Community briefs for Oct. 14, 2003

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 | 8:47 a.m.

Call for the Cure program scheduled

In recognition of National Mammography Day, Sprint and the Las Vegas affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will host Call for the Cure from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

Southern Nevadans are encouraged to make free wireless phone calls to friends and loved ones anywhere in the United States and remind them to get their mammograms.

The phones, provided by Sprint, will be available at the Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence, 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite No. 330, and at Summerlin Hospital, 657 Town Center Drive.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate Foundation

will host its 13th annual Child Advocacy Recognition Dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the J.W. Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. Tickets are $125. Call 455-4306.

Promise Keepers,

the international ministry to men, is hosting a two-day conference 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. "The Challenge: A Call to Action" will present issues of spiritual commitment, spiritual growth and the home front, and ways to impact our community. Call (800) 888-7595.

The League of Women Voters

meeting Saturday will feature state Sen. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, who will speak at its program, "Creating a Sustainable Community," at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Main Street Station Social Club. Call 464-7887