Kiwanis Club of Centennial Hills Needs Your Help!
Our Kiwanis Club of Centennial Hills needs our support. The Legacy of Play Contest is giving one Kiwanis Club $25,000 to be used for playground equipment. Ward 6 is becoming known for our adaptive and inclusive playgrounds; the Kiwanis Club of Centennial Hills has always supported our park goals. Two years ago, they fundraised to make our wheelchair-accessible swing at Polly Gonzalez Park a reality.
The Kiwanis Club of Centennial Hills wants to use this award to create more adaptive playground equipment in all Ward 6 parks, but they have to make it past the first round to have a prize. We are asking that you visit here to vote for them once a day - the last day to vote is Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.
Join the Kiwanis Club Color Run! Click on the image to register.
National Public Lands Day
Saturday, Sept. 25, is National Public Lands Day. That means that places like Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Basin National Park and more are free for the day! Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs will also offer free admission Sept. 25. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity and get outside. Visit the National Park Service website to see a complete list of free parks and other ways to celebrate the day.
Improvements at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
The Tule Springs National Monument Parking improvements have been completed! The Ward 6 office and the National Park Service installed new parking improvements for the Tule Springs Nation Monument. A huge thank you to our City of Las Vegas Public Works Department for making this happen.
Improvements are located at North Durango Drive and Moccasin Road and include 32 new parking stalls, crosswalks, and edge zone/walking path upgrades. If you love hiking or are in the area, stop by and enjoy a walk through the national monument.
U.S. Rail Safety Week
Monday was the beginning of U.S. Rail Safety Week, a week dedicated to rules and tips to ensure safety around our trains and railways. We may not have as many trains as some other cities, but we still have a few, so we should be just as aware of the advice given in this article.
Art Contest for College Money
The Nevada State Treasurer’s Office College Savings Division is proud to announce the “What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up Art Contest." The contest encourages Nevada students in pre-K through 12th grades to use their artistic skills and creativity to produce a work of art demonstrating what they’d like their future career to be, all while getting them and their families excited about post-secondary education.
Five categories based upon grade level will be judged. Three winners from each category will receive a $1,000, $500 or $250 prize deposited into an SSGA 529 college savings account.
Winning artwork will be displayed at the Las Vegas-Clark County Windmill Library Art Gallery from Nov. 9, 2021 through Jan. 25, 2022.
Submissions to the Contest are being accepted now through Friday, Oct. 15.
To learn more, see the flyer below or visit www.nvigate.gov/contest.
Pop-Up Produce Market Offers Fresh Fruit & Veggies for About a Buck
Veggie Buck Truck at Bonneville Transit Center on Wednesday, Sept. 29
One dollar for a pound of fresh fruit or a bundle of veggies? That’s about how much people will pay at the Veggie Buck Truck at the pop-up produce market at the Bonneville Transit Center (BTC). This pilot program is being offered by the Southern Nevada Health District’s Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in partnership with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), Three Square Food Bank and Vegas Root’s Veggie Buck Truck to increase access to low-cost fresh fruits and vegetables.
The program is designed to increase access in an area that is adjacent to a neighborhood considered a “food desert” as well as the 8,000 customers who use the BTC daily. The Veggie Buck Truck will be at the pop-up produce market at the BTC on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 6 p.m. The BTC is located at 101 E. Bonneville Ave. in Las Vegas. Additional services offered on-site include Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment and nutrition information. For more information, call the Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at 702-759-1270 or visit the Get Healthy Clark County Farmers Markets webpage.
Youth Can Apply This Fall for City of Las Vegas Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program Grants
The Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program (YNAPP) offers grants of up to $1,250 for youth to create and implement neighborhood-based service learning projects of their own design.
The program requires youth to match the city’s grant with cash, volunteer time or in-kind services and goods donated to the project. Projects are required to take place within city limits. YNAPP youth acquire skills in leadership and teamwork while contributing to their communities. Youth are project leaders and work toward ways to make positive changes in their neighborhoods. Youth participants ages 8-18 (from neighborhood associations, social organizations, religious groups, educational institutions, etc.) are eligible to apply for YNAPP funding. The 2021-2022 application period closes Oct. 28, 2021. Application is made through Zoomgrants.com; details are available online here and at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Residents/Grants.
Fall Citywide Sports Registration Open
Softball and hockey and soccer - oh my! The city of Las Vegas is accepting registration for both adult and youth sports leagues. The available adult leagues include pickleball, softball and volleyball. The youth floor hockey league is still open -- there are even youth skills classes for basketball, flag football, floor hockey, soccer and pickleball! Go online to see all the choices.
National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month, and the message from FEMA this year is clear: Disasters don’t plan ahead, you can. There are some steps you can take to ensure you are prepared for disasters. To learn how you can plan for an emergency, visit here.
New Pumpkin Chunk'n Festival to be Held Oct. 23
Sling a Pumpkin for Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada will hold its inaugural Pumpkin Chunk’n Festival Saturday, Oct. 23. The fall-themed, family-friendly event provides another use for pumpkins and a fun way to raise needed funds to support the nonprofit organization's financial literacy programs, offered at no cost to students throughout the Las Vegas valley. The outdoor festival will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main parking lot at World Market Center, 475 S. Grand Central Pkwy.
The event's featured activity is the Pumpkin Chunk’n Competition; other Pumpkin Chunk'n activities will include carnival games, costume contest, inflatables, hay maze, pumpkin patch, food trucks, trunk or treat, face painting and more.
For more information about the Junior Achievement Pumpkin Chunk’n Festival, or to register online, please visit https://secure.qgiv.com/event/japumpkinchunk/ or contact Chris Palladino at chris.palladino@ja.org.
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