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Clark High Wins Big in Facebook Contest

Clark High Wins Big in Facebook Contest

 

Clark High School garnered the most votes in a Facebook contest and the $12,000 prize that came with it.

For the past eight weeks, people voted for their favorite Nevada public school on Nevada State Bank’s Facebook page. During the Nevada State Bank $30K Giveaway: You Vote, Schools Win campaign, nearly 43,000 votes were cast, as Clark gained an early lead and held onto it.

Bank officials visited Clark on Tuesday to share the good news and to present a 6-foot check for $12,000 with students and faculty. Nevada State Bank executives joined KLUC 98.5 FM’s disc jockey Chet Buchanan to surprise students.

Free School Supplies at Back-to-School Event

Free School Supplies at Back-to-School Event

 

Free school supplies will be handed out Saturday at a back-to-school fair.

The annual Ward 5 back-to-school fair and community celebration will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Doolittle Community Center, 1950 N. J St. 

Wristbands for children ages 5 to 12 will be distributed at 8:30 a.m., and school supplies will be handed out while supplies last, beginning at 9 a.m. 

Nonprofit Holding 'Clean Out Your Closet' Event

 

A nonprofit dedicated to helping people battling cancer is holding a clothing drive Saturday.

Angels of Las Vegas want people to clean out their closets and donate gently used items to the charity. Clothing will be accepted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at three drop-off points around southern Nevada:

  • Angels of Las Vegas Office - 6655 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite B200
  • Hollywood Hair & Beauty Supply - 4850 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 45
  • All Out Collision Center - 545 W. Sunset Road, Henderson

The event is being sponsored by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Money raised through the clothing drive will help pay for the services Angels of Las Vegas offer, including cancer support groups, educational workshops and healthy lifestyle programs.

Opportunity Village Expands Services to MGM Resorts

Opportunity Village Expands Services to MGM Resorts

Opportunity Village connects people with disabilities with work opportunities throughout southern Nevada.

Las Vegas nonprofit organization Opportunity Village recently put 60 individuals with disabilities to work after signing an agreement with MGM Resorts International to provide card-sorting services to the resorts.

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Gates Scholarship Opens Doors for 7 Clark County Graduates

Gates Scholarship Opens Doors for 7 Clark County Graduates

Students from throughout the valley will receive assistance through the scholarship program.

Kendrick Kirk, graduating Arbor View High School senior, made it into Yale University but then came the hard part paying for it.

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Adelson Hospice Collects Back-to-School Items for Kids in Need

Adelson Hospice Collects Back-to-School Items for Kids in Need

The largest nonprofit hospice in southern Nevada is the drop-off point for a back-to-school drive for two elementary schools.

Nathan Adelson Hospice will be collecting all kinds of back-to-school items from now until August 22. The hospice will donate the items to students at Taylor Elementary, 144 Westminster Way, Henderson, and Sunrise Acres Elementary, 211 North 28th Street.

They are looking for backpacks, paper, crayons, markers, glue sticks and anything else that a child would need for a typical school year. The items can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the following locations: