Prior to opening its doors in a new location at Symphony Park and with a new name, the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum was located in the historic Cultural Corridor in Downtown Las Vegas. The museum’s co-founders, Robin Greenspun and Mark Tratos, arranged a partnership between the Junior League of Las Vegas and the Allied Arts Council founding a private, nonprofit educational institution in 1984. A bond issue authorizing the building of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library and Discovery Museum in 1985 gave the museum a permanent home, which opened its doors to the public on September 9, 1990.
Over the years, the museum developed into a critical community asset that complemented and enhanced the educational experience of the children living in Southern Nevada and was regularly recognized for award-winning exhibits and programs. More than 2.2 million children and adults visited the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum.
Realizing a years-long relocation plan, the new museum opened March 9, 2013 in the Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center adjacent to The Smith Center in Symphony Park. Much more than just the relocation of the current museum, the new museum helps redefine Las Vegas as a city that values culture and the arts, an urban lifestyle and, most importantly, its children. Three-stories tall in stature, the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum 58,000-square-foot building is home to nine-themed exhibition halls totaling 26,000 square feet of interactive hands-on core exhibits. The 5,000 square foot Featured Exhibitions Gallery is large enough to accommodate major exhibits from the nation’s leading museums. The new location is a safe, easily accessible, family-oriented and energetic educational destination that offers visitors extraordinary learning experiences and enhanced school, public and extended programs.
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 Discovery Children’s Museum.
Founded in 1997, Somerset Academy opened its’ first school in Miramar, Florida, with a population of just 50 students in grades Kindergarten through Five. The multi-age, multi-level classrooms were the basis for the Somerset Academy elementary school philosophy and concept and have proven to be a successful innovation.
Opening as an affiliate of the Somerset System, a SACS-CASI accredited institution, Somerset Academy of Las Vegas will implement the same best practices and commit to meet the same standards and quality indicators, which make them eligible to pursue and receive accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Such commitment to implement best practices and quality standards have proven effective in raising student achievement annually for all student populations.
The proposed School is a replication of the Somerset Academy Charter School Instructional Model, which has yielded over 20 high performing charter school programs in grades K-12 throughout the states of Florida and Texas. Somerset Academy has developed a multi-tier system (management, assessment and instruction and professional development) that integrates technology within the core curriculum and achieves increased performance across all student populations and subgroups.
Somerset Academy has been able to implement unique and innovative strategies aimed at student achievement and has proven these strategies to be successful with all student populations. Thus, having the combination of experience and a demonstrated track record of success with its programs, Somerset Academy will thereby assist Somerset Academy of Las Vegas to promote increased student achievement for the students it expects to serve.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $600 with the hope that it will benefit the Somerset Academy of North Las Vegas PTO.
The Upper Ojai Search Search and Rescue team (OJAISAR), is a nonprofit, volunteer organization formed in 1951 to provide the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department with a group of highly trained rescuers for the Ojai Valley. The OJAISAR team is uniquely qualified to locate, render aid, and provide expedient services to persons in distress; to minimize loss of life, injury, and property damage; and to provide recovery services as needed, always with concern for the safety of all parties.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $900 with the hope that it will benefit the Upper Ojai Search & Rescue.
On October 1st, 2017 Vegas was shaken and struck by tragedy. The Route 91 shooting was nothing short of horrific and terrifying for all those who saw it or experienced it in any way. But what happened here in Las Vegas was something no one saw coming…we became #VegasStrong. We stood up, said, “Not in my city!”, came together, and we fought through. That hasn’t ended since that night and we are STRONGER than ever.
The #VegasStronger event will showcase businesses and professionals from Las Vegas and all the while benefiting our First Responders. All people and businesses that help will be listed as sponsors and given the chance to showcase their services and businesses! They are calling out to Las Vegas, to all those who make us who we are as a city, to come together and show the world we are #VegasStronger.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating two packages worth over $500 each with the hope that it will benefit the Vegas Stronger Event.
The Pasadena Symphony Association is a non-profit organization, founded in 1928 by Conductor Reginald Bland. Originally named the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, its first members were mostly volunteer musicians, many of whom were students of Bland. The annual operating budget was a mere $3,500, which was funded entirely by the City of Pasadena. Because of the tremendous support it continually received from the local community, the Pasadena Symphony grew into a nationally recognized, fully professional orchestra. The Pasadena Symphony Association officially merged the Pasadena Symphony and POPS in 2007.
Over the past 80 years, the Pasadena Symphony has artistically matured into one of the top performing symphonic ensembles in southern California, comprised of the most gifted and sought after musicians from the motion picture film industry. With extensive credits in the film, television, recording and orchestral industry, the musicians of Pasadena Symphony and POPS are the most heard in the world.
The Pasadena Symphony and POPS performs in two of the most extraordinary venues in the United States: Ambassador Auditorium, known as the Carnegie Hall of the West, and the luxuriant Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Internationally recognized, Grammy-nominated conductor, David Lockington, serves as the Pasadena Symphony Association’s Music Director, with performance-practice specialist Nicholas McGegan serving as Principal Guest Conductor. The multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Award-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” Michael Feinstein, is the Principal Pops Conductor, who succeeded Marvin Hamlisch in the newly created Marvin Hamlisch Chair.
A hallmark of its robust education programs, the Pasadena Symphony Association has served the youth of the region for over five decades through the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras of over 300 gifted students in grades 4-12 from more than 50 schools all over Southern California. The PYSO Symphony tours bi-annually and makes guest appearances at local venues throughout the year, including on the popular television show GLEE.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a package worth over $880 with the hope that it will benefit the Pasadena Symphony & POPS
The Foundation for Positively Kids is a local non-profit organizations based in Las Vegas, NV. It was established in 1999 by Fred Schultz, CEO of Positively Kids, to meet the growing need for specialized care for medically fragile and/or developmentally delayed children in Southern Nevada.
Positively Kids is committed to providing an environment that will have a positive effect on the growth and development of medically fragile children living in Clark County. Programs offered by Positively Kids strive to embrace each child’s unique needs, while providing the services essential to their well- being. Vital to the success of every program we provide is its ability to achieve these goals:
- Help medically fragile and/or developmentally delayed children reach their full potential.
- Create hope and foster inclusion.
- Promote comfort and quality of life.
- Provide care coordination.
SunBuggy is proud to donate to this worthwhile cause! We are donating a two packages each worth over $550 with the hope that it will benefit Positively Kids.
Since 2010, Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada has worked in partnership with the community to provide hope and healing to thousands of our neighbors in need who would otherwise go without care. The community has been generous in not only providing financial resources for this cause but also human resources in the form of volunteers, residents and students who have touched the lives of so many.
Their leveraged, integrated care model provides quality care in the most cost-effective manner across the care spectrum – medical, pharmaceutical, dental, social and behavioral services. All services are free of charge to their patients – allowing their patients economic mobility to maintain their housing and care for themselves and their families given their limited financial resources.
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 Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada.
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 $600 with the hope that it will benefit Strikes for Kids.
