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The Reno/Sparks area has a number of non-profit and charitable organizations that serve a variety of needs in the community. Periodic announcements will appear here. If you know of an announcement you feel should be listed here, please contact us with details. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Fall 2009 E-News - Now available online. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is dedicated to creating a cleaner, more beautiful region through education and active community involvement. Brüka Theatre 2009-2010 17th Anniversary Season For more information, visit http://www.bruka.org/ or call 775-323-3221. Offer of Free Retail/Office/Warehouse Space to Non-Profit Organization Reno, NV - Reno Engineering Corporation is offering the free use of 9600 square feet of space in its facility at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park east of Reno. The offer is being extended to non-profit organizations in the area. For more information, call Jennifer at (775) 852-5700 ext. 1 or email Vincent Griffith at vince@recnv.com. 
How to Keep your Pets Safe on the Trail - November 24, 2009 Reno, NV - If you have pets or just care about their welfare, you will find this 6:00 p.m. presentation interesting and informative regarding how to keep animals safe while on the many beautiful trails surrounding Reno. Nevada Humane Society and TrailSafe are jointly hosting this event in the Humane Society's Education Room at 2825 Longley Lane in Reno, just south of Rock Blvd. Trapping season for furbearers begins December 1, 2009 and for animals deemed "nuisance animals" is year-round. Learn how to protect your pet, while learning more about trapping in Nevada. Trish Swain will give a presentation about safety on the trails. Swain is a founder of TrailSafe, a grassroots Nevada citizen group that advocates protection and humane treatment for pets and wildlife, specifically protection from trap injuries. Nevada Department of Wildlife will give a demonstration on how to safely open a trap – both for you and the trapped animal. The evening will close with an Introduction to Basic Pet First Aid, an American Red Cross sanctioned class conducted by Peggy Rew. Learn how to help an injured animal whether it's yours or one you encounter in distress on a trail. The evening is free and open to the public. Please call 775-856-2000 for more information. Area religious leaders coming together on Thanksgiving - November 24, 2009 Reno, NV - Despite conflicts around the world, various faith traditions in northwestern Nevada will come together to share the spirit of love on Thanksgiving. The 24th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service of Northwestern Nevada will be held at Sparks United Methodist Church at 1231 Pyramid Way, Sparks, on November 25, whose theme is "For what do we give thanks?" According to Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr. and Rajan Zed, President and Director Interfaith Affairs respectively of Nevada Clergy Association, starting at 7:30 pm, this Service will include prayers, blessings, readings, and music from Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha'i, and Native American traditions. Choirs from area Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Trinity Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, and Sparks United Methodist Church will perform on the occasion, besides a Baha'i musical tribute. A procession of the clergy dressed in an array of religious garb will also be held before the Service. Prominent area religious leaders participating in the Service include Dr. Clair Earl (LDS), Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. (International Community of Christ), Rajan Zed (Hindu), Brother Matthew Cunningham (Roman Catholic), Father George C. Bratiotis (Greek Orthodox), Rabbi Teri Appleby (Jewish), Imam Abdul Rahim Barghouthi (Muslim), Dr. William Bartlett (Buddhist), Roya Galata (Baha'i), Dr. Thomas Butler (United Methodist), Irwin Sharp Fish (Native American). Monetary donations collected on the occasion will be given to Family Promise and food donated will go to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. For more information, please contact Rev. Savoy at 786-7827 or Rajan Zed at rajanzed@hotmail.com. Recycle Phone Books - November 16 - December 31, 2009 Reno, NV - Out with the old and in with the new, the annual AT&T Real Yellow Pages "Project ReDirectory" phone book recycling program kicks off on Monday, November 16 and runs through December 31. Phone books can be recycled at area Scolari's, Sak 'N Save, Waste Management Recycle America and AT&T offices or with curbside recyclables. In addition to the above locations, AT&T and the Arbor Day Foundation will donate trees to area parks when they are recycled at these Reno, Sparks and Washoe County park locations. City of Reno Drop-Off Sites Fire Station #14 Neil Road Recreation Center Northwest Pool Reno Tennis Center Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center Washoe County Drop-Off Sites Bartley Ranch Regional Park Lazy 5 Regional Park North Valleys Sports Complex Rancho San Rafael Park South Valleys Library Sun Valley Community Park City of Sparks Drop-Off Sites Alf Sorensen Community Center Sparks Parks and Recreation Sparks Marina Sparks City Hall Fire Station #5This is the nineteenth annual phone book recycling effort coordinated by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, Scolari’s Food & Drug Company, AT&T Real Yellow Pages, and Waste Management Recycle America. Residents of rural communities throughout northern Nevada can find out how to recycle outdated phone books in their area by calling 1-800-953-4400. If you would like to find out what phone books are being delivered to your household or want to stop receiving your directory visit the Yellow Pages Association at http://www.ypassociation.org and click on Consumer Choice. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) is a private 501(C)3 nonprofit celebrating 20 years of creating a cleaner, more beautiful region through education and active community involvement. For more information, call (775) 851-5185 or visit www.ktmb.org. KTMB is supported by individual and community contributions. Seasonal Arts Events at the University of Nevada, Reno - November & December, 2009 Reno, NV - The School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno presents world-class offerings from guest artists and performers, as well as faculty and students within the school's departments of art, dance, music, theatre and visual arts. Most arts365 performances and exhibits take place in the Church Fine Arts Building on the University campus - many are free and all are open to the community. Free parking is available after 7 p.m. in the Brian Whalen Parking Complex, north of Church Fine Arts, and in the Sierra Street Parking Complex, one block west of North Virginia Street between 11th Street and College Drive. A patron drop-off area is adjacent to Nightingale Concert Hall on North Virginia Street near College Drive. Tickets are available (without a convenience fee) at the campus' Lawlor Events Center, 1500 N. Virginia St., lower level entrance, Monday - Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.- 1 pm.; or at the Church Fine Arts Building box office on campus, one hour prior to performances. Tickets are available (with a convenience fee) online at http://www.UNRSchoolOfTheArts, or by calling 1-800-225-2277. For a copy of the University’s arts365 calendar or more information about the exhibits and performances, visit http://www.UNRSchoolOfTheArts call (775) 784-4ART or 1-800-233-8928, or email arts365@lists.unr.edu. Uniquely ME! Two - March 14, 2010 Reno, NV - Presented by Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada. Event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Reno Town Mall, S. Virginia St. at Peckham. Girls in grades K - 12 and their families will greatly benefit from attending and participating in this exciting Dove Self Esteem program featuring... Unique Booths! offering hands on and interactive fun activities exploring self esteem, health and beauty, body image, hair styles, nail care, wardrobe and fashion, physical fitness, various sports, exercise, dance, nutrition and creative crafts! Unique Talent and Fashion Shows! where girls like YOU take center stage and share their unique gifts and talents! (Call now to enter!) Unique Dance Music! games, food and product samples! Unique Discounts! Enjoy visiting the many specialty shops and food venues for event day only specials! Uniquely ME! TWO Fun patch! This is the only place to get yours! Super Unique Door Prize Giveaways! all day!!! Unique Teen Booths! addressing bullying, internet safety, drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, careers and more! Unique Special Guests! Be sure to meet these wonderful women and talk one on one about their successes and your future! If you or someone you know would enjoy serving on the committee to make this event absolutely awesome, then please call Laurie Betker at (775)322-0642 ext., 240. We want this event to ROCK! Girl Scout Early Bird Registration Fee $12 per person due Friday, February 12, 2010. Girl Scout On-Time Registration Fee $15 due Friday, February 26, 2010. (***Non members pay $12 more and includes a 1 year membership in the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada***)(FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE) For details or to register for this event visit www.gssn.org or contact the Program Registrar at programregistrar@gssn.org, or call (775)322-0642, ext. 223 or (800)222-5406. River Walk Wine Walk - Visit the historic Lake Mansion The Riverwalk Merchant's Association is pleased to bring you Wine Walk on the Riverwalk, the third Saturday of every month from 2 PM - 5 PM. Customers can purchase a MAP and WINE GLASS for $15 and taste over a dozen different wines at merchants throughout the River Walk. VSA Arts of Nevada will also be open to the public during each wine walk for those who are interested in the Lake Mansion, volunteers from HRPS (Historic Reno Preservation Society) will be available for a mini-tour of the historic mansion. |
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