Tahoe Douglas Fire District uses insurance bonus money to reward local nonprofits

Five Douglas County, Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada area non-profit organizations are the recipients of Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District employee insurance money designed to benefit community groups.
The money directed to the nonprofit groups comes from the fire district's health insurance plan operated through consultant LBG Advisors.
The following organizations were given the gifts:

Tahoe Douglas Senior Center, $1,700
George Whittell High school Boosters Club, $1,700
Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation, $5,000
Douglas County Sheriff's Office Advisory Council, $1,700
Young at Heart Senior Citizens Club, $600.

"On behalf of George Whittell High School Boosters Club, we wanted to thank the Tahoe Douglas Fire District for their generous donation to the school of $1,700," according to a press release by the Booster Club, noting the creative way the money from the fire district was donated. Read more on the health insurance plan below: