Placer County Local News: Community Service & Support

Auburn’s annual Community Service Day is scheduled Sunday, April 28, and the city is looking for volunteers to beautify some of its spaces.

The North Tahoe Community Alliance (NTCA) members elected six local leaders to its board of directors.

The North Tahoe Community Alliance Board of Directors voted to invest $4.3 million in Transient Occupancy Tax and Tourism Business Improvement District Dollars At Work funding toward 13 projects benefiting the North Lake Tahoe community.

The California Jobs First Initiative, with the Tahoe Prosperity Center as the sub-regional lead, is spearheading efforts in the Tahoe/Nevada Subregion to identify visionary projects that will drive economic growth across various sectors.

Ben Martin remembers the day the music stopped in Truckee.

Five years ago, the decision to merge four local core service organizations was unprecedented and initially met with skepticism.

The Board of Supervisors approved a three-year contract today with the new Community Foundation of Nevada County to help with emergency preparedness and further other county priorities.

Sierra Community House
Sierra Community House has launched a Community Pantry format in Truckee, which allows individuals to select their own food items, which in turn empowers the community and reduces waste.  The new client choice distribution model incorporates dignity, empowerment and connection into hunger relief services, according to a press release.
Food distribution in Kings Beach already operates with client choice principles, while Incline Village still functions as a traditional model due to the logistical challenges that come with a pop-up pickup and home delivery distribution, according to the release. The agency said that it is looking to rework all its programs in the area. | sierracommunityhouse.org
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Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation has partnered once again with the Katz Amsterdam Foundation.

The Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Linda Brown Fellows and Star Awards. Linda Brown Fellows Awards are given to teachers within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District in recognition of excellence in teaching.

On Thursday, March 7, the Alpenglow Sports 18th annual Winter Speaker Series, hosted by Tahoe Mountain Realty, concluded with series cofounder and one of the best storytellers alive, Dave Nettle.

Specialized Bikes, in partnership with California State Parks and Folsom Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition (FATRAC), is performing much needed trail maintenance on the ever popular Culvert Trail.

High school seniors and current community college students with a 3.0 GPA in Placer, Sacramento, Yolo, Tuba, Sutter, Alameda, Amador, Butte, Contra Costa, Nevada, San Joaquin, Solano and El Dorado counties are eligible to apply for SAFE’s scholarships.

For more than four decades, YoloCares has helped families navigate life’s final stages.

Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner was able to support both Awaken and Sierra Community House with $2,500 each due to the generous support of the Whittier Trust.

The Truckee High School Boys and Girls Basketball teams were presented with checks at the last home games of the season from the Truckee Optimist Club for $1,000 each. Presenters were club members Cindy and Dan Flores, and Dan O'Gorman.

American Legion Post 84, in collaboration with Post 169, seeks volunteers for its Placer Veterans Stand Down tri-tip dinner and comedy show fundraiser on Saturday, March 23.

Truckee resident Bill Greeno recently received a commendation from the Nevada County Board of Supervisors for his service on the Nevada County Planning Commission. Hardy Bullock commenced the acknowledgment by lauding Greeno's noteworthy contributions.

Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue has received a grant award from the Community Fund of the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation to help purchase of a multi-passenger van.