Kudos: TYFS thanks all who participated in Carson Valley Days Fun Run

Our last leg of our trifecta and our first in-person live event has ended with many decked out in Star War’s garb. This was a FUN opportunity for us to celebrate those in recovery due to substance abuse or mental health challenges while being active during this very challenging and difficult year! It is with much appreciation I want to thank all our participants who participated in this month’s Moving for Recovery Event and for those who attended all three of our Recovery events either virtually or in person. Great job!

Many kudos to Carson Valley Medical Center for partnering with us this year and providing snacks at our live in-person 5K. We are working together to improve the lives of our community by offering behavioral health services ensuring families can be provided quality timely services.

Thank you to Lisa Whear, TYFS Advisory Council member and owner of Stor-All who drove our float in the parade and made sure all our sponsors received fantastic publicity!

Thank you to Anytime Fitness for being our Premier Sponsor. Their generosity allowed Tahoe Youth & Family Services to provide fun swag to all participants that we all will enjoy for months to come. Kudos to C.O.D. Casino for helping us advertise our event on their marque and to Kellyn Bricker by providing the electronic “know-how” in putting this event together with her amazing computer skills.

Thank you to Cooperative Extension for making all our signs so we could acknowledge all our sponsors and businesses who supported us during this crazy year. We also want to thank Walgreens for allowing us to use their parking lot to start and end our race, yeah! I would like to thank Patrick Riegel, a member of Troop #495 who held the American Flag for us as we sang the National anthem. Kudos to Yogurt Beach for providing free yogurt for the winners of our event and finally, I would like to thank Belinda Photography who graciously took the photo of our racers taking off, so we have a great memory of our event.

Due to the fundraising challenges, we faced caused by COVID, our sponsors were extremely generous this year by going above and beyond. It is clear they understand the need in our community for affordable Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services.

The following sponsors helped this event be successful:
• Bing Materials
• Carson Valley Accounting
• Coffee on Main
• Cynthia & Ricky Decarlo
• Intero Real Estate
• Les Schwab
• State Farm
• Stor-All

Thank you all for your generosity, support, and caring.

Kudos to the Tahoe Youth & Family Services Fundraising committee whose generosity with both their time and talents was amazing. Our success in large part is due to all their hard work and passion for our mission.

This year has been difficult for many who daily face recovery from substance abuse and mental health challenges. Let us all remember recovery is not linear and there will always be challenges but with perseverance and support you can succeed. Remember Tahoe Youth & Family Services is only a phone call away. Reach out now and start a new chapter in your life by calling us at (775)782-4202 or (530)541-2445. We do not judge but instead hold out our hand to offer support and help you stay accountable to yourself.

Our community is stronger together when we take our own mental and physical health seriously and make it a priority.

Thank you,
Karen Carey,
Executive Director
Tahoe Youth & Family Services