Neighborhood News

Donations allow Adopt a Rescue Pet animal sanctuary to remain open

After weeks of seeking donations to cover a $70,000 debt, Adopt a Rescue Pet, 1500 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 105, will be able to keep adoptable animals at its 5-acre Amargosa Valley property.

The $70,000 sum was to cover a balloon payment on the mortgage that was to be paid by a private grant. When that funding was no longer available, the nonprofit animal rescue organization sought donations and conducted creative fundraising to cover the cost.

As of midnight May 1 -- the deadline for the payment -- the remaining donations were gathered and the property was saved, said Elizabeth Davis Rubin, founder and president of the organization.

Rubin said that although the payment is covered, residents are welcome to donate funds or supplies to the organization.

For more information, email arpinfo@adoptarescuepet.org or call 798-8663 or 883-0035.

To adopt a pet, visit PetSmart at 2140 N. Rainbow Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday.

Miracle Mile Shops fountain money
to aid the Nevada Cancer Institute

Throughout May, all donations tossed into the fountains at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will benefit the Nevada Cancer Institute.

The fountains also will feature a purple glow between regularly scheduled fountain shows to honor National Cancer Research Month.

Miracle Mile Shops is open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

For more information, call 888-800-8284.

For more information on the Nevada Cancer Institute, visit nevadacancer
institute.org or call 822-5433.

Children's Heart Foundation
plans golf tournament

The third annual We Heart Maggie Golf Tournament to benefit the Children's Heart Foundation is slated for May 29 at Black Mountain Golf & Country Club, 500 Greenway Road, Henderson.

Registration is set to begin at 9 a.m., and the scramble format has a shotgun start scheduled for 11 a.m. Family activities are planned from 2 to
3:45 p.m., with the banquet and awards ceremony set for 4 p.m.

The Children's Heart Foundation is a Nevada-based nonprofit group that offers support to children living with heart conditions.

The tournament is hosted by foundation board members John and Mollie Stewart in memory of their daughter Marguerite Anne Stewart, who died in July 2008.

Registration is available at weheartmaggie.com.

Health district honors casino
and restaurant executives

The Southern Nevada Health District recently named New York-New York facilities manager Michael Schultz and ARK Restaurant Corp. executive steward Patrick Fogerty Public Health Heroes in its annual recognition program.

Schultz and Fogerty were named for their diligence in enforcing health district policies and regulations that impact their permitted establishments -- whether they are leased outlets or hotel-owned food facilities.

Both work closely with health district staff members when they obtain new equipment or implement new property practices.

This is the first time in the history of the competition that representatives of a hotel-casino have been presented with the award.

ARK Restaurant Corp. manages most of the food outlets at the New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

$75 mammograms available
this month at three hospitals

Special $75 digital screening mammograms are being offered through May 31, for any woman at least 40 years old, without a physician's referral.

The screenings are available at The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250; Southern Hills Hospital, 9300 W. Sunset Road, and Red Rock Radiology, 7130 Smoke Ranch Road.

The program is most beneficial to women who may be uninsured or underinsured.

Women should check with their insurance providers as the mammogram might be fully covered.

To schedule a mammogram, contact The Breast Center at Sunrise at 784-7870, Southern Hills Hospital at 880-2900 or Red Rock Radiology at 731-2888.