Serving on average more than 300 meals a day to North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities.
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12 / 4
Start: 5:28 pm
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation and the Parasol Community Collaboration honored those who gave of themselves to make the community a better place. On Saturday night, Parasol "celebrated excellence" in the local and regional community with an awards ceremony that attracted over 200 people. The masters of ceremonies were Bill Horn, chair of the Parasol Community Collaboration, and Claudia Andersen, president of the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation. Nominees were named in each category and awards given out. The nominees ranged from Beverly Keil of Pet Network for board member of the year, to Aaron Paxson of the Incline Chamber Music Society for collaborator of the year. However, the winners are: Friend of the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation Awards: the Incline Village General Improvement District; and Rod and Evelyn Smallwood Board of the Year: Red, White and Tahoe Blue Agency Board Member of the Year Elyse Gut, Children's Cabinet of Incline Village. Collaborator of the Year: Karen S. Carey, Tahoe Women's Services. Agency of the Year: American Association of University Women Outstanding Community Collaborator: Kathie Maxwell, Village Square Family Store Outstanding Media Partner of the Year: North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Outstanding Program or Event in Arts and Culture: Red, White and Tahoe Blue Outstanding Program or Event in Education and Youth Development: SSFS, Incline Village Library, and the Boys and Girls Club Outstanding Program or Event in Environment: PCC environment team - Living Green at Tahoe series Outstanding Program or Event in Social Services: Holiday Giving Program and Toys for Tots Volunteer of the Year: Jean Klein Leader in Promoting and Supporting Diversity: Barbara Perlman-Whyman Chairman's Awards: Rotary Club of Incline Village for the Bowl-a-thon; and Service Integration Team of Project MANA, Tahoe Women's Services, Children's Cabinet and Sierra Recovery Center Spirit of Collaboration Award: Bill Horn | ||
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12 / 12
Start: 5:25 pm
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: Project MANA staff and Board of Directiors would like to say a special thank you to the clubs and organizations, businesses, and individuals of our community who gave their support during our Thanksgiving "Let's Talk Turkey" distribution. With the help from all your turkey and food drives, monetary donations, and voluntary labor, we were able to provide Thanksgiving meals to 432 families. Thank you to The North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, The Sierra Sun, and Tahoe World for spreading the word. Thanks SaveMart, Raley's, and especially Brad from the Kings Beach Safeway meat department for going above and beyond to make sure we had enough turkeys this year. Thank you Alpenglow Sports, Ron Stricter, Cathy Colvin, and the people of Dickson Realty, Christine Hawley and First Centennial, Prudential CA Realty, Rookies, and Sierra Pacific Power; Alder Creek Middle School, Incline High School ROTC, Truckee High School, Cub Scout Troop 37 and Chase International, Brownie and Cadette Girl Scout Troops 120 and 452, Daisy Troop 692, The Women's Club of North Lake Tahoe, and the YES club. Thank you to members of North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation, North Tahoe Church of Religious Science, Squaw Valley Chapel, St. Francis of Assisi, Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church. Thank you Allen Ferris, Don and Pat Hoger, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Munch, the Newman Family. Thank you to Kings Beach Elementary School and the Truckee Rec Center for providing a place for our distributions. We'd also like to thank the California Conservation Corps, Molly Messerly and her fellow Americorps Volunteers as well as all those who volunteered, donated turkeys and other provisions, and made generous financial contributions. We are truly grateful for the community support.
George LeBard
Executive Director Project MANA | ||
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12 / 14
Start: 5:24 pm
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: Troop 37 would like to thank all of you who contributed food or funds for our 11th annual Scouting for Food drive, and to thank Chase International Properties for sponsoring the printed door hangers for the entire northern Nevada area, Incline Village included! George LeBard of Project MANA says that although demand on food banks has increased this year, food donations are down nationwide, and that includes right here in our little village. We were worried that our food drive would reflect that trend, but once again Incline Villagers stepped up to feed locals who need our help, and once again, we brought in more, just slightly more, than we did last year. On behalf of all the rumbling tummies and Troop 37, thank you for making it happen once again. We are proud to be part of such a supportive and generous community.
Kim Schmidt, Troop 37 Committee Chair
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12 / 19
Start: 5:22 pm
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: At the recent Parasol Community Awards on Dec. 1, the Service Integration Team received the Chairman's award for Excellence in Service and Resource Collaboration. This program combines the resources of four agencies to address the needs of our community. To accomplish this we had to be willing to change the way we think and do business. Instead of working alone as individual agencies competing for clients and funding we are working together to develop smarter and sustainable strategies for helping families in need. The core concept of this program is "to empower clients by identifying their strengths and the resources they need to move forward and be productive, contributing members of our community." We would like to thank Bill Horn, past chair of the PCC, for his leadership and support in recognizing the value of this program. We also want to take this opportunity to thank the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, the Nevada Women's Fund, The noon Rotary Club, Robert Herrera, Incline Village Book Club, Dr. John and Valia Hylin, Richard Goodman, and the United Way of Northern Nevada for having the vision and foresight to provide financial support. We also want to recognize and thank the family advocates who are responsible for the success of the program, Viana Zuchet, Patty Ahsoak, Molly Messerly, and Irma LeBard. Without their support many families in need would not receive services.
George LeBard,
Executive Director, Project MANA Karen Edwards, Lori Miller, Annett Reed, | ||
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12 / 21
Start: 5:20 pm
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: On behalf of Project MANA's Board of Director's and staff I would like to thank Tahoe Mountain Club, Florian's Fine Wines, Uncorked, and the Pour House for collaborating on the fifth annual Holiday Cooking Demonstration. The event, hosted by Tahoe Mountain Club and organized by Kendra Murphy and Jeanne Kirschner, was held on Dec. 9 at the Coyote Moon Golf Course Clubhouse. Following delectable appetizers provided by Northstar Catering and Florian's, some of our region's most talented chefs shared their expertise and helped raise over $18,000 with ticket sales and a live auction. Mark Estee, of Moody's and board president for Project MANA, acted as the master of ceremony for the event. Chefs David Lutz (Tahoe Mountain Club), Billy McCullough (Dragonfly), Guy Frenette (Moody's), Bill Arnoff (Pianeta), Jay Verrege (Big Water Grill), and Michael Plapp (Pacific Crest) demonstrated various exotic courses for a first class experience. Once again it was one of the best events of the year with six courses of delicious, mouth watering food. Hosts Debbie Casey, Jeanne Kirschner, and Kendra Murphy made everyone feel right at home. The serving staff did an excellent job. A special thank you to musicians Ben Martin and Crystal Craig for serenading the diners, to auctioneers extraordinaire Jim Simon and Jim Porter, and to sponsors Alpine Meadows, Alsco, Arrow Financial Services, ART-Active Release Techniques, Big Mack Charters, Black Tie Ski, Blue Onion, Boreal Mountain Resort, Bradbury's, Brent Collinson, Channel 6, D'Andrea, Diversified Systems Int'l, Edgewood, Event Masters, Fifty-Fifty, Flash Photography, Full Belly Deli, High Camp Food, Ice Lakes Lodge, Julie Young, KTKE, Leslie Wagner, Lost Trail Lodge, Merry Maids, Mountain Massage, Mt. Rose, Northstar, Purchasing Solutions, Reno Runs, Resort at Squaw Creek, Resort Supply, River Ranch, Royal Gorge, Safeway, Scraps, Sierra Sun, Skin Rejuvenation, Southern Wine, Squaw Valley USA, Stirrings, Suddenlink, Sugar Bowl, Switchback Marketing, Sysco, Tahoe Adventure Co., Tahoe Telephone Directories, Tango Beads, The Tahoe House, TIP Printing, Truckee Donner Chamber, Truckee River Rafting Co., Truckee Tahoe Kennels, Truckee Tahoe Lumber Co., Village at Squaw, and Wild Thyme Catering. Everyone had a great time and left with a handy recipe book for recreating the courses presented that evening. It was the perfect way to bring in the holidays.
George LeBard
Executive Director Project MANA | ||
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12 / 26
Start: 12:20 pm
A long time, I forget now. What do you do for the organization? Help with distributing food — to people who are homebound. How often do you distribute? Once a week, sometimes twice if they need more help. Have the holidays been busier? Not specifically, no. We had more distribution for Thanksgiving. But if they need extra help, sure, I’ll do it, why not? Why did you get involved? I like to help people, those who are really in need. What would you like to say about Project Mana? There are special people working and volunteering with Project Mana. It is nice when it comes from the heart. More volunteers would always be nice. I invite people to come and volunteer. The Sierra Sun’s Amy Edgett interviewed Miguel Martinez for this week’s “Volunteer Corner.” To contact Project Mana, call (775) 298-0008. Please send your suggestions to aedgett@sierrasun.com, subject Volunteer Corner. For volunteer opportunities in the North Tahoe Truckee area, visit www.handsontahoe.com. | ||
