United Way of San Luis Obispo County strives to foster structural change by addressing root causes in order to safeguard the future of our community. Their focus is on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good quality of life. United Way recruits people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. They invite you to be a part of the change. You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $300 with the hope that it will benefit the United Way of San Luis Obispo County.
The Family Care Network was established as a Community Based Organization to provide clinical and treatment services and support to children and youth in a family setting, preferably their own, and within their community, with the goal of enhancing their safety, well being and permanence, and to foster stable and self-sufficient families.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $480 with the hope that it will benefit The Family Care Network.
Epicurean Charitable Foundation (ECF) is comprised of more than 20 top food and beverage and hospitality executives who are dedicated to enriching the lives of deserving local students passionate about a career in hospitality or culinary arts. Through scholarships and mentorship opportunities, these gifted, but often financially underprivileged, students are provided with the means to pursue their dreams and become future leaders of the Las Vegas hospitality industry.
The Foundation’s primary charitable endeavor is the establishment of annual scholarship awards for Clark County high school students seeking careers in the culinary and hospitality industries. ECF selects its scholarship recipients based on academic ability, extracurricular achievements, personal background and financial need.
ECF awards numerous academic scholarships annually to Clark County high school graduates. Scholarship recipients receive financial support of up to $48,000 that goes toward tuition, books and other fees. Students also benefit from the guidance and support of the Future Leaders of Hospitality Program, which pairs a student and board member together for the duration of the student’s education. The mentor provides guidance, support and assistance with job and internship placement upon graduation.
To support the scholarship program, ECF holds an annual gala that has quickly become one of the most popular events on the Las Vegas social calendar. M.E.N.U.S. (Mentoring and Educating Nevada’s Upcoming Students) is hosted by one of the city’s world-class resorts and features dining stations offering samples from some of the finest restaurants in town and live entertainment. Previous performers at M.E.N.U.S. include Train, Counting Crows, Lifehouse, Al Green, Sarah Bareilles, Stevie Nicks, the Jabbawockeez and Chicago.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $1100 with the hope that it will benefit the Epicurean Charitable Foundation.
They are a multifaceted Nevada Not-For-Profit organization that is dedicated to improving all aspects of youth sports in the Southern Nevada area. Founded in March of 2012, they are quickly leading the way to a more Positive and Safe Sports experience for the local children, increasing access to sports related activity and helping to secure the future of the community through the children today!
The Foundation was created with overall major goal to increase the awareness and prevention of sports related safety issues plus so much more. They want to decrease the number of injuries and/or deaths attributive to these safety issues, increase access to sports related activity and increase the positive experiences of the local youth in sports.
They are implementing several amazing free or low-cost programs that are geared towards teaching coaches, parents and children on the recognition and prevention of all safety issues, not just one or two while putting perspective back on the primary benefits of sports related activity.
All of their programs are free or of low-cost to participating children. Some are specifically geared towards at-risk or disadvantaged youth but they are always open to ALL YOUTH across Southern Nevada.
They also strive to provide unparralled access to information on the local happenings and accomplishments from within the local sports community!
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $1200 with the hope that it will benefit the Las Vegas Sportz Foundation.
The Blind Center of Nevada assists people who are blind or visually impaired in reaching their highest physical, social, intellectual, and economic potential.
To achieve these objectives they pursue three focus areas: personal development, social interaction, and provident living.
Finding Hope: Life doesn’t stop at blindness, but for many, the hopelessness runs deep. They uplift people by providing emotional rescue, a caring shelter, a welcoming community, and counseling to help members see beyond their visual impairment. Through the Blind Center of Nevada, people find a loving, social refuge—a place that understands and truly cares.
Learning Independence: Within their encouraging family environment, they help members see beyond their visual limits and learn to live an independent life. Their skills training, educational resources, and ongoing assistance all work together to ignite a can-do-spirit that defies boundaries and fuels personal growth.
Pursuing Greatness: Best of all, their center helps members visualize their true potential and work toward achieving great things. Through a wide range of programs—including music, art, fitness, education, and vocational mentorship—they help people reach goals they can be proud of. Greatness isn’t limited to those with sight. They help members achieve great things while living lives that are unbound—and unlimited.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $1300 with the hope that it will benefit the Blind Center of Nevada.
Animal Network is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation with years of experience dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned animals from the streets, shelters and owners who can no longer care for their animals. By working with committed volunteers, foster homes, shelters, other rescue organizations, local veterinarians, trainers and boarding facilities they are able not only to find loving homes for these animals but solutions to help owners keep their animals. They have a network of volunteers and supporters who generously volunteer their time, resources, homes and hearts to help them succeed. Unfortunately, they do not have a centralized physical shelter instead they house their companion animals in boarding facilities or volunteer’s homes. They also try to help owners so they do not have to lose their four legged family member with medical assistance and short term temporary boarding when possible. They pride ourselves in taking the animals that no other rescue will help and they do not discriminate by breed. Additionally, they encourage spay/neuters and microchipping of all animals and will pay for an owned animal while remaining in the owners custody.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $440 with the hope that it will benefit the Animal Network Cause for Paws.
Their focus is on people – the educators, staff, students and parents who make our community one of the most diverse and dynamic places in the country. They invite you to explore their site and learn how you can teach, live and grow in Clark County.
Their vision is for all students to graduate from high school having the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary to achieve academically, prosper economically, and contribute in a global society.
As the fifth largest district in the United States, Clark County School District serves more than 315,000 students in a variety of urban and rural settings in the most populous region of Nevada. Their diversity defines our community. More than 154 languages are spoken in CCSD classrooms, and their educators, staff, students and families come from across the world to this crossroads of global culture where the city of Las Vegas meets the stunning red rocks of the southwest.
In recent years, CCSD has been the fastest growing district in the country, building more than 110 new schools since 2000, including six new Career & Technical Academies and some of the top magnet schools in the nation. Every day of the school year, in every classroom in our district, we are focused on providing academic services that prepare all students – regardless of their background or the language they speak at home – with a quality education that will prepare them for success in college or a career.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $1100 with the hope that it will benefit the CCSD New Teacher Kickoff.
Strikes For Kids is a 501(c)(3) national charitable organization. Since their inception in 2012, they have organized over 100 bowling, softball and golf events. Strikes For Kids partners with more than 125 NFL, NBA, MLB and MMA athletes to allow fans and their families the rare opportunity to mingle with professional athletes for an enjoyable afternoon/evening of fun while supporting a worthy cause at an affordable cost. Strikes For Kids also provides local businesses a unique opportunity to create a team building exercise while seeing their tax deductible donation impact lives.
The mission of their organization is to coordinate these events nationally that empower and inspire the youth to achieve their goals and motivate them to become the leaders of tomorrow. They enrich the lives of students and youth organizations in the community in which these events are held by partnering up with various organizations that reward the children for their hard work in the classroom, demonstrating great behavior and excelling in sports.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $550 with the hope that it will benefit Strikes for Kids.
The Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation consists of active fire department personnel providing support to victims of fires & catastrophic events. The Burn Survivor Initiative raises funds to help more children attend seasonal burn camps, receive counseling and attend school reintegration programs. The Burn Foundation also collects toys for the disadvantaged children throughout the valley, and have provided at least one toy to thousands of children in need during the holidays.
While fighting fires, firefighters witnessed many burn victims and their families suffer physically and emotionally after ultimately losing their homes and necessities. These firefighters from across the valley decided to do something to help. Each year, thousands of children receive traumatic burns throughout the USA. In Las Vegas alone, the scars caused by burns affect hundreds of our kids each year. These scars must be worn physically and emotionally for the remainder of their lives. The Burn Survivor Initiative raises funds to help more children attend seasonal burn camps, receive counseling, attend school reintegration programs and begin living their lives again.
When firefighters anywhere in the valley are faced with a burn victim or family in need of support, they contact a representative of the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation to assist.
Due to the firefighters’ success in helping others and raising funds, this coalition began to take it further in the community and began to collect toys during the month of December, for the disadvantaged children throughout the valley. The Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation have provided at least one toy to thousands of children in need during the holidays. For over 16 years, they have held successful Toy Drives and given back to the children in our community.
In 2003 it became apparent that it was time for this coalition to become a formal charity. We became a 501c3 charitable organization and continue to provide support to those families in need throughout Southern Nevada today.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating two packages worth over $500 with the hope that it will benefit the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.
In 1998 two HH-60G Rescue helicopters experienced a tragic mid-air collision during a night training mission on the Nellis AFB, NV range complex. This catastrophic accident caused the deaths of 12 Airmen leaving 8 children behind. In the aftermath of this tragedy a fund was started at a local Las Vegas bank to accept donations for the children of these brave Airmen. Not long afterwards in 1999 another Nellis AFB Rescue Airman was killed in the line of duty while on deployment to Operation Southern Watch and another fund was started to assist his two young sons.
The founders of these two independent assistance funds soon realized that they could be more effective if they combined their efforts. In that process they also realized that there is a much greater need than those few children and decided to pool their resources and expand their efforts to provide for the children of any Air Force Rescue Airmen who was killed executing the Air Force Rescue mission from the Kobar Towers terrorist attack in 1996 and forward. In May 2002 That Others May Live Foundation was officially founded and has continued to support the families of USAF Rescue Heroes since.
Over time the number of beneficiary children has grown from the original 8 to a current roll over 30 known children in need of post-secondary educational funding. Following the tragic shoot down of an HH-60G in Afghanistan in June 2010 TOML-F decided to expand its mission again and provide immediate tragedy assistance for the families of USAF Rescue Airmen who are killed or severely injured in combat. As of November 2014, That Others May Live Foundation has provided college assistance for ten children, provided immediate tragedy assistance funds for twenty three families of killed or injured Airmen and continues holding Warfighter appreciation events at Air Force bases with Rescue personnel.
That Others May Live Foundation mission is to assist with providing a college education for every child who has lost a parent during an operational or training Air Force Rescue mission as well as provide immediate tragedy assistance and Warfighter appreciation events.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $800 with the hope that it will benefit the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation.
