Giving Back
Gold Dust West CEO Donates to Reno Housing Authority
Written By: Farah Vitale The CEO of Gold Dust West, Jeff Jacobs, donated $1.5 million to the Reno Housing Authority in April. Jacobs Entertainment agreed to buy $1.5 million in housing and donate it to the Reno Housing Authority. He also purchased two land parcels from RHA for an additional $1 million. Two months later a…
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Discover Nevada, Help A Student
Written by: Celeste Harper TravelNevada has challenged silver state residents to explore their own backyard through six road trips. The road trips range from 200 – 400 miles filled with funky art, spooky ghost towns and breathtaking state parks. If natural beauty wasn’t enough incentive to hit the road, you can now use the…
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Reno Needs Blood Donations
Written By: Farah Vitale United Blood Services is in need of blood donations! Their inventory for Reno has dipped significantly and has dipped significantly so the organization intends to get 1,000 donations by July 4. Long holiday weekends can make blood collection a challenge, especially true during the summer. That’s why UBS is working to…
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Kids Helped Out With the Big Dig Fundraiser
Written By: Farah Vitale The “Big Dig” fundraiser gave kids a chance to help out. During the event, children were allowed to operate up to 35 pieces of heavy equipment. This included excavators, bulldozers, frontloaders and more with the help of a professional. The “Big Dig” has been around for about 20 years and they’ve raised…
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Reno Mural Honors Organ Donors
Written By: Farah Vitale On Friday, a small crowd gathered to dedicate a very special mural to a woman named Dori Barmettler. She lost her 15-year-old daughter Makayla to a car accident two and a half years ago. Barmettler ended up making one of the hardest decisions a mother can make. She donated her daughter’s organs. So by doing…
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Discovery Museum Creates Program for Kids with Autism
Written By: Farah Vitale The Discovery Museum has made a new program for autistic kids. It is hard for autistic kids to socialize in loud places. This is a huge struggle for parents, finding a way to let their child play while enjoying themselves. Once a month, the museum will hold an event just for…
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Got Library Fines? Donate to the Food Bank Instead
Written By: Farah Vitale The Washoe County Library wants you to settle your fines with donations to the Food Bank rather than pay. There will be barrels available at every library location for you to donate. So if your realizing you have some unpaid fines on overdue books, stop by the library and donate bring cans…
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Vet Receives Free Home After Struggle With PTSD
Written By: Farah Vitale The Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) gave a Reno vet a newly remodeled home mortgage free. Sergeant Leif Apag served in the army for six years and did a tour in Iraq. When he came home from his time serving, he suffered from PTSD and had some financial troubles. His…
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Salvation Army Recieves a Special Surprise
Written by: Farah Vitale The Salvation Army might call this a Christmas miracle. Someone tossed a gold 1979 Krugerrand coin into one of their kettles for the Red Kettle Campaign. The kettle was outside of the BumbleBee Blooms Flower Boutique on Sierra Street. Last year something similar happened. Two rare coins were each wrapped in $100…
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Fire Department Donates Gift Baskets to Families
Written By: Farah Vitale The Reno Fire Dept. keeps up it’s tradition of giving gift baskets to families in need. The “Sam Saibini Christmas Food Basket Program” began 80 years ago. Current and retired firefighters drop off more than 200 gift baskets to families in need in Reno in fire engines. Members of the Reno Fire…
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