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The South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club’s sponsor crew had a busy evening at their Monday, July 10th Adopt A Day of Nourishment dinner event. Helping the Bread & Broth volunteers at their sponsorship meal were SLTYC members George and Liz-Ann Hainsworth, Tina Miranda and Joseph and Bonnie Phair. This hardworking team prepared the utensils, bagged food ‘giveaways’, served the BBQ chicken dinner, worked the drinks and dessert table and ended their evening cleaning and putting away the tables and chairs.

To help address the needs of the hungry of our community, Bread & Broth, a non-profit, all volunteer organization, has been serving free, nutritious meals for all who come to our Monday Meal dinner at St. Theresa Grace Hall. To fund these meals, B&B invites individuals, families, businesses and service clubs/organizations to sponsor an ‘Adopt A Day of Nourishment’. By donating a tax-deductible gift of $250.00, up to 110 people will be fed and up to 5 folks from the sponsor group can participate alongside the B&B volunteers at their sponsorship dinner.

Shane and Diondra Colquhoun, Tahoe Tastings’ owners, brought their wine cruise adventure hosting skills to their Bread & Broth Adopt A Day dinner on Monday June 19. This dynamic couple normally is providing afternoon and sunset cruises and wine tasting on the “Golden Rose” but at their Monday Meal dinner, they and their energetic sponsor crew members served up a tasty dinner and provided TLC to the evening’s dinner guests.

The Tahoe Douglas Elk Lodge #2670, an on-going supporter of the Bread & Broth Adopt A Day of Nourishment program, hosted Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal on June 12. The Elk Lodge is a service organization whose members work together on national and local levels to help the needy through community service. The Tahoe Douglas Elk Lodge exemplifies their mission through the many serve projects they perform for the South Lake Tahoe community and the Bread & Broth organization.

“Tahoe Douglas Elks are always available to help Bread and Broth,” stated Steve Kurek.

“It was a great experience to celebrate Memorial Day with the local community, sharing the traditional holiday fare of hamburgers, hot dogs, barbeque beans and much more!” exclaimed Ed Day while taking a break from serving dinners to Bread & Broth Monday Meal guests. Ed continued that he was also “taken back by the quality of the cuisine and attention to detail to serve a great meal.”

Dear Community,

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) would like to thank the many community members and volunteers who helped in the clean-up and closing of the South Lake Tahoe Warm Room in early May. The Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe arrived with their moving van and efficiently packed and moved our belongings into storage. Kim, William, and Lily Demus; Michelle, Brian, and Kelsey Hogan; Dave Huber; Matt, Miri, and Addie Lucksinger; Kathi Jensen; Guy Lease; Christine O'Farrell; and Randy Volgelgesang were all on hand to do the heavy lifting and moving.

On behalf of the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH), I would like to thank our community for your support through the second winter of the South Lake Tahoe Warm Room project. Our organization received donations from over 200 different individuals and businesses and benefited from over 60 volunteers who provided over 1600 volunteer hours.

Ms. Lisa Maloff continues to impact the South Shore in a remarkable way. On May 18, 2017, Ms. Maloff gave a remarkable gift to the Tahoe Women’s Community Fund (TWCF). During the spring gala, which focused on the theme of impact, Ms. Maloff was able to experience the loving warmth in the room after her surprise gift of $100,000 was announced. The standing ovation that she received was only a small symbol of the gratitude that was felt by the membership. The night was filled with immense hope for the future of South Lake Tahoe. During the night, Ms.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) and the Special Olympics athletes wish to thank the community for their overwhelming generosity and support at the Tip-A-Cop event at Chili’s which was held on Thursday, April 27, 2017. During this event $2,726 was raised, the largest total the County has ever earned toward this worthy cause.

Serving their first of two Bread & Broth “Adopt A Day of Nourishment” sponsorships for the year, the HEROs employee organization from Harrah’s and Harveys’ casinos hosted the Monday Meal served at St. Theresa Grace Hall on April 17. Having the HEROs sponsor a B&B dinner is always a treat. Wearing their bright red HEROs t-shirts, the HEROs sponsor crew always shows up ready to help and bring smiles to the faces of the dinner guests.

A heartfelt thanks to the heroes of the Heavenly Ski Patrol and Tahoe Ice Arena for sponsoring Skate Night at the Tahoe Ice Arena last Saturday for the Special Olympics. Athletes, family and friends enjoyed a night of ice skating and pizza donated Base Camp Pizza. It is inspiring to see the Ski Patrol making inclusion a reality for our athletes by working with the disabled population.

Choices for Children hosted its 25th annual Child Care Professionals Appreciation Breakfast featuring Early Childhood Education professors Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky on Saturday, April 1 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Fifty four child care providers came together to enjoy breakfast, raffles generously donated by the South Lake Tahoe Community, and an inspiring presentation on Using Loose Parts (alluring objects that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play) to Support Language and Literacy Development.

On behalf of the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH), I would like to thank an anonymous donor who has donated $4,500 to extend the operating season of the South Lake Tahoe Warm Room through April 30, 2017. This donation supports our mission of meeting the needs of our neighbors experiencing homelessness by providing warm beds and an overnight refuge from the elements to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the winter months.

The GO Local: Business EXPO returned to the South Shore with huge success thanks to attendees, vendors, volunteers, and sponsors! Over 1,300 locals and visitors gathered inside the Harvey’s convention center, Friday, March 31, as Tahoe Chamber Member businesses showcased their latest programs, products, and services.

The night was highlighted with live entertainment from Heavenly Resort Mountain and The Loft Lounge, vendor giveaways including a raffle of two cruisers bikes courtesy of South Shore Bikes, and tasty food and beverage samples from all the generous restaurant vendors.

With the warm spell of late, at lake level it looks like the big snow storms never happened. However, go up above 8,000 feet and you see a much different picture. Atop Heavenly’s Dipper Chair there is an information shack that is between 8-10 feet high. Next to it is 10 foot high signage indicating where the runs are. As of today, you can’t see either of these. Over 50 feet of snow fell up there and even with the melt and the settling, there is still a ton of white stuff. I expect our streams will be flowing into August and our mountains might stay white throughout the summer.

Hosting their bi-monthly Bread & Broth Adopt A Day of Nourishment, Kirkwood Mountain Resort sent a great crew from their Mountain Operations team to help B&B volunteers at the Monday Meal on March 13th. The Kirkwood team led by Tom Fortune included Kelly Keith, Reid and Mattie Devine, and Mike Niccoli and his daughter Iris. Thanks to Vail EpicPromise grant funding, Kirkwood hosts six Adopt A Days a year providing nutritious and filling meals to many hungry members of our community.

The South Tahoe High School track and field team is humbled and proud to honor community partners who contributed to making our season a success this spring.

In an effort to revamp and enhance our program, we reached out to a wide variety of businesses and donors. We had gracious support from small local businesses all the way to large corporations.

A big thank You to the City of South Lake Tahoe, the County of El Dorado, and the businesses and residents of Tahoe’s South Shore for clearing the snow from your sidewalks and paths.

Even during these big storms, you have made sure the multi-use paths and many sidewalks on the South Shore are passable. And after two feet of snow overnight, you made the roads and paths safe enough for 500+ locals to take to the streets by 11am on Jan 21st for the Women’s March. This is a big and welcome change from the previous years of sidewalk and bike path "freshies". Let’s save those for the slopes.

Heavenly Mountain Resort Skier Services crew members spend their time making sure that Heavenly guests and skiers enjoy a wonderful experience on the mountain. On Monday, February 27, Skier Services Adopt A Day sponsor crew members Ingrid Heinig, Kelsey Carapia, Jack Pippin, Megan Madrid and Amy Rice provided the same dedication to ensure that Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal guests had a wonderful dining experience.

“Heavenly and the Vail family cherish the opportunity to give back to the community,” said Amy. She and her fellow crew members were a real treat for the B&B volunteers.

The following is Mayor Austin Sass's monthly letter to the community:

Helping to feed those in need, Mind Body Physical Therapy hosted Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal on February 16. It’s really wonderful that these folks not only help others feel better in their work lives but also donate their personal time and funds to provide healthy meals and compassion to food insecure members of the South Tahoe community.

Nikki Verdile, one of the incredible sponsor volunteers from Beach Retreat & Lodge, was really happy to be helping at the Monday Meal at Grace Hall on January 30th. “This opportunity was educational in so many ways” commented Nikki. “I met new people, heard wonderful stories, and best of all, everyone was so thankful for the food and help provided. This was so rewarding and the Beach Retreat is so happy for the opportunity to give back to this beautiful community.”

What a lively and jubilant occasion at Barton Health’s Eighth Annual Festival of Trees & Lights. It is always a treat to see the delight in children’s eyes as they admire handcrafted trees and seek “treatment” for their injured teddy bears at the Teddy Bear Hospital.

To the community:

I am so proud to have been part of the Bi-State Women's March on Saturday. And I am proud that Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe sanctioned the opportunity for 500 women, men and children to march, not as a protest, but in unison to affirm that "women's rights are human rights".