Calendar | |
Community Partnership Grant Program Celebration
Hats Off to YOU!
Thursday June 9, 2011 5 to 6:30 PM
Scholarship Winners and Benefactors Ice Cream Social
Sunday July 10 2011 4 PM
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Who We Are
Board of Trustees
Norma Webster
Board Chair
Linda Smith
Vice Chair
Butch Anderson
Treasurer
Thomas Hall
Secretary
Sallie B. Armstrong Kathie Bartlett Fred Boyd Rebecca Dickson Brian Kennedy Diana Kern
Cary Lurie
Jim Pfrommer
Jennifer Satre Jim Webster
Advisory Board John Badwick Kim Becker Annette Bidart Greg Brower Barbara Drake Gail Humphreys
Nora James
Dong Joon "DJ" Lee Lyle Martin Magda Martinez-Hoffman
Lance McKenzie
Teresa Mentzer Tina Nappe Alicia Reban Emeritus Board Robert Armstrong
Richard Barnard Kathie Dees
Mendy Elliott Nancy Fennell Mark Knobel
John Mulligan
David Turner Col. William Van Allen (1914- 2004) Ronald Zurek
Staff
Chris Askin, CSPG, CFRE President and CEO
Sandy Shaff
Accounting Assistant
Margaret Stewart
Communications Director
Tracy Peterson Turner, PhD
Program Officer
Ralph Vroman
Controller
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Nevada Diabetes Associaton,
Reno Bike Project
and
the Pioneer Center
linked up on the
Nonprofit Connections grid this week.
Do you wonder who
is doing what
for the causes
you care about?
Learn what each nonprofit needs most. Find out how you can make a world of difference right here at home.
Check out the new
NONPROFIT CONNECTIONS
page on our website, nevadafund.org and find out.
More northern Nevada nonprofit organizations are listed every week.
We extend the invitation to participate to all area nonprofit organizations. Those that are included on the grid are those who have sent in their link.
You can help the nonprofit closest to your heart by encouraging them to mark their place on the connections grid.
(If you would like your nonprofit included on our Connections grid email Tracy Turnerto learn how.)
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Make your giving
Personal
Powerful
Satisfying
Call Chris Askin, CEO
at 775-333-5499
and find out how you can make your charitable dream a reality.
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| Thank You | You touch the world with your generosity and kindness. Let's keep in touch.
Let us know if you want to know more about something you've read here. If you like Community Matters, we would appreciate it if you pass this letter on to your friends. If you don't want to receive monthly enews, email me, Margaret Stewart and I will take you off the list.
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| Contact Information | | Margaret Stewart
Communications Director and Community Matters Editor
Community Foundation of Western Nevada
1885 S. Arlington Ave. Suite 103, Reno, NV 89509
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