The Rotary Club of Las Vegas Northwest will be seeking public support of Rotary International's $100 Million Challenge between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday at local supermarkets.
In Summerlin, locations include Albertsons at 8350 W. Cheyenne Ave., and Vons at 1940 Village Center Circle.
The fundraising effort is aimed at ending polio worldwide. Funds raised will match, dollar-for-dollar, a challenge grant recently awarded to the Rotary Club by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will provide $200 million to the global health initiative over the next three years.
For more information, visit www.lvnwrotary.org or call 838-4550.
NEW STORE OFFERS GEAR FOR SPORTS, OUTDOORS
Recreational Equipment Inc., better known as REI, opened on Nov. 7 at 720 S. Rampart Blvd., in the Boca Park Shopping Center.
The 28,000-square-foot, one-story location offers gear and apparel for camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, paddling, snow sports and travel.
REI Summerlin is the co-op's 105th location overall and joins a store in Henderson in serving more than 14,000 members within the Las Vegas area. The co-op first entered Nevada in 1999 with the opening of a store in Reno.
The new store features a seasonal gear rental department, a bike shop for quick assemblies or repairs, and a community room for outdoor-related presentations and events by the company and its nonprofit partners.
Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit http://www.rei.com/summerlin.
PARTICIPANTS CAN GET HELP TAKING THEIR LAST PUFF
As part of the Great American Smokeout, the Nevada Cancer Institute will have an educational booth from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday at its campus, One Breakthrough Way.
Participants can learn about resources available through the institute, including free smoking cessation classes, a Heavy Quitters support group and how quitting now can extend smokers' lives and improve their health.
In Nevada, there will be an estimated 1,340 deaths from lung cancer in 2008 -- more than any other cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.
To learn more about the Nevada Cancer Institute's smoking cessation classes, call Erin West at 822-5480.
SEMINAR TO PROVIDE SELF-IMPROVEMENT TIPS
James Arthur Ray plans a free seminar titled the Secret of Attracting the Life You Want, set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd.
Seen on "Oprah," Ray is the president and chief executive officer of James Ray International, a multi-million dollar corporation dedicated to teaching individuals to create wealth in all areas of their lives.
Those who are interested can sign up at www.seejamesfree.com.
EVENT TO REVOLVE AROUND ALZHEIMER'S
The Adult Day Care Center of Las Vegas plans a Caregiver Education Series Support forum from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at Temple Sinai Event Center, 9001 Hillpointe Road.
The free event will cover topics of interest to caregivers and professionals who deal with individuals who are elderly or have Alzheimer's disease.
For more information, visit www.adultdaycarelv.org or call 648-3425.
DOCTOR TO RECEIVE $675K GRANT FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Dr. Hong Sun, a researcher with Nevada Cancer Institute, One Breakthrough Way, will receive a grant of $675,000 from the Department of Defense to study a new therapeutic approach to breast cancer based on her ongoing work on the IGF-I receptor protein.
Dr. Sun's proposal received a 9.9 score out of 10 in terms of scientific impact in the breast cancer field.
Advanced breast cancer is normally treated with cancer-killing chemotherapy drugs, but can lead to resistance in cancer cells to such drugs, resulting in recurrence, spread, and eventually death. Sun's research is looking to enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to these cancer-killing agents.
For more information, visit nevadacancerinstitute.org.
FREE SMILE MAKEOVER OFFERED FOR CANCER SURVIVORS
Dentist Olya Banchik is accepting nominations for the 2008 Survivor Smile Makeover.
Women who reside in the Las Vegas Valley and are breast or ovarian cancer survivors can nominate themselves or be nominated by friends or family to receive a free smile makeover. Applications are available at www.banchikdental.com and must be submitted to Banchik's practice by Nov. 30, either in person or by mail at 1825 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las Vegas, NV 89134, or via e-mail at info@banchikdental.com.
NEW DUNKIN' DONUTS OPENS
Dunkin' Donuts announced the opening of its latest store at 11710 W. Charleston Blvd., west of the Las Vegas Beltway. The outlet opened Oct. 3.
For more information, visit www.dunkindonuts.com.
FIRM OPENS NEW REAL ESTATE OFFICE
Windermere Real Estate announced the grand opening of Windermere Prestige Properties at 9406 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 101.
The north Summerlin location marks the fourth Windermere Real Estate office in the Las Vegas Valley since the firm entered the market in 2004. For more information, visit www.choosewindermere.com.
CANCER WALK RAISES $375K
More than 7,000 people valleywide participated in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, held Oct. 6 at the JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., the American Cancer Society announced. The organization said the event raised more than $375,000.
For information, visit www.cancer.org.
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL WINS RECOGNITION
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center has been selected by the National Research Corporation as a 2008-09 Consumer Choice Award winner. The award identifies hospitals that health care consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in more than 250 markets throughout the U.S.
The National Research Corporation surveyed more than 200,000 households. Their answers were weighted and tabulated to form the list of top hospitals. The margin of error in the survey is plus or minus 0.2 percent.
Consumer Choice Award winners for 2008-09 can be found in the Sept. 29 issue of Modern Healthcare.
WEB SITE NAMES BUSINESS AMONG TOP 10 SPAS
SpaFinder Inc., the global spa resource, has announced that Aquae Sulis Spa at the JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., has been named among the top 10 spas in the world in the Best Casino Hotel Spa category in its sixth annual SpaFinder Readers' Choice Awards.
Based on votes submitted by readers of SpaFinder publications, including Spafinder.com, nearly 250,000 votes -- a record for the Reader's Choice Awards -- were cast for favorite spas by continent, country, region and across 25 categories for 13,000 hotel, resort and destination spas worldwide.
Visit Spafinder.com for a complete list of awards.
COATS FOR KIDS DRIVE UNDER WAY
Residents can bring their gently used or outgrown coats, sweaters and jackets to their local Albertsons stores for the annual Coats for Kids clothing drive.
Collection boxes will be located at the front of the store.
All items will be dry cleaned and distributed to those in need through the Salvation Army.
For more information, call Harriet Bernard at 233-2417.
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