Youth Education
Barton Foundation to give away $100,000 in local grants
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 1:58pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Barton Foundation began accepting applications on June 15 from local nonprofit organizations for this year’s $100,000 Community Health Grant program. Area service groups and organizations that share Barton Health’s commitment to improving community health and well-being are encouraged to apply online at bartonhealth.org/foundation.
Applications will be accepted through June 30, 2020.
Bring the outdoors in - learn to "Leave No Trace" from your quarantine space
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 10:35am
Disconnect your child from the television and video games and plug them into the outdoors from the comfort of your home and backyard. Bring the outdoors into your home with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s new kid-friendly activities that teach important principles and outdoor stewardship.
New Vail Resorts report highlights community and sustainability achievements
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 11:44am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vail Resorts’ second annual EpicPromise Progress Report was released this week, showing they gave away $14.5 in community and employee grants in the areas their resorts are located. In the Lake Tahoe area, $1.9 million in grants was given to 93 local organizations.
Over 300 Vail employees volunteer during 10th annual EpicPromise Week
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/18/2019 - 10:21pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — More than 300 employees from Vail resorts at Lake Tahoe - Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar - joined in during the 10th year of Vail's EpicPromise Week and volunteered hundreds of hours with local community programs focused on youth, education and the environment. This year they teamed up and contributed to four different projects around Lake Tahoe.
Barton Foundation awards $50,000 to groups focused on community's health needs
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 3:35pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Fifteen local health programs offered by nonprofits and agencies in the South Lake Tahoe area have been awarded grants by the Barton Foundation. A total of $50,000 was distributed among the groups to aid in their efforts to address the community’s most pressing health issues.
During the 2018 Barton Community Health Needs Assessment, the top health issues identified in the South Lake Tahoe community were access to care, mental health, and substance abuse.
Vail Resorts gives $1.9M to 93 Tahoe-Truckee area nonprofits
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 9:37pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - During their annual community grant EpicPromise celebration, 93 local nonprofits were awarded a total of $1.9 million in cash as well as additional in-kind product support. Across the company, Vail Resorts will give $11.4 million in support to more than 250 community non-profits over the upcoming year.
Each year Vail gives away money and product to groups serving the communities they have resorts located. For Kirkwood, Heavenly and Northstar, support was given to support the health and resilience of the Truckee and South Lake Tahoe communities.
