Three Square Partners up NV Association of Realtors!

The Nevada Association of REALTORS® (NVAR) has joined forces with food banks throughout the state to donate food and funds to help them feed local children in need this summer.

NVAR President Blane Johnson said NVAR is urging its nearly 14,000 members statewide to donate to local food banks such as Three Square in Las Vegas and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada in Reno to help them feed needy children, especially during the summer months when the need is greater because they are not in school.

“Every dollar donated to Three Square provides three meals to a hungry child in Southern Nevada,” Johnson said. “Just think what we could do if every REALTOR® in Nevada contributes just $2 to their local food bank. We’re giving our members all sorts of ways to help, making it easy for them to donate on the NVAR and food bank websites. We’re also giving them suggestions on how they can help, like asking our members to charge a nominal fee for the coffee they serve in their offices each day and then donating the proceeds to this effort.”

Nevada REALTORS® are already responding. For example, Johnson said one broker is donating $5 for every closed real estate transaction from her office in July to this “Feed the Kids” effort.

According to local food banks, one out of every six households in Nevada struggle with hunger. To donate or get more information, visit www.NVAR.org. NVAR also posted a video about the program at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m5-chUgVD4&feature=plcp.

In Southern Nevada, donors can help Three Square “raise a fork to end hunger” by attending its Sept. 20 DISH Las Vegas dining event, with tickets going on sale July 1 at www.ThreeSquare.org.

In Northern Nevada, Johnson said members can also attend the Making Hunger History Concert on July 6 featuring Grammy-nominated blues artist Ruthie Foster at the Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park in Reno. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. For information, visit www.FBNN.org.

About the NVAR

The Nevada Association of REALTORS® is a professional trade association with nearly 14,000 members. NVAR is committed to protecting, promoting and preserving our communities. Visit www.NVAR.org, where visitors can also access NVAR's “Face of Foreclosure” report.

About Three Square

            A non-profit organization working to end hunger in Southern Nevada, Three Square is an efficient resource for collecting and providing fresh and non-perishable food to charitable organizations that serve the hungry. Three Square is Southern Nevada’s only food bank, providing food assistance to the residents of Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda and Clark Counties. For information, visit www.ThreeSquare.org.

About the Food Bank of Northern Nevada

            The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a regional food distribution and support system serving over 125 partner agencies in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada provides and supports programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafe (dinner program), Kids Cafe Summer Meals program, Food Stamp Outreach and much more. Among clients who visit emergency food program sites, children are the most vulnerable to hunger; 46 percent of emergency food recipients are children under the age of 18. Last year, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada provided over 6 million meals to low income seniors, children and families. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a member of Feeding America – The Nation’s Food Bank Network (formerly America's Second Harvest). For information, visit www.FBNN.org.