Henderson Neighborhood News for Nov. 13-19, 2014

CITY OF HENDERSON PLANS MEETINGS

The city of Henderson plans its next planning commission meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 and City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water St.

For more information, visit cityofhenderson.com/city_clerk.

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO MEET NOV. 20

The Henderson Libraries Board of Trustees are set to meet at 7:45 a.m. Nov. 20 at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway.

For more information, call Trudy Casey at 702-492-6584.

DONATIONS SOUGHT TO STUFF STOCKINGS FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY MEMBERS

The city of Henderson and Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City are seeking item donations throughout November to assemble holiday stockings for troops deployed overseas.

Item such as candy canes, toiletries, ChapStick, batteries, granola bars and magazines are set to be accepted at the Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water St., Henderson recreation centers and businesses on Water Street.

Participants are encouraged to submit contact information of deployed Henderson military members at cityofhenderson.com so they can receive a personal stocking.

To view the list of requested items, visit tinyurl.com/o6sqfvo.

TAX WORKSHOP SCHEDULED NOV. 21

The Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, plans a tax workshop from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21. The event is set to cover new regulations, records retention, how to select a tax preparer and more. Registration is required.

For more information, call 702-492-7252.

TEACHER NEEDS VOTES TO WIN $100,000 FOR SEWELL ELEMENTARY

Sewell Elementary School, 700 E. Lake Mead Drive, seeks support for winning $100,000 through the Farmers Insurance Dream Big Challenge. Teacher Brenda Moynihan is one of 15 finalists in the challenge and will receive the money for the school if she receives the most votes. The contest is set to run through Nov. 30. To vote, visit tinyurl.com/mhw7jj6.

LIBRARIES TO CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING

Henderson District Public Libraries are set to close at 5 p.m. Nov. 26 and are scheduled to remain closed through Nov. 28 in celebration of Thanksgiving.

For more information, visit mypubliclibrary.com.

WALKER FURNITURE SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS PROGRAM

Walker Furniture is accepting nomination letters through Dec. 5 for its 21st annual Home for the Holidays program, which provides families in need with a houseful of brand new furniture.

Walker CEO Larry Alterwitz plans to help a record-breaking 30 families in need. HELP of Southern Nevada will identify which nominated families display the most genuine need for new furnishings.

Nomination letters come from teachers and students, health care professionals, social service workers, clergy, friends, neighbors and family.

Past recipients included a single-parent family of five, where one child had a brain injury that required ongoing therapy and the entire family was sleeping on the floor; a family that lost all of its possessions in a fire; four minor children whose mother was shot and killed by their father and are now being raised by their grandparents; and a single, working mother of five who was unable to provide her family with beds, chairs or a dining table.

Nomination letters can be sent to Larry Alterwitz, CEO Walker Furniture, 301 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89106, emailed to cnelson@walkerfurniture.com or faxed to 702-384-7772.

TURKEY DRIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is calling on the community to help collect 2,000 frozen turkeys for this Thanksgiving holiday.

One of Catholic Charities’ annual traditions, for the last 28 years it has been organizing a Thanksgiving basket giveaway that provides a frozen turkey, nonperishable dinner fixings and pie to its most vulnerable clients. It is the valley’s largest turkey giveaway, serving approximately 4,500 families. Catholic Charities’ staff members store the frozen turkeys in freezer trucks. In addition, outside the campus, there will be a “turkey thermometer” keeping a count of how many turkeys have been donated each day.

Frozen turkey donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 24 at Catholic Charities’ Rainbow Thrift Store, 915 S. Rainbow Blvd.

Volunteers are also needed to help clients shop and assemble baskets to be given away from now until Nov. 24. Volunteers can sign up at catholiccharities.com or email volunteer@catholiccharities.com.