service organizations

Lake Tahoe Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will conduct the first Wreaths Across America ceremony ever to be held in the South Lake Tahoe area. The ceremony which remembers and honors those who serve and have served in our armed forces - and those who serve as local first responders - will take place promptly at 9:00 AM, December 14, at Happy Homestead Cemetery (1261 Johnson Blvd.). The public is invited to attend.

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The Lake Valley Firefighter's Foundation will be hosting it's annual fundraising event at the beautiful Riva Grill this year. The elegant event will include a welcome drink, three-course meal, live and silent auction full of unique items, DJ, dancing and much more to ensure a grand time for all.

The mission of the Foundation is to sponsor programs that enhance the lives and safety of our community and it's members that we value so highly. We give generously to our community service organizations and contribute financially to programs, events, school functions and scholarships.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Now in its third year, Will’s Kids for the Arts is a FREE art fair for children on the South Shore, featuring arts and crafts booths and a performance by Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program. Will’s Kids will take place on Friday, August 3rd W:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Valhalla Tahoe Estate. The performance begins at noon.

Last year over 300 youth attended the event (read here).

This letter was sent to South Tahoe Now. We will be running all three "Letters to the Editor" received at the same time.

To the community,

Vail Resorts Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz has established a charitable fund with assets that are expected to total approximately $58 million. From this, grants will be issued over a long-term period to communities where they operate, based on the recommendations of Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam according to Vail Resorts, Inc.

Katz will be funding this charitable giving vehicle from the shares and proceeds he will receive from exercising Vail Resorts share appreciation rights (SARs) that are approaching their 10-year expiration date.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - - In 1977, Live Violence Free was founded by volunteers with a phone booth and a desire to make South Lake Tahoe a safer, happier place to live.

Many other local nonprofits in the area have similar stories of their origin. South Lake Tahoe’s nonprofit and other service organizations were forged out of volunteerism. Dedicated individuals looking to make a difference have laid the foundation for the strong culture of service that exists in our community.

To further this culture, people need to continue to give time and labor back to the community.

This year more than 500 students in grades K-12 throughout South Lake Tahoe received a brand new, warm winter coat of their very own though the efforts of the Kiwanis Community Organization, Inc. The project ensures that every child in our community who needs one receives a coat at no charge. The Kiwanis Community Organization, Inc., a 501 c3 non-profit, was established as a collaboration in our community for numerous service organizations to work together on projects such as Coats For Kids, that align with their common missions of supporting the youth and families of our community.

The community is invited to an evening of celebration and honor, maybe a little roasting, and lots of good cheer for Joanne Shope, who has been the backbone of Christmas Cheer All Year for the past 20 years.

The celebration will take place at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, located at 2500 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

In June 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain people who came to the U.S. as children and who meet several key guidelines may request consideration for deferred action for a period of two years. Since the announcement, legal service organizations have been flooded with requests for assistance in filing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications.

In order to help eligible youth with their DACA applications and DACA application

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The Bijou Community Playground represents a community effort and shows what we can do when we all come together and each do a little. "Many hands make for light work" is a true phenomenon here at Bijou School. Since 2007, with the inception of the Two Way Immersion program, and our forced volunteering program, the parents, staff and community members have consistently been spending time, funds, and those blood, sweat and tears we always talk about at this school. The new playground, as well as the field and park behind it, is a tangible representation of the volunteer force here at Bijou.

The Friends of the Veterans Monument will hold its annual El Dorado County Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11th at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville.
The ceremony commences precisely at 11 a.m. with the call to order and present colors. The singing of our National Anthem follows, during which the distant rumbling of vintage radial engines will be heard as a flight of WWII-era war birds approaches the monument.