A publication from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada 

 November /December 2013
CFWN 15 year logo COMMUNITY MATTERS  
   Community Foundation of Western Nevada.... for 15 years connecting people who care
     with causes that matter

 

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Thanks to you we are able to connect people
who care with causes that matter. 

  

 

Maurice White, Simple Life - Lasting Legacy

Imaginative Grant Makes Small Community Safer

Note-Able Music Therapy Services Endowment

100% Giving Board

 

     

  Maurice White - Young Man Building a Lasting Legacy
"I soon learned  you can't fish 7 days a week."
  

"So many people don't realize how much good they can do even if they don't have a lot of money. You don't have to be rich to give. Some people don't even give $20 because they don't believe it will make a difference I disagree. It is just not that big a deal. Give what you can and enjoy it." 

White was barefoot and casually dressed in jeans and a Hawaiian shirt when met me on the steps of modest home. He was born in 1958 and raised on the same Carson City property where he has lived his entire life. He worked as an auto and marine mechanic, a heavy equipment mechanic, and as a machinist before deciding to devote his life to public service and fishing. Read more.

 

 
Unusual Grant Pays for 911 Signs
 
It is fun for Community Foundation staff to see unusual and interesting grant requests come across their desks.
  
This recent example is a grant that paid for 911 signs and installation materials for the residents of a private homeowners association. Residents of this small Oklahoma community live in an area with no street lights and very little money to spare. A donor heard of several incidents where residents had suffered because emergency services were unable to find their homes in an emergency. The County was unable to help fund buying 911 signs because of budget constraints and a perceived conflict from using County money to put signs on privately owned land. The donor approached the Foundation to see if we could help. Shortly afterward, the grant was mailed and the signs installed.
  
The emergency services are happy that they now can easily find their way through the 93 properties in a timely manner. The residents are delighted and feel more secure.  We are glad to help our fundholder make this little community a safer place.

 

Note-able Music Therapy Endowment --

Something to Sing About

     

By Manal Toppozada,MA, MT-BC/L Executive Director

 

 

 Note-Able Music Therapy Services is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year! Over the past decade, our focus has been on providing the best services possible to as many individuals as possible. That will always be our number one priority, but with ten years behind us, our perspective has changed. 

 

 

 Now is the time to look to the future. We see the lives that are affected -- for the better -- and we want to ensure that the musical opportunities offered by NMTS are available for as long as there is a need in our community.

  

I'm proud to announce that we have established an endowment through the Community Foundation of Western Nevada to guarantee that inclusive music programs and music therapy services will be available in our community for many years to come. 

 

  

The mission of Note-Able Music Therapy Services is to create lasting change in the lives of people of all abilities through music. By supporting the NMTS endowment, you will guarantee that children and adults - no matter their age or ability - will always have a place where they can learn, grow, and experience a community that is connected through the love of music.

 

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   Interested in keeping the music flowing for generations?

 Contact Manal to discuss a gift or bequest to the Note-ables Endowment.

 

 

 

 

Build a Nevada Where your Grandchildren will Love to Live.

 

Give to the people and places you love.

 Include a bequest to benefit our Nevada Community in your will or trust. Contact Cjros Aslom CEP 775-333-5499 to talk about making a gift of a lifeime.

 

Check our website for a Wills planner.

 

 

Dear Friends -

We are grateful for you and count you as a great blessing this Thanksgiving.

 

Thank you for making our community a better place.

 

 
Upcoming Events

 

SMS Compassion Fund

Prime Rib Dinner Fundraiser

Saturday November 23   4 to 8 PM

VFW Post 9211

255 Burris Lane (Baker) Reno, NV 89509

$20 call Thomas 755-233-4277 for tickets

Sponsored by Golden Tavern Group, Outback Steak House in Sparks and Murietta's Cantina.

 

SMS Compassion Fund Open House Fundraiser

Sunday, December 10, 5 to 7 PM

John Ascuaga's Nugget, Orozko Lounge

RSVP to Julia Ratti or call 775-250-0169

Click link above for flyer including host committee members.

 

 

  
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Who We Are
 Board of Trustees
 Linda Smith
Board Chair
Thomas J. Hall
Vice Chair
Jim Pfrommer
Treasurer
Butch Anderson
Secretary
Sallie B. Armstrong
Kathie Bartlett
Rebecca Dickson
Matthew Gray
Nora James
Brian Kennedy
Diana Kern
Cary Lurie
Janice Rude Willson 
Jennifer Satre
Norma Webster
 
 Advisory Board 
 Kim Becker
 Carina Black
 Greg Brower
 Steven Brown
 Barbara Drake
 Steve Frank
 David Geddes
 Ray Gonzalez
 Klaus Grimm
 Gail Humphreys
 Craig King 
 Dong Joon "DJ" Lee, CAIA
 Lance McKenzie
 Teresa Mentzer
 Doug Nelson
 Susanne Pennington
 Alicia Reban
 Beatriz Robinson
 Nancy Rodriguez
 Beth Schuler
 John Solari
 Lilli Trinchero
 Reggie Valenzuela
 Jim Webster
  
Emeritus Board 
 Robert Armstrong 
 Richard Barnard
 Fred Boyd
 Kathie Dees  
 Mendy Elliott
 Nancy Fennell
 Mark Knobel
 John Mulligan
 David Turner
 Ronald Zurek

Staff
Chris Askin, CSPG, CFRE
     President and CEO
Dani Lutzow 
   Program Officer
Maureen Mensing
   Accounting Associate
Margaret Stewart
   Communications Director
 Melissa Tschanz, CPA
   Controller
Tracy Turner, PhD.
   Chief Philanthropy Officer
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100% Giving Board Awards

Congratulations to the 84 nonprofit organizations led by Board members who each contributed to their nonprofits well being. Nonprofits winning the distinction are recognized at the AFP Cornerstone Lunch on Philanthropy Day.
NV Dream Tag Fund is NV Proud

NV Dream Tag is sponsoring KRNV News 4 Nevada  Proud Segments because we are proud of our Nevada wildlife and natural spaces.
  
NV Dream Tag Fund is accepting proposals from nonprofits year round that help rehabilitate and conserve Wildlife Habitat.
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 Community Foundation of Western Nevada
 1885 S. Arlington Ave. Suite 103, Reno, NV 89509 
 775-333-5499   FAX: 775-333-5487  email: Margaret Stewart