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Southern Nevada Children’s First benefit held at The Ridges in Summerlin
Southern Nevada Children First hosted their 3rd Annual Artfully Sweet event at an exclusive estate at the Ridges in Summerlin. The event will include desserts and pastries from some of Las Vegas’ premium pastry chefs, artwork from international and local artists, live performances from Cirque du Soleil’s syncronized swimmers, hand balancing act Christopher Jones and the hoop artistry of Elena Lev.
Live auction items included art work from master landscape photographer Peter Lik and Richard MacDonald among others.
Proceeds from this event will benefit Southern Nevada Children First provide long-term transitional living and life skills training to homeless pregnant and parenting teens and young adults. Read the rest of this entry »
Rio Hotel & Casino
The 7th annual Go Red For Women luncheon was held at the Rio Hotel and Casino for the many supporters and champions of the Las Vegas American Heart Association. The luncheon’s goal was to educate women and men alike about the heart health as well as to band together in an effort to wipe out heart disease and stroke.
The event featured shopping and wellness booths educating those in attendance about staying healthy through lifestyle changes, a silent auction, a health conscious lunch sponsored by Weight Watchers of Las Vegas and entertainment by Vegas entertainer Rick Faugno. Channel 3 TV anchor Maria Mortera emceed the event joined by 2012 Go Red For Women chairwoman Dawn Gibbons. Passion speaker Mary Jackson and keynote speaker Dr. Mitchel Forman highlighted the luncheon with words of passion, encouragement, strength, tenacity and humor.
Sponsors included Macy’s Department Store and Merck Pharmaceuticals which helped Read the rest of this entry »
Crystals at City Center, Las Vegas
The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum hosted the Inaugural Queen of Hearts Court Event to honor a choice few of Las Vegas’s very extraordinary women.
This year there are 10 remarkable honorees that include the National Queen Julie Murray and 15 year old Ellie Smith wearing the title “Queen in the Making”.
Other women of the Queens court being honored include Michele
Lied Discovery Museum Fantasy Gala 2011
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum hosts their 29th Annual Fantasy Gala costume benefit at the Mirage Casino Resort
The gala’s theme was “Dream of the Possibilities” and featured signature cocktails, silent and live auction and live entertainment by musical group, Harbor Lights.
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation received this year’s Great Friend to Kids Award for their contribution and gift to the Smith Center for the Performing Arts which will be the new Lied Museum home scheduled to open November 2012.
The museum is open daily (closed on Monday) and has tons of kid friendly exhibits and attractions to explore from music, to arts & science, nature and so much more.
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Benefit Gala at the Palms Casino Resort
Founded in 1961, the Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas celebrated 50 years of service to youth with a Vintage Vegas themed gala. The gala featured a live and silent auction and live entertainment by Vegas performers, “The Rat Pack” and was held in the ballroom of the Palms Casino Resort.
The evening will raise money for all eight Las Vegas Clubhouse locations throughout the area, allowing the Boys & Girls Club to continue to reach and impact the 14,000 young people that are served annually.
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Spread The Word Nevada hosts Storybook Gala
The gala’s theme was childhood literacy and books with a good dose of fun tossed in which is of course the mission of Spread The Word Nevada. Emcee Kendall Tenney of 10e Public Relations hosted the event which was held at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. The evening featured a silent auction, dinner & live auction with celebrity auctioneer, Christian Kolberg, plus a surprise flash mob performance.
Spread The Word Nevada’s is dedicated to advancing childhood literacy by placing books into the hands and homes of young children. Kids to Kids is one of Spread the Word Nevada’s flagship programs and they also sponsor Breakfast with Books and Books & Buddies.
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“Rock The Runway For A Cause”
Project We Group held their 2nd Annual Blue Ribbon Affair at the World Market Center in downtown Vegas. “Rock The Runway For a Cause” was the culmination of another We program called Operation Head 2 Toe where teens create an entire fashion production starting with the initial concept and ending in what promises to be one of the hottest New York Style fashion show in Las Vegas.
The fashion show featured seasoned professional models mixed with many of the young people participating in Operation Head 2 Toe and other projects sponsored by Project We Group. For more information about the programs offered visit ProjectWE group at www.projectwegroup.com/blog or call 702-485-2315.
The Las Vegas Public Education Foundation held their 11th Annual “Tee Up for Kids” fundraiser at Spanish Trail Country Club. The golf tournament activities included a hole-in-one contest for the chance to win a brand new Mustang, a closest-to-the-pin contest and an awards luncheon.
The PEF supports Southern Nevada schools through several programs and initiatives. Since their inception they have raised more than 70 million dollars for local public schools.
