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May the 4th Be with you…
May the 4th — are you ready? Just in case you’re in need of some inspiration, StarWars.com has compiled a list of 10 fun ways you can celebrate your love of a galaxy far, far away.
- Have a Star Wars movie marathon with friends and family! But do you start with the prequels or the original trilogy? Do you mix in some episodes of The Clone Wars? Better decide before your guests arrive, or you may spend the day in a heated debate.
- Dressing up for special occasions is important, and May the 4th is no different. Wearing anything from your favorite Star Wars shirt to full-on Stormtrooper gear is completely acceptable. (It’s okay to dress up your pet, too. Bounty hunter bulldogs are especially encouraged.)
- Food is an essential part of any holiday. Death Star Popcorn Balls or Wookiee Cookies , anyone? Find a variety of recipes on StarWars.com !
- Toast the saga with the ultimate Star Wars -themed beverage: blue milk , just like Aunt Beru used to make! (Fortunately, unlike Aunt Beru, you don’t own the droids the Empire is looking for.)
- Feel the Force with Star Wars crafts: turn old socks and rocks into awesome Star Wars keepsakes! Learn how to make a Chewbacca Sock Puppet , Star Wars Snow Globe , and more at StarWars.com !
- Have you Vadered anyone yet? Now’s the time to give it a try…and be sure to tweet your photo to @starwars using the hashtag #Vadering!
- You know that Rebel Alliance symbol tattoo you’ve been thinking about getting? Today’s the day.
- Sometimes people use holidays to travel to new places. Why not go to Disneyland or Disney World and ride Star Tours? There are over 50 mission possibilities…so don’t plan on eating lunch beforehand.
- As Yoda said, “Pass on what you have learned.” Introduce a younger sibling, family member, or friend to Star Wars !
- Do you have any Star Wars toys that you don’t need any more? Donate them and make May the 4th really memorable for children in need.
WLC Meeting and Events Calendar
Please mark your calendars. See you there!
| May 14, 2013 | 7:30a – 9:30a | Breakfast with Books Events starts at 8:00am Dean Petersen Elementary School 3650 S. Cambridge, Las Vegas, NV 89169 |
| June 4, 2013 | 11:30a – 1:00p | Annual Business Meeting/Installation Luncheon Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Club 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
| August 2013 | TBD | WLC Executive Committee Meeting at UWSN |
| November 1, 2013 | WLC Annual Suit Drive NV Evergy parking lot 6226 W. Sahara Ave. |
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Welcome Newest Members
Welcome to the newest members of our affinity groups. Thank you.
(from 3/1/13 to 4/30/13)
Tocqueville Society:
Tom Kovach
Larry and Audrey Plotkin
Women’s Leadership Council:
Tonya La Cosse
Marilyn Spiegel
Young Philanthropists Society:
Christy Corda
Robert Hasman
Amanda Hurst
Lanea Hyland
Kyle Markman
Nikki Nicholl
Michael Parks
Jason Soto
Victoria Tonsall
Cass’ Corner | April 2013
Hello UWSN Friends,
Last month, we noted that March had come in like a Lion, and as predicted, it has gone out like a lamb, yielding beautiful sunny April days and cool evenings. Families are enjoying their children during Spring Break, there is talk of summer, and I even got a game of golf in! You have most likely felt the optimism in the air, from magazines covers proclaiming that we are finally in a “sweet recovery” to rising home prices to strong upticks in the stock market. Let’s build on this and look forward to more of our kids walking across the stage this June with more diplomas with real plans for their futures. Let’s build on this when we hope that the hard earned tax returns of good families are being put to savings, not merely to keeping the lights on.
This month, we are wrapping up our “Earn It Keep It Save It” initiative. Our March 16th Super Saturday was a great success. We are pleased with the returns done to date and hope to keep up the strong pace through tax day.
Our very own Terri Janison made a great appearance on NBC for a segment on April 7 about World Heath Day. Terri spoke passionately about our health initiatives and the areas of change that we are driving.
We stood next to the mayor on April 9 to recognize National Volunteerism and our AmeriCorps folks, a driving force to changing our community conditions. Thanks to thousands of our volunteers, we are seeing change in the areas of health, education and financial stability. Person by person, we really can make lasting change. I also hope many of you go to the website and check out our new YPS video! See these amazing leaders in action!
On April 20th, we are excited to work with the SNHD at our Passport to Immunizations Health Fair where we will be providing health services and immunizations to children up to three years old. Please feel free to stop and visit us there, and please let people know about this free service.
We recently hosted the Annual “Key Cities” conference. Leaders from some of the most progressive United Ways came together for four days of idea generating, lessons learned and best practices. Each of these United Ways are doing amazing things, forging forward according to the varied needs of their communities. Vancouver has different community conditions than St. Louis, or Baltimore, or Miami. But that said, we all are united together in applying the best solutions to the various community conditions we seek to improve. It was truly an incredible week of learning and growth.
We also just found out that we won a Silver Addy for our rebranding Campaign for 2012. We are proud to be included among some esteemed award winners.
Finally, we locked down our date to celebrate our community’s leader for our next “Community in Blue” on October 17th, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. We hope to see you all there.
As these fleeting cool nights turn to hot mornings, my continued optimism for brighter days continues. My hopes to you that you continue to feel all the possibilities of Spring.
In friendship,
Cass
Welcome New WLC Members!
New members since 7/1/12
Victoria Joy Avedesian
Beth Campbell
Chris Cappas
Lindsay Garcia
Amanda Hurst
Tonya La Cosse
Nami Lee
Sharon Lipscomb
Sara A. McCue
Sandi Milton
Alisa Mirabal
Rosamari McNulty
Ann Simmons Nicholson
Marilyn Spiegel
Nancy Syzdek
Della Tilsher
WLC Volunteer Opportunities | March Update
In April, we have two exciting volunteer opportunities for the WLC!
- April 9th and ongoing | As we mentioned in the Project Funding Committee section of the newsletter, on April 9th at Dean Petersen Elementary School on Cambridge near UNLV we will have our first Breakfast with Books. This is one of the 3 projects that were approved in January at the general membership meeting. The WLC will be providing the books at Dean Petersen for this program. Inside each book is a sticker that says – “This book was generously donated by the women of United Way of Southern Nevada’s Women’s Leadership Council” with our logo. The families will have breakfast with their child and take the book home with them to begin their home libraries.
This project will have volunteer opportunities on the 2nd Tuesday of each month during the CCSD school year. We will help set it up, check families in, hand out books, distribute door prizes and help clean up. Currently we are anticipating 1 – 2 volunteers per month. We may determine after April 9th if there is the need for more volunteers. Please contact Kim Planchunas if you are interested in volunteering. June 5th is the last day of the CCSD 9 month school year. We will update our website – uwsn.org/wlc when this program will start again in the Fall.
- April 10th and ongoing | Our second volunteer opportunity on Wednesday April 10th is at Clark High School. The sophomore and junior FERC students are going on a field trip to UNLV. The WLC has been invited to serve as chaperones for the day or meet the students on campus during lunch to visit with them, perhaps answer any questions regarding classes required for specific careers. Please contact Lawrel Larsen at Lawrell@uwsn.org or 702.892.2319 for more information.
Ways To Get Involved | Executive Committee Descriptions
Nominating Committee | Shelley M. Dubin, WLC Co-Chair Emeritus and Robbie Graham, Co-Chair
Committee is responsible for providing recommendation of WLC members to serve on the WLC Executive Committee; annually nominating a slate of Officers when vacancies occur and nominating interim replacements for those positions.
Project Funding Committee | Judy Kropid and Nancy Reel, Co-Chairs
Committee is responsible for identifying, reviewing, justifying and proposing projects for membership approval which align with the stated goals of the WLC and UWSN mission. The committee will partner with the Community Development Department of UWSN to review, justify and present recommendations to the WLC Executive Committee for acceptance.
Family Engagement Resource Centers (F.E.R.C.) Committee | Sandy Dewees and Amanda Fulkerson, Co-Chairs
Committee will meet on a regularly scheduled basis throughout the year to plan and implement volunteer activities for the WLC Family Engagement Resource Centers (FERC) project. The goals of this five year initiative include site-based strategies in 5 local high schools to increase communication with parents about student requirement to graduate on time and achieve post-secondary success. Teams are created at Clark, Eldorado, Silverado, Sunrise Mountain and Western to assist AmeriCorps staff members with events and mentoring opportunities.
Outreach & Membership Engagement Committee | Janet Linder and Tori Patrick, Co-Chairs
Committee plans, implements and promotes networking, programs and opportunities for current and prospective WLC members that may include outreach events, follow- up strategies and membership engagement activities.
Leadership Committee | Shelley M. Dubin and Laura Hoenemeyer, Co-Chairs
Committee is responsible for planning “members only” events for the purpose of: 1) sharing the interest and promoting the involvement of the members, and 2) educating and inspiring women on relevant or community–based topics. Events may include, but are not limited to, Breakfast in the Boardroom meetings and Leadership Luncheons that offer intimate one-on-one opportunities to meet with community female leaders.
Annual Women’s Luncheon Committee | Janet Linder and Judy Kropid, Co-Chairs
Committee plans and implements the annual luncheon with the purpose of creating awareness about the Women’s Leadership Council and its mission and accomplishments, encouraging participation and recruiting new members.
Volunteerism Committee | Rhonda Clausen and Kim Planchunas, Co-Chairs
Committee identifies and coordinates volunteer projects that are in alignment with United Way’s core mission areas. Projects/sub-committee may include but are not limited to: Annual Women’s Suit Drive, Annual Women’s Luncheon and the Women’s Career Development Mentoring.
- Women’s Career Development Mentoring Sub-Committee | Jill Fournier and Doris Krick, Co-Chairs
Sub-Committee meets several times throughout the year, as needed, to assess and organize a program relative as to how volunteers from WLC could best assist and mentor women at local area shelters to promote their career development and financial stability. WLC volunteers work one-on-one, mentoring transitional women and focusing on helping the women have a positive job-interview experience.
Making a Difference in our Community
The WLC mission statement created in August 2012 at the WLC Executive Committee strategic planning retreat states – “Our mission is to engage and develop our members to be leaders in creating impactful change in our community through education, health and financial stability.”
A letter from a FERC student
Often we wonder if we are making a difference in the community. I have two recent stories from February to share with you.
The first story is from a freshman student at one of our Family Engagement Resource Centers – Silverado High School. Luis writes…
Our second story relates to our Annual Suit Drive each November along with the functional centerpieces – purses filled with toiletry/health care items that a woman would need for a job interview or her first day of work. Each year at our annual WLC Luncheon the tables are beautifully decorated with donated purses inside gold tulle bags with colourful bows attached. After the luncheon they are delivered by WLC members to the Shade Tree, S.A.F.E. House and Women’s Development Center for their back to work programs for women. This year Rhonda Clausen delivered the purses to Shade Tree. The 2 women in the photo with Rhonda were wearing suits from our November Suit Drive. They had carefully prepared their thank you and gratitude to the WLC for the clothes they had received. Rhonda showed them the hand written notes that were placed in each purse from WLC members encouraging and supporting them.
De Andre Esteen, Director of Development for Shade Tree sent an e-mail with these words to Rhonda – “You guys do wonderful things to assist our ladies and it is our pleasure to have you stand next to us in our community. We have many talented women here with many skills; they just need the opportunity to shine.”
Many of the women at Shade Tree are actively looking for work and have a myriad of skills, expertise and experience levels. If you know of any opportunity for employment, please contact Maggie at Shade Tree at 702.385.0072 for more information.
Purses from the WLC Luncheon
The simple acts of having a place for a high school student to go “in time of need” for assistance or providing a woman an outfit or purse filled with toiletry/beauty items to give them the confidence they need to start a new life – that is what our mission is about – “creating impactful change in our community….”
WLC Executive Committee 2012- 2013
| WLC Co-Chairs | Cindy Brinker Deb Mele–Blanchard |
| 1st Vice Chair | Rhonda Clausen |
| WLC Chair Emeritus | Shelley M. Dubin |
| Family Engagement Resource Center (F.E.R.C.) Co-Chairs | Sandra L. Dewees Amanda Fulkerson |
| Commitment to Education Chair | Gina B. Polovina |
| Outreach & Membership Engagement Co-Chairs | Janet Linder Tori Patrick |
| Project Funding Co-Chairs | Judy Kropid Nancy Reel |
| Leadership Co-Chairs | Shelley M. Dubin Laura Hoenemeyer |
| Volunteerism Co-Chairs | Rhonda Clausen Kimberly Planchunas |
| Career Development Mentoring Co-Chairs |
Jill Fournier Doris Krick |
From the Committees… | Project Funding Committee | March Update
Sticker for donated books.
On April 9th, at Dean Petersen Elementary School on Cambridge near UNLV we will have our first Breakfast with Books. This is one of the 3 projects that were approved in January at the general membership meeting. The WLC will be providing the books at Dean Petersen for this program. Inside each book is a sticker that says – “This book was generously donated by the women of United Way of Southern Nevada’s Women’s Leadership Council” with our logos. The families will have breakfast with their child and take the book home with them to begin their home libraries.
This project will have volunteer opportunities on the 2nd Tuesday of each month during the CCSD school year. We will help set it up, check families in, hand out books, distribute door prizes and help clean up. Currently we are anticipating 1 – 2 volunteers per month. We may determine after April 9th, if there is the need for more volunteers. Please contact Kim Planchunas at Kimberly Planchunas (knplanch@yahoo.com) if you are interested in volunteering in May. June 5th is the last day of the CCSD 9 month school year. We will update our website – www.uwsn.org/wlc when this program will start again in the Fall.
From the Committees… | Annual Luncheon Committee | March Update
Looking good ladies!
The energy in the room was palpable as 460 community leaders took their seats at the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) Annual Luncheon Fashion Show at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, February 27 at 11:30 am.
Featuring elegant, bold and timeless styles that can transition easily from the workplace to evening, the DKNY’s 2013 Spring Collection Fashion Show featured WLC members and staff members from WLC’s Family Engagement Resource Centers.
Recognized at the event were four women who set the bar high for community leadership and engagement. Dr. Mary Ann Allison received the Commitment to Health Award; Gina B. Polovina, Vice President of Government Affairs for Boyd Gaming Corporation received the Commitment to Education Award; Linda Smith, Associate Executive Director for Opportunity Village received the Commitment to Financial Stability Award and Charlotte Hill received the Commitment to Volunteerism Award.
Guests were treated to a WLC Five Year Anniversary Video highlighting the group’s accomplishments throughout its history featuring live footage of its members in action.
At over 100 members strong, the group is improving children’s lives through its Family Engagement Resource Centers (FERCs), which are located at five local high schools and target teens at risk of not graduating. Over the past three years, WLC has donated over $400,000 to the FERCs, nurturing more than 3,500 high schoolers.
As a result of the 2012 WLC Annual Women’s Suit Drive, more than 6,200 professional items were collected including suits, dresses, shoes, handbags and jewelry. Items collected benefited Safe Nest, S.A.F.E. House, the Shade Tree, Goodwill of Southern Nevada’s Career Connection, HopeLink and HELP of Southern Nevada’s Work Opportunity Readiness Center, and the Women’s Development Center. All of these accredited United Way agencies have back-to-work programs for women.
Three new projects on the horizon for the group include further impacting children’s lives through education initiatives. WLC will partner with Spread the Word Nevada, a United Way of Southern Nevada accredited agency, to sponsor monthly events that provide breakfast with a book to at-risk children. Another project will provide books and financial planning information in three United Way of Southern Nevada school-based health clinic waiting rooms. The third new project offers 24-hour bus passes at no cost to students and parents that will make it easier to attend after school, evening and weekend events and presentations at the FERCs.
The members of the Women’s Leadership Council impact lives through their investment of $2,500 or more annually to United Way of Southern Nevada. The Annual Luncheon Fashion Show is a celebration of the women’s combined financial support and time.
Attendees had the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a Hearts On Fire Fulfillment Diamond Pendant courtesy of MJ Christensen Diamonds, a luxurious DKNY cashmere Cozy sweater, two Donna Karan Fragrance Gift Baskets, a gift certificate for dinner for two at Verandah at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas and Mr. Lee selected an assortment of fine wines from his personal wine cellar.
The winner of the Hearts On Fire diamond pendant is our very Women’s Leadership Council member – Christine Karl! Congratulations Christine and thank you to Darlene & Cliff Miller with MJ Christensen Diamonds for generously donating this magnificent pendant valued at $6,990!
The lucky winner of the 2 tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres tickets is Lori Harrison with Bank of Nevada. Congratulations Lori and thank you to Bank of Nevada for being a sponsor at this year’s event!
Also recognized during the luncheon were the Lunch Sponsors including DKNY, Lee’s Discount Liquor, Miracle Mile Shops, MJ Christensen Diamonds, Nevada State Bank, NV Energy, US Bank, Wells Fargo and Wirtz Beverage Nevada.
To learn more about becoming a WLC member, please contact Lawrel Larsen at 702-892-2319 or visit uwsn.org/wlc.
WLC Member List
Victoria Joy Avedesian
Sindy Baca
Jody Belsick
Susan Best
Linda Bonnici
Carol Brink
Cindy Brinker
Keena Brown-Cotton
Beth Campbell
Lexy Capp
Chris Cappas
Britta Carlson
Diane M. Carlson
Robyn Caspersen
Rhonda Clausen
Cheryl A. Constantino
Denette Corrales
Joselyn A. Cousins
Patricia Cox
Jeri Crawford
Rachelle M. Crupi
Patricia Curtis
Krista J. Darnold
Sandra L. Dewees
Barbara Doble
Jenna Doughton
Shelley M. Dubin
Doretha Easler
Linda Erath
Nikki Etherington
Carole Fisher
Jill Fournier
Abbie G. Friedman
Amanda Fulkerson
Lindsay Garcia
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman
Jeanne Goodrich
Sindy Baca
Jody Belsick
Susan Best
Linda Bonnici
Carol Brink
Cindy Brinker
Keena Brown-Cotton
Beth Campbell
Lexy Capp
Chris Cappas
Britta Carlson
Diane M. Carlson
Robyn Caspersen
Rhonda Clausen
Cheryl A. Constantino
Denette Corrales
Joselyn A. Cousins
Patricia Cox
Jeri Crawford
Rachelle M. Crupi
Patricia Curtis
Krista J. Darnold
Sandra L. Dewees
Barbara Doble
Jenna Doughton
Shelley M. Dubin
Doretha Easler
Linda Erath
Nikki Etherington
Carole Fisher
Jill Fournier
Abbie G. Friedman
Amanda Fulkerson
Lindsay Garcia
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman
Jeanne Goodrich
Robbie Graham
Carol C. Harter, Ph D.
Julie Higgins
Danylle Hitchen
Laura K. Hoenemeyer
Nancy Houssels
Rebecca Howell
Amanda Hurst
Terri Janison
Cathy Jones
Christine Karl
Bea Katz
Lynda Keeton-Cardno
Linda Kirk
Michelle Konstantarakis
Doris J. Krick
Judy Kropid
Dawn Labonte
Tanya LaCosse
Dee Ladd
Lawrel K. Larsen
Rosemary Lato
Ruth Lauber
Cynthia Lee
Nami Lee
Sharon Lipscomb
Janet Linder
Linda Marvin
Punam Mathur
Sara A. McCue
Rosamari McNulty
Josephine McPeak
Deb Mele-Blanchard
Dianne Merkey
Amy Meyer
Connie Micatrotto
Darlene Miller
Carol C. Harter, Ph D.
Julie Higgins
Danylle Hitchen
Laura K. Hoenemeyer
Nancy Houssels
Rebecca Howell
Amanda Hurst
Terri Janison
Cathy Jones
Christine Karl
Bea Katz
Lynda Keeton-Cardno
Linda Kirk
Michelle Konstantarakis
Doris J. Krick
Judy Kropid
Dawn Labonte
Tanya LaCosse
Dee Ladd
Lawrel K. Larsen
Rosemary Lato
Ruth Lauber
Cynthia Lee
Nami Lee
Sharon Lipscomb
Janet Linder
Linda Marvin
Punam Mathur
Sara A. McCue
Rosamari McNulty
Josephine McPeak
Deb Mele-Blanchard
Dianne Merkey
Amy Meyer
Connie Micatrotto
Darlene Miller
Sandi MiltonAlisa Mirabal
Bobbi Miracle
Jennifer Morgan
Leslie Morpeth
Shari Morrison
Emily T. Neilson
Ann Simmons Nicholson
Tori Patrick
Shannon Petersen
Cynthia Petrelli
Leslie A. Pittman
Kimberly Planchunas
Gina B. Polovina
Jillian Prieto
Kate Puterman
Tina Quigley
Sharry Quillin
Nancy Reel
Donna Sbarra
Linda Seedig
Brenda Shank
Tammy Shaw
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Lori Soren
Marilyn Spiegel
Linda Staley
Brandi Stankovic
Judy Stokey
Lizette B. Sundvick
Nancy Syzdek
Della Tilsher
Lori Tuntland
Lori Ware
Rosemary West
Carolyn Wheeler
Angel Williams
Nancy Wong
Bobbi Miracle
Jennifer Morgan
Leslie Morpeth
Shari Morrison
Emily T. Neilson
Ann Simmons Nicholson
Tori Patrick
Shannon Petersen
Cynthia Petrelli
Leslie A. Pittman
Kimberly Planchunas
Gina B. Polovina
Jillian Prieto
Kate Puterman
Tina Quigley
Sharry Quillin
Nancy Reel
Donna Sbarra
Linda Seedig
Brenda Shank
Tammy Shaw
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Lori Soren
Marilyn Spiegel
Linda Staley
Brandi Stankovic
Judy Stokey
Lizette B. Sundvick
Nancy Syzdek
Della Tilsher
Lori Tuntland
Lori Ware
Rosemary West
Carolyn Wheeler
Angel Williams
Nancy Wong
Co-Chair’s Corner | March 2013
We are what we DREAM!
We have all heard the phrase “we are what we eat”, right? Well, my Mother once told me we are what we DREAM, and WLC has big DREAMS this year. We are grateful for the successes we have seen in the first quarter and elated to dream – and believe – what we will achieve this year.
To highlight our first quarter successes, let’s begin with WLC’s 5th Annual Luncheon. Wow! What an amazing turnout – can you say 460 attendees and 8 new members?! Each year our Luncheon Committee creates a more enriching experience for our attendees. We send a heartfelt thank you to them, our WLC members who helped in many ways, and our sponsors who supported our extraordinary success. They included: DKNY, MJ Christenson, Wirtz Beverage Nevada, NV Energy, US Bank, Nevada State Bank, Lee’s Discount Liquor, Wells Fargo Bank and Miracle Mile Shops.
We held our General Membership Meeting on January 17th, and it was exciting to see 45 members. It was great to meet many of our new members and the positive engagement of our group was invigorating. To date, our group has raised $1,052,995. We voted and approved spending of $15,500 for three new projects that focus on children’s literacy and providing transportation for high school FERC students and their families (see Project Funding Committee Update for more details) and received updates from our committees. The impactful changes we are making in 2013 are something for which we can all be very proud.
We have ten new members since our fiscal year started in July of 2012. We welcome V. Joy Avedesian, Beth Campbell, Chris Cappas, Amanda Hurst, Sandi Milton, Alisa Mirabal, Darcie Pinkelman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Nancy Syzdek and Della Tilsher. We are thrilled to have you part of this amazing group of ladies and look forward to getting to know you.
Our goal is to increase our membership beyond 34 new members this year. We believe (and DREAM) that with your encouragement and involvement, it will be achieved. Consider bringing one new member to an outreach event or invite her to have coffee with our WLC Director to hear more about our mission and results.
We encourage you to attend one of the upcoming FERC’s Bright Breakfast events to meet our future leaders and learn about their DREAMS. We recently attended Eldorado and Western High School’s Bright Breakfast events in February. We passed out breakfast to over 300 freshman students who are receiving A’s, B’s or C’s year to date. We had the opportunity to sit and chat with some of these future leaders and thrilled to hear their career paths. We heard career goals of becoming Veterinarian’s, Doctor’s, RN’s, and CPA’s, and all the kids were thinking ahead towards college. The FERC program is moving forward as a wonderful investment in our future leaders. These future leaders are what they DREAM.
Because of you, and our DREAMS, we are making strides in Las Vegas to improve education, financial stability and health. Your time and donations to this organization cannot be measured. Cindy and I thank you for helping us make Las Vegas a better place. If you dream it, you will achieve it.
Deb & Cindy
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YPS Update | March 2013
Meet us downtown and bring a friend!
Welcome to our second issue! We hope you find these e-newsletters informative, resourceful and fun!
Well, we’re back and it’s time to share some of the exciting things we have accomplished since our last newsletter. We’ve been a busy group!
First and foremost, we welcomed new names and faces to the group. We are well on our way to reaching our goal of 90 Young Philanthropists by June 30th! See the “Member News” section for official shout-outs… And to drive this effort by now you’ve heard we’ve partnered with our friends at Wendoh Media, Heineken and Blackheath Beverage Group to host an outreach event to help grow this amazing group of young philanthropists! Set for March 13th on the roof at Commonwealth downtown, this will be our strongest outreach effort yet with some great new collateral, a new informational video and a ton of fun! This complimentary event is open to all YPS donors, friends and prospects, so pass it on!
Cleaning up, getting down, learning more and savings bound! YPS has broadened our reach in the community lately! We volunteered at Clean the World, a local nonprofit, where we were able to put hotel soap and toiletries to good use by sending them to areas affected by lack of sanitation, ultimately helping to save lives. We also volunteered with Las Ventanas and held a Mardi Gras celebration with their fabulous residents who were full of life and quite the fun bunch. Check the pictures out on Facebook.
And in keeping up with our professional growth and development, many of us attended a luncheon with the ever clever Louis Castle of Shuffle Master as a part of our quarterly Leadership & Roundtable luncheons. He shared a wealth of useful information including that the best way to make money is to just keep selling your company over and over. (Legally, of course.)
Make sure to check out all the amazing progress that’s going on at Walter Bracken Elementary School through the Piggy Bank program!
Thanks for all you do, everyone! Until next issue…
Bracken Elementary Piggy Bank
-Communications Committee