SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE
Over 2,000 needy children and seniors who live in Reno’s 4th, 5th and 6th Street “Corridor,” along with selected students from Washoe County elementary schools, are expected to receive fun and useful gifts for Christmas this year as part of the annual “Christmas on the Corridor” event sponsored by the Reno Sparks Corridor Business Association and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Donated items will be distributed on Saturday, December 17. Distribution begins in the Live-stock Events Center at 8:00 a.m., and then moving throughout the corridor starting at 10:00 a.m.
What started out as simply handing out cookies to a couple of hundred children has grown into a huge benefit for the community. Donations of following items are still needed to help make this year’s event a success:
- Clothing for children and tweens (Coats, hats, and gloves)
- Backpacks and school supplies
- Toys of all kinds for all ages
- Games and books for teens and tweens
- Monetary donations & Gift cards
- Shampoo, soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes
- Volunteers
- Books on CD, puzzles, paint by number sets, slippers, lap blankets, and anything else that would be appreciated by seniors
For information on how to donate, contact Brooke Howard at (775) 785-4244 or Gaye Canepa at (775) 323-0220.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Sparks Corridor Business Association, and their partners both public and private endeavor to bring Christmas to many children who would otherwise go without. They also sponsor families throughout the year providing food, clothing, everyday essentials and school supplies.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office celebrates 150 years of proud service and community partnership in 2011. Sheriff Michael Haley is the 24th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County. His office continues to be the only full service public safety agency operating within northern Nevada and is responsible for operating the consolidated detention facility, regional crime lab, Northern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, court security, service of civil process and traditional street patrols.
