ML - Vegas Magazine

2012 - Issue 3 - April/May

Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.

Issue link: http://digital.greengale.com/i/61759

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 67 of 139

photography by beverly poppe (mentoring); ethan miller/getty images (sandoval, hornbuckle, rice) spirit of generosity Muto says mentoring students is what makes the ECF program unique. Charity Regist er opportunitiEs to givE continued from page 64 ECF combines toUrnAMent Event: enjoy a friendly game of no-limit texas Hold 'em and spectacular raffle prizes alongside celebrities and poker pros to benefit opportunity Village. $300 buy-in. CeLeBrity poKer three things I am so passionate about: scholarship, educa- tion, and mentorship. The mentorship aspect really makes us unique. Students meet one-on-one industry leaders at achievement: Muto becomes Miss nevada 2004. A crowning president of with least once a month, creating a support system to ensure their academic and pro- fessional students success. think it's The cool that they can call a vice food and beverage on their cell phone. We've had students who struggled with their accounting homework and were connected with the CFO of Mirage to benefit from that real- world knowledge. About 90 percent of our students are first-gen- eration college students, so they are not always able to rely on family members to help them with homework and projects. That's where we come in. One student said it best: 'There's a thin line between family and ECF.' We have a 100 per- cent success rate at placing our graduates at the mid-management level. We have former stu- dents doing incredible things in the community, and then they come back to mentor our current students. It really is similar to being a family in that you're in it for life. We've selected our ECF scholarship recipients for next year and will announce them at our May board meeting at the Flamingo. The media may label today's youth as 'the video game generation,' but I have hope. Young people are ambitious, focused, philanthropic, and civic-minded. They give back because they were given so much. They know they have that obligation. That's what I get from them—the idea that the future is going to be OK because we're leaving it in capable hands. They inspire me and teach me every day." 702-932-5098; ecflv.com V 66 vegasmagazine.com Details: April 7, 1 pm, Caesars palace poker room, 702-880-4096; opportunityvillage.org goVernor's BLACK tie raise funds for breast cancer treatment and research, organized by the susan g. Komen for the Cure organization. Details: May 5, Downtown Las Vegas at the fremont street experience; komensouthernnevada.org inVitAtionAL Event: in honor of the fletcher Jones family of fine dealerships, governor Brian sandoval, along with garry goett of southern Highlands, hosts a weekend affair to benefit a variety of charities throughout southern nevada. Last year's invitational raised nearly $800,000. Details: April 12–14, southern Highlands golf Club, 702-263-1000 tAKing off tHe MAsK Event: the Hands of Comfort foundation hosts its second annual gala and masquerade ball, hosted by patrina Wisdom, to raise funds for suicide awareness and prevention for those affected by sudden trauma and emotional distress. Details: April 28, Meet Las Vegas, 233 s. fourth st.; handsofcomfortfoundation.org girLs nigHt oUt Event: Join Dana sporn and friends of the shade tree at its 10th annual girls night out benefit to support the shelter for physically abused and homeless women and children. Details: May 3, 6:30 pm, Hyde at Bellagio; friendsoftheshadetree.net rACe for tHe CUre Event: run or walk (or just sponsor someone who does) in this 5K race to gALA Event: Honoring Mandalay Bay executive Bill Hornbuckle, the annual Hope gala benefits JDrf's search for a cure for type 1 diabetes. the evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner, silent auction, and musical entertainment. JDrf's Hope Details: May 11, Mandalay Bay resort & Casino, 702-732-4794; jdrflv.org tHe HeArt BALL Event: enjoy an evening in old Las Vegas and celebrate survival at the American Heart Association's annual fundraising event benefiting research, public education, and community programs. Details: May 19, the Mirage Hotel & Casino, 702-367-1366; lvheartball.org HUMAn rigHts CAMpAign gALA Event: Join more than 500 guests to celebrate and support the nation's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. Details: May 19, 6 pm, Wynn Las Vegas; hrc.org pArty WitH A pUrpose Event: Co-chaired by UnLV's Coach Dave rice, the American Cancer society's Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser will feature an in-house basketball court where fans can compete against their favorite coaches and past players in a Hot shot shootout Challenge. Details: May 20, 5 pm, Bellagio; cancer.org

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of ML - Vegas Magazine - 2012 - Issue 3 - April/May