Nevada Women’s Philanthropy members elected to grant $500,000 to HELP of Southern Nevada to renovate its second-floor office space, which will allow for significant expansion of services and increased efficiency for up to 43 adult housing case managers at its social services building, 1640 E. Flamingo Road. A $50,000 NWP Founders gift was awarded to Opportunity Village.
The Penta Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of the general contractor Penta Building Group, raised $165,000 for three Southern Nevada nonprofits during its 20th annual Charity Golf Classic. The foundation donated $55,000 each to the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, the Women’s Development Center and the Nevada Military Support Alliance.
Project 150, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, appointed Lorraine Kalayanaprapruit and Mike Heiman to its board of directors. Kalayanaprapruit is senior manager of sustainability and community for the Venetian and co-chair of the Nevada Resort Association Environmental Group. Heiman is senior vice president of facilities at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
Three Square Food Bank received $2,600 in donations from One Nevada Credit Union’s annual Spring Shred Day event. The shredding service is free to the public, but donations were accepted benefiting Three Square. Las Vegas residents donated 532 pounds of food and $1,300 in cash. One Nevada matched the donations for a $2,600 contribution to the Food Bank.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation granted Hope for Prisoners $1 million to invest into a comprehensive vocational training center at Southern Desert Correctional Center. The center, also known as Vocational Village, is part of an effort to change Southern Nevada reentry by providing an atmosphere for education, rehabilitation and workforce development for inmates who are scheduled for release.
Bailey Kennedy hired Jarod Penniman to the firm as an associate. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, commercial litigation, appellate advocacy, and ethics and professional responsibility law.
The Henderson Fire Department graduated its largest-ever class of 33 new firefighters from its academy. The class endured 20 weeks of training that covered education in hazardous chemicals, emergency medical procedures, firefighting skills and more. Graduates will move into full-time positions throughout the department’s 13 fire stations.
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