Archive for the ‘Charity’ Category

LAS VEGAS – For a limited time, Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar at Town Square features the Opportunitini cocktail to benefit Opportunity Village and gives away a seat to the nonprofit’s 5th Annual Celebrity Poker Tournament.

Now through April 1, Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar features a tantalizing Opportunitini cocktail ($12). The sweet concoction is [...]

Filed under Charity, Entertainment

Celebrating their continued commitment to protecting children, Canon U.S.A. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ® held their 10th Annual Canon U.S.A. Customer Appreciation Red Carpet Reception on Jan. 8 at the Bellagio Resort. John Walsh ( America ’s Most Wanted) attended along with 25 other celebrities and invited guests. The reception [...]

Filed under Charity, Debbie Hall

Las Vegas – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is seeking volunteers for its 2010 tournament Monday, Oct. 18- Sunday, Oct. 24 at TPC Summerlin.
Tournament volunteers can assist in a variety of areas throughout the tournament including admissions and greeting, caddie services, transportation services and more.
The cost to volunteer is $40 and [...]

Filed under Charity, Sports

WHO:
Touro University Nevada and the American Heart Association.
Scott Lamprecht, DNP, RN of Touro University and representative from the American Heart Association are available for interviews.

WHAT:
Almost 80 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home and are witnessed by a family member or friend. Only 6.4 percent of sudden cardiac arrest [...]

Filed under Business, Charity

Las Vegas, Nev. – February 12, 2010 – As part of an extensive program to support the needs of adults with type 1 diabetes, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International today announced the introduction of a key support program, the JDRF Adult Type 1 Toolkit, to meet an immediate need for resources and community [...]

Filed under Charity, Community

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 11, 2010) – In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Week from Feb. 15-21, United Way’s Volunteer Center and select local locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf are teaming up to encourage niceties among Las Vegans.

Good Samaritans will be rewarded with a free specialty coffee drink on [...]

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For the ninth consecutive year, Penn & Teller serves as Grand Marshals for AFAN’s (Aid for AIDS of Nevada) 20th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas and will lead the Penn & Teller Challenge AIDS Walk team at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 25.  The AIDS Walk serves as AFAN’s largest fundraiser of the year, [...]

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WHAT: United Way and The Lincy Foundation will host the Nevada Business Summit on Early Childhood Investment, Wednesday, Feb. 10. The summit’s purpose is to discuss effective ways to invest in early childhood education and health, so as to positively impact the community’s youth and general wellbeing. Government officials and local experts will [...]

Filed under Charity, Education

Las Vegas (Feb. 5, 2010) – N9NE Group along with St. Baldrick’s Foundation team Cirque du SoBald, present a unique and extravagant evening known as Circus Couture, a performance, fashion and art event inside Rain Nightclub at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.  Comprised of friends and employees of cirque shows in [...]

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**High-res images available upon request**

CAPTION 1: The Joint headliner, Carlos Santana meets with the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy children to announce the launch of his partnership with the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and offer his support.
CAPTION 2: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist and Las Vegas headliner, Carlos Santana [...]

Filed under Charity, Education