Nevada Donor Network Foundation announced that its president, Steven Peralta, will join the UNR Foundation board of trustees. Peralta brings over 20 years of leadership experience in philanthropy, donor relations and fundraising to his role on the board. Peralta has served as president of NDNF since 2019, leading the organization’s philanthropic and fundraising strategies to help expand transplantation services and programs in the state. Under Peralta’s leadership, NDNF established a capital campaign called “End the Wait” to raise $35 million to develop the Nevada Transplant Institute. In addition, the organization was awarded $15 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds from the state of Nevada to support the creation of the institute.
Through a partnership with Cox Communications, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada has opened three new Cox Innovation Labs at local clubhouses. Funded by more than $145,000 in donations from Cox Las Vegas and the James M. Cox Foundation, these labs provide local kids and teens with learning tools, technology, and high-speed internet access in a safe, supportive environment.
Annette Logan-Parker, founder and CEO of Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, has been selected as chairperson of the Nevada Rare Disease Advisory Council. The council was formed under Senate Bill 315 during Nevada’s 2019 Legislative Session. The council’s mission as an advising body is to provide a platform for those who are affected by rare diseases, including pediatric cancer. The council’s goal is to provide the rare disease community with a stronger voice in state government, including the ability to make recommendations to state leaders.
Distill and Remedy’s taverns donated close to $100,000 to the Injured Police Officers Fund and collected toys for children from Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Mead Law Group donated $15,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital of Nevada.
Massage Envy and Marissa Hawkins gave more than 4,000 books to Title I schools in the Clark County School District.
Tree of Life Dispensary donated more than $100,000 to Volunteers in Medicine, Ability Center of Southern Nevada, the armed forces and military veterans, and the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada.
Commercial Real Estate Women of Las Vegas presented Women Veterans of Nevada with a $9,450.59 donation.
Lamar Advertising Company donated several billboards throughout the year to support charitable events and causes, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, American Cancer Society and Project Marilyn.
New York-New York’s 14th annual St. Baldrick’s Day head-shaving event, which is free and open to the public, will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 18. The event has raised millions of dollars raised for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Guests of all ages are invited to the resort’s Brooklyn Bridge to enjoy live entertainment and celebrity guest head-shavers, as participants shed their hair to support St. Baldrick’s.
This month, Children’s Heart Foundation honors the 1 in 100 kids born with congenital heart defects with a variety of activities such as dining out, rocking red on social media, and raising awareness and funding. The foundation has partnered with Buddy Valastro Restaurants to raise funds for its programming, which includes financial, emotional and educational support for families affected congenital heart disease. Buddy V’s Ristorante guests can dine and give back through the end of February, with $3 from lunch and $4 from dinner going to the foundation. Diners at PizzaCake, The Boss Cafe by Buddy Valastro and Buddy’s Jersey Eats can donate to the organization at the register.
Project 150 is adding a second Las Vegas location to meet the growing need for its services to homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students in Southern Nevada. Thanks to the generosity of the Engelstad Foundation and another donor who wishes to remain anonymous, Project 150 purchased a building at 2605 E. Flamingo Road for $1.3 million. It will include offices, a student education and empowerment center and warehouse space, as well as Betty’s Boutique, where students can shop for free clothing and more in a boutique-style setting.
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