Tahoe Truckee Region Community Service & Support Digest

The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe received a grant from the Vail Resorts Epic Promise program.

Cheyanne Lane has been appointed as interim executive director of Tahoe Youth & Family Services. Lane began working for TYFS in 2006 and has filled many roles during her tenure.

Truckee Donner Public Utility District and Truckee Fire Protection District are joining forces to encourage community “adopt” a fire hydrant this winter.

While most locals are hunkered down, 22-year-old Tony Gallardo is running into the blizzard with his “little Jeep that could.”

Big things are in store for the South Lake Tahoe Library. A grant of $410,000 was awarded to for its Safe and Secure project and an additional $205,000 is being matched by El Dorado County.

The new El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors president drew upon history to emphasize what's unique about El Dorado County.

The group is expanding its “Pet Pantry” program, which helps owners keep their pets despite financial hardships or other barriers.

High Fives Foundation, the adaptive sports and injury prevention nonprofit, has appointed 11 new members to its board of directors, including a new board president, Susan Stone.

The mission of the Kiwanis International organization is to strengthen the community and serve children. In meeting these goals, Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra participates in various service events.

In 2012, the South Tahoe Women’s Center was rebranded “because violence and abuse doesn’t discriminate between gender, race, socio-economic status, and the name is a message in itself .” It is one of the longest-standing nonprofits on the South Shore.

The inaugural Gather for Good Gala will be coming to South Tahoe on Dec. 3, to benefit children globally. The event is being presented by Mom’s House for Children.

The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe is celebrating 10 years of its successful partnership with Truckee-based FiftyFifty Brewing Company.

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund announced that five new members—Invited for their leadership in the corporate and nonprofit sectors—have joined its board.

Each fall the California Retired Teachers Association, Division 73 of El Dorado County, creates baskets for You Are Not Alone—a program providing daily telephone safety check-in calls to residents age 60 and older.

The Sierra Fund’s Board of Directors has two new members, Martha Davis and Brian Wallace. Davis is a longtime Sierra enthusiast and leader; Wallace served as an elected official of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

Since 2012, many have joined the philanthropic movement known as Giving Tuesday, created in the wake of Black Friday, as a day to raise money for charity.

A pair of Nonprofit Speed Dating events held recently by the El Dorado Community Foundation on the east and west slopes of the county successfully encouraged many to join local boards.

The Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation is relaunching its Dining for Schools fundraiser. Thanks to its local restaurant partners, the program will kick off again on Oct. 16.

The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation has appointed four new volunteers to its Board of Directors. With the addition of Cheryl Schrady, Lynn Madonna, Mike Rayfield and Rob Darby, TTCF’s Board now consists of 15 professionals and community advocates.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has recognized seven projects and programs for exceptional environmental design and stewardship of Lake Tahoe.

Nevada Division of State Lands is offering grants to $nonprofits and public agencies that have approved environmental projects in the Tahoe Basin. Projects on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 5-year Environmental Improvement Program list will be prioritized.

For those living in wildfire-ravaged regions, help might be on the way. Covered California recently announced an application window for victims of wildfires, as well as those who live in fire-prone regions, to apply for assistance.

The town of Truckee plans to break ground on a new central library. But some locals are wondering what this will mean for branches in Kings Beach and Tahoe City. Placer and Nevada county officials are looking for solutions, with the intention to keep all three libraries open.

Members of the Washoe Tribe spent the day restoring a garden that has been neglected over the past decade. The Washoe Tending and Gathering Garden was initially funded by a grant to preserve Washoe culture, and the area is coming back to life thanks to these volunteers.

Interfaith Food Ministry collaborates with agencies to provide just under 600 families in Nevada County with food on a weekly basis. Executive Director Phil Alonso says that now the ministry is taking the same collaborative approach to diverting inedible organic material.

After 16-year-old Scotty Lapp died tragically in a ski accident on Feb. 13, his idea of a local skateboard park began to take on momentum. Scotty’s mother has been working with a group of his North Tahoe High School friends to make the skateboard park a reality.

After two years of packing food for distribution each week, Bread & Broth plans to return to cooking hot meals and serving guests—but the group is in need of volunteers.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian immigrants call California home, and many of them are still processing the shock they’ve felt at the Russian invasion into Ukraine. For those hoping to help, these groups are providing aid to affected Ukranians.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting volunteers for the Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees. The spring STAR Academy will run from March 21-31.

Brian Conway, an experienced leader in public service, has accepted the position to head up Tahoe Youth & Family Services, a nonprofit that has been serving South Lake Tahoe and Douglas County since 1975.

On Jan. 7, the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Angel of Tahoe building, which will be the club’s new home base.

An upcoming local block party is happening in December to connect local farmers and makers to the general community. It is being put on by the Tahoe Food Hub, Truckee Roundhouse, and Sierra Community House.