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Students Raise Even More Money for Boston Victims

Students Raise Even More Money for Boston Victims

Students at one local elementary school did such a good job of raising money for the victims of the bombing in Boston, they held another fundraiser Friday.

Last week, students of Ries Elementary School could pay to wear a hat to school and that money was collected to go to Boston's victim's fund.

They raised more than $300. However, that was not enough for these ambitious students.

Friday they held another fundraiser. Students could again donate money for the privilege of wearing a hat to school.

The latest fundraiser netted $700 for Boston bombing victims.

DJs Collect Pajamas for Kids in Need

DJs Collect Pajamas for Kids in Need

Local radio DJs collected pajamas all day Friday as part of the annual DJs for PJs drive.

They started collecting the pajamas at 6 a.m. at four Kohl's stores around southern Nevada, including the stores at Charleston Boulevard and Durango Drive, Durango Drive and Deer Springs Way, Blue Diamond and Arville roads and 215 beltway and Valle Verde.  

The bedtime clothes will be donated to kids in need in the Las Vegas valley. Last year, more than 8,000 pairs of pajamas were donated to the cause and then distributed to dozens of local charities.

 

Local Students Raise Money for Bombing Victims

Local Students Raise Money for Bombing Victims

A group of students at one Las Vegas elementary school did what they could to help the people impacted by the bombing in Boston.

Students at Ries Elementary School held a fundraiser Friday for the victims of Monday's deadly bombing.

Students could pay for the privilege of wearing hats to school. They were able to raise more than $300. 

Meadows Kids Holds Bake Sale for Animals

Meadows Kids Holds Bake Sale for Animals

 

A group of local second-graders are working together to raise money for animal adoptions in the sweetest of ways.

From noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the students from the Meadows School will hold a fundraising bake sale for the Nevada SPCA. They will be joined by rescued dogs from the shelter.

Last year, the students raised more than $7,000, primarily through the sale of items costing under $1, Nevada SPCA officials said.

Meadows School is located at 8601 Scholar Lane.

St. Rose Receives Breast Cancer Education Grant

St. Rose Receives Breast Cancer Education Grant

 

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals will receive another $25,000 grant to help improve awareness of early detection of breast cancer.

The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program gave the funds to St. Rose Dominican Hospitals’ R.E.D. (Responsible Early Detection) Rose Program for education about early detection through annual mammograms. It’s the third year the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women.

The R.E.D. Rose Program refers women and men under 49 who lack adequate health care coverage or the means to pay, to the following services: free clinical breast exams, mammograms, ultrasounds, surgical consultations and biopsies. The program also provides information and referrals as well as financial assistance to those undergoing treatment.

Police Face Firefighters in Charity Hockey Game

 

Police will face-off against firefighters this weekend in the annual Guns N' Hoses benefit game.

Members of the Metro Police department and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue will play hockey to raise money for Opportunity Village.

The game is at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, 4500 West Tropicana Avenue.

Tickets are just $10 per person.

The Las Vegas Wranglers will play the Alaska Aces following the charity game at 7 p.m.

There will be a broom battle between the Henderson Police Department and the Clark County Fire Department during intermission.

To get tickets, go to lvgunsandhoses.com.

Charity Wants Help if You Were Dumped by a Chump

Charity Wants Help if You Were Dumped by a Chump

If it’s time to forget about that lost love once and for all, Goodwill wants to help.