Title: 5K Southern Nevada Walk to Cure DiabetesLocation: UNLV North FieldDescription: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International will hold its 5K Southern Nevada Walk to Cure Diabetes at UNLV. The JDRF is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. For more information, contact Joyce Conroy at 702.732.4795. To join the Las Vegas Woman team, visit walk.jdrf.org and search for team “Insulin Shaken Not Stirred.”

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Nathan Adelson Hospice, the largest non-profit hospice in Nevada, is helping several area youths as they gear up to go back to school. The hospice’s locations will serve as drop-off points through Aug. 24 for much-needed school supplies for students at Robert L. Taylor and Sunrise Acres elementary schools. “Nathan Adelson Hospice adopted these schools to help them with various in-classroom efforts and other activities,” said Carole Fisher, president and chief executive officer of Nathan Adelson Hospice. “We are eager to assist the teachers and students with additional supplies as they head back to school.” Among school supplies needed include: [...]