UNR Alumni – Fallon Chapter raises money for scholarships

The UNR Alumni Fallon Chapter raises money each year to fund scholarships for local students. For the third year in a row the group held their Italian Dinner Party and raised just over $4,000. dinner party to raise money for scholarships. Over 80 people attended the event which included a silent auction and raffle. There were donations from PJ & Co., Squeeze Inn, Jo's Tea Room, The Nugget in Sparks, Mt. Rose Ski Resort, Getto Subs, The Depot, and personal donations by members all helped to raise $1200 through the Silent Auction. In addition, there were 20 cooks, servers, and helpers, including the young alumni.  Mark Venturacci made over 1,600 raviolis and fried zucchini, Michele Berney made the salads and dessert, and Bert Stephens provided the entertainment as the DJ with dinner music followed by dancing. This event will provide for three $1,000 scholarships this year, last year there were only two. The group is now looking forward to more fun with Wolf Pack fans on the booster bus for the UNR vs. UNLV game November 30, and the Golf Tournament on March 28 with more donated items from Dayton Valley Turf, the Aces baseball, 1868 Soccer, In-n-Out, and more.                   To get involved with the UNR Alumni, contact Brenda Boone at [email protected].     Sign up to receive updates and the Friday File email notices. Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon.