The Lakes Lutheran Church plans a community fair at noon Sunday inside the church gymnasium, 8200 W. Sahara Ave.
The Lakes Lutheran Church is located between Durango and Buffalo drives.
Representatives from various agencies that serve the community, such as Family Promise and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada, will be represented at the event. Face painting, snow cones and cotton candy will be available.
Entertainment will include jazz and gospel songs. For more information, call 363-2515 or visit www.thelakes lutheran.org.
TOP CHEF TO LEAD COOKING CLASS
Executive chef Heinz Lauer plans to host Ride Around the World, a cooking class, at 9:30 a.m. on June 14 at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas, 1451 Center Crossing Road.
The class will feature contemporary and traditional cooking techniques and will benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
The cost is $150 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Lauer at 851-5373 or e-mailing hlauer@vegasculinary.com.
MEETING TO ADDRESS PLANNED CITY PROJECT
The city of Las Vegas has planned a neighborhood meeting for 6:30 p.m. on June 10 at the Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive.
The topic will be the Washburn-Alpine Ridge project, a city industrial facility proposed for the area at West Ann Road and the Las Vegas Beltway.
Updated site plans for the project will be presented at the meeting. For more information, call 229-6154.
LUAU FUNDRAISER CANCELLED
The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors has cancelled its Hawaiian luau fundraiser that was planned for May 30 at LaHaina Grill, 4570 S. Hualapai Way. For updated information, contact Nadine Morris at nadine@glvar.org or by phone at 784-5032.
CHILDREN'S CHARITY GETS $5K BOOST
The Rotary Club of Las Vegas Northwest, whose mission is to assist disadvantaged women and children, recently presented a check for $5,000 to Child Focus at the fifth annual Hat's Off to Child Focus Mother's Day Tea. Child Focus is a nonprofit agency that assists children living in foster care. For more information about the Rotary Club, visit www.lvnwrotary.org or call 838-4550.
STORE TEAMS WITH CLUB TO DONATE SHOES
Desert Birkenstock Comfort Shoe Stores and Yaleet Inc., distributors of Naot footwear, teamed up with the Las Vegas Strip Kiwanis Club to donate over 150 pairs of shoes to three local charities.
Between May 17 to 24, residents of Westcare Women's Shelter, women from the CSN Re-Entry Program, and residents of the Las Vegas Housing Authority's Vera B. Johnson Complex were presented with new shoes. The Summerlin-area Birkenstock store is at 2192 N. Rainbow Blvd.
WELLNESS EVENT SCHEDULED
The Dahn Foundation plans Live Well, Walk Young, a free wellness event, from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sunday at Hills Park, 9000 Hillpointe Road. Parking will be available at Lummis Elementary School and Becker Junior High School, which flank the park. Visit www.livewellwalkyoung.com for more information or to register.
GIRL SCOUTS DONATE COOKIES TO U.S. TROOPS
On April 26, the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada donated 11,220 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the third consecutive year for the effort and the largest to date, according to organizers. Girl Scouts of Frontier Council is located at 2941 Harris Ave.
The Nevada Benefits Foundation covered the shipping costs and helped coordinate the effort. Nevada Benefits relied on the support of other local businesses.
The Nevada Benefits Foundation is a nonprofit organization created to support U.S. troops and their families. To date, it has raised over $1,164,512 through its rallies, Defending Freedom wristbands fundraising, and its Web site at www.defendingfreedom.net.
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS SETS '09 GOAL
Cell Phones for Soldiers collects and recycles mobile phones and uses the proceeds to buy free phone cards for U.S. military personnel and their families.
The group has set a goal of collecting 1.8 million devices by Earth Day 2009.
AT&T supports the charity's recycling through more than 2,000 AT&T stores across the U.S. Since AT&T launched its support, the company also has donated more than 60,000 prepaid phone cards -- valued at more than $500,000 -- to the soldiers.
For more information, visit www.att.com/troopsupport.
HOSPICE SEEKS HELPING HANDS
Hospice of Las Vegas, a Medicare-certified hospice agency, is recruiting volunteers to help with administrative work and direct patient contact.
No prior hospice experience is necessary, just a desire to help others. Training will be provided free of charge.
Contact volunteer coordinator Ivan Lozon at 853-9063, or visit hospiceoflasvegas@yahoo.com.
BRIGHTER SMILES CAN BENEFIT CAUSE
Cascade Valley Dental, 7180 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 240, is participating in the Garth Brooks Foundation's Smiles for Life program.
Every year, from March 1 until June 30, it offers home bleaching kits for $250, which goes entirely to the children's charity.
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