LAS VEGAS – Bok Bok Chicken is celebrating the opening of its first restaurant in Las Vegas on Aug. 11 by offering customers free food and by supporting local charity Project 150. The owners of Bok Bok Chicken are inviting everyone to enjoy their Mediterranean flavors, served fresh in a welcoming environment, free of charge while supplies last from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and … [Read more...]
CCIM Breaking Barriers: Exceeding Expectations
Among Southern Nevada’s commercial real estate professionals is an elite group of well-educated, experienced, dedicated and charitable individuals called Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIMs). “Within CCIM there’s camaraderie and a community that I, in 30 years, have not seen in any other organization,” said Christopher McGarey, CCIM, of Berkshire … [Read more...]
Project 150 Set to Award Most Scholarship Money in Nonprofit’s History
LAS VEGAS – Project 150 plans to award more than $87,000 in scholarship money to disadvantaged students at this week’s annual scholarship luncheon event. The scholarship money will be the most awarded in the history of the nonprofit. The money, which was raised by the Project 150 Youth Council, will be given to 40 deserving students served by Project 150. The students will … [Read more...]
Homeaid Helps Team Remodel, Restock Project 150’s Betty’s Boutique
HomeAid Southern Nevada helped give homeless and disadvantaged high school students a stylish new place to shop for clothes, shoes and accessories. The nonprofit and its volunteers pitched in to help remodel and restock Betty’s Boutique at Project 150, a place where students can get much-needed clothes for free with a student ID card. Several community partners were involved … [Read more...]
Project 150 & Zappos.com Present Prom Closet on March 17
LAS VEGAS - Project 150 is partnering with Zappos.com to make prom dreams come true for homeless, displaced and disadvantaged students in Southern Nevada with the annual Las Vegas Prom Closet event on Saturday, March 17. The event offers high-school students the opportunity to shop for fashionable prom outfits for free with a student ID card. Students can choose from a … [Read more...]
Project 150 to provide 1,900 holiday meals for homeless high school students
With the holidays fast approaching, Project 150 is working to provide at least 1,900 local high school students and their families with a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal. There are more than 3,300 registered high school students in Southern Nevada who are homeless, displaced or disadvantaged, and Project 150 is urgently seeking support to provide as many of them as possible … [Read more...]
Sierra Vista High School opens the Project 150 Resource Room
In partnership with Project 150, Sierra Vista High School will celebrate the grand opening of the Keller Williams Realty Southwest and Project 150 Resource Room, a newly remodeled space designed to help the school’s homeless, displaced and disadvantaged students. The grand opening of the room will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, at Sierra Vista High School, 8100 W. … [Read more...]
Project 150 Announces Free Back-To-School Teen Shopping Day
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, a local nonprofit that provides homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students with basic necessities, is kicking off the new school year by hosting a free back-to-school teen shopping day at the Zappos.com Plaza in Downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held indoors with no waiting in the summer heat, any high … [Read more...]
Volunteer Registration Now Open for United Way of Southern Nevada’s Day of Caring on September 29
Volunteers can now register at uwsn.org/caring for United Way of Southern Nevada’s Day of Caring on Friday, September 29, 2017, Southern Nevada’s largest one-day community-wide volunteer event dedicated to improving people’s lives. The second annual Day of Caring will bring together 1,700 volunteers to complete more than 170 projects at more than 60 local nonprofit agencies … [Read more...]
Cox Employees Supports Project 150 By Assembling 500 Hygiene Kits To Benefit Homeless Students During National Volunteer Month
Cox Las Vegas recognizes its employee volunteers at annual “All-Star” ceremony Las Vegas – During National Volunteer Month in April, some 60 employees at Cox Communications volunteered to support Project 150 by assembling much needed hygiene kits to benefit homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students in Southern Nevada. Cox volunteers assembled 500 kits at the … [Read more...]
HomeAid Southern Nevada Hires Patrick Spargur as New Executive Director
LAS VEGAS – HomeAid Southern Nevada, the charitable arm of the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, is pleased to welcome Patrick Spargur as the new executive director. “We look forward to working with Patrick, and feel confident he will drive our mission forward to help the homeless in our community through build projects, community partnerships and public outreach,” … [Read more...]
PROJECT 150 Expands Advisory Board
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, a local charity serving homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, is pleased to welcome new members to its advisory board. “We are honored to have each of these highly qualified people bring their talent and expertise to Project 150,” said Patrick Spargur, president of the board of directors. “Their deep desire to help the … [Read more...]
Project 150 and Junior League of Las Vegas Put on 2017 Elevate Career Fair for High School Students
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, a charity that helps homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, is holding the 2017 ELEVATE Career and Employment Fair in association with the Junior League of Las Vegas, Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly and the Clark County School District. When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. Where: The Clark County … [Read more...]
Project 150 Calls for Donated Formal Wear for Las Vegas Prom Closet
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, in partnership with Zappos.com, is calling for donations of new or gently used formal wear through March 6 to help homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students attend prom looking their best. “The Las Vegas Prom Closet gives students who otherwise couldn’t afford it the chance to feel special and have that memorable night, that … [Read more...]
B&P Public Relations wins Best of Show in 2016 PRSA, Las Vegas Valley Chapter Pinnacle Awards
LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recognized B&P Public Relations this week with top honors at its 2016 Pinnacle Awards. At its annual awards event held in Las Vegas on Nov. 2, the PRSA presented two Best of Show awards – one in the Tools and Techniques category and the other in the Community Relations Campaigns category … [Read more...]
Project 150 To Provide 3,000 Holiday Meals For Local Homeless High School Students
LAS VEGAS – When the holidays come, most high school students celebrate a break from books and teachers. But for some 2,500 Clark County School District (CCSD) high school students who are homeless, displaced or disadvantaged, it is a time of stress because school is often the only place they have to find their next meal. In response, Project 150 is working to provide at … [Read more...]
Project 150 Announces Free Teen Shopping Day
LAS VEGAS – There are more than 2,500 homeless high school students in the Las Vegas Valley, many of whom don’t have basic necessities such as socks, underwear, shoes and clothing for the winter. Project 150, a local nonprofit that provides these students with such items, will hold a Free Teen Shopping Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Betty’s Boutique in … [Read more...]
PROJECT 150 Expands Board of Directors
LAS VEGAS – Project 150 has appointed co-founder Patrick Spargur as president of its board of directors. The nonprofit charity that helps homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, also added Pastor Ron Thomas, Gino Wideen and Maria Marinch to the board. Spargur started Project 150 with Don Purdue in 2011. Purdue is the organization’s outgoing president who … [Read more...]
HomeAid Southern Nevada’s Back to School Success Drive benefits Project 150
HomeAid Southern Nevada in July kicks off its back-to-school drive, collecting school supplies and personal hygiene items for Project 150, a nonprofit that helps homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students. HomeAid aims to provide 1,000 backpacks filled with basic necessities in time for the start of school in early August. “We’re proud to once again … [Read more...]
Project 150 and KLAS-TV 8 News NOW Join Forces to Help Homeless High School Students
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, a homegrown local charity, and KLAS-TV 8 News NOW will hold a donation drive to help homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at the 8 News NOW station, 3228 Channel 8 Drive. The effort is a part of the station’s Founder’s Day of Caring, during which 8 News NOW and its community … [Read more...]
