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Rotary Club is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides community services and encourages high ethical standards in all vocations. Community service projects include school teacher recognition and support, volunteer programs, housing rehabilitation programs, and naturalization programs. International service programs include student exchange, literacy programs, healthcare, and the Rotary International Foundation.  Each Rotary Club conducts service projects within its local community. To engage more individuals, Rotary Club extends to Rotaract Club. Rotaract is an organization of young adults (university age and young professionals) who take action through community and international services. The organization also offers leadership and fellowship skills.

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Donate a Turkey Today

11/13/2024

Donate turkeys and other food supplies to help meet the urgent need this holiday season at the Food Bank of Nevada County. Read on to find out how you can help.

GivingTuesday Explained

11/04/2024

Learn more about the annual fundraising day on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year falling on December 3.

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Visit Truckee-Tahoe Celebrates $123k in Sustainable Truckee Gift Card Sales

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Visit Truckee-Tahoe (VTT) announced a major milestone for the Sustainable Truckee Gift Card program, which has now generated over $123,000 in sales since the launch in December 2021. More than 1,500 individual transactions have contributed to this …

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Placer Launches $1.5M Grant Program to Support Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking Nonprofits

AUBURN, Calif. Placer County is making up to $1.5 million in funding available to area nonprofits working on the prevention or support of survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking.

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Philanthropy and Collaboration Are Driving Environmental Improvements at Lake Tahoe

We recently released our Tahoe Fund Annual Report, and it is clear that last year was full of transformational change for Lake Tahoe. Our partners throughout the region rallied around projects that are speeding up forest health treatments, undertaking large-scale …

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‘Don’t Drop the Top’ Nets Biggest Collection Yet

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Shane McConkey Foundation's latest collection and sorting of plastic bottle caps and lids is keeping another 2,000-plus pounds of plastic out of landfills. The foundation gathered with 120 volunteers at Truckee Elementary earlier this month to …

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Public Invited to Truckee Optimist Club Meet and Greet

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Optimist Club invites the public to their New Member Drive "Meet and Greet" on Thursday, November 7, 5:30 p.m., at the Truckee Community Center.

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2025 Truckee Core Values Fund Application Cycle Opens

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Chamber of Commerce announced the opening of the 2025 application cycle for the Truckee Core Values Fund. This community event fund, established in collaboration with the Town of Truckee and administered by the Tahoe Truckee …

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‘Updates From the Field’ Program Shows What’s Happening Now in Tahoe-Truckee Housing

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) hosted their second Lunch and Learn program with speakers Heidi Volkhardt Allstead and Jackelin McCoy of the Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency (TTWHA), Chelsy Delia from Guild Mortgage, and Isaac …

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SOS Outreach to Award $45,000 in Scholarships for Its Outdoor-Based Mentorship Program

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Youth development nonprofit, SOS Outreach, plans to award an estimated $45,000 in scholarships to families this winter season. The nonprofit, which engages over 3,000 youth annually across 10 states and 15 communities, helps young people develop life …

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SOS Outreach Hires Monson as VP of Development

TRUCKEE, Calif. – SOS Outreach, a youth development nonprofit dedicated to outdoor-based mentorship, welcomed John Monson as their VP of Development. In this role, Monson will oversee all fundraising, partnership, and marketing efforts. He brings nearly 30 years of valuable …

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Truckee Chamber Celebrates at the ‘Top of the Town’

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Chamber of Commerce presented five awards at Top of the Town, its 71st Annual Awards Celebration on Friday, September 20 at Alder Creek Adventure Center in Tahoe Donner. 

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