To help curb the problem of abandoned pets, the Animal Foundation's Home for the Holidays adoption campaign aims to adopt out at least 1,250 animals from the foundation's Lied Animal Shelter by the end of the year.
Those who are not able to give a pet a new home can contribute with a monetary donation. To make a financial contribution, make a check out to the Animal Foundation and write "adoption," "general fund" or "spay/neuter" in the memo line.
The Animal Foundation operates the Lied Animal Shelter for the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, and Clark County, and is a nonprofit organization that found homes for nearly 10,000 animals last year. The Lied Animal Shelter is located at 655 N. Mojave Road, and two off-site adoption centers are located at 7035 W. Ann Road and 9875 S. Eastern Ave.
ARTS
Photographer's exhibit showing at library
Rochelle Hecker has a photography exhibit entitled East Side, West Side -- All About The Towns at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, through Jan. 7.
Hecker was born in Bombay and lived in Milan, London and Montreal before coming to the United States to study. She photographs people of interest, as well as shots of famous cities. She is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and of Brandeis Las Vegas.
Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Metropolitan Home, Encyclopedia Britannica, Museum of the City of New York, and Philadelphia Museum Art Sales, and are in private collections.
BOOKS
School plans book drive
Kahre Elementary School, 7887 W. Gowan Road, is holding a book drive for Kids2Kids, an organization that gives students in 10 low-income elementary schools free books several times a year so they will have a home library. People may donate new or gently-used children's books at the school until Jan. 5.
Call 799-4660 for more information.
BUSINESS
Awards raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) presented awards and installed new officers and directors for 2007, all while raising $44,000 for Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas at its annual gala held Nov. 18.
New officers for 2007 include President Devin Reiss, President-elect Patty Kelley, Vice President Sue Naumann and Treasurer Red Wallin. New GLVAR directors for 2007 include David Boyer, Joan Brooks, Dennis Feldman, Min Keenan Melvin, Kolleen Kelley, Robert M. Lamonte Sr., Jeff Moore, E. Thomas Naseef, Neil Schwartz, Rick Shelton, Robyn Yates and Debbie Zois.
The Realtor of the Year award went to Deirdre Felgar.
For more information about GLVAR, visit www.lasvegasrealtor.com.
Real estate agency opens on Sahara
Jackie Akester announces the opening of her real estate agency, Real Estate by Design, located at 8170 W. Sahara Ave., on the corner of Cimarron Road.
Real Estate by Design provides a full-service experience for clients, while offering a professional home base for realtors. For more information visit www.realestatebydesign.com.
New smoothie location opens
Tropical Smoothie announces a new location at 6350 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, near Torrey Pines Drive. Besides more than 36 flavors of smoothies, it offers sandwiches, wraps and salads.
For more information, visit www.tropicalsmoothie.com.
Luxury furniture center opens on Arville
FineDesign Interiors, a division of Robb & Stucky, has opened a luxury design center at 4650 S. Arville St.
The Las Vegas Design Center will be headed by Steven Zelman, president, along with Ellie Stanisci, senior interior designer. Formerly The Home of Fine Decorators, FineDesign Interiors has nearly 40 years of experience in creating award-winning luxury residential and commercial interior designs.
For more information, visit www.thehomeoffinedecorators.com.
CHARITY
Donate items for the homeless
UNLV's College of Education is asking for donations to help children, teens and adults who are homeless or at a risk of becoming homeless.
Needed items include new or gently used blankets, socks, children's clothes, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, underwear for children and adults, toiletry items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, etc.) or cash donations.
Items can be taken to the dean's office of the College of Education building on the campus of UNLV, the William D. Carlson Education building. See the map at http://maps.unlv.edu. For more information, contact Patricia Markos at 895-3185 or via e-mail at patricia.markos@unlv.edu.
Blankets, coats needed for Street Teens
Street Teens, a nonprofit organization that assists homeless young people, is seeking donations.
The organization needs blankets, coats, instant-food items, nutritional bars, baby food, diapers, sweaters, tents and personal hygiene items. Sponsors also are needed for the group's Teen Angel Christmas Program.
To make arrangements for donation drop-offs, contact Lisa Preston at 215-4171.
EDUCATION
Train to be a notary public
CCSN Division of Workforce & Economic Development is offering several sections of notary training for businesses and entrepreneurs beginning Jan. 27 through April 21. The course will provide students with the instruction and understanding to obtain commissioning as a Notary public.
For more information, visit www.ccsn.edu/workforce or call registration at 651-5790.
HEALTH
Don't forget to get your eyes checked
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, February is National Low Vision Awareness Month and March is Save Your Vision Month. Don't lose sight of the importance of an annual eye exam.
Yesnick Vision Center provides comprehensive eye care to both adult and pediatric patients, and is offering free glaucoma screenings for the month of January.
For more information call 966-2020 or visit www.JewishEyeDoctor.com.
SCHOOLS
School district seeks memorabilia
The Clark County School District 50th Anniversary Archive Committee is looking for memorabilia for the permanent Archive Center. As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, documents, photographs, early yearbooks, old classroom equipment and items of general interest pertaining to the history of Clark County Schools will be gathered and catalogued.
Items can be loaned, donated or photographed by the committee to be included in its growing archives, which will be preserved for and shared with future generations.
If you have items of interest that you would be willing to loan or donate, contact the CCSD communications office at 799-5304 or bring your items to 5100 W. Sahara Ave. More information regarding the celebration and events is available at www.ccsd.net.
CCSD inducts 10 into Hall of Fame
The Clark County School District Board of School Trustees inducted 10 new honorees into the CCSD Excellence in Education Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at its Nov. 30 board meeting. Individual inductees include: Joseph Barry, Vanessa Peterson and Lori Merrell, Patricia Holland, Jessica Sellers, and Martha Tittle.
Programs to be recognized are Clark Challenge Program, Junior League of Las Vegas, Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, William McCool Science Center/Science Integration Program, and TeamAction VIP. More than 180 Excellence in Education Hall of Fame recipients have been honored over the last 18 years.
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