Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Community briefs for Sept. 12, 2002

Financial talk for Down group

The Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada will present Wayne Edington, financial advisor with Paine Webber, to its membership at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 5300 Vegas Drive.

Different financial alternatives will be discussed along with special needs trusts, and why planning for your child's future is important. Call 648-1990.

Restaurant to hold kids' fund-raiser

Food will be served by local firefighters today and Friday at Buca di Beppo, 412 E. Flamingo Road, to raise money for The Foundation for Positively Kids.

The fund-raiser, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day, will feature guest servers, Italian singers and other live entertainment, and raffle prizes. The event will also feature performances by singer-impressionist Bill Acosta.

All tips earned from the three-day event, money from corporate sponsorships and 10 percent of total sales at the event will benefit the foundation. Call 262-0037.

Golf tickets will benefit schools

The Las Vegas Founders and the Save Our Sports program have teamed for a fund-raiser for local schools.

Middle schools will keep 100 percent of the proceeds from each $10 ticket sold for the Oct. 12 round of the Invensys Classic PGA tournament. The tickets are available for purchase now through Oct. 5 at select Raley's Supermarkets. Call 242-3000.

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