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VIDEO: Veterans Guest House Expands, Holds Grand Opening Saturday

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Reno’s Veteran’s Guest House has doubled in size thanks to generous community donations. The community is invited to a grand opening of the new expansion on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 1 to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Noreen Leary, Guest House CEO, said that the Guest House is now able to provide lodging to twice as many veterans and their families who travel to the Reno area to receive medical treatment.

The nearly 12,000-square-foot addition takes the bed count from 17 to 33, providing over 12,000 annual room nights. The $4 million expansion was made possible solely with private funds. The house at 880 Locust Street, at the corner of Locust and Taylor streets, across from the north side of the VA Hospital.

Watch the video below for more information.

Bob Conrad
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Bob Conrad is publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno. He has served in communications positions for various state agencies and earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2011. He is also a part time instructor at UNR and sits on the boards of the Nevada Press Association and Nevada Open Government Coalition.

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