Sunrise/Whitney Neighborhood News

ALL DAY SKATE PLANNED
AT CRYSTAL PALACE

An All Day Skate is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Crystal Palace, 4680 Boulder Highway. Admission is $8 for participants who provide their own skates or $9 with skates included. A meal special of two slices of pizza, a soft drink and four video game tokens is planned from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 702-458-7107.

WETLANDS PARK TO HOST GUIDED HIKE

A Wetlands Park Weekend Walk is scheduled from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the Clark County Wetlands Park, 7050 Wetlands Park Lane. The walk is free, but space is limited, and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 702-455-7522.

GOVERNMENT ADVISERS SOUGHT

Clark County is seeking interested residents of unincorporated towns to serve on town advisory boards and citizens advisory councils. The boards and councils hold public meetings at least once a month to discuss and make recommendations on long-term planning, zoning changes, public works projects, county programs and ordinances that may affect their town.

In the Las Vegas Valley, applicants for the two-year volunteer position are sought for Enterprise, Mount Charleston, Paradise, Spring Valley, Sunrise Manor, Whitney, Winchester and Lone Mountain.

Applicants must be eligible to vote and live within the area encompassed by the TAB or CAC they are applying for and attend annual training. Applications are available at clarkcountynv.gov and are due by Dec. 7.

TOWN ADVISORY BOARDS TO MEET

The Paradise Town Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Paradise Recreation and Community Services Center, 4775 S. McLeod Drive.

The Winchester Town Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.

The Whitney Town Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Whitney Recreation Center, 5712 E. Missouri Ave.

The Sunrise Manor Town Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at
6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Hollywood Recreation and Community Services Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd.

For more information or agendas, visit clarkcountynv.gov.

TRAVEL CLUB TO MEET NOV. 27
AT THE TAP HOUSE

The Las Vegas Singles Social and Travel Club for mature singles plans to meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd. The groups meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except in December, when no meetings are scheduled.

Attendees should plan to arrive at 6 p.m. to mix and mingle and get food in restaurant. The meeting starts at
6:30 p.m. to go over the business agenda, host guest speakers, talk and plan day trips, in and out of Nevada and international.

For more information, call 888-324-2028.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET ANNOUNCES GRAB & GIVE PROGRAM

Whole Foods Market announces its Grab & Give program. Through Dec. 31, shoppers can get into the spirit of giving by purchasing and donating meals and other essentials for families in need.

Whole Foods Market will allow shoppers to choose to make a donation of $5, $10, $25 or more to provide a full meal for a family of four, including healthy options from Whole Foods Market's 365 Everyday Value line of products.

Additionally, shoppers can make a $5 donation for personal hygiene items.

As donations come in, Whole Foods Market stores will give them to partner nonprofit charities, which will distribute the items to local families in need.

IMPACT LAS VEGAS SEEKS 100 WOMEN
TO JOIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

Impact Las Vegas, a new Southern Nevada nonprofit group, is seeking 100 women who are motivated to make a difference in the community to join the organization by the end of the year.

Impact Las Vegas is a nonprofit women's giving circle based in Las Vegas. Membership consists of women who donate $1,000 each year by Dec. 31. Membership donations are pooled from a minimum of 100 members to fund an annual $100,000 grant to a Southern Nevada nonprofit organization in one of five focus areas: culture, education, environment, family or health and wellness.

Once the minimum 100-member threshold is reached, 100 percent of member donations are returned to the community in the form of a grant. In June 2013, Impact Las Vegas members will cast one vote each to determine the nonprofit grant recipient(s) for that year.

For more information or to become a member, visit impact-lv.org or email info@impact-lv.org.

NEVADA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION MAKES DONATION TO FOOD BANKS

The Nevada Physical Therapy Association's fourth annual Great Peanut Butter & Jelly Challenge raised 1,608 pounds of peanut butter and jelly throughout Nevada in October. To celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, 528 physical therapists and students participated. In Las Vegas, 21 physical therapy clinics, programs and facilities were involved.

The food was donated to Three Square food bank and Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

NONPROFIT ANNOUNCES FOOD DRIVE
TO AID HOMELESS YOUTHS

The Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance and resources to homeless teenagers in Southern Nevada, plans to host its sixth annual Plastic Food Drive through Thursday.

The Plastic Food Drive was designed to provide homeless youths with immediate food. NPHY aims to raise $25,000 in food vouchers to help feed the approximately 6,000 homeless youths in Clark County. Fast-food and grocery store gift card vouchers are being collected. Gift cards may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Thursday at the William Fry Drop-In Center, 4981 Shirley St.

For more information or to register as a participant of the Plastic Food Drive, visit nphy.org/pfd or call 702-383-1332.

WINDER FARMS RAISES FUNDS
FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

Winder Farms raised more than $2,400 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure during a fundraiser through sales of its strawberry milk. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Utah and Las Vegas affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to support breast cancer screening, treatment programs and research.

MAMMOVAN SCHEDULED TO OFFER
LOW-COST BREAST CANCER SCREENING

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Food 4 Less, Nevada Health Center's Mammovan is scheduled to offer its last low- to no-cost breast cancer screening from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at 2255 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

For more information, visit nvhealthcenters.org.