Chance Gates' Blog

March 26 to 28

Reno Livestock Event Center

This year the circus times for Reno are:
Friday March 26th at 7 pm
Saturday March 27th at 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm
Sunday March 28th at 1 pm & 5 pm

The Annual Shrine Circus is one of the largest fund-raising events sponsored by the Shriners. The Shrine Circus provides a quality, fun-filled, family experience with proceeds going to a great cause—the good work of Shriners in your community. Whether you’re buying tickets or advertising in our souvenir program, your support is greatly appreciated.

Shriners are part of the system that operates 22 hospitals, all with one objective:  To provide the very best medical care for children under 18 years of age, free of charge to the patient.  Our burns hospitals are second to none.  Boston , Cincinnati , Galveston and of course Northern California in Sacramento .  The level of expertise is so high burned children in northern Nevada and much of California will be flown directly to Sacramento regardless of the geographical point of injury.

Shriners belong to an international fraternity of approximately 450,000 members throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama. Founded in 1872, the Shrine is best known for its unique parades, its distinctive red fez, and its official philanthropy, children’s hospitals.

Kerak has of course several Shrine Clubs.  A Club is the Temple away from home.  As far south as Bishop and east to Elko.  4½ hours in each direction.  There are also Shrine Units.  Crescent Club, Golf Club, Winnemucca Tin Lizzies, Honda Hotshots, The Arabian Band, Stagecraft, Greeters, Klowns, Patrol Provost Marshalls, Karavaners and of course the Wrecking Crew.  These are all the guys you see in their chosen regalia enjoying participation in the many parades we attend.

Read more at www.kerakshrine.com

As a Reno/Sparks real estate consultant I encourage any question or comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any on the articles I post.  I can be reached at chance@ballard-company.com

Do You two-one-one

Every hour of every day, hundreds of people need essential human services – training, employment, food pantries, help for an aging parent, addiction prevention programs for teens, affordable housing options, support groups, and ways of becoming part of their community. Often we’re confronted with a confusing array of organizations, phone numbers, and Web sites that lead us to a maze of agencies and services.

What many people don’t know is that simply dialing 2-1-1, where available, connects you with a wide variety of important services in your community. And “available” means more than 78 percent of people in the U.S., more than 28 percent of Canadians – and those numbers continue to grow.

2-1-1 is a free, confidential, one-stop service with an easy-to-remember telephone number to call for everyday needs and in times of crisis. While services vary from community to community, those services can include:

Basic Human Needs: food banks, clothing, shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance.
Physical and Mental Health Resources: medical information lines, crises intervention services, support groups, counseling, drug and alcohol intervention, rehabilitation, health insurance programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health, children’s health insurance programs.
Employment Support: unemployment benefits, financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance, education programs.
Support for Older Americans and Persons with Disabilities: home health care, adult day care, Meals on wheels, respite care, transportation, homemaker services.
Support for Children, Youth and Families: childcare, after-school programs, Head Start, family resource enters, summer camps and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring, protective service.
Natural and Man – Made Disasters: disease epidemics, power blackouts, emergency shelters, evacuation routes, travelers’ aid.

If you or someone you know want more information about 2-1-1, the web sites are www.211.org and www211.ca. And of course, the telephone number is -2-1-1!

As a Reno/Sparks real estate professional I encourage all questions and comment on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any article posted.  I can be reached by email at chance@ballard-company.com or http://www.myspace.com/chancegates