Community briefs for August 26, 2004

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004 | 8:44 a.m.

Back to school event set at church

A back to school jamboree, featuring "Buzz and Poppy" and free school supplies, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church of God in Christ, 1111 N. Nellis Blvd.

Buzz and Poppy, two Hu-Hu bugs from KEEN Channel 17's computer-animated children's program of the same name, will greet the children.

For more information, visit www.keentv.com.

Kids' fingerprinting on tap at 51s game

The Las Vegas Security Chiefs Association will host the fourth annual children's fingerprinting event at 6 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

The night will include a baseball game featuring the Las Vegas 51s.

The annual event, sponsored by the security chiefs group, gives parents the opportunity to have their children fingerprinted free of charge and enjoy a family outing to the ballpark at the same time. The fingerprints are given to the parents as a valuable tool to assist police officers in the event their child is ever missing or abducted.

For more information, call 730-7175.

Markets to help Salvation Army

The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality Las Vegas is partnering with Albertson's supermarkets in a food drive that will run the weeks of Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 at all 39 Albertson's stores in Southern Nevada to benefit the Salvation Army.

To contribute to the stores' It's in the Bag promotion, Albertson's bagged $15 worth of nonperishable food items that people can purchase at $9.99 and drop off at a stand for the Salvation Army to pick up.

To learn more about NEWH, visit www.newh.org.