Serving The Community

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Getting results

* LITTER DRIVE -- More than 250 Columbia Sunrise employees, volunteers and family members celebrated Columbia/HCA Healthcare's first national Columbia Community Day recently by helping to clean neighborhoods in North Las Vegas. Packing garbage bags and wearing Columbia Community Day T-shirts that read "Healthcare has never worked like this before," participants succeeded in ridding the North Las Vegas community of more than 1,700 pounds of litter.

* WORK-TRAINING FACILITY -- Bank of America Nevada has awarded a $50,000 grant from the BankAmerica Foundation to Opportunity Village for the building of a new work-training facility in Henderson. The new 22,000-square-foot facility will cost $3 million to build and another $375,000 to operate on an annual basis. The facility will provide an estimated 200 adult Henderson residents with mental retardation a state-of-the-art work-training facility. The new facility will be located at intersection of Burkholder and Lake Mead and is scheduled to open in 1998.

* GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD -- The Utility Shareholders' Association of Nevada recently presented its ninth annual Good Neighbor Award to the St. Rose Dominican Foundation. USAN's Good Neighbor Award is given to a Nevada Power Co. shareholder and USAN member who has made significant contributions to the local community and the state of Nevada. The foundation funds a number of programs that contribute to the health, nutritional and educational well-being of needy children and which assist the area's seniors in maintaining healthy, independent lives.

Benefits

* 'FESTIVAL OF FUN' -- The Oktoberfest event, 5-10 p.m. Oct. 26 at 1704 Castleberry Lane, is a fund-raiser for Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Senior Vice Commander Evelynne Dunn, who has been elected to lead the group's national convention next August. There will be a raffle, door prizes and dinner. Tickets are $7.50. Call 452-6269.

* 'MUSIC FOR TIME' -- The family-oriented music festival will be from noon to 10 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Rainbow Library Amphitheater, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Several local artists will be featured, including Atta-Boy Skip, Someone, Melancholics, Rahne, Chamber Seven, Corinthian Flux, Sackcloth, Wail of Sumer and Morgana Athena. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit Aid for AIDS of Nevada. Sierra Health Services is a sponsor of the event. Call 284-5002 for more information.

* HAVE A BALL -- "The Witches and Warlocks Charity Ball," to benefit the hungry and homeless of Las Vegas, will begin at 10 p.m. Oct. 31 and go to 5 the next morning at the Hippo and the Wild Bunch Nightclub, 4503 Paradise Road. Featured will be Magickal Marissa performing a witches ceremony at midnight, food and drink, live music and dancing, and a costume contest. Tickets are $10. Call 731-5446.

* LUXURY CRUISE -- Lied Discovery Children's Museum has announced a fund-raising raffle drawing for a luxury cruise for two, donated by Crystal Cruises. The 11-day adventure departs Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on March 12. The final destination is Acapulco. Tickets for the drawing, which will be Friday at Caesars Palace, are $10 each or 12 for $100. Call 382-3445 for ticket information.

Good sports

* YMCA GOLF TOURNAMENT -- YMCA of Southern Nevada programs for at-risk youth will benefit from all proceeds of the third annual YMCA Golf Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 4 at the Las Vegas Country Club. Four-person teams and individuals are invited to register for the tournament. A scrambled best-ball format will showcase the course. The tournament schedule includes registration and a light lunch beginning at 11 a.m., followed by an 11:30 shotgun start. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, awards and a raffle follow the tournament in the clubhouse. Tournament proceeds will assist youth and family outreach projects at the YMCA, a nonprofit association. Call 877-9622.

New officers

* FRIENDS OF THE POOR -- The Ladies Philoptochos Society of St. John Greek Orthodox Church kicked off its organizational meeting with a potluck dinner and general meeting at the home of Mrs. Phil Weisman. The officers are: Margaret Carras, president; Cheryl Pandelis, vice president; Janelle Salon, recording secretary; Nitsa Filios, corresponding secretary; Diane Weisman, treasurer; Pearl Osborn and Venea Poulos, board members; and Bernadette Anthony, immediate past president. Philoptochos means "friend of the poor." Philoptochos supports many charities while spiritually enriching its members through participation in its works. Among the charities that the Philoptochos supports are the Southern Nevada Children's Home, the Casa Foundation and the Children's Miracle Network.

Volunteers

* GOT A GOOD WRAP? -- Opportunity Village is looking for volunteers to man its gift wrap booth from Nov. 11 through Dec. 24 in the Boulevard Mall. For more information, call 259-3741.

* REBUILD HOMES & BRIGHTEN LIVES -- Christmas in April is seeking volunteers in fund-raising, marketing, home inspection and coordinating to assist in rehabilitating the houses of low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners. The program is enacting the old-fashioned barn-raising spirit -- rebuilding America one home at a time. Call 474-2425.